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Retail & E-Commerce - September, 2010

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• ITC Issues Injunction On Vietnamese Catfish Duties
• Novartis Contact Lens Patent Invalid, UK Court Affirms
• Energizer's Bid For American Safety Razor OK'd
• Green Mountain Hid SEC Probe Before $250M Sale: Suit
• Most GE Microwave Defect Claims Survive Bid To Nix
• Kodak Loses Bid To Boot Ex-Employee From Competitor
• Nike, Others Get Furnace Brook IP Suit Tossed
• Consumers Sue Ben & Jerry's Over 'All Natural' Claim
• Hulk Hogan Buries Hatchet With Post Over Cereal Ad
• Chinese Exporter Challenges DOC's Duties On Ribbon
• National Union Ditches Bad Faith Claim In DSW Spat
• LG Asks To Run Laundry Dryers For Jury In False Ad Spat
• Apple Exits Sharing Sound's Music Sales Patent Suit
• 3M, DuPont, Solutia Sink Water Contamination Suit
• Fisher-Price Recalls 11.2M Trikes, High Chairs, Toys
• Panasonic, Whirlpool Unit Pay $141M In DOJ Probe
• ASR Exec Defends Tough Stance On Energizer Offer
• Infant Deaths Prompt Warning On Sleep Positioners
• 9th Circ. Says Dollar Tree Isn't Successor In FMLA Suit
• Fry's Exec Loses Bid To Toss $65M Kickback Charge
• EEOC Accuses Piggly Wiggly Owner Of Anti-Male Bias
• Energizer Intervenes in ASR Asset Sale With $300M Bid
• FDA Chides Mouth Rinse Makers For Gum Health Claims
• ITC Denies Bid To Invalidate Toshiba Laptop Patents
• Target Ordered To Stop Dumping Toxic Waste In Calif.
• Sears Settles Sales Commissions Class Action
• OFAC Bars Imports Of Iranian Carpets, Foods
• Barnes & Noble Bests Burkle's Yucaipa In Proxy War
• Smarties Maker, Amazon Settle Trademark Suit
• Former Service Manager Hits Goodyear With OT Action
• SunOpta Settles SEC Investigation Over Statements
• Blockbuster Can Pay Studios, Tap $45M In Financing
• FTC Slaps Pom With False Health Claims Suit
• Laid Off Workers Hit Excel Storage With WARN Action
• Regulators Put Conditions On $12B Coke-Bottler Deal
• Judge Closes Door On Waldorf Tip-Skimming Action
• Vt., NH Object To Log Cabin's 'Natural' Maple Syrup
• Unilever To Snap Up Alberto Culver For $3.7B
• US Seeks Commerce Review Of Chinese Garlic Duties
• Wal-Mart Makes $4B Bid For South Africa's Massmart
• Colavita Accused Of Massive Olive Oil Scam
• US Chamber Backs Wal-Mart In Bias Action
• Fred Meyer Workers Win Initial Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Nintendo Sends Wii Safety Strap Case Packing
• Whirlpool Can't Block Docs In LG Steam-Dryer Spat
• Rolex, Other Watch Cos. Sued Over 'Red Gold' Mark
• CIT Affirms Duties On Metal Tables, Chairs From China
• Circuit City Workers Want Class Status On WARN Claim
• Lego Hit With TM Suit Over Toy Import Block
• Petters Co-Conspirator Fights 11-Year Sentence
• Mattel Wants MGA Trade Secret Counterclaims Tossed
• Wells Fargo Argues For Inclusion In Payment Card Deal
• AT&T, GM Tagged In Latest Parallel Networks IP Suit
• Wal-Mart Probes Whether Rivals Funded Enviro Suits
• Dish Network Settles Retailer Class Actions For $88M
• OJ Bottler Sues Coke Over Bottle Design Patents
• Asda To Sell Stores To Gain OK On $1.1B Netto Deal
• Samsung Faces Class Action Over Busted Fridges
• P&G Faces Consumer Action Over Align Health Claims
• MGA Ordered To Cough Up E-Mails In Bratz IP Spat
• Blockbuster Files Prepack Ch. 11 To Reduce $1B Debt
• Panasonic, Thomson Resolve V-Chip Patent Dispute
• Judge Allows Extra Discovery In Starbucks Class Action
• Crestron Illegally Cornered Controller Market, Suit Says
• Abbott Yanks Baby Formula Over Beetle Contamination
• Maine Supreme Court Squashes Data Breach Claims
• CVS Loses Fight Over Collective Status In OT Suit
• Saleswomen Lose Class Bid In Toolmaker Bias Suit
• Schumer Calls For Crackdown On Chinese Organics
• Australian Grocery Merger Raises Competition Concerns
• Skullcandy Targets IWave Headphones In IP Suit
• BK Looks To Fry Franchisee Class' Bad Faith Claims
