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Retail & E-Commerce - September, 2009

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• Formosa Reaches $12.8M PVC Deal
• Saxon, RIM Resolve ITC Wireless Patent Dispute
• Danone, Wahaha To Part Ways Amid IP Tangle
• Judge Nixes HP Printer Ink Cartridge Suit
• Importer Strikes Back In 'Gray Market' Red Bull Case
• Whirlpool Loses Bid To Nix Evidence In LG Dryer Suit
• Claims Trimmed In IPod Monopoly Suit Against Apple
• Filene's Strikes $70M Deal With Ex-Parent, DSW
• Skechers Loses Bid To Nix Roller Skate Injury Suit
• UK Panel Limits Kraft's Window For New Cadbury Bid
• Xerox Retirees Sue To Block Benefit Reduction
• Tobacco Cos. Appeal Restrictions To High Court
• Ontario Sues Tobacco Giants For $46B In Health Costs
• Sears To Pay $6.2M To Resolve ADA Action
• Antitrust Suit Against Swisher Tossed Over Venue
• EU Clears $9B Panasonic, Sanyo Deal With Conditions
• Most Claims Survive In MetroPCS, Virgin Mobile Spat
• Most Teflon Claims Against DuPont Fail To Stick
• Dunkin' Donuts Franchisees Fire Back In Contract Spat
• CompX Seeks To Drop Inequitable Conduct Claim
• Koch Foods Loses Bid To Decertify FLSA Action
• 9th Circ. Breathes Life Into Alaska Cigarette Suit
• Former Le-Nature's CEO Charged With $800M Fraud
• FTC Backs $1.7B K+S, Morton Merger After Divestiture
• SC Johnson Employees Seek Cert. In ERISA Suit
• Clear With Computers, Masco Settle Sales Patent Suit
• ReNu Economic Loss Plaintiffs Lose Bid For 2 Classes
• The Shift In FCPA Enforcement Targeting
• Buy American: Domestic, International Policy Collide
• Furniture Co. Escapes Anti-Dumping Duty Order
• Finlay Enterprises Gets OK For $116M Asset Sale
• WTO To Probe Brazil Orange Juice Tax Complaint
• Serta Owners To Buy Simmons In Ch. 11 Deal
• Proprietary Info Claim Nixed In New Balance IP Suit
• Circuit City One Step Closer to Liquidation
• Unilever Buys Sara Lee Brands For €1.3B
• Abbott Pays $27M To End C&D Pregnancy Test Feud
• Masa Servers Win Cert. In Tip Pool Suit
• Clove Cigar Importer Sues Over FDA Ban
• HP Lodges ITC, US Court Suits Over Cartridge Patents
• Linens 'N Things Noteholder Sues Over Losses
• ITC Issues Ban On Illegally Imported Cigarettes
• Kraft Seeks Sanctions In FLSA/ERISA Class Action
• Aspex Sues Nike, Ed Hardy Over Lens Patent
• 2nd Circ. Pours Snapple Antitrust Cases Down Drain
• Miller, Insurers Settle Over Underage Marketing Suits
• US Fights Bid To Bar New Duties On Chinese Furniture
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives AT&T Cell Phone Action
• Sales Rep Hits VIP Wireless With Overtime Action
• Online Retailers Sued Over Web Search Patent
• Risks And Rewards Of Greening Your Product
• Hartmarx Buyers Blast Creditor In Licensing Dispute
• Md. Franchisees Sue Exxon Over Sale Of Stores
• Red Bull 'Gray Market' Blitz Continues With New Suit
• Lowes Settles Overtime Class Action For $29.5M
• KFC Serves Chicken With A Side Of Cancer: Suit
• Greenberg Traurig, Ex-Attys Accused Of IP Malpractice
• Suntory Makes $3.8B Bid For Orangina
• The North Face Could Be Hit With $1M EPA Fine
• Wendy's Loses Bid To Toss Franchisee Antitrust Suit
• FDA Ban Snuffs Out Flavored Cigarettes
• Insider Trading Rap Sticks To NBTY Lawyer
• Ortec Cut Loose From 3 More Stand 'N Seal Cases
• Calif. Law Not Preempted By CAN-SPAM: Court
• Ricoh Says Oki Data Infringes Printer Patents
• Dell Ramps Up IT Services With $4B Perot Acquisition
• P3, Smartlabs Dismiss Energy Meter Infringement Suit
• PPA MDL Plaintiffs' Lawyers Divvy Up $15.5M
• Georgia-Pacific Appeals Dispenser Spat To 4th Circ.
