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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2011

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• Philip Morris Fights $3.4M Jury Verdict In High Court
• Tropicana Juice Hit With False Advertising Suit
• Louis Vuitton Sues Over Knockoff Bag In 'The Hangover'
• US Urges CIT To Sack Shapiro's Woven Bags Case
• Catterton Sells First Watch Chain To Freeman Spogli
• RJ Reynolds Takes $28.3M Liability Verdict To High Court
• I Can't Believe It's Not Properly Labeled Butter: Suit
• Tackle Co. Targets Land O'Lakes In $40M Trademark Suit
• Class Bids Nixed Again In MDL Over BPA In Baby Bottles
• Overheating iPad Class Action Shut Down For Good
• Ex-International Paper Workers Face Trade Secrets Suit
• Delayed $2.4B Chip Deal Drives Diamond Shareholders Nuts
• EBay Grabs Slice Of German Online Payment Market
• Weis Misled Shoppers About Keurig Cartridge Contents: Suit
• Rubbermaid Fights Duties On Aluminum Mop Handles
• PACid Looks To Put A Fork In Encryption Patent Suits
• Okami Sues Ex-Partner Over Long-Lasting Sushi Secrets
• UK To End Competition Order On Home Appliances
• Wal-Mart Pulls Enfamil Formula After Infant Death
• Pasta Co. Cooks Up $50M Deal For No Yolks, Wacky Mac
• Men's Wearhouse Struck With Manager OT Class Action
• WTO Backs US, EU In Philippines Liquor Tax Appeal
• CVC, Johor Win OK For $1.5B Bid For Malaysian KFC Unit
• Google Favors Own Shopping Site In Searches: Brazilian Co.
• Judge Cans MDL Over Lead-Containing Fruit Juice
• Judge Pulls The Plug On Coffee Machine Class Action
• Walgreen Co., Sears Sued Over Custom Shoe Insert Patent
• Soft Drink Co. In Shootout Over 'Wild Bill' Trademark
• Biggest Whole Foods Investor Leonard Green Plans Exit
• Counterfeit Perfume Importer Lands 1-Year Prison Term
• Kellogg Can't Decertify FLSA Class Of Bakery Workers
• Calif. Court Dismantles Brookstone's Win In ZIP Code Suit
• Morton's Investor Says $117M Fertitta Deal Doesn't Cut It
• 11th Circ. Lets Tyson Off Hook In Sexual Harassment Fight
• Sam Adams Brewer Ends Contract Row With Ex-Exec, Anchor
• Remington Recall Missed The Mark, Customers Say
• Food Co., Insurers Hit Navy With $365M Flare Damage Suit
• Bottler Says Faulty Vitamin Suit Has No Place In Fla.
• Cracker Barrel Fends Off Investor's Board Seat Bid For Now
• 3rd Circ. Reinstates $295M De Beers Settlement
• Groupon Aims To Log Out Of Trademark Battle
• Approved Liquidation Plan Closes Book On Borders
• Philip Morris Brings Packaging Row To Aussie High Court
• Tiffany Strikes Deal To End ZIP Code Class Action
• Talbots Rejects Sycamore's $205M Takeover Bid
• Ruling Delayed In Kodak's Patent Battle With Apple, RIM
• Acer, Motorola, HP Hit With Patent Suits Over Tablets
• Deal With Noteholders Puts A&P Closer To Ch. 11 Exit
• UK Retailer Jacques Vert Takes $64M Sun Capital Bid
• Judge Boots Proposed Wal-Mart Battery Fee Class Action
• DOJ Won't Probe Fair Labor Collegiate Apparel Plan
• Honigman Reps Huron On $40M Sock Co. Recapitalization
• Gibson Dunn Guides Bi-Lo In $560M Winn-Dixie Buyout
• Acosta Merchandisers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Action
• Doctors Group Can't Revamp Federal Food Pyramid: Judge
• Electrolux Dryers Led To $12M In Fire Damage: State Farm
• Gerber Customers Win Class Cert. In Skin Irritant Suit
• Judge Won't Erase HP Hard Drive Suit
• Chrysler Brake Defect Suit Moved To Bankruptcy Court
• SEC Settles With Real-Life 'Rudy' Over $11M Stock Scheme
• Beam Runs Up $95M Tab In Irish Distillery Buy
• Hannaford Yanks Beef In 5 States Amid Salmonella Fears
• Centre Partners Gobbles Up Frozen Food Co.
