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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2011

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• Wells Fargo Sticks Up For $70M Friendly's DIP Loan
• Hells Angels Drop Amazon From T-Shirt Infringement Suit
• Ex-Macy's Worker Can't Get PAGA Claims Back On Track
• Sbarro Gets OK To Assume Retail Leases, Saving $4M
• Nike Accused Of Swiping Golf Club Patent
• Wayzata To Take Reins Of Perkins, Callender's After Ch. 11
• Home Depot To Pay $3M To End FCA Suit Over Imports
• Female Ex-Workers Sue Wal-Mart Again Over Sex Bias
• Salmonella Concerns Prompt Wegmans Pine Nuts Recall
• Dollar General To Pay $19M To End Gender Bias Action
• Commerce Says Asian Cos. Ducked Chinese Hanger Duties
• WTO Rejects EU Dumping Reg In China Footwear Fight
• Consumer Raises Stink Over Pheromone Cologne Ad Claims
• Crocs Rival Seeks To Squash Shoe Patent Suit
• Paul Weiss Stitches Up KPS Capital's $180M Thread Co. Buy
• San Francisco's Cellphone Warning Law Put On Hold
• Commerce Sets Dumping Duties For Samsung, LG Fridges
• Wal-Mart Workers Limit Sex Bias Case To Calif. Claims
• Property-Hungry Fund Nabs 2 DC Malls For $123M
• Altarea To Make $142M Bid For French Online Retailer
• Iconix Grabs Sharper Image From PE Duo For $66M
• Kraft Workers Lose Bid For Class Cert. In ERISA Row
• Transitions Lens Users' Antitrust Claims Tossed
• Aeropostale's False Statements Caused Stock Dive: Suit
• Samsung Gets OK To Appeal Galaxy Tablet Ban Down Under
• Avon Faces SEC Probe Of Analyst Contacts, FCPA Claims
• Coca-Cola Brings In 5th-Largest US Bottler For $360M
• Aqua Dots Maker To Pay $1.3M For Hiding Toy's Risks
• Consumer Class Certified In Calling Card Fraud Action
• Obama Campaign Sues Online Seller Over Rising Sun Mark
• GameStop Wants Text Ad Suit Moved To Texas
• Class Action Targets Trader Joe's 'All Natural' Foods
• Diesel Managers Win Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Soured Consumers Sue Smart Balance Over Milk Claims
• Calif. AG Goes After Bottles Touted As Biodegradable
• BJ's Wholesale Takes On $900M Debt In Buyout
• Home Shopping Network Reaches Deal In OT Action
• Olympus Head Steps Down Amid Merger Fee Scandal
• Microban Persuades Court To Annul EU's Triclosan Ban
• Levi Strauss Pockets Former Williams-Sonoma GC
• Sara Lee Donning, Doffing Class Gets Conditional Cert.
• Olympus Struggles To Survive Merger Fee Scandal
• UK Approves Merger Of Frozen Meal Giants
• Flour Supplier Accepts €24M Fine To End Antitrust Probe
• Ex-Sara Lee Boss' New Gig Risks Trade Secrets: Suit
• 3rd Circ. Puts Away Garment Industry Antitrust Suit
• $700M Philip Morris Light Cigs Suit Ends In Mistrial
• CORRECTED: Pier 1 Didn't Infringe Gift Card Patents, Jury Says
• Tiffany Backs Louboutin In 2nd Circ. Red Sole IP Battle
• Shareholders Take Shot At European Vodka Co.
• Welch Can't Squeeze Insurer Over Ad Suits: 1st Circ.
