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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2010

156 articles

• Creditors Appeal Fight With Steve & Barry's Owners
• EABL, SABMiller Unit End Spat; Serengeti Deal Near
• Importers Ask CIT For Chinese Furniture Ruling
• Time-Share Sellers Hit Great Eastern With FLSA Suit
• Amazon Slammed With Patent Suit Over Book Search
• Class Certified In SC Johnson ERISA Suit
• Diamond Foods To Pay $615M For Kettle Foods
• Bill Would Exempt Drywall Remediation From Taxes
• Coke Plants Used Violence On Guatemala Union: Suit
• THL Strikes Deal To Buy Hardee's Owner For $928M
• Md. BPA Ban Breezes Through State Senate
• The Financial Case For Law Firm Branding
• Claiborne Nabs Another Refund For Lyocell Duties
• $61.5M In Settlements Reached In Lawn Mower MDL
• Hollister Worker Says She Was Fired For Wearing Hijab
• Judge Orders Ex-Kmart CEO To Pay Out $10M
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Sentence For Ex-Rite Aid Exec
• GE Capital Blasts Gottschalks Liquidation Plan
• S. Africa Wants More Dough From Bread Cartel
• Linen 'N Things Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Coke To Absorb Its North American Bottling Business
• CVS Faces Suit Over Botched IPod Accessories Deal
• $300M Philip Morris Verdict Sliced To $38.9M In Fla.
• NYC Store Owner Cheated Workers On Wages: Cuomo
• Importers Infringed Crocs Design Patent: Fed. Circ.
• Apple, HP, Others Sued Over Memory Device Patent
• Importers Urge Full Review Of Chinese Furniture Duties
• Waterloo Infringed Keyboard Patent: ITC Judge
• Metaldyne Liquidation Plan Wins Judge's Approval
• Game Nearly Over As Midway Files Liquidation Plan
• Lovelorn Clients Fail To Prove Dating Service Fraud
• Natural Products Ch. 11 Plan Will Slash 80% Of Debt
• US To Reimburse Huffy For Duty-Free Kids' Cycles
• Guitar Hero Maker Faces False Patent Marking Suit
• GoldLantern Barred From Using Skullcandy Cell Phone IP
• Cordance Patent Revived In Amazon Software Spat
• China Dumping Electric Blankets In US At 175%: DOC
• Kraft Roasts Balsam Coffee-Processing Patent
• SC Johnson, Energizer Accused Of False Patent Marking
• Apple, Monec Reach Deal In IPhone Patent Suit
• HP Drops Database Patent From Software Tree Spat
• US Appeals New Tariff Subheading For Frozen Treat
• US, Tobacco Cos. Petition High Court Over RICO Ruling
• A&K's Appeal Of General Growth $400M DIP Nixed
• Canadian Toy Maker Mega Brands Files Ch. 15 Petition
• EEOC, Bimbo Ordered To Try To Resolve Race Suit
• Consumer Seeks Class Cert. In Kellogg's Krispies Spat
• Franklin Recalls 38K Water Pump Motor Controllers
• Martha Stewart Paper Punch Imports Misclassified: Suit
• Cookie Co. WARN Act Case Survives Bid To Dismiss
• Adidas Mark Suit Against Importer Ends With Injunction
• Consumer Claims Pared In Redline Advertising Action
• LG Gets Washer Patent Antitrust Claims Bifurcated
• Pet Food Co.'s Antitrust Claim Unsupported: Judge
• Beef Jerky Maker Sues Over Tariff Classification
• US Tool Cos. Ask CIT To Affirm Shandong's Duty Rates
• GSK Recalls Zinc Denture Cream Products Amid MDL
• 4 Claims In Webkinz Antitrust MDL Booted
• Ex-Bimbo Exec To Appeal Bar On Working At Hostess
• ReNu Lens Solution MDL Slashed By 100s Of Suits
• Whirlpool Counterclaim Kept In Fastener Contract Spat
• Nail Co. Seeks To Take Hammer To CIT Duty Finding
• Ex-Macy's Worker Seeks Class Status In Wage Case
• Cribs, Safety Database Top CPSC Priorities For 2010
• Burlington Takes $4.6M Hit In Fendi Trademark Feud
• Lennox Fireplace Owners Win Class Cert. Bid
• Restaurant 'Red Book' Sparks IP Battle
• Wal-Mart Sex Discrimination Case Heads To Trial
• ITC Asked To Review Changes To US-Bahrain FTA
• 3rd Circ. Says Rite Aid Union Dispute Not Arbitrable
• Judge Signs Off On KB Toys' Ch. 11 Dismissals
• FDA Warns Kellogg Over Tainted Eggo Waffles
• More States Jump On Cadmium Ban Bandwagon
• Nike, Apple Hit With Patent Suit Over IPod Sports Gear
• Walgreen To Snap Up Duane Reade For $1.1B
• $10B Mall Merger Would Propel GGP Out Of Ch. 11
• ITC Clears LG In Whirlpool Fridge Patent Spat
• BPA Bans Could Fan Litigation Flames
• Short On Cash, Linens 'N Things May Resort To Ch. 7
• ITC Ends Saxon's Probe Into Samsung, Palm
• Lowe's Fires 1st Strike In Battle Over Ethernet Patents
• Spain Investigates Colomer Role In Bath Gel Cartel
• Travelers, Pet Co. End Feud Over IP Suit Coverage
• Abercrombie Fights Order To Reveal Litigation Report
• North Face Trademark Suit V. South Butt To Continue
• Britax Latest To Pull Strollers Over Amputation Risk
• Wal-Mart Slapped With $20M Age Bias Suit
• Judge Nixes CVS 'Tactical Manipulation' In OT Suit
• French Court Finds For LVMH In EBay Keyword Spat
• Judge Tosses 'Borrowed' Suit Over Bayer Vitamins
• Tax Authorities Knock Last-Minute LNT Plan Changes
• Fred Meyer Defends Movie Gallery Lockout
• Flying J Promises To Repay Most Debts In Ch. 11 Plan
• Treating Electronics As Hazardous Materials?
