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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2008

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• 54,500 Mixers Recalled For Laceration Risk
• Eveready Wins Injunction In Rayovac Battery Tiff
• Twinkie Maker's Disclosure Statement Good To Go
• P&G Adds Patent To Coffee Container Suit V. Kraft
• Mervyn's Creditors Drop Objection To Fire Sales
• Judge Shifts Blame For Heater Defect To Chinese Firm
• Bankrupt Value City Hit With WARN, ERISA Suit
• Calif. City's New Claims V. Sherwin-Williams Barred
• DVD Vending Companies Tangle Over Kiosk Patents
• Oneida, Solomon Meet To Mediate Claim Dispute
• Class Fails Certification In ATM-Investor Action
• Mervyn's Cops Flak Over Employee Bonus Plans
• Value City May Tap $40M DIP Loan
• Serta Recalls 6,100 Mattresses As Fire Hazards
• FDA's Assessment Of Bisphenol A 'Inadequate': Panel
• Video Game Giants Sued Over Console Systems
• Whole Foods Faces Customers' Antitrust Suit
• Appeals Court Decertifies Class In Sears Dryer Suit
• General Tobacco Fires Up $1B Antitrust Suit
• Judge Upholds $1.7M Sears Fine In Wishbone Case
• Duke Energy Reaches Settlement Over Rate Hikes
• Pierre Foods Ch. 11 Disclosure Gets Court OK
• Levitz Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Bombay Ch.11 Professionals Seek $7M In Final Fees
• Judge Halts Revival Of L'Oreal Lipstick Class Action
• Cingular Line-Item Case Remanded To State Court
• Sex Bias Suit Against Cintas Limited To Mich.
• CPS Energy Disputes Subpoena In Avaya Antitrust Suit
• Tropicana Entertainment Ch. 11 Fees Top $1M In Sept.
• Inventors Sue Logisys Over Glowing Keyboards
• Marcal Paper Files 3rd Amended Ch. 11 Plan
• Netflix Sued Over E-Mail Notification Patent
• Smithfield Foods Slapped With 2 More FLSA Actions
• Antitrust Liability From Bundled Rebate Plans
• Smithfield Settles RICO Suit Over Union Campaign
• Whole Foods Calls FTC Rules 'Unfair' And 'Radical'
• Discount Retailer Scurries Into Bankruptcy Court
• Fred Leighton Jewelry Battle Turns Familial
• LG Comes Out Clean From Whirlpool Patent Suit
• Citrucel Supplier Can Sue Chemical Maker: Court
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hits Snag In FLSA Suit
• Scientists Call For Caffeine Labels On Energy Drinks
• CWC Reaches 3 More Settlements In Sales Patent Suit
• Colgate-Palmolive ERISA Suits Consolidated In NY
• Kraft Settles Coffee Pod Patent Suit For $17M
• NY Court Remands Liz Claiborne Discrimination Suit
• Retail Chain Settles EEOC Suit Over Ethnic Taunts
• Verizon, Klausner Settle Patent Fight Over Voicemail
• Ponderosa, Bonanza Latest Chains To File For Ch. 11
• HSBC Objects To Boscov's Sale Of Credit Card Deal
• Anheuser Settles Shareholder Suits Over InBev Deal
• New Safety Act Likely Boon For Plaintiffs Lawyers
• $13M Settlement In BAR/BRI Class Action Approved
• Twinkie Maker's Investment Plan Gets The Nod
• FTC Probing Instrument, Audio Cos.: Report
• 'Total Body' Supplement Cases Consolidated In Ala.
