Retail & E-Commerce Archive » April, 2009

Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2009

142 articles

• Save-A-Lot Forced Suppliers To Switch Agents: Suit
• EU Bans Chemical Linked To Dermatitis Outbreaks
• Paper Or Plastic? Retailers May Be Losing Choice
• Haberdasher's €27M Fine Should Stick: EU Adviser
• Coke Tries To Squelch Pepsi Sports Drink Ads Suit
• EU Court Lops €30M Off Nintendo Parallel Trade Fine
• Fees Appeal Doesn't Fly In Eyewear Fight: Fed. Circ.
• Tadalafil In Erectile Dysfunction Pills Sparks Recall
• Fed. Circ. Vacates Trademark Board's Vodka Ruling
• CPSC Issues Testing Protocols For Lead In Paint
• Barnes & Noble Hit With Copyright Suit Over Tunes
• FLSA Suit Against Kellogg Goes Forward
• Amergence Sues Syntax-Brillian Over Olevia Deal
• Buffalo Wild Wings Sues P&G Over 'Blazin' Trademark
• Burlington Should Pay Fendi $2.5M Over Sales: Judge
• $100M Verdict For Mattel Over Bratz Dolls Upheld
• Cigarette Sites Infringe Philip Morris Marks: Judge
• Minn. Court Strikes Class Cert. In 3M Age Bias Suit
• Filene's Basement Could Be On Brink Of Ch. 11
• PetSmart, Others Sued Over Chemical In Flea Collars
• Tracking Labels Under The New CPSIA
• 9th Circ. Upholds $49M Deal In Bar Prep Suit
• Green Litigation: Coming To A Courtroom Near You?
• China Institutes 'Protectionist' Postal Service Limits
• 'Lubricious' Glass Sex Toy Patent Obvious: Fed Circ.
• Aussie Cookie Co. Targets Krispy Kreme Over Vo-Vo
• Kapak Sues Folgers, Others Over Coffee Pouch Patent
• Spectrum Brands Settles With Senior Lenders
• General Growth Adds Subsidiaries To Ch. 11 Filing
• Ritz Camera Gets Court OK To Hire Conflicts Counsel
• Liberty Must Cover Markets For Power Outages: Court
• Claims Against 19 Nixed In Take-Two Backdating Suit
• Autodesk Faces Patent Suit Over AutoCAD Software
• Dior Has Right To Bar Discount Sales: EU High Court
• Lucky Takes Hit In Spat Over 'Get Lucky' Trademark
• Clorox Sues SC Johnson Over Executive Hire
• NBA's Dwyane Wade Hit With Antitrust Suit
• Coppertone Maker Fired Up Over Neutrogena Ads
• Insurer Fights Wal-Mart Indemnity Claims
• Blackboard Files ITC Suit Over E-Learning Software
• Last Defendants Settle In Hydrogen Peroxide Action
• Universal ABC Recalls Diet Pills Over Sibutramine
• Portrait Co. Asks To Toss Post-Sale Trademark Suit
• FLSA Overtime Rules Apply On Tribal Land: 9th Circ.
• Class Action Accuses Office Depot Of Cooking Books
• Kodak's Digital Camera Patents Invalid: Samsung
• Homeowners Seek Class Cert. In Faulty Plumbing Suit
• SEC, Dick's Sporting Exec Settle Insider Trading Suit
• Mercury In Tuna Class Action Not Out Of The Water
• Food Co.'s Bad Faith Case Crumbles Before 2nd Circ.
• Six Flags Urges Debt Exchange To Avoid Early Default
• LCD Plaintiffs Demand Info From Amnesty Applicant
• Kellogg, FTC Settle Over Brain-Boosting Cereal Ads
• Gibson, Activision End 'Guitar Hero' Dispute
• ScanSource Backdating Settlement Gets Green Light
• Buffets Holdings Gets Green Light For Ch. 11 Plan
• Tight Pants Theory Doesn't Fly In Suit Over Enviga
• Papa John's Doesn't Have To Deliver SS Nos.: Judge
• General Growth Scores Interim Use Of Cash Collateral
• Court OKs Deal Valued At $61M Over Faulty GM Parts
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Drop Of Injunction In L'Oreal Suit
• Artists Sue Anthropologie Over Floral Rug Design
• 'Cut-And-Paste' Suit Over Bumbo Seats Tossed
• Fulbright Atty Apologizes To Judge, Staples Over Docs
• Seven Sues Over Trademarked Back-Pocket Design
• Class Tries To Keep Cert. In Antitrust Suit V. Comcast
• For Commercial Market, Mall Giant May Be 1st Domino
• Ex-Workers Win Cond. Cert. In Age Bias Suit V. Sears
• Award To Printer, Insurer Upped In Liability Case
• IBM Hits Back At Macy's In Patent Liability Suit