• Insurer Wants A Pass In Steelers T-Shirt Patent Row
• Amazon Slams Patent Holder's Bid To Ban Kindle Imports
• Colo. Exits Antitrust Suit Over Tobacco Master Settlement
• PE Venture Leads $217M Swedish Candy Merger
• Hispanic De Beers VP Claims Racial Bias In CEO Promotion
• 9th Circ. Reverses Louis Vuitton Customer Info Ruling
• Friendly's Creditors, PE Owner Settle Credit Bid Fight
• CVC, Johor Bid $1.5B For Malaysian KFC Unit
• P&G Faces Class Action Over Toothpaste Pain Relief Ads
• Toshiba Settles Ogma's ITC Sound Effects Patent Case
• BRP Revs Up Snowmobile Patent Suit Against Arctic Cat
• Macy's, Gap, Others Caught In Radio ID Patent Blitz
• Borders Gains Creditor Support For Liquidation Plan
• Nikon's Swiss Unit Fined $13M In Antitrust Probe
• 6th Circ. Upholds Liz Claiborne's Win In Age Bias Suit
• Snack Maker Diamond Reveals SEC Probe
• Syms Asks Examiner To Probe Management Misconduct
• OfficeMax, Scotts Can't Escape Store Locator IP Suit
• Cadbury Melts Chocolate Price-Fixing Suits For $2M
• Philip Morris, RJ Reynolds To Pay $6M In Hidden Doc Feud
• Panel Won't Mix Skinny Girl Margarita False Ad Suits
• Martek Can't Duck Baby Formula Ingredients Antitrust Suit
• Judge Awards Marathon $6.5M On Contract Claims
• CVS Managers Seek Judge's OK In $10M Wage Settlement
• Delivery Workers Chew Out Wrigley For Stiffing Them On OT
• J.Crew Gets Final Nod On $16M Deal Over PE-Led Buyout
• Judge OKs Envelope Maker's Move To Liquidate
• Coke Invests $980M In Saudi Beverage Maker
• T-Shirt Co. Escapes From Power Rangers Bootleg Suit
• Epson Photo Viewers Infringe Media Player Patent: Suit
• ITC Extends Deadline For Apple, HTC Patent Ruling
• Carlyle Group Nabs 42% Stake In Saudi Fast Food Co.
• US Defends AIA's Limit On Marking Suits In Swiffer Row
• Indirect Ice Purchasers Can't Add MDL Plaintiffs: Judge
• Church & Dwight Must Cede Info In FTC Probe: DC Circ.
• Friendly's $267M Debt Transfer Was Legal: PE Owner
• Kraft, Others Jump Into Egg Price-Fixing War
• With Conditions, Watchdog OKs French Rum Co.'s QFS Buy
• Freeman Spogli Nabs Boot Retailer From Marwit Capital
• $2M Deal Ends Blockbuster Sexual Harassment Suit
• Abercrombie Wants 'Jersey Shore' Star's IP Suit Nixed
• Antitrust Claims Split From Ex-SK Foods CEO's RICO Case
• Big Tobacco Wants Quicker Appeal In Graphic Label Suit
• Judge Grants Class Cert. In Whirlpool Benefits Action
• LG Ends Washing Machine Feud With Daewoo, Others
• NewPage Creditors Rebid For Pricey Consultants
• Judge Mulls Class Cert. In Gerber Phthalate Action
• Calif. Wal-Mart Employees Launch OT Class Action
• JC Penney Targeted Over Deceptive Savings Programs
• Judge Leans Toward Bloomberg Win In Swatch IP Suit
• Hackers Stole Credit Card Info From Subway, Others: US
• Sara Lee Snags Dutch Coffee Chain Ahead Of Split
• Jurisdiction Feud Freezes Most Discovery In Juice Ad Suit
• Kmart Loss Prevention Managers Sue Over OT
• JPML Tells 6 Discount Club Fraud Suits To Stay Put
• CVS Gets Green Light For $34M Wage Action Settlement
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Sara Lee Win In Bread Patent Fight
• Cashier Must Go Solo In 99 Cents Only Seating Action
• DOL Backs Rehearing Bid In McGraw-Hill ERISA Appeal
• LV Wants 9th Circ. To Remove Data Suit To Fed. Court
• Abercrombie Asks 10th Circ. To Cast Off Headscarf Ruling
• 6th Circ. Backs Ex-B. Braun Worker In Off-Label Drug Case
• Knowles Seeks ITC Probe Over Microphone Patents
• Restoration Hardware Inks Major Warehouse Lease
• EQT Fund Sells German Retailer To Sun European
• Dr Pepper Ordered To Pay $18.3M In Age Bias Suit
• 9th Circ. Tosses Appeal Of Cert. Denial In Hitachi TV Suit
• State Farm Shirked Duty, Photo Licensor Tells 9th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Launches FCPA Compliance Probe
• Samsung Galaxy Ban Lifted Again In Australian Apple Row
• Drivers Tell Vocal 9th Circ. That Affinity Dodged OT