• Burger King Latest To Exit Touch-Screen Patent Suit
• Kid Brands Escapes Investor Suit Over Dumping Scheme
• Former Giordano's Owner Objects To Liquidation Plan
• Paper Cos. Make $20M Deal To Snuff Cigarette IP Suit
• Olympus Faces FBI Probe Over $687M Merger Advisory Fee
• Smucker Scoops Up Sara Lee Coffee, Tea Ops For $350M
• Rida Commits $200M To Mixed-Use Project In Orlando
• Guess Breached $30M Lease For NY Store: Judge
• Madden, Balenciaga Settle Fight Over High-Heel Design
• Latham Reps Mattel In $680M Thomas & Friends Co. Buy
• Koss CEO Settles With SEC Over Lax Accounting Controls
• 'Jersey Shore' Tan Lotion Maker Wants IP Suit In NY
• Social Retail Site OpenSky Scores $30M Backing
• Threat Of Data Misuse Counts As Injury: 1st Circ.
• Patent Law Limits On False Marking Suits Legal: Judge
• Rubbermaid Goes After Rivals Over Soap Nozzle Patent
• LG Ordered To Pay Costs To Whirlpool In False Ad Suit
• Dr Pepper Hit With Wage Suit Over OT, Lunch Breaks
• RV Maker Wins Stay On Kawasaki IP Claims In 7th Circ.
• Divestitures Force Price Cut On Bimbo, Sara Lee Deal
• Condiment Co. Atty In Hot Sauce Over 'Unopposed' Motions
• Calif. Court Sends Forever 21 OT Suit To Arbitration
• Walletmaker Asks 6th Circ. To Block Seven's Use Of Mark
• Morrison Reps Atlantic Street Capital In Z Wireless Buy
• Ropes Helps Bain Seal $2.1B Skylark Eatery Deal
• Doll Photog Says Agent Cut Her Out Of Hasbro Deal
• MGA's Bratz Antitrust Suit Nixed In Mattel Battle
• Giordano's Gets $26M Stalking Horse Bid For Restaurants
• Judge Won't Move NJ Nutella Class Action To Calif.
• CIT Scrubs Importer's Chinese Furniture Duties Suit
• Visio Halts LED Light Imports To Duck ITC Patent Probe
• SF Puts Cellphone Radiation Law On Hold Amid Legal Fight
• CPSC To Require 3rd-Party Testing For All Toys
• Vitro Bondholders Deny Breaking Confidentiality Pacts
• Philip Morris, RJR Score Another Engle Win In Fla.
• Le-Nature's CEO Gets 20 Years For $668M Fraud
• Conair, De'Longhi, Saeco Dump Cappuccino Maker IP Fight
• Toys R Us Japan Will Be Fined In Antitrust Probe
• Bain Injects $13M In Green Co. EcoSense Lighting
• Pepsi Hit With FTC Complaint Over Doritos Marketing
• Hershey, Radisson Lay Down Swords In Trademark Fight
• Chef Solutions Cleared To Sell Assets At Auction
• Kmart Reaches Deal To Pay Workers For Unused PTO
• Apple Patent In Samsung Fight May Be Invalid: Judge
• Kmart Employment Background Checks Violate FCRA: Suit
• Bill Would Require Cost Analysis Of Federal Agency Rules
• VC Firms Boost Indian Online Crafts Retailer
• UniFirst Resolves OT Class Action With $2.6M Deal
• Blackstone Snaps Up Stake In German Camera Co.