• Actus' Web Payment Patent Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Curbing Antitrust Liability For New Products
• Disney Expert Allowed In 'Little Miss' Trademark Suit
• Bi-Lo Creditors Fight Bid to Retain Consultant
• Visteon Targets Garmin Over GPS Patents
• Suit Says Jillian Michaels' Diet Aid Doesn't Hold Weight
• Airgas Rejects Rival Air Products' $7B Takeover Bid
• Fendi Wins Treble Damages In Trademark Row
• Ocean Spray Popped With IP Suit Over Energy Drink
• Keep Expert In Juice False Ad Trial, Coke Says
• Crunch Says Proposed Plan Only Way To Avoid Ch. 7
• Infant Deaths Prompt CPSC To Recall 500K Cribs
• RJ Reynolds Must Pay Smoker's Widow $9M: Jury
• Liability Verdict In $300M Philip Morris Suit To Be Cut
• Movie Gallery Blasts Fred Meyer Over Locked Stores
• US Sets Final Dumping Margins On Italian Pasta
• CAT Goes On Prowl Again Over Gift Card Patent
• Heelys Maker Rolls Out Suit Against Kohl's, Others
• Commerce Slashes Dumping Rates On Chinese Beds
• EA To Pay Circuit City $5.2M To Settle Resale Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Affirms $5M Patent Award For SEB
• Fed. Circ. Cools Suit Over Tariffs For Men's Gloves
• US Takes Aim At Suit Over Chinese Furniture Duties
• Best Buy Settles OT Suit Over Worker Security Checks
• Kraft Canada Sued Over OJ Supply Contract Breach
• Furniture Groups' Suit Calls For Swift Liquidation
• 9th Circ. Reboots Dell Laptop Class Action
• Uno Creditors Cry Foul Over $52M In Financing
• New Albany Fights Price Discrimination Suit Dismissal
• Last Class Claims Tossed In ReNu Infection MDL
• Home Products Appeals Ironing Board Duties Ruling
• Gardere Loses Bid For Valuation Docs In GNC Spat
• Kraft Sells $9.5B In Notes To Fund Cadbury Deal
• McCain Proposal Would Increase Supplement Oversight
• S. Africa Fines Bread Co. $25M For Cartel Role
• China Takes EU Shoe Duty Gripe To WTO
• FTC Warns Wal-Mart, Gap, Others Over 'Bamboo' Ads
• Senate Bill Seeks Ban On Cadmium In Kids' Jewelry
• AT&T Wins Dismissal, Arbitration In Contract Suit
• Vizio's Antitrust Fight With Funai Over DTV IP Pared
• FDA Seeks Info On Candylike Smokeless Tobacco
• MLB Hits Upper Deck With Baseball Card Trademark Suit
• Puig To Appeal €2.4M Spanish Bath Gel Cartel Fine
• Stiff Competition Pushes Movie Gallery Back To Ch. 11
• Promofood Decries Expired Duties On EU Goods
• Nivea Maker Hit With Suit Over Anti-Cellulite Claims
• Cooper Tire, Workers Resolve ERISA Class Action
• Sens. Propose Bill To Aid Haiti's Apparel Industry
• J&J, Wal-Mart Baby Shampoo Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• DC Circ. Stay Allows FDA To Stop E-Cigarette Sales
• Blockbuster Users Win Bid To Rejoin DVD Rental MDL
• Pryor Cashman Remains As Counsel In Jeans IP Suit
• Vietnam Brings US Shrimp Duty Battle To WTO
• Magistrate Moves To Unseal Abercrombie Report
• TimeWick Infringes Patented Rubbermaid Device: Suit
• 6th Circ. Revives Retaliation Suit Against Kmart
• Tropicana Juice Ad Action Survives Preemption Claim
• Children's Cadmium-Laced Necklaces Recalled Per CPSC
• Smith & Wollensky Servers Win NY Law Class Cert.
• ITC Launches Sunset Review Of Chinese Tissue Paper
• Obama Budget Devotes $1.4B To Food Safety Efforts
• Importers Join Duty Feud Over China's Fasteners