• ITC Opens Probe Of Sex Toy Infringement Allegations
• Indirect Purchasers Have Standing In LCD MDL: Judge
• France Fines Colgate, P&G For Fixing Detergent Prices
• Cravath Helps IBM Nab Cloud-Based DemandTec For $440M
• Judge Ices Pinkberry's Suit Over Japanese Trademark
• Commerce Proposes Dumping Margins On Chinese Garlic
• Pacific Sunwear Grabs $160M Funding For Turnaround
• Syms Equity Holders Strike Back At Creditors
• Ice Co. Antitrust Qui Tam Suit A Retread Of MDL: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Finds Prosthetics Patent Invalid
• Shirt Co. Sacked For Infringing Steelers 'Terrible' Mark
• McDonald's Fined $2M Over Brazilian Happy Meal Toys
• US To Decide On BPA Food Packaging Ban By March
• Atar Wins Reduction of Pasta Import Duties
• Clifford Chance Helps Bridgepoint Close £180M Wiggle Buy
• US Asks Fed. Circ. To Drain Aromont's Soup Duty Win
• Enviro Groups Take EPA To Court Over Pulp Mill Regs
• Winston Aids Sycamore In $202M Takeover Bid For Talbots
• RIM Can't Use BBX Mark At Conference: Judge
• A&P Lays Groundwork For Ch. 11 Exit With $490M Deal
• Feds Want Ex-Fry's Exec To Forfeit $66M In Kickbacks
• Nike, Apple Face IP, Antitrust Claims Over Fitness Monitors
• Lucky, Sunglass Hut Latest To Face ZIP Code Actions
• ITC Extends Deadline For Apple, HTC Patent Investigation
• Apple Buyer Urges 9th Circ. To Revive False Ad Action
• HKW Sheds Furminator To Pet Supply Co. For $140M
• Motorola Can't Add ITunes, ICloud To Apple IP War: Judge
• Bain Capital Wants Samsonite Labor Suit Sent Packing
• PBGC Rips Sun Capital Bid To Nab Friendly's Out Of Ch. 11
• Sony Gets Melting TV Class Action Tossed Again
• Apple, AT&T Targeted In Latest Carrier IQ Class Action
• Fabric Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Aeropostale IP Suits
• Creditors Seek Info On Cerberus, NewPage Relationship
• Grandy's, Souper Salad Sell For $10M In SSI Bankruptcy
• Aussies Won't Take $225M Metcash Merger To High Court
• Thermos Wins Another Round In Asbestos Coverage Suit
• Dole Pared From Potato Price-Fixing MDL
• Sirius False Ad Action Axed Over NY Claims
• Taco Bell Crew Sues Over Shoe Deductions
• Wal-Mart, Merrill Shell Out $13.5M To End ERISA Action
• Thor Snaps Up 5th Ave. Locations For NY Shopping Center
• Sephora Settles Photog's IP Suit Over Ad Campaign
• KKR Backs China Outfitters IPO With $60M Investment
• K-C Diaper Patent Wiped Out In First Quality IP Suit
• Ore. High Court Tells Philip Morris To Pay State $47M
• NewPage Creditors' Bid For Pricy Consultants Shut Down
• House GOPs Aim To Kill Regulations
• Syntec False Claims Class Bid Denied As FDA Closes In
• Office Depot's Bid To Duck ZIP Code Action Falls Flat
• UK Regulators To Probe Groupon's Ad Practices
• Ad Regulator Tells Verizon To Halt FiOS 'No. 1' Claims
• Colgate Faces New Suit Over Softsoap Germ-Killing Power
• 9th Circ. Nixes Suit Claiming UPS Led Franchisees Astray
• Luxury Clothier Perrin Snags Spot In NY's Carlyle Hotel
• Samsung Lied About Fridges' Energy Efficiency: Suit
• Baristas Want Starbucks To Pour Out $32M In Tip Pool Suit
• Vizio, Sears Sued Over Video Signal Processing Patents
• K&L Gates Helps Organic Foods Co. Launch $100M IPO
• Imperial Sugar Resolves Insurance Battle Over Recall
• Ann Taylor Wrongly Collects Customers' ZIP Codes: Suit
• Heineken Becomes UK Pub Giant With £422M Buy
• Container Makers Win Dismissal Of $25M Antitrust Suit
• Clorox Settles Calif. Claims Over Underfilled Bleach Bottles
• Canada High Court Takes Corn Syrup Price-Fixing Action
• Falconhead Takes Major Stake In Rita's Water Ice
• Unions Accept Wage, Benefits Cuts From Bankrupt A&P
• St. Louis Gas Stations Sue Over QuikTrip Price War
• Landlords Object To Sale Of Souper Salad Leases
• RioCan Buys 5 Toronto-Area Malls For $90M
• Customs Can Nab EU-Bound Fake Goods: EU High Court
• Popeyes Fights Hearst To Protect Name Rights
• Green Mountain Coffee Faces Investor Action Over Losses