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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2009

152 articles

• Saxon, HTC Settle Cell Phone Patent Spat
• Bumble Bee Sues Equipment Maker After $40M Recall
• The Perils Of Doing Business In China
• 1-800-Mattress Secures DIP Financing From Sleepy's
• High Court Affirms $79.5M Award In Philip Morris Case
• Qui Tam Suit Over Solo Cup Patent Marks Good To Go
• ERISA Case Dismissed In Avon Securities MDL
• CVS Faces $5M Class Action Over 'Made In USA'
• Ritz Camera Scores Final Nod To Tap $85M DIP Loan
• Judge Bails From Abercrombie OT Class Action
• Fixing The CPSIA: What's Next?
• Shopping Bag Tying Suit Against Harley Lives On
• Philips, Aerielle Settle RF Transmitter Patent Spat
• DVD Rental Plaintiffs Want Suits Back In Calif. Court
• Local BPA Ban Could Be Model For Nation: Schumer
• La Cafetiere Prevails In Bodum Coffeemaker Suit
• Claims V. TJX Don't Belong In State Court: 1st Circ.
• Abercrombie Plaintiff Seeks Recusal In FLSA Suit
• Judge Denies Class Cert. In Funeral Home Cases
• Class Certified In Warranty Suit V. Office Depot
• Senate Bill Targets 'Unreasonable' Gift Card Policies
• Hyundai, Kate Spade Hit With Web Sales Patent Suit
• China Defends Decision To Block Coca-Cola Merger
• Miracle-Gro Maker Handed Setback In Insurance Suit
• Konica Unit Dismissed From Camera Patent MDL
• Merck, Gnosis Settle Vitamin False Marketing Case
• $12M Bad Faith Suit In Folding Chair Mishap Tossed
• Court OKs Circuit City's Sale Of Canadian Unit
• Judge OKs $4.3M Settlement In B&H Race Bias Suit
• Record Cos.' Suit V. Playlist Stays In NY: Judge
• Acer Laptops Too Short On Memory For Vista: Suit
• Konami, Harmonix IP Scrap Stays Put: Judge
• 9th Circ. Revives Suit Against Gap Over Work Wear
• Sportsman's To Tap $30M Of Proposed DIP Loan
• Ritz Camera Unsecured Creditors Tap Cooley Godward
• Louis Vuitton, Dooney Settle S-Lock Trademark Suit
• LG, Motorola, Nokia Infringe GPS Patent: Suit
• 'Budweiser' Not Anheuser's Trademark: EU Court
• Filene's Hit With Fine In Suit Over Fake Fendi Bags
• Tempur-Pedic Sues Sealy Over Pillow Patents
• Not-So-Smooth Sailing Under CPSIA
• Fla. Jury Sides With Philip Morris, R.J. Reynolds
• Troubleshooting China's Stance On Coca-Cola
• 1-800-Mattress Files Ch. 11 To Avoid Liquidation
• Churchill Downs' Antitrust Suit Stays On Track
• HP Settles Ink Cartridge Patent Dispute Out Of Court
• Wal-Mart Renews Bid To Decertify Sex Bias Class
• 9th Circ. Revives FedEx Managers' OT Class Action
• Volvo, AT&T, RIM Hit With Traffic System Patent Suit
• Lowe's Still On The Hook For Dryer Installation Suit
• Retail Slump Sends Sporting Goods Chain To Ch. 11
• Ex-Asst. Manager Fires Off OT Action Against Staples
• High Court Snubs Case On Debtor's IP License Rights
• Credit Crunch Forces Grocery Chain Bi-Lo Into Ch. 11
• Linens 'N Things Sues Vendors To Recoup Payments
• Super Gets 3 Years For Illegal Hiring At Meat Plant
• Acer Recalls Gaming PCs, Citing Possible Burn Hazard
• Source Interlink, Hudson Settle Antitrust Suit
• EEOC Wants Classwide Damages In Wal-Mart Case
• Lenox To Exit Ch. 11, Regroup After $100M Sale
• Baby Bath Products Contain Formaldehyde: Suit
• China's Antimonopoly Law: The First Test
• China Tests J&J Baby Products In Carcinogen Scare
• Creditors Seek to Liquidate 1-800-Mattress In Ch. 7
• Payless, Target Reach Deal In Suit Over Slogan
• 11th Circ. Revives JC Penney Age Bias Case
• ITC Eyes Kodak Cameras Over Samsung IP Claims
• Turnaround Failure Sends Fairchild Into Ch. 11
• $11.4M JCM Award In Casino Device Dispute Upheld
• Forever 21 Told To Produce Docs In Copyright Suit
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Conduct Ruling Over Door Patent
• 'Dirt Bike Bill' Would Exempt ATVs From Lead Rules
• 21 Club Served Up FLSA Suit Over Tips, Overtime
• FDA To Require Bug-Based Dye Disclosure
• China Shuts Down Coke Purchase Of Juice Giant
