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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2008

143 articles

• Judge OKs Sale Of Whitehall Jewelers Stores
• Whole Foods Ruling Yields Antitrust Risk Insight
• Revised DOJ Guidelines Could Spark New Strategies
• P&G Confirms Several European Antitrust Inquiries
• CORRECTED: Twtr Inc. Asks For More Time To Craft Ch. 11 Plan
• Macy's Settles Bulb-Tossing Complaint With EPA
• Portola Files Prepackaged Ch. 11 Plan
• Act May Invalidate Arbitration Provisions For Cos.
• Whole Foods Asks For FTC Judge Swap
• Calif. Moves Closer To Ban Of Toxins In Food Wrappers
• S.C. Johnson Sues Dial Again Over Air Fresheners
• Mervyn's Wins Final Approval For $465M Financing
• Mohawk Can't Withhold Lawyer Records: 11th Circ.
• Calif. May Take Lead On Regulating Chemicals
• Mrs. Fields On Track For Short And Sweet Ch. 11
• Mattel Wins $100M From Bratz Maker
• Plaintiffs Ask To Bundle Negligent Saw-Maker Suits
• Trustee Wants Levitz Converted To Ch. 7
• Steps To Reduce Risk Of A False Patent Marking Suit
• Sprint To Pay $1M Over 'Dirty' Cell Phone Numbers
• Judge Tells ITC To Block SiRF GPS Chip Imports
• Mall Anti-Picketing Rules Unconstitutional: 9th Circ.
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over Injurious Bras
• TomTom, Others Sued Over Sound System Patent
• Glass Co. Cleared In Martha Stewart Table Suit
• Motorola Settles Suit Over Cell Phone Signal Patent
• Judge Won't Dismiss TFT-LCD Antitrust Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives Star Scientific's Suit Against RJR
• Judge Approves Goody's Disclosure Statement
• Hearst, Time Sue Web Site For Uploading Magazines
• Patent Holder Targets Sony's Blu-Ray Disc Players
• Mrs. Fields Makes Bittersweet Move To Ch. 11
• New Food Labels Will Cost $2.5B: USDA
• Judge OKs Sale Of Syntax-Brillian Assets To Olevia
• Judge Doesn't Mince Words In Wal-Mart Grinder Case
• Wal-Mart Settles With Ousted Exec For $6.75M
• Georgia-Pacific Sues Over Brawny Trademarks
• NZ Jeweler To Pick Up 17 Whitehall Stores For $5M
• EBay Told To Show Agreement Info In Antitrust Suit
• Energy Drink Maker Sues Rival For False Advertising
• Vitaminwater Maker Hits Back In Trade Dress Case
• Judge Confirms Bombay Co. Liquidation Plan
• Experts See Paths To Limiting Import Liability
• Reynolds Wins Injunction In Oven Bag Spat
• Steve & Barry's To Be Sold For $168M
• U.S. Trustee Wants 30% Fee Holdback In Levitz Case
• 9th Circ. Affirms Antitrust Violations In Coupon Suit
• Taiwan Co. Sues Syntax Bigwigs Over SEC Filings
• Foamex Loses Bid To Toss ERISA Class Action
• CPSC Not Up To Snuff On Nanotechnology: Report
• N.J. Plastics Maker Settles Over Emissions
• Taiwan To Examine End Of Windows XP Sales
• Analyzing The Consumer Product Safety Act Of 2008
• Sharper Image Creditors Get OK To Seal $500K Deal
• 3rd Circ. Throws Mercury-In-Tuna Suit Back To NJ
• Judge Finds For Super Fresh In ERISA Case
• 6th Circ. Scoffs At Challenge To FMLA Retaliation Suit
• Judge Invalidates Bra Patent, Citing KSR
• Circuit City Balks At Sale Of Syntax-Brillian Assets
• Harry & David Sues Rivals Over Keyword Advertising
• Wickes Creditors Seek Return Of Almost $800K
• Air Purifier Plaintiffs Seek $767M From Sharper Image
• CORRECTED: Whitehall Asks Judge To OK $146M Liquidation
• Judge OKs Kmart's $2.8M Settlement With Workers
• FDA Says Bisphenol A In Baby Bottles Not Harmful
• The Impact Of Revisions To The PhRMA Code
• J.M. Smucker Sues Pierre Foods Over Crustless PB&J
• Trade Group Won't Have To Pay Costco Fees: Court
• DOJ Makes Second Request In InBev-Anheuser Deal
• Wine Auction Site Settles Acacia Unit's Patent Suit
• U.S. Turns Up Heat In Tech Trade Fight With EU