• Ashley Stewart Parent Plans Asset Sale In Ch. 11
• Skilling Ruling Doesn't Kill Dick's Fraud Suit, Feds Say
• S. Africa, Pioneer Food Near Deal On Cartel Case
• Eco Canteen Ordered To Pull Water Bottle Attack Ads
• Wal-Mart Shoppers Drop Suit Over 'Illegal' Switchblades
• Hasbro, Pennzoil, Others Hit With False Marking Suits
• Kodak Exits Acacia Affiliate's Webcam Clip Patent Suit
• Mattel's Discovery Request Killed In MGA Bratz Spat
• Tyco Worker Drops Vacation Claim From Wage Action
• Menusoft Didn't Infringe Dining Sales Patent, Jury Says
• New Bill Aims To Clamp Down On Online Infringement
• Bankrupt Franchisee Sues Yum Over Co-Branding
• Redefining 'Made In Canada'
• Man Pleads Guilty To Bilking $1M From Wilson Sonsini
• Proxy Firm Sides With Burkle In Barnes & Noble Fight
• Insurers Ditch Parmalat Securities MDL Against BofA
• $40M Oriental Trading DIP Financing OK'd
• Lululemon Employees Want Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Snapple Tries To Quench Suit Over 'All Natural' Claims
• MGA Tries To Block Mattel Deposition In Bratz Case
• Judge Tosses Malpractice Suit Against Standley Law
• Sanctions Ruling Offers Guidelines On E-Discovery
• Whirlpool Can't Wash Hands Of Moldy Machine Claims
• Hilton Settles Copyright Spat Over 'Hot' Hallmark Card
• Wal-Mart, Autozone Off Hook In Auto Parts Price Spat
• $30M Settlement Approved In Avacor Class Action
• Scores Of Chinese Cos. Dumped Nails In US, ITA Says
• Heinz Wins Review Of Duties On Gluten-Free Pasta
• Usenet To Pay $7M In RIAA File-Sharing Feud
• Polo Group Cedes Color In Ralph Lauren Fragrance Spat
• RGIS Settles FLSA Collective Action For $27M
• Ukraine Fights Armenian Booze, Cigarette Fees In WTO
• Icahn May Play Big Role In Blockbuster Restructuring
• Philip Morris Unable To Kick Smokers Out Of MDL
• Sony Loses Bid To Toss Suit Over Hi-Def TVs
• Inventor Sues Nordstrom Again Over Sneaker Patents
• AB InBev Faces Fresh ERISA Suit Over Pension Plan
• Dean Foods Must Produce Info In Milk Antitrust MDL
• CERCLA Deal Can't Shield Sherwin-Williams: 9th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Deals Blow To Georgia-Pacific TM Suit
• Bankruptcy Primer For Sellers Of Goods To Debtors
• Dick's Execs Try To Nix Honest Services Fraud Claim
• Wal-Mart Hit With Class Action Over ATM Fees
• Pillsbury Backs Clearwater In $502M Cellu Purchase
• Barq's Heirs Want Stake In Root Beer Co. From Coke
• DOL Hits Tyson With Gender Discrimination Suit
• Class Cert. Question Revived In Microsoft Vista Suit
• North Face, Polo Win $78M In Huge Counterfeiting Case
• Pom Unhurt By Welch's Deceptive Marketing, Jury Says
• The Latest In The US-Mexico Trucking Dispute
• Dell Settles Class Action Over Defective Notebooks
• Chuck E. Cheese's Recalls 1.2M Children's Toys
• Insurance Spat Over Bad Wendy's Lettuce Resolved
• Lenders Want Opening For Rival Innkeepers Plan
• POM Sues FTC Over Deceptive Advertising Standard
• Scalia Stays $270M Judgment In La. Smoking Suit
• Bankrupt Penn Traffic Nears Deal On Pensions
• Petters Co-Conspirator Reynolds Gets 11 Years
• Minn. High Court Favors Fitness Chain In FLSA Case
• EU Court Adviser Sides With AB InBev In 'Bud' Appeal
• Class Seeks Sanctions In $1.2B HP Sales Contract Suit
• Brazilian OJ Maker Tries To Squeeze Out Of Duties
• Dreyer's Again Dodges Distributor's RICO, Tying Suit
• Ropes Reps Green Mountain In $890M Van Houtte Buy
• Hottrix Says Hershey IPhone App Cost It $12M
• Sealy Takes Simmons To Mat With Patent Suit
• US Foodservice Pays $30M To Settle Fraud Charges
• Lego Loses Bid To Protect Brick Shape In EU
• 'P&G Prestige Beaute' Mark Doesn't Infringe: EU Court
• Leahy Looks To Fast-Track New Food Safety Penalties
• Czech Republic Hits Toshiba, Others With Antitrust Fines
• Tiffany Loses False Advertising Fight To EBay
• Petters Co-Conspirator Catain Gets 7 1/2 Years
• Keeping Up With The Latest CPSC Developments
• Resale Of AutoCAD On EBay Violates IP: 9th Circ.