• Apple's Antitrust Claims Struck From Samsung IP Fight
• Fry's Electronics Seeks $65M From Ex-VP Over Kickbacks
• Tech, Retail Prep For Uptick In IP Claims: Survey
• GNC, Protein Bar Maker Settle False Labeling Action
• Barnes & Noble, Xerox Close Book On Patent Suit
• DDR Plans $50M Renovation Of Puerto Rico Shopping Centers
• Fujifilm Sues Kodak Over Digital Camera Patents
• Germany Fines Kraft, Others €9M For Cappuccino Cartel
• Steel Nails In Target Tool Kits Don't Get Duties: Commerce
• 'Jersey Shore' Star Creates Situation Over 'GTL' Mark
• Ex-Le-Nature's CEO Deserves 20 Years For Fraud: US
• Blackstone Unit Inks 27 Retail Leases Ahead Of Holidays
• DLA Piper Affiliate Reps Steinhoff In $1.1B Kap Deal
• Abercrombie & Fitch Hit With Seating Class Action
• Spongetech's 'Unwitting Dupe' Gets 5 Years' Probation
• Employee Fired For Working Through Break Sues Target
• Egg Producers' Bid To Nix Price-Fixing Suit Rotten: Judge
• General Growth Scores $1B In Loans In Refinancing Deal
• Seyfarth Reps TIAA-CREF In $1.5B Mall Venture With APG
• Jeweler Can't Stop Helzberg's Dorothy Hamill Ads
• Super Retail Pays Archer Capital $620M For Rebel Group
• Jeweler Says Founder's Relative Exploits Trademarks
• La-Z-Boy Rocked By Managers' OT Action
• Kellogg, General Mills Beat Natural Fiber Suit In 7th Circ.
• Ex-Le-Nature's CEO Argues For Lenient Fraud Sentence
• Canada Reaches Deal With Mexican Robocallers
• Lego Builds IP Case To Block Toy Co.'s Figurines
• Toys R Us Told To Pay $20M Over Pool Slide Death
• Krispy Kreme Set For $39M Private-Backed UK Expansion
• Samsung Launches IPhone 4S Suits In Japan, Australia
• Simpson Reps Blackstone In Move To Fire Up Burger Biz
• Henry Gordy Settles Toy Gun Defect Claims For $1M
• NewGate Takes Stake In Green Retail Startup
• US, Ex-Dick's Exec Both Push For Light Sentence
• Lensmaker's Antitrust Suit Survives In Transitions MDL
• Ocean Spray Counterclaims Quashed In Pom False Ad Suit
• Unilever Takes Control Of Russian Cosmetics Co. For $541M
• Insurers Off Hook For Office Depot's Costs: 11th Circ.
• Judge Will Hear Ex-Le-Nature's CEO's Bid To Cut Damages
• O'Melveny Cuts Deal With MGA In $10M Fee Dispute
• Larry Flynt's Brother Hits Ex-Attys With Malpractice Suit
• EU Court Casts Doubt On Cosmetics Co.'s Online Sales Ban
• ConAgra GMO False Marketing Actions Joined In Calif.
• Quaker False Marketing Suit Over Trans Fat Survives
• Webber Wentzel Helps Ethos In $167M Oven Co. Takeover
• 99 Cents Only Shareholders Call $1.6B Deal Too Cheap
• Papa John's Drivers Win Reversal Of Class Notification Bar
• Australia Latest To Ban Samsung Tablet In Apple IP Row
• LA Idol Pocket Designs Barred For Now In Copyright Suit
• CIT Tells Commerce To Review Ironing Board Duties
• 377K Pounds Of Beef Recalled Over E. Coli Risk
• Fed. Circ. Bars Rival Windshield Wipers In Bosch IP Row
• Burger Chain Burned Workers On OT, Meal Breaks: Suit
• Sony Says Bravia Flat-Screen TVs Could Catch Fire
• Coca-Cola Pay Stubs Left Out OT Records, Workers Say
• ITC Keeps Duties On Chinese Canvas In Place
• Russia Says Wireless Cos. Fixed IPhone Prices
• Grocery Supply CFO Should Pay $5M For Check Fraud: Feds
• Insurer Seeks To Arbitrate Baby Monitor Coverage Suit
• Jessica Alba Claims Belly Bandit Swiped Her Likeness
• Ex-Costco Managers' Class Cert. Bid Denied In OT Suit
• Liz Claiborne Sells Marks To JC Penney, Others For $328M
