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Retail & E-Commerce - May, 2009

122 articles

• US Advises Against Cert For NFL Antitrust Suit
• Conn. Bans Bisphenol A In Children's Products
• FTC Gives Final Blessing To Whole Foods Deal
• Cablevision DVR Spat Not Ripe For High Court: DOJ
• Emerisque Bid For Hartmarx Assets Too Low: Lenders
• Fed Circ. Affirms Noninfringement Ruling For Yamaha
• Class Cert. Denial In Mohawk RICO Case Overturned
• The FTC Red Flags Rule — How It Works
• Bailout For Calif. Class Action Plaintiffs Bar
• Worker Life Insurance Suit Against Wal-Mart Tossed
• Anchor Blue Latest Retailer To Feel Recession's Bite
• Calif. Class Wins Cert. In OT Suit Against Dollar Tree
• MGA Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Bratz IP Transfer To Mattel
• Mistrial Declared In Trade Dress Suit V. Forever 21
• Overseas Law Preempts Shareholder Claims: Court
• PBGC Takes Over Abandoned Circuit City Pension Plan
• Mexico To Probe Soft Drink Market Once Again
• Monaco Set To Sell RV Assets To Navistar For $52M
• Warhol Case Survives Minus Antitrust Claims
• 'Welcome Mat' For Calif. Consumer Class Actions?
• Microsoft Faces Sanctions In Xbox Patent Spat
• H&M Workers In NY Ink First Union Contract
• Playtex Wins Discovery Stay In Bottle Defect Suit
• Forever 21 Bids $17.7M For 14 Gottshalks Stores
• DC Circ. Upholds Most Of Decision V. Big Tobacco
• L'Oreal Suffers Another Blow In IP Battle With EBay
• Suit Maker Hartmarx Pushes For $85M Asset Sale
• Hallmark To Settle Overtime Class Action For $5.6M
• Midway Games Pushes $33M Sale To Warner Bros.
• Lawmakers Seek Funds For New Food Safety School
• RadioShack Overtime Settlement Denied
• Class Certified In Abercrombie & Fitch Securities Case
• Fed. Circ. Revives IP Suit V. Timex Over Monitor
• Bank Of NY Seeks To Cut Norwood Price Tag By $56M
• Changes To FCA Increase Contractor Liability
• Insurance Disputes Over Aurora Organic Milk Merged
• Defense In Green Patent Fight Gets Shot Down
• Motor Boat Action Hits Shoals Over Triability Issues
• Claims V. Sprint Survive In Camera Phone IP Suit
• 'Emily The Strange' Creator Sues Over Book Likeness
• 2nd Circ. Affirms WWE Antitrust Suit Dismissal
• Black & Decker Wins Partial Judgment In FLSA Suit
• Baby Care Cos. Face Action Over Unlisted Toxins
• Toolmaker Violated ADA In Firing Salesman: 8th Circ.
