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Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2013

214 articles

• Clothes Importer Asserts Standing In Fed. Circ. Tariff Fight
• Borders Gift Card Holders Push To Revive Refund Claims
• GE Dodges Defective Washing Machine Suit
• Jury Clears Electrolux In Insurer's Dryer Defect Suit
• Heinz Investors OK $28B Buyout Offer From Buffett, 3G
• Best Buy Spends $775M To Break Up European JV
• FDA Mulls Tighter Regulation Of Caffeinated Food Products
• GE's $40M Pact Ends Financial Crisis Lawsuit
• Unilever Offers $5.4B To Boost Stake In Indian Unit
• E-Commerce Taxation Bill Might Be Unconstitutional
• Deals Rumor Mill: Banque Populaire, PepsiCo, Fujitsu
• Morgan Stanley, Ratings Cos. Agree To Pay $225M In SIV Row
• Heinz Beats Investor Actions, Clears Path For Buyout Vote
• PAI Partners Inks $1.1B Deal For UK Ice Cream Maker
• Electrolux Can't Escape Washing Machine Flooding Suit
• AUO Exec Sentenced To 2 Years For LCD Price-Fixing
• Macmillan Puts Up $25M To Exit E-Book Antitrust Saga
• Consumers Claim Ross, Marshalls Sold Toxic Products
• USPTO Institutes First Design Patent Inter Partes Review
• 10th Circ. Won't Review Family Dollar OT Class Cert.
• Celebrity Chef Can't Dodge FLSA Suit Over 'Side Work' Pay
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Convicted In $350M Kickback Plot
• Commerce Defends Chinese Furniture Duty Rates
• George Soros Buys 7.9% Stake In Struggling JC Penney
• Federal Lawmakers Seek To Mandate GMO Labeling
• Venezuelan Importer Lands $31M In Tainted Chinese Milk Row
• Opponents Of $7B Swipe-Fee Deal Face Contempt Finding
• Aeropostale Workers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• K&L Gates Can't Nix $500M Malpractice Row In Pa. High Court
• EU Seal Import Ban Is Legal, Court Rules
• Following KPMG Scandal, Skechers Takes On BDO As Auditor
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Telefonica, 3i
• Sara Lee Pays $1M To Settle Don, Doff Class Action
• Hershey Sales Reps' Class Cert. Bid Flops In OT Action
• Penguin Can't Get Jury Trial In States' E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Katy Perry Wants $6.5M From Hair Products Co. For Ad Deal
• Dairy Groups Lose Bid To Ship Milk Antitrust Case To Calif.
• Rite Aid Worker's $8M Firing Award Nixed By Calif. Court
• Sycamore Gets More Time To Mull $295M Billabong Buyout
• Georgia-Pacific Inks $1.5B Deal To Absorb Rival Buckeye
• GSK Looks To Unload Lucozade, Ribena Energy Drink Brands
• Nero Seeks Escape From JVC Suit Over Optical Disc Patents
• MatlinPatterson Can't Slip WARN Suit From Former Investment
• Argentina Wants Names In Ralph Lauren Bribery Case
• J&J Customers Ask 3rd Circ. To Revive Benecol False Ad Suit
• Brazil Fines McDonald's $1.6M For Happy Meal Ads
• 1st Circ. Urged To Snuff Out Limits On Flavored Tobacco
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer Science, Billabong, Rusal
• Thai Tycoon Lobs $6.6B Offer At Siam Makro
• 5 Arbitration Assumptions That Aren't Always True
• Ralph Lauren FCPA Deal Puts NPAs In Fashion
• Trump Dodges Contract Claims In Apparel Royalties Fight
• 'Miracle' Skin Cream Anything But, Deceptive Ad Suit Says
• Vodka Distributor's Ch. 11 Plan Draws Fire From Investor
• Alpinestars Seeks Lower Duties For Motocross Boots
• Fendi Counterfeiter Hit With $35M In Penalties
• Ex-Office Depot Exec Settles Insider Trading Accusations
• Investment Adviser Launches Office Depot Proxy Fight
• NYC Bill Would Raise Legal Age For Buying Tobacco To 21
• Brazil Antitrust Chief Pushes To Block Chemical Merger
• NY Enviros Hold Noses As Dairy Herd Size Rule Gets OK
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tribune Co., TPG, Billabong
• Ralph Lauren To Pay $1.6M To Settle Argentine Bribery Claims
• With InBev-Modelo Deal, DOJ Antitrust Chief Sends Message
• Texas Justices Take Up Scope Of Trade Secrets Protection
• 9th Circ. Refuses To Rehear Juicy Juice Labeling Case
• RJ Reynolds Ordered To Pay $6M Over Lung Cancer Death
• Activist Fund Trian Beefs Up Pepsi, Mondelez Stakes
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dell, IBM, Lloyds
• Wal-Mart Denies Sending Junk Texts In TCPA Suit
• Chop't Accused Of Underpaying Delivery Workers
• Four Loko Maker Clamors For Personal Injury Suit Coverage
• AB InBev Must Sell Off Modelo US To Settle $20B Merger Row
• Africa — Open For Business
• New Kansas Law Undoes Antitrust Ruling On Resale Pricing
• Organix Shampoo Maker Says False Labeling Suit Lacks Legs
• Kenneth Cole Got Secrets From Ex-Jones Workers, Suit Says