• Hershey's Sues Furniture Chain Over Candy Bar Ad
• Class Certified Against Cooper Tire
• Goody's Emerges From Ch. 11 With $175M Plan Loan
• Delivery Workers Score In Suit Against Saigon Grill
• Webkinz Antitrust Cases Consolidated
• UN, Wal-Mart Seek Action Amid China Safety Concerns
• Expanding The Duty To Warn In Wash. Liability Cases
• CPSC To Ponder New Regs After 1.6M Cribs Recalled
• Olympus Technicians Launch Overtime Class Action
• MedioStream Adjusts Defendants In Patent Spat
• Dutch Regulator Fines Sara Lee Unit €269,000
• Adidas Sues Calif. Shoemakers Over Classic Stripes
• Linens 'N Things Canada Files For Bankruptcy
• Louis Vuitton's $3M Damages Award Appealed
• Terms Defined In Freedom Wireless Phone Patent Suit
• Tesseron Asks Court To Drop IP Suit Against Konica
• Hong Kong Seeks To Beef Up Food Regulator
• Whirlpool To Settle FLSA Action For $9M
• Daewoo, Funai Face Off Over $7M VCR Patent Verdict
• St. Clair Digital Camera Suits To Move Forward
• Leiner Health Gets Confirmation For Ch. 11 Exit
• Mervyn's Set To Liquidate, Close Remaining Stores
• Nike Claims Wal-Mart Shoes Infringe 'Shox' Patents
• Equitable Tolling Denied In Tyson MDL
• Judge Merges 'Moldy' LG Washing Machine Cases
• EPA Seeks Final Settlement With NJ Plastics Maker
• Universal Faces Antitrust Suit Over Sales Contract
• Judge Nixes 'Aged' Beef Class Action Against Kroger
• Court Shrinks Claims In Dow Corning Implant Scuffle
• AGs Ready To Flex Consumer Safety Muscle
• EU Fines Dole, Others $80M For Fixing Banana Prices
• Chair Of BPA Safety Panel Probed Over $5M Gift
• Cigarette Maker Loses Round In Antitrust Case
• New Energy Star Rules Address Video Game Consoles
• Plaintiffs Object To Class Cuts In Wal-Mart FLSA Suit
• Judge Confirms Portola Packaging's Ch. 11 Plan
• Microsoft Prevails In MIT's Color Copy Patent Suit
• Seyfarth Wins Discovery Reversal In Malpractice Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Antitrust Case Over Coupons
• Judge Signs Off On Pet Food MDL Truce
• China Issues Massive Milk Recall
• Judge Keeps Alive Dr. Bronner's Suit Over 'Organics'
• No Takers For Linens 'N Things
• Subway Owner Moves To Toss 'Frivolous' EEOC Suit
• Appeal Over Nellson's Mgmt. Incentive Plan To Go On
• Bill Tops $2.5M In Fortunoff Ch. 11
• Circuit City Heading For Ch. 11 In '09: Analyst
• Court Clears Way For Linens 'N Things Sale
• Tangled In $3B Fraud Suit, Petters Files For Ch. 11
• Judge Orders Olevia To Finish Syntax-Brillian Deal
• Court Refuses To Chuck MSG Suit Against NHL
• Britannica Asks To Renew Search Systems Patent Suit
• LID Disclosure Statement Wins Court Approval
• State AGs Ask Baby Product Cos. To Cut Bisphenol A
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Racketeering Ruling On Appeal
• Overstock, Gradient Analytics Reach Settlement
• 7-Eleven Sued For Overtime Violations
• Wal-Mart Settles Clean Air Breaches For $200K
• Bankrupt Jeweler Ordered To Cough Up Information
• Judge To OK $16M Deal In Hilfiger Tax Evasion Case
• Jury Awards $31.8M Against KPMG In Negligence Suit
• Archway Cookies Crumbles Into Bankruptcy
• Black & Decker Wins Retrial After $490K Verdict
• 11th Circ. Dumps Home Depot Charge-Back Fraud Case
• Attorney Fight Breaks Out In Pet Food MDL
• Ex-Duane Reade Execs Indicted For Fraud
• Dick's Sporting Goods Settles FTC Charges
• Circuit Maker Cries Foul Over Blu-Ray Standard Abuse
• Patent In $41M Contact Lens Suit Invalid: Re-Exam
• Whole Foods Adds Big Gun To FTC Fight
• Linens 'N Things Prepares For Fire Sale
• Judge Confirms Goody's Reorganization Plan
• Whirlpool Defective Washer Suit Stayed
• Walgreen Seeks To Toss Wal-Vert Trademark Ruling
• Former Restoration Hardware VP Quells SEC Case
• Judge Extends TRO On RealDVD Copying Program
• Patent Holder Sues Computer Graphics Card Makers
• Mexican Paper Giant Folds Under Economic Stress
• DOJ Settles Suit Over $2.7B Manitowoc, Enodis Deal
• Dish To Pay $104M After High Court Refuses Appeal
• Injunction Renewed In Linerboard Attorney Fee Feud
• Sasol To Appeal €318M Wax Cartel Fine
• Short And Sweet Ch. 11 Stint For Mrs. Fields
• Kraft Settles Patent Claims Over Coffee Pod Carousel
• Comfort Co. Files For Ch. 11, Citing Subprime Woes
• Analysis Of Walgreen-Longs Merger Misses Mark: CVS
• Board Adds Ringtone Royalty Fee, Keeps Other Rates
• No Amount of Melamine Safe In Baby Formula: FDA
• Best Buy Sued For Using Spybot To Fix Computers
• Jury Sinks Chicken Of The Sea, Gives Contessa $4.5M
• Injunction Bid Denied In Poultry Waste Suit
• AT&T Mobile Content Settlement Partially Enjoined
• Staples Wage-And-Hour Suit Stays Alive
• 99¢ Only Stores Fined $1M Over Pesticide Violations
• Adidas Sues Target Again Over Three-Stripe Mark
• Costco Sued For Backdating Stock Options
• Health Trumps Competition In San Fran Cig Ban
• Asics Files Trademark Suit Against Dolce & Gabbana
• Warcraft Creator Wins $6M Over Software 'Bot'
• Massive Class Certified In RJ Reynolds ERISA Suit
• Dick's Sporting Exec Hit With Insider Trading Suit
• 9th Circ. Upholds Employer-Funded Health Care Law