• Apple Hits External Battery Maker With Patent Suit
• Starwood's $199M Bid For Sea Island Resort Nixed
• International Paper, Others Hit With Price-Fixing Action
• American Apparel Hit With New Investor Class Action
• Claim Jumper Aims To Erase Debt Through Ch. 11
• Dunkin' Donuts Hits Fla. Shops With IP, Contract Suit
• EEOC Nails Rite Aid, Others Using Broader ADA Law
• FTC Hits Light Bulb Co. With False Marketing Suit
• BK Investors Want It Their Way In $4B Sale To 3G
• Barnes & Noble Hits Back At Burkle's Bid For Power
• Groups Urge High Court To Bar First-Sale Doctrine Use
• Managers Sue Valspar Over OT Exemption
• Circuit City's Ch. 11 Plan Gets Court OK
• Coke Bottler Settles Suit Over $12B Merger
• MOFCOM's Stance On Novartis/Alcon
• LendingTree Sues To Protect Mortgage Patent
• FDA Warns Unilever Over Green Tea Health Claims
• Most Admired Attys: Cooley's Larry Gottlieb
• UPS Wants Class Action Over Late Delivery Tossed
• Gucci Relatives Could Pay $2M In Trademark Suit
• Couche-Tard To Divest If Bid For Casey's Succeeds
• S. Africa Targets Goodyear, Others In Tire Cartel Case
• 3rd Circ. Shoots Down NutriSystem Commission Suit
• 3rd Circ. Expands EEOC Subpoena In Kronos Bias Probe
• Farmers Cinch Class Cert. In Milk Antitrust MDL Case
• EU Opens Probe Into €150M SC Johnson-Sara Lee Deal
• Casey's Says $2B Rival Bid Tops Couche-Tard Offer
• Ill. Law Discriminates Against Anheuser-Busch: Judge
• Lance Shareholder Sues Over Snyder's Merger
• Suit Over Diamond's Walnut Health Claims Survives
• Radio Flyer Sued For Using Expired Patent
• Trans Fat Suit Against Kroger Dismissed
• Peanut Corp. Salmonella Settlements Approved
• P&G Wins Dismissal Of Vicks Vitamin C Class Action
• Importer KYD Denied Unique Duty Margin On Thai Bags
• Burkle Appeals Barnes & Noble Poison Pill Ruling
• New Pampers Not Linked To Diaper Rash: CPSC
• Chinese Furniture Exporters Target DOC Over Duties
• French Court Cuts Damages EBay Must Pay LVMH
• Deutsche Post Off The Hook In State Aid Battle
• La Cafetiere Wins Coffeemaker Suit Against Bodum
• Home City, Class Get OK For $13.5M Deal In Ice MDL
• Chinese Furniture Importers Sue US Over Duty Rates
• Blockbuster Misses Bond Payment Deadline
• GE, Philips, Others Sued Over Fluorescent Light Patent
• Default Looms For Mexican Casket Co. In 337 Case
• J&J, Target, CVS Escape Toxic Bath Products Action
• Ex-Valspar Chemist Admits To Taking Paint Secrets
• Class Action Says RadioShack Misclassified Managers
• Philip Morris' Appeal Of Smokers' Class Cert. Denied
• Firm To Investigate 3G's $4B Deal For Burger King
• KitchenAid Wins Toss of Antitrust Suit For 2nd Time
• Execs Accused Of Illegally Importing Chinese Honey
• Couche-Tard Raises Casey's Takeover Bid To $2B