• Pacific Fruit Faces €8.9M EU Fine For Chiquita Cartel
• Walgreen, W.W. Grainger Exit Software Patent Suit
• Licensing Co. Seeks Coverage In NCAA Antitrust Actions
• Nordstrom, Others Targeted In Shipment Tracking IP Blitz
• Box.net Snags $81M In VC Funding To Expand Cloud
• Shark Photographer Snaps At Wal-Mart Over Photo Use
• MGA Fights To Keep Bratz Antitrust Case Alive
• Ex-Gibson Worker Makes Play For FLSA Certification
• Proskauer Guides Ares In $1.6B Buy Of 99 Cents Only
• GrafTech Takes Aim At RIM In Thermal Management IP Suit
• Envelope Maker Still Seeking To Put Own Stamp On Ch. 11
• US Soccer Settles Fight To Protect IP, Gatorade Contract
• Home Depot Brings Aboard Former MetLife GC
• Glove Maker Accuses Reebok Of Infringing 'Fuel' Mark
• Louis Vuitton Parent Snaps Up Croc Skin Co. For $123M
• Travelzoo Execs Sweetened Forecasts, Investors Say
• Attorneys At Work: A Flexible Notion Of Plagiarism
• Bankrupt Friendly's Owner Gets Green Light For $50M Loan
• Judge Tosses Class Action Against Aramark Delivery Unit
• Audio Co. Can't Trademark Loudspeaker Design: EU Court
• EU To Take New Look At 'Seven' Trademark Appeal
• Burger King Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Fight
• Hand Truck Co. Target's Rival's Chinese Imports In CIT
• Papa John's Drivers Assail Class Notification Roadblock
• US Seeks To Stay Gibson Case Amid Criminal Probe
• Judge Won't Review Specialty Products Discovery Denial
• Bankrupt Chef Solutions Gets Go-Ahead To Borrow $9M
• Welch, National Union Debate Policy Wording In 1st Circ.
• Former Anheuser Exec's Sex Bias Suit Heads To Trial
• B&N Opt-Out Notice Borders On Opaque: Privacy Official
• B&N Investor's Claims Of Board, CEO Coziness Fizzle
• 3M Sticks Unemployed Philosophers With Post-It IP Suit
• Apax Capital Snags 8.5% Stake In Dining Reservation Site
• Wireless Group Again Blasts SF's Cellphone Dangers Law
• Co-Op Recalls 400 Tons Of Soy Over Salmonella Fears
• Pillow Maker Picks Patent Fight With 'Happy Days' Actor
• Philips To Pay $4M To Turn Off Faulty TV Class Action
• Chipotle Stiffs Customers On Gift Card Redemptions: Suit
• Guitar Center Invaded Fired Worker's Privacy: Atty
• Paper Co. NewPage Wins $600M DIP Loan
• National Union Gets Silgan's $5.8M Coverage Suit Canned
• Kohler Claims Rival Knocked Off Its Kitchen Sink Designs
• Mitsubishi Unit Settles Class Action Over Faulty TVs
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Tries Again To Bury Kickback Charges
• Family Dollar Managers Get Class Cert. In OT Row
• Best Buy Socked With Mobile Alert Patent Suit
• Danfoss Unit To Pay $3M In Compressor Antitrust Probe
• Chinese Furniture Maker Seeks To Knock Down Duties
• Food Prep Co. Seeks To Carve Off Assets In Ch. 11
• Dumping Duties On Chinese, Taiwanese Washers Survive
• Ex-NFL Star Turns To Antitrust Law In Jersey Fight
• Mexican Chain Owner Real Mex Aims For Sale In Ch. 11
• Four Loko Ends FTC Claims With Alcohol Warning Label
• House Dems Press For Probe Into Listeria Outbreak
• No Deal In Apple, Samsung Aussie Tablet IP Fight
• Bunzl May Get New Trial In Knife Patent Row: Fed. Circ.
• Imported LeMans Motorcycle Gear Is Apparel: Fed. Circ.
• Food Contractors Win Protest In Court After GAO Loss
• Gerber, Others Failed To Warn Of Lead In Baby Food: Suit
• Kraft Recalls Velveeta Cups Over Wire Bristle Concerns