• Honeywell Settles With BenQ In LCD Patent Suit
• Court Pares Claims Over Magnetix Toy Maker Merger
• Mexican Paper Giant's Disclosure Statement OK'd
• RadioShack Workers Seek Class Cert. In ERISA Suit
• FDA Inquiry Spurs Lawsuit Against Cheerios Maker
• Sony, Attys Led Video Gaming Patent Scam: Suit
• Costco Holds Workers Captive Without Pay: Suit
• Home Depot Kickback Probe Nets 4th Guilty Plea
• 'Super' Wal-Mart Blocked Pending GHG Analysis
• Kmart Hit With Overtime Class Action
• $400M DIP Financing Approved For General Growth
• HP Yanks Notebook Batteries Due to Fire Hazard
• 10th Circ. Denies Injunction In Tyson Waste Case
• Pharmacies Join Clamor Over CVS-Caremark Merger
• FLSA Suit V. Shoe Mania Gains Traction
• Cartoon Camel Ad Violated Tobacco Deal: Pa. Court
• Court Denies Class Status In FLSA Suit V. Ga. IHOPs
• Suit Claims Pizza Hut Drivers Denied Minimum Wage
• Big Class Nixed In Toys 'R' Us Antitrust Case
• Baby Food Co. Seeks To Bar Nestle's Use Of 'Gentle'
• Mass. Approves Tough Calorie-Labeling Rules
• Woody Allen V. American Apparel Trial Set To Go
• EBay Escapes French Suit Over Fake L'Oreal Items
• Circuit City Sells Trademarks, Business For $14M+
• Willfulness Claim Pared From Whitening Patent Suit
• Teflon MDL Shuts Down After Class Cert. Appeal Fails
• $1.1M Added To $5.35M Verdict Against Master Lock
• Apple Strikes Back In Patent Spat Over IPhone
• Orbitz, Others Seek To Pause IP Spat V. Parallel
• Citing Egyptian Goddess, Fed. Circ. Vacates Verdict
• Belgian Minister Calls Off AB InBev Payment Probe
• $80M Stalking Horse Bid For Pilgrim's Plant Gets OK
• Ex-Foodservice Exec Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling
• PepsiCo Wants Bottler's Poison Pill Dismantled
• EPA Lets Cemex Permit Stand But Orders Review
• Bounty, Brawny Makers Feud Over Paper Towel Mark
• Conn. Mulls Bill To Make Restaurants Post Calories
• Trojan Condom Maker Says Incentives Are Fair Game
• Casey's Settles OT Class Actions For $12M
• 8 Simple Rules For A Successful Direct Exam
• Plaintiffs Add Damages Claims To Bayer Aspirin Suit
• Woody Allen Billboard Is Protected: American Apparel
• TRO Denied In Baby Formula False Advertising Spat
• Norwood Wins Bid For Cash, Other 1st-Day Motions
• VPX Protein Drink Muscled Off Shelves In IP Spat
• Union Sues Supermarket Chain Over CBA Breaches
• ABA Presses Congress Not To Undercut Leegin
• Gucci Sues Guess For 'Gucci-Izing' Product Designs
• Class Wants Case V. Netflix Back In State Court
• Plaintiffs Get Burned In McDonald's French Fry MDL
• Pilgrim's Creditors Object To Fee On $80M Sale
• Texas Retailer Still Hopes To Win Leegin Case
• India's Movement To Protect Basmati As Its Own
• Defense Tees Off On Kodak ERISA Plaintiffs' Counsel
• Brookstone Sues JC Penney Over BBQ Fork Patent
• Clear With Computers Deceived USPTO: Boeing
• Paint Sprayer Cos. Not Liable For Burns: 6th Circ.
• Not All General Growth Malls Need Ch. 11: Lenders
• Auditor's Spoliation Claims Nixed In Parmalat MDL
• Puma Sues K-Swiss Over Stripe Pattern Trademark
• Food Buyer Pleads Guilty In Tomato Bribe Scam
• Milacron Seeks Approval To Sell Assets For $175M
• Pilgrim's Pride Seeks Approval For $80M Plant Sale
• Sylvania Wants To Depose Hiscock In Patent Spat
• Class Action Accuses 3M Of Age Discrimination
• Arista Says Usenet Should Be Booted For Misconduct
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Amway Antitrust Suit
• Former Kmart CFO Reaches Deal With SEC
• Jury To Decide Costco, Liberty Mutual Dispute
• 1st Circ. Returns Kash N' Karry Action To Fla. Court
• Citing Recession, Filene's Basement Files For Ch. 11
• Liberty Must Indemnify Safeway In Slip Suit: Judge
• Made In China: Managing Defective Product Risks
• The Intersection Of CPSIA And Wyeth
• Hydroxycut Linked To Liver Damage, 1 Death: FDA
• CPSC Probes Ties Between Drywall, Health Issues
• Hedge Fund Rebuffed In Polaroid Owner Fraud Case
• Sears Workers Win Class Cert. In ERISA Action