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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2012

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• SP Newsprint Creditors Seek Docs On Fees To Insider Co.
• Blackstone, Bain Crafting $500M IPO For Michaels
• Wacoal Pays $242M For UK Plus-Size Lingerie Co.
• Fed. Circ. Dumps Learning Curve's Sippy Cup Patent Suit
• Groupon To Pay $8.5M To End MDL Over Shortdated Deals
• Adams Golf Investor Tees Off On $70M Sale To Adidas
• Sleepy's Beats OT Suit By Independent Delivery Drivers
• 2nd Circ. OKs $3M Award To Louis Vuitton For Knockoffs
• PepsiCo Gets $1.3B Bottled Water Trade Secret Case Canned
• Pharmacy Groups Sue Express Scripts, Medco Over $29B Deal
• Nike Blocks Reebok From Selling Tebow Jets Jerseys
• Quaker Can't Fully Escape False Labeling Suit Over Trans Fats
• Rite Aid Managers Get OT Class Action Revived
• Feds Back Clear Rule For Certain Mobile Payments
• Mediation Fails In Specialty Products Asbestos Dispute
• Lawmaker Urges FDA To Finalize Triclosan Regulations
• Macy's Denies Shorting Martha Stewart Merch
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $3.4M Award To Smoker's Widow
• Microsoft Evades Class Claims In Xbox 360 Defect Case
• Nike Raises Cain Over Reebok's Tebow Jets Apparel
• Must-Have Performance Metrics For Law Departments
• Texas Atty Ducks Suit By Beverage Co. Minority Shareholder
• Rule 23, FLSA Claims Not Incompatible, 3rd Circ. Says
• Makeup Giants Want Animal-Testing Class Action Nixed
• NJ Court Mulls E-Commerce Consumer Protections Dispute
• Fender, Others Pick At Antitrust Action's Scanty Evidence
• NY Fund Prods 15 Big Cos. On Political Disclosure
• Wal-Mart Faces Class Action Over Bogus Joint Health Pills
• Greenberg Traurig Dropped Ball In Patent Appeal, Suit Says
• Hasbro Can't Kill Sales Of Asus 'Transformer' Laptops
• Carrols Inks Whopper Of A Deal To Buy 278 Burger Kings
• LA City Council Wants Retail Chains Shut Out Of Chinatown
• Terra Firma Inks $438M Deal To Buy UK Garden Retailer
• $50M Worth Of Tobacco Appeals Won't Get High Court Hearing
• Canned Food Cos. Brace For FDA Action On BPA Packaging
• CIT Finds For Target In Gazebo Import Dispute
• USPTO Rejects 'Old Havana' Rum Trademark As Misleading
• Ex-SK Foods CEO Pleads Guilty To Price-Fixing
• Sara Lee Workers Win Class Cert. In Don-Doff Action
• Neutrogena Faces Action Over Quick Wrinkle Reduction Claims
• Dewey & LeBoeuf Guides EBay's Rent.com Sale
• Yoplait Greek Yogurt Neither Greek Nor Yogurt, Suit Posits
• US Appeals WTO Ruling On COOL Requirements
• Wal-Mart Beats $20M Age Bias Suit
• Philip Morris Loses Bid To Decertify Smokers Class
• Ex-DOJ, FTC Economist Can't Weigh In On Milk Markets
• De Beers Antitrust Ruling Bucks Dukes, High Court Told
• Wal-Mart Says Latest Dukes Class Claims Are Time-Barred
• Insurer Pays $11M To Settle Row Over Salmonella Recall
• Nebraska Book Seals Deal With Bondholders On Ch. 11 Plan
• Sony Agrees To Sell Chemical Products Biz To Japanese Bank
• China Hits Kodak, Fuji With Photo Paper Duties
• Hershey Pushes Out Older Workers, Class Action Says
• Vinson & Elkins Reps Dart In $1B Solo Cup Acquisition
• Fanmaker Accuses Hiscock & Barclay Of Malpractice
• Wal-Mart Will Pay Calif. $2M For Overcharging Customers
• Nebraska Book Defends Ch. 11 Plan Pact With Bondholders
• 2 Acai Marketers Settle FTC Suits Over Phony News Sites
• Ad Regulator Says Church & Dwight Should Tweak Claims
• Michael Jordan Says Grocer's Promo Isn't Protected Speech
• Ohio AG Wants $50M From Salt Cos. In Antitrust Suit
• L'Oreal Wins Battle Over Trademark Bid For Aloe Vera Drinks
• Midas Shareholder Sues To Halt $310M Sale To TBC Corp.
• Judge Melds 3 Frito-Lay False Ad Actions In NY
• Nationwide Units, Napa Strike $15M Burn Coverage Deal
• Best Buy Dodges Securities Class Action Over Stock Crash
• Indirect Buyers