• Feds Hit Shoe Supplier With $15M Duty Fraud Suit
• Kahrs Loses Suit Over Wood Flooring Classification
• Chinese IP Enforcement A Gauge Of Loyalty To WTO
• Sack Makers Challenge DOC Ruling On Import Duties
• Plaintiffs Lose Clarification Bid In InBev Merger Spat
• EBay Chastised Again Over Fake Perfume Sales
• Dannon To Pay $35M In Yogurt Advertising Settlement
• Alltel, Predicto Sued Over Service Charges
• Carl Zeiss Bid To Hire Fish Hits Bump In Patent Case
• Dole Plans Private $310M Debt Offering
• Aspex Sues 2 Retailers Over Clip-On Eyeglass Patents
• HLTH To Sell Porex To Aurora Capital Affiliates
• Pantech Wireless Resolves Traffic System Patent Suit
• Mattel Wants O'Melveny Sanctioned In Bratz IP Spat
• Kodak To Raise Up To $700M With Note Issuance
• Antitrust Cops Eye $1.2B Bemis-Rio Deal
• S&B Lenders Drop Ch. 7 Push In Cash Collateral Deal
• Antitrust Claims Shorn In Eyelash Product Patent Suit
• Calif. Senate To Examine Soda-Obesity Correlation
• Pathmark Settles Pension Fund Dispute With Union
• Del Monte To Sell $450M Of Notes To Buy Back Debt
• EU Court Adviser Wants De Beers Ruling Reversed
• Antor Says Circuit City Disclosure Ignores Patent Suit
• FDA Says Allergan Misleads Public On Eyelash Drug
• Weight Watchers Hits Nestlé With Trademark Suit
• China's WTO Complaint Says Its Tires Didn't Hurt US
• Givenchy Wins Injunction In Trademark Knockoff Spat
• Samsung, Others Told To Produce Docs In LCD Suits
• Payless Privacy Suit To Get Jury, Bench Trials
• Revise Wants Pryor Cashman Out Of Joe's Jeans Spat
• 9th Circ. Agrees MGA's Bratz Don't Infringe Copyright
• Bausch Gets One Claim Dropped In ERISA Suit
• Abercrombie Sues Beyonce To Block Perfume Release
• Nokia Bolsters Section 337 Defenses For ITC
• Antitrust MDL Over Packaged Ice Heats Up
• Fred Leighton Sets Terms For $70M Asset Sale
• JBS Buys Pilgrim's Pride Stake For $800M
• Pier 1 Wins Stay Of CAT's Gift Card Patent Case
• Corning Acquires Labware Maker In $400M Deal
• Coke Loses Bid To Dismiss Pom's Fruit Juice Suit
• Siding With Dannon, Judge Sanctions FLSA Plaintiffs
• Reps Join Push To Reopen CVS Caremark Probe
• Blockbuster To Ax Stores Amid $340M Debt Refinance
• Wells Fargo Balks At $1.3M Gottschalks Sale
• Swiss Antitrust Watchdog Puts Swatch Under Scrutiny
• Antitrust Claims Tossed In Webkinz Suit
• Staples Points To DOL Opinion Letter In New Trial Bid
• Apple Claims Tossed In Elan Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Costco Plaintiffs Move For Class Cert. In Labor Case
• DirecTV Says Cancel-Fee Disputes Must Be Arbitrated
• China Tires Case Could Lead To Widespread Fallout
• Class Cert. Granted In Viking Drafty Window Suit
• No Warning Needed To Ax At-Will Worker: Judge
• 9th Circ. Backs Ban On Tobacco Sales In SF Pharmas
• Acco Brands Taps Vedder Price For $425M Offering
• Sony Seeks Lower Duty Rate In Camera Import Spat
• SBJ, Overstock Settle Custom Web Page Patent Spat
• US To Impose Duties On Kitchen Racks From China
• Saigon Grill Workers Wrap Up $4.6M Fraud Suit
• Canadian Discounter Dollarama Files For IPO
• Aussie Dept Store Myer To File IPO; Could Hit $2.2B
• Former White House Counsel Lands At Jenner & Block
• Feds, Genesco Settle Over Long Island PCE Cleanup
• 3rd Circ. Hands American Eagle Win In Contract Spat
• Rent-A-Center Gets Win Against Consumers In Mass.