• Trustee Asks To Hold Back Part Of L.I.D. Fee Request
• Judge Ups Wickes DIP Financing To $17M
• Toy Industry To Launch Safety Certification
• Creditors Balk At Steve & Barry's Payout
• EPA Wants $13M Upgrade For Mich. Sugar Co. Plant
• Kraft Wins Stay In Coffee Container Patent Dispute
• Seyfarth Demands Inventors Pay Sanctions In Full
• Boscov's Announces 10 Store Closing Sales
• Linens 'N Things Gets OK To Close 57 More Stores
• Insurers Object To Treatment Under Fedders Plan
• Cookie Maker Crumbles, Announcing Ch. 11 Plan
• Dangerous Consumer Products – Violators Beware
• Gamers Widen Xbox Suit Against Microsoft
• Judge Refuses To Toss All Claims Against Connetics
• Three Classes Proposed For Chocolate Antitrust MDL
• AT&T Yellow Pages Publisher Hit With Age Bias Suit
• Pallet Supplier Loses Bid To Toss Antitrust Case
• For Starbucks, Cream And Sugar – But No Dilution
• EPA Fights 9th Circ. Battle Over Pesticide Testing
• Bitter End For Plaintiffs In Aspartame Antitrust Suit
• Judge Restricts Firestone Arguments In Landfill Suit
• Radio Shack, Others Sued Over DVD Player Patent
• Penguin Flattens Rights Of Steinbeck Heirs
• Bombay Liquidation Plan Draws Protest
• Aloft Drops 2 More Defendants In Weather Patent Suit
• Tiffany Appeals In Effort To Force EBay To Police Site
• DSS Sues Blu-Ray Makers For Patent Infringement
• Whitehall Wins 3rd Extension Of $80M DIP Order
• Whole Foods Ruling Expected To Bolster FTC Actions
• 'Guitar Hero' Patent Case Stayed Pending Re-Exam
• BlackBerry Maker Settles Patent Clash With Wi-LAN
• Crowell Adds IP Partner With Stent Trial Experience
• BofA, Citi Off The Hook In Parmalat Investor Suit
• Judge OKs Wickes, Deloitte Settlement Of $1.25M
• Plaintiffs Move For Approval Of TJX Settlement
• IBM Could Face Another European Antitrust Action
• Huggies Ad Injunction Request Denied
• Judge Approves $23M Syntax-Brillian Financing Deal
• Suit Questions Goldman's Objectivity In Wrigley Deal
• Bennigan's Restaurants May Stick Around After All
• Tobacco Co. Wins Appeal In Deceptive Conduct Suit
• Judge OKs $250M DIP Loan For Boscov's
• Epson, Kodak, HP, Others Hit With Printer Patent Suit
• Friedman's Objects To Whitehall Motion For Sale
• Best Buy Settles Age Discrimination Suit In Calif.
• Louis Vuitton Wins Record Infringement Damages
• U. Of Southern Calif. Blocks Rival's 'SC' Trademark
• Nine Cos. To Pay CPSC Thousands Over Drawstrings
• Label Makers Settle Antitrust Suit For $8.25M
• Ascendia Brands Seeks Buyer As It Files For Ch. 11
• Kimberly-Clark Joins Hydrogen Peroxide Cartel Fight
• No Mistrial For Bratz Despite Juror's Ethnic Slur
• In Bankruptcies, Private Equity Becomes The Target
• Steve & Barry's Gets $163M Offer To Avoid Liquidation
• Dell's 'Cloud Computing' Trademark Bid Sparks Debate
• Credit Crunch Drives Boscov's To Bankruptcy
• Altria Appeal Of Age Bias Suit Goes Up In Smoke
• Snack Companies Cave To Pressure Over Toxin
• 2nd Circ. Says Cablevision's RS-DVR System OK
• Judge Drops MDL Status For Merchants Against AmEx
• Judge Nixes Class Cert. In Spectrum Brands FLSA Suit
• Napster, BitTorrent Hit With Suit Over Internet Sales
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Part Of Sunglass Patent Case
• Putative Class Accuses GE Of Misleading Investors
• Adidas Sues LA Shoe Cos. Over Three-Stripe Mark
• Flat-Screen TV Giants Hit With Circuitry Patent Suit
• Judge Green-Lights MySpace Shareholder Suit
• Rite Aid To Name Managers In Employment Suit: Court
• Acacia Unit Settles Copier Patent Claims With Toshiba
• Class Action Against Celestica, Adecco Gains Steam
• Critics Want Wal-Mart Probed Over Election Laws
• Sony BMG Settles LVMH Trademarks Case