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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2009

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• NY Starbucks Baristas Want Class Cert. In Tips Spat
• The 'Nexus' Requirement For Specific Jurisdiction
• Best Buy Suit Can Move To Federal Court: 9th Circ.
• National Wholesale Liquidators Switches To Ch. 7
• Novartis Unit To Appeal $47.1M Contact Lens Ruling
• Mo. Beer Drinkers' Bid To Block InBev Merger Cut Off
• Compressor Makers Hit With Antitrust Class Action
• Italian Antitrust Bureau Fines Pasta Cos. $15.9M
• Staples Wins Bid To Invalidate Patent For Cart
• Judge Nixes Expired Product Suit Against Rite Aid
• AGs Reach Deal With Coke Over Weight-Loss Claims
• IP Suit Between Car Sale Sites Has Empty Tank: Judge
• Trustee Objects To Circuit City's $2.3M Bonus Plan
• DSS Drops Blu-Ray IP Suit Against Electronics Giants
• Judge OKs Settlement In TV Bulb Suit V. Toshiba
• Webloyalty To Pay Back $10M In Fees In MDL Deal
• Seafood Co. Violated Food Safety Rules: Judge
• Bimbo Bakeries Drivers Seek Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Judge 'Inclined' To Certify Supersonics Fans Class
• Sales Rep Class OK'd In OT Suit V. Time Share Co.
• Bankrupt PCA Too Slow On Recalls: Texas
• Ticketmaster, NJ Strike Deal Over Springsteen Shows
• Solicitor General To Weigh In On NFL Antitrust Suit
• Vizio Petitions FCC In Dispute Over Funai DTV Patent
• Wal-Mart, Drivers Settle Race Bias Suit For $17.5M
• Aurora Sues Insurer Over Defense Costs In Milk MDL
• Staples Ordered To Pay $2.5M In FLSA Suit
• CPSC Drafts Guidelines For Toys Under CPSIA Section
• An Eye On New Product Origin Rules
• EEOC Cases V. Albertson's Stayed For Settlement
• JBS, National Beef Kill $560M Merger
• DirecTV, Licensing Co. Settle Channel Guide IP Suit
• Insurers Off Hook In Sigma Tech, Office Depot Spat
• Push For Toshiba Docs Denied In Intel Antitrust Case
• Judge Tentatively Nixes Carl Zeiss Lens Patent Suit
• Samsung Joins Saxon Targets Over Wireless Patents
• DOJ Launches Antitrust Probe Of Compressor Makers
• Flying J Seeks Fast $10M In DIP Cash To Sell Fuel
• Circuit City Gets Green Light For Liquidation
• Kodak Shoots Back At RIM In Digital Camera IP Spat
• Cleaning Products Must Reveal All Ingredients: Suit
• Fla. Jury Hands $8M Award To Smoker's Widow
• EU Raids Compressor Makers In Global Cartel Probe
• NYC Calorie-Posting Law Not Preempted: 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $8M Basketball Patent Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Over Magnetic Eyewear
• Sony, Nintendo Sued Over Online Gaming Patent
• Geico Settles Personal Injury Coverage Class Action
• Nikon, E.Digital Settle Flash Memory Patent Suit
• 1st Circ. Revives Libel Suit Against Staples
• Manufacturers, Retailers, Importers — Beware CPSIA
• Inequitable Conduct Ruling V. Bra Maker Reversed
• Securing Coverage For Contamination Claims
• Midway 1st-Day Motions OK'd As Noteholders Object
• Wal-Mart Wins En Banc Hearing In Sex Bias Suit
• Sens. Introduce Bill To Stop Food Smuggling
• Samsung Hits Kodak With ITC Suit Over Patents
• Asymptomatic Changes: Compensable Injury?