• No Antitrust Immunity For Movers In Fuel Charge MDL
• EEOC Targets Supervalu In New ADA Class Action
• US Wants CIT To Throw Out Funai Digital TV Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Loses Appeal Of License Rescission
• Vitamin Cartel Action Filed Against Roche In Panama
• New Balance Sues Louis Vuitton Over Sneaker Design
• 3 Retailers Reconsidered For Webkinz Antitrust MDL
• Judge Loses Patience With SEC In Albertson's Case
• Coping With The New Export Control Paradigm
• Vizio Fights Funai Bid To Block Digital TVs
• Wellements Sues Developer Over Organic Coffee Deal
• ITA Extends Probe Of Duties On Argentine Honey
• Icon Refreshes Exercise Machine Patent Suit
• Cell Phone Users Say T-Mobile Breached Contract
• Bidz.com Asks For Sanctions In Bidding Scheme Suit
• $2M Deal Sought In LJ International Securities Action
• EEOC Serves Up Retaliation Suit Against Sara Lee
• Red Bull Presses To Add Importers To 337 Probe
• $200M Dish Network Sanctions Added To TiVo Award
• Kraft Stands Behind $16B Bid For Cadbury
• FDA Unveils Online Registry For Tainted Food
• T-Mobile UK, Orange UK To Join Forces
• Importers Fired Up Over Duties On Chinese Furniture
• Drivers Deliver Unpaid Wages Action To Pizza Hut
• Luxo Seeks 'Off' Switch On Disney Pixar Lamp Sales
• Boat Dealers Say GE Suit A Bid To Sink Business
• Hain Celestial, SEC Settle Over Options Backdating
• ATK Hit With Suit Over Gun Scope Mount Patent
• Sears Hit With Class Action Over Commissions
• CBP Seizes $3.9M Shipment Of Fake Gucci Shoes
• Take-Two To Pay $20M In 'Hot Coffee' Suit
• EPA Inks $2.3M Deal Over Wash. Bay Cleanup
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Duties On Polyester Staple Fiber
• Md. Class Latest To Sue Comcast Over Set-Top Boxes
• 9th Circ. Seeks Guidance On Target Employment Suit
• Bronx Manager Hits Rite Aid With OT Class Action
• Staples, Others Win Stay In Power Supply Patent Suit
• Funai Sues Customs To Keep Banned DTVs Out Of US
• KB Toys Gets Green Light For $2M Sale Of IP
• Circuit City Wins $60M In Warranty Settlements
• Vegas Sands Secures $600M In Goldman Bonds
• Denny's Served 2nd Action Over High-Sodium Food
• Travel-Sales Slump Sends Samsonite Unit Into Ch. 11
• Intervenor Blocked From Bumble Bee Botulism Suit
• Golf Cleat Inventor Tees Off On Softspikes Patents
• Motor Fuel MDL Plaintiffs Can't Add To Suit: Judge
• Barneys Said To Be Mulling Restructuring, Bankruptcy
• Emphasizing States' Rights, 3rd Circ. Upholds UIGEA
• AMICO Escapes $723M Customs Surety Bond Spat
• Insurers Off Hook For Avent Baby Bottle Defense
• MGA Seeks Costs In Bratz Indemnification Spat
• Peroxide Defendants Ask To Toss McShares' Suit
• Louis Vuitton Wins $32.4M In Online Trademark Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Toss Paris Hilton's Hallmark Suit
• Stricter Fraud Burden Applies In Bose Suit: Fed. Circ.
• 7th Circ. Lets Target Off Hook In Credit Card Action
• ITC Claims Ruling Sticks In LG, Whirlpool Patent Case