• Most Of Denture Cream Suit Against GSK Tossed
• Pet Buyers Accuse Petland Of Selling Sick Puppies
• P&G Prevails In Dishwasher Detergent Patent Spat
• Consumers Hit Yoplait With Suit Over Yogurt Benefits
• Louis Vuitton S-Lock Trademark Suit Gets Green Light
• FTC Mulls Energy Labels For TVs, Certain Electronics
• Appeals Court Revives Antitrust Case V. Quixtar
• Obama Moves To Bolster Food Safety Oversight
• The Blurring Of Product Liability, CPA Laws
• Amazon Tagged In Patent Suit Over Kindle Reader
• Microsoft, Nintendo Prevail In Joystick Patent Spat
• DOL Delays 'Popcorn Lung' Rules For Business Probe
• Panasonic, Daewoo Tagged In CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Judge Won't Certify Mislabeled Pet Food Suit
• NY Court Will Hear Del Monte Licensees' Turf Spat
• Retailers Add State Claims To Webkinz Antitrust MDL
• Spacesaver Targets Marvel Over Gun Rack Design
• Philip Morris Loses Round In 'Light' Marketing Case
• Ex-Walgreens Worker Fires Off FLSA Suit Over OT
• Ex-Workers Of RV Co. Monaco File WARN Suit
• NC Sens. Propose Tobacco Regulatory Agency
• Jury Cracks Master Lock With $5.3M Patent Verdict
• Tomato Products Antitrust Suits Consolidated
• Abercrombie & Fitch Derivative Litigation Dismissed
• Bill Would Ban BPA In All Food And Drink Containers
• IPhone Resellers' Antitrust Suit Enters Dead Zone
• Marcal Buyers To Give Staples Credits In Ch. 11 Deal
• Idearc, Donnelley Flounder As Advertising Sales Drop
• Tuna Cos. Dodge Calif. Mercury-Labeling Requirement
• Judge OKs Syntax-Brillian's Disclosure Statement
• DOJ Asks Court To Wrap Up Suit Over $52B InBev Deal
• FLSA Plaintiff Fails To Gag Papa John's
• Jury Hands Deceased Popcorn Worker $7.5M
• Insurer Must Defend Alleged Counterfeiter: 7th Circ.
• Gottschalks Clinches Stalking Horse Bidder
• BASF Gets Green Light From EU To Buy Ciba
• Liberty Mutual Balks At Gottschalks Asset Sale
• RCM Fights Polaroid Over Fraud, Trademarks
• Liquidity Crisis Drives RV Maker Fleetwood To Ch. 11
• Class Cert. Sought In Laptop Defect Suit V. Toshiba
• Jury Clears Kia In Liability Suit Over Sorento SUV
• Dannon, Marketer Face Conditional Class In FLSA Suit
• Maytag Issues Massive Recall Of Faulty Fridges
• Wyko Tire Engineers Indicted In Trade-Secret Theft
• Polaroid Targeted In Digital Camera Patent Spat
• LP Off Hook For Repair Costs Over Faulty Siding
• FTC Authority After Whole Foods
• Papst Gets 2nd Shot At Camera IP Suit V. Sanyo
• Claims Sent To Arbitration As Yarn MDL Winds Down
• Bill Aims To Give FDA Power To Recall Tainted Food
• House Committee Gives FDA OK To Regulate Tobacco
• Repealing Leegin Could Harm Consumers: Experts
• Tobacco Cos. Win Dismissal Of Medicare Tax Spat
• Creditors Object To Midway Board Hiring Dewey
• Snapple 'All Natural' Claims Don't Hold Water: Suit
• Continental To Pay Up To $8M To Settle Tire Actions
• Coca-Cola, Kraft Hit With Bottle-Design Patent Suit
• Waffle Maker Accused Of Sugarcoating Nutrition Info
• Whole Foods Agrees To Sell Stores In Deal With FTC
• Judge Rejects 'Vague' Class in Swift & Co. Raid Suit
• Domino's Settles FLSA Class Action
• 3 Former Krispy Kreme Execs Settle With SEC
• Patent Contributor Not 'Co-Inventor': Fed. Circ.
• 9th Circ. Shuts Down Laptop Defect Action Against HP
• Ex-CEO Sues Tropicana For Indemnity In Bias Suit
• No Class Cert. In Title VII Suit V. Interstate Bakeries
• Acco, PC Guardian Settle Laptop Lock Patent Suit
• Nautilus Cries Fraud In Heart Rate Monitor Patent Spat
• Bipartisan Bill Aims To Revamp Food Safety System
• Canada Antitrust Officials Probe Ticketmaster Resales
• Colo. Judge Boots Shareholder Suit V. Crocs, Execs
• Music Retailers Association Settles FTC Pricing Suit
• Wal-Mart System Infringes Our Patent: Inventors
• Door Maker Masonite Plans To File For Ch. 11
• Goodyear Antitrust Suit V. Rubber Cos. To Proceed
• Furniture Co. Must Pay Overtime To Drivers: NJ Court
• Folgers, Kraft, Melitta Sued Over Coffee Patent