• Spectrum Brands Disclosure Statement Approved
• Client Must Rehire In-House Counsel: Court
• PTO Rejects Bulk Of Biosig Heart Rate Monitor Patent
• Freedom Wireless Close To Ending Phone Patent Suit
• 1-800-Mattress Gets OK To Tap More DIP Cash
• Pepsi Strikes Back At Coke Over Sports Drink Ads
• Nationwide Off Hook For CPB Contract Spat: 3rd Circ.
• Tyson Fights Chair's Deposition In Poultry Waste Suit
• Source Interlink Reaches 3 More Mag Antitrust Deals
• Conn. Jumps On Anti-Bisphenol A Bandwagon
• Interlocutory Appeal Certified In Chocolate MDL
• $2.5B Ticketmaster-Live Nation Merger 'Suspect': AAI
• Firm Agrees Not To Use Secret Sherwin-Williams Info
• Conditional Cert. Denied In OT Suit V. Fla. Auto Dealer
• Visa, Google, BofA Sued Over Online Payment Patents
• Office Depot Sues AIG Unit Over $15M Defense Costs
• Subclasses Denied In 'Vista Capable' Suit V. Microsoft
• Tomato Processor Wants Antitrust, RICO Suit Tossed
• Notice OK'd In Overtime Action V. Mushroom Grower
• Bankrupt Polaroid Snaps Up Higher $73M Bid
• Can Safety Be An Option? Yes, No, Maybe
• Radio Shack Sued Over Surveillance System Patent
• The State Of Smokeless Tobacco Competition
• New Claims In Leegin Rejected Under Rule Of Reason
• Germany Slaps Microsoft Unit With €9M Antitrust Fine
• Lutron Takes Dimmer Switch Patent Suit To ITC
• Napster, Pandora Prevail Over Music System Patents
• Flaming Chicken Boxes Prompt KFC To Sue Supplier
• ITC Upholds Sucralose Ruling Against Tate & Lyle
• Sherwin-Williams Sues Motley Rice Over Secret Docs
• Intel Antitrust Plaintiffs, Fry's Resolve Discovery Spat
• Food Makers File $700M Surety Bond Suit V. Insurers
• Plaintiff Moves For Certification Of OT Action V. Tyson
• Home Depot Defective Plywood Claims Mostly Tossed
• CPSC Fines TJ Maxx, Others $1M Over Drawstrings
• Gap Wins Out In Job Applicant's Data Breach Action
• 11th Circ. Nixes Class In Commissions Suit V. T-Mobile
• Nike's 'V' Campaign Infringes Trademark: Pony
• Folgers, Smucker Strike Back In Coffee Patent Scrap
• Purchasers Seek Class Cert. In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Take-Two Settles Suit Over Rejected EA Buyout Bids
• Syntax-Brillian Seeks Approval For Taiwan Counsel
• Polaroid To Seek New Bids From Patriarch, Rival
• Lowenstein Demands Payment From Ascendia
• PLVTZ Trustee Asks To Streamline Objection Process
• More Sites Settle With FotoMedia In Patent Spat
• Some Creditors Cry Foul As Bankrupt Polaroid Sold
• Pleading Standards Under Section 544(b)(1)
• Judge Upholds $6.5M Judgment In Warcraft Bot Battle
• Class Action Over Stalled AA Flight Grounded
• 2 Ex-Workers Get Prison In Home Depot Kickback Plot
• Staples Contempt Motion Spices Up Trademark Fight
• Severance Dispute V. Kimberly-Clark Gets Tossed
• Lexmark Patents Exhausted In Light Of Quanta: Judge
• CPSC Head Beseeches Obama To Fill Vacancy
• New State Product Labeling Laws: Preempted?
• Bill To Give FDA Control Over Tobacco Passes House
• Judge Won't Stay $7M VCR Patent Ruling V. Daewoo
• Motorola, Command Audio Settle DVR Patent Spat
• Greenberg Traurig's $1M Fee Bid In Syntax Case OK'd
• Programmer Beefs Up Trade Secrets Suit V. Adobe
• Fax Machine Patent Suit Against Xerox Tossed
• Virgin Mobile, 7-Eleven Sued Over Cell Phone Patent
• EU Court Adviser Backs €314M Paper Cartel Fine
• CPSC Issues Rhino ATV Recall Over Rollover Concerns
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Urban Outfitters' Trademark Suit Win
• Cuban Co.'s Suit Over 'Havana Club' Mark Tossed
• CPSC Staff Denies Bid For ATV Lead Exemption
• Former Hitachi Exec Marks 8th Charged In LCD Probe
• Visteon Says It May Be Headed Toward Ch. 11
• Bill May Keep Lead, Phthalates On Shelves Longer
• Lear Loses Bid To Shut Attys Out Of Garage Door Suit