• 5 Lessons From The Wal-Mart FCPA Scandal
• Tiffany Slams Costco For Genericide Claim
• Macy's Again Can't Stop Martha Stewart Sales At JC Penney
• Big M Creditors Denied Access To Privileged Docs
• Simpson Thacher Aids KKR On Euro Luxury Clothing Co. Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Hulu, SolarWorld
• Wal-Mart Says Dukes Plaintiffs' Wis. Sex Bias Suit Too Late
• Brazilian Antitrust Watchdog Clears Retailer Tie-Up
• McDonald's Deal In Halal Chicken False Ad Row Wins Final OK
• American Greetings Board Bias Aided $878M Bid, Suit Says
• Grocer Fairway Beats Predictions With $160M Nasdaq Debut
• Ex-Connaught Workers Win Cert. In WARN Class Action
• Macy's Can't Get More Docs From Martha Stewart, JCPenney
• Chipotle Failed To Reimburse For Workers' Shoes, Atty Argues
• Judge Kills Patent Suit Over Altitude-Tracking Technology
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Carlyle, Commerzbank
• J&J Ducks Most Claims In Splenda False Ad Suit
• 11th Circ. Revives Contamination Suit Against Foot Locker
• Tobacco Cos. Push For End To Texas Outdoor Ad Fee
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Kid Brands Import Fee Action
• Family Video Workers Denied Class Cert. In OT Row
• Kashi Misleadingly Labels Sugar As 'Cane Juice,' Suit Says
• Walmart Didn't Infringe Speedtrack's Patent, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Judge Can't Stomach $1.3M Natural Ice Cream Settlement
• Ex-Wendy's Manager Denied Class Cert. In Disability Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Panasonic, Suntech, ConocoPhillips
• Linklaters Reps Hertz In Chinese Car Rental Stake Buy
• High Court To Mull Time Limits For ERISA Disability Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, Bain Capital, Clearwire
• LVMH-Backed Fund Grabs $55M Stake In Aussie Retailer
• Mexico Clears $12B Nestle-Pfizer Deal After Divestiture
• FDA Seizes $1M Food From Rodent-Infested Kosher Facility
• Acosta To Pay $10M To Settle Merchandisers' OT Suit
• Bass Pro Faces Class Action Over Recorded Customer Calls
• Calif. Adds BPA To List Of Dangerous Chemicals
• Koch Wins $12M Punitive Damages Over Counterfeit Wine
• Walgreens Honey Suit Belongs In Federal Court, Judge Says
• EEOC Hits Wal-Mart With Disability, Sex Bias Suit
• Judge Disputes Wal-Mart's $14M Estimate In Workers' OT Suit
• Tyson Axes Claims Against Marsh In Antitrust MDL
• Samsung Sues CIT Over Korean, Mexican Washer Duties
• 2nd Circ. Told Applebee's Cert. Ruling Threatens Class Actions
• JC Penney Allowed To Sell Martha Stewart-Designed Products
• Acer To Pay $23M To End Faulty Laptop Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Heineken, Marubeni, Apax Partners
• ITC To Reopen Settled Fluorescent Lights IP Claims
• Tory Burch Bags $200M From Knockoff Syndicate
• Judge Skims Claims From Pool Products Antitrust MDL
• JAB Tops Up Coffee Unit With $9.8B Master Blenders Buy
• Rite Aid Asks Court To Toss $8.2M Wrongful Firing Award
• Chinese Co. Wants $153M Award Vacated In Vitamin C MDL
• Martha Stewart Must Face Macy's Design Claims, Judge Says
• Burger King CEO To Become Heinz Chief After $28B Buyout
• JWIN Reaches Deal To Resolve Phone Case ITC Claims
• Apple, Samsung Demand Each Other's Source Code In IP Suit
• Abercrombie Can't Shed Headscarf Discrimination Suit
• German Court Nixes Samsung 3G Patent In Apple IP Row
• Dems Fault Energy Drink Makers For Marketing To Kids
• Stewart Could Show JC Penney Her Macy's Deal, Judge Says
• Panasonic Sheds Claims In Compressor Price-Fixing MDL
• Trustee Objects To $22M Bid For Mandee, Annie Sez Owner
• 'Excessive' Attys' Fees Sink Deals In Dress Barn Wage Suits
• Coach Pours $750M Into Hudson Yards Project For New HQ
• Kellogg Settles Union Fight Over Pa. Plant Closure Deal
• Expert Details Blood-Lead Bump In Baby Food Warning Trial
• Post-Brinker Workers Attack Calif. Employers On New Fronts
• Black Eye Aside, KPMG May Sidestep Legal Melee
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Was Not A Kickback Schemer, Jury Hears
• Fed. Circ. Atty Fee Standard Is Too Tough, High Court Told
• Judge Delays Decision Over JC Penney's Stewart Goods
• NFL Atty Clement Says Players' Contract Trumps Injury Claims
• Hostess Gets Approval To Sell Drake's, Bread Brands
• FTC Takes Closer Look At $1.2B Office Depot-OfficeMax Deal
• InBev, DOJ Get More Time To Settle $20B Modelo Merger Fight
• Sycamore's $300M Billabong Bid No Vote Of Confidence
• Canadian Rival Offers $22M For Bankrupt Big M
• Healthier Retail Sector Drives Industrial RE Investment
• Importer Owes More Damages In Milk Contract Row: 11th Circ.