• Mattel 'Interested' In Resolving Bratz Spat: Attorney
• Masco Loses Bid To Quash Price-Fixing Suit
• Class Certified In Donning, Doffing Suit V. Tyson
• IPhone, IPod Infringe 'Rapid Redraw' Patent: Picsel
• Inspectors Find Salmonella, Rodents At PCA Plant
• Nestle To Fight $38M Greek Antitrust Fine
• Monster, Timex Settle Package Design Patent Suit
• Travelers Told To Reveal Reserves In Katrina Suit
• Wal-Mart Worker Life Insurance Claims Can Proceed
• 'Rock Revolution' Guitar Infringes Viacom Patent: Suit
• Mortal Kombat Creator Files For Ch. 11
• Developer Asks $6M In Model Train Suit Counterclaim
• Landlords Call Circuit City Bid Procedures Unfair
• Crocs, Cellect Agree To Stomp Out Foam Patent Spat
• 4 More Deals Reached In Dick's Insider Trading Case
• CPSC Finalizes Lead Exemptions For Some Electronics
• Harry And David Sues Rival Over Keyword Trigger
• Sales Associate Slaps A&F With FLSA Class Suit
• Securities Class Suit Against Jones Soda Goes Flat
• Goody's Unsecured Creditors Retain Cooley Godward
• FBI Raids PCA In Deepening Salmonella Probe
• Compliance Woes Under CPSIA
• 1st Circ. Sets Criteria For SOX Whistleblower Claims
• Retailers Scramble After Ruling On Phthalate Ban
• Fed. Circ. Nixes $2M Ruling V. Bath & Body Works
• Fortunoff Prepares To Liquidate If No Buyer Surfaces
• Coke Bottler To Pay $8M To Settle Wastewater Case
• PCA Knew Of Salmonella Contamination In '07: FDA
• Bruno's Gets Green Light For $4M In DIP Cash
• USPTO Deals Setback To Funai TV Patent Suit
• Oneida Prevails In $6.3M Spat With Investment Firm
• EU High Court Adviser Weighs In On L'Oreal IP Suit
• Drywall Co. Sues Excess Insurer Over Asbestos Cases
• Bill Aims To Give CPSC Power To Delay Lead Ban
• Spectrum Brands Gets Green Light For $235M DIP
• New Ohio AG Drops Suit Against Lead Paint Cos.
• Class Certified In RadioShack Mileage Suit
• FTC, Whole Foods Talks Extended
• Insurance Co. Sues Pepsi Over Taco Bell Fire
• RIM, Canadian Agency Reach $75M Backdating Deal
• Bill Would Loosen CPSIA For Small Businesses
• Clothier Sues Citigroup Over $258M In Illiquid ARS
• Fortunoff Backslides Into Ch. 11
• Sales Slump Sends Bruno's Supermarkets Into Ch. 11
• Fraud Claims Cut From Garage Opener Suit V. Sears
• Judge Orders CPSC To Close Phthalate Ban Loophole
• Mo. Plaintiffs Kept Out Of DOJ's AB-InBev Case
• House Weighs Food Safety Bills As Fears Grow
• Washing Machine Mold Suit Against LG Kept Alive
• Jury Indicts Former LG, Chunghwa Execs In LCD Probe
• ConAgra Pasta Sauce Claims Stay On Table
• Judge Rejects Microsoft Bid To Toss Paltalk IP Suit
• $4B In Debt, Spectrum Brands Files For Ch. 11
• Maple Leaf To Pay $25M In Listeriosis Suits
• FTAIA Compliance In A Post-Twombly World
• Court Remands Penis-Enhancement Product Suit
• CPSC Stays Testing Mandate In Phthalate, Lead Ban
• CVS Assistant Managers Sue For Overtime Pay
• Judge Trims Claims In Washer Suit Against Sears
• Suggested Amendments To US Bankruptcy Code
• Sushi Chain Nobu Shells Out $2M To Settle FLSA Suit
• Nebraska Beef Not Liable For E. Coli Claims: Suit
• Court Won't Toss Magnetix Toy Maker Liability Suit