• Whirlpool Wants Lower Court, Not 6th Circ., To Weigh Cert
• ARCO, DuPont Can't Shed Lead Paint Claims
• JC Penney Defying Ban On Stewart Goods, Macy's Says
• Vodka Maker CEDC Hits Ch. 11 To Shed $665M in Debt
• Gerber Clothing Co. Settles Skin Irritant Class Action
• Haier Pays $3M To Settle Power-Sucking Freezer Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Billabong, Icahn
• Bigelow Asks Judge To Ice Suit Over Tea's Health Claims
• Prom Dress Store Accused Of Spying To Dominate Market
• Intel Can't Escape Pentium 4 False Ad Suit
• Winn-Dixie Employee Settles Data Breach Row
• Retail-Theft Databases May Put Employers At Legal Risk
• CIT Tells Commerce To Review Chinese Furniture Duties
• Consumer Blasts 7UP Maker's Preemption Claims In Label Suit
• AB InBev, DOJ Reach Deal On $20B Modelo Merger Fight
• Owens-Illinois Misrepresented $1.2B Sale, Packaging Co. Says
• Pa. PUC Won't Revise Retail Electricity Marketing Rules
• Unilever Faces Injunction, Antitrust Fine In Chile
• Papa John's Says AIG Exclusion Is Invalid In TCPA Row
• Hilco's PE Unit Rescues Music Chain HMV
• Natural Foods Co. Faces Label Suit Over Yogurt Ingredient
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yankee Candle, Billabong, 3i
• Home Depot Pays $8M To Ditch High-VOC Paint Suit
• Citing Comcast, Duane Reade Tries To Quash OT Class
• Supplement Trade Group Floats Voluntary Caffeine Rules
• Rare Prop 65 Trial Will Pave Way For Future Food Suits
• Recliner-Mechanism Maker Hits Rival With ITC Patent Claims
• Symantec Will Pay $10M To End Software Double-Billing Suit
• Hostess Union Pulls Objections To Upcoming Asset Sales
• Heinz's $28B Buyout Withstands 2 Investor Challenges
• Billabong Indefinitely Stops Trading To Mull Buyout Bids
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC Capital, Nokia, Littlejohn
• NY High Court Snubs $11M Bryan Cave Malpractice Award Row
• Heinz To Turn Over Docs On $28B Buyout To Investors
• Urban Outfitters Loses Bid To Toss Navajo Trademark Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: AXA, Rio Tinto, Banco Do Brasil
• How Lawyers Benefit From Early Neutral Evaluation
• USDA Urged To Adopt Country-Of-Origin Meat Labeling Plan
• Daffy's Gets Approval For Ch. 11 Plan
• Tyson Workers Can't Get New Trial In Don-Doff Wage Suit
• Arnstein & Lehr Hit With $5M Suit Over Bad Ch. 11 Advice
• Amazon Asks Judge To Kill Booksellers' Antitrust Suit
• Polar Says Avocet's Altitude-Tracking IP Suit Too Late
• Billabong Halts Trading To Discuss $551M Buyout Offers
• Frito-Lay Can't Shake 'All Natural' Claims In False Ad Suit
• NFL Seeks To Punt Hat Maker's Antitrust Suit
• AB InBev Accused Of Retaliation Over Watered-Down Beer Suit
• Plaintiffs' Attys Get $308M Fees In LCD Antitrust Suit
• Apple's IPad Mini Mark 'Merely Descriptive,' USPTO Says
• Kohl's Moves to Boot $600M Online Tracking Suit
• Martek Dodges Antitrust Suit Over Baby Formula Additives
• Coca-Cola Bottler Hit With Overtime Suit
• Spain Slams Envelope Printers With $57M Cartel Fine
• Pa. Appeals Court Clears Target In Beanbag Injury Suit
• Developer Loses Fight Over Shopping Mall Tenants
• Perdue Can't Escape 'Humane' Chicken Label Challenge
• Target, Toys R Us Spied On Web Buyers, Class Suits Say
• Execs Pony Up $878M In American Greetings Go-Private Deal
• Cooley Defends Fees In Big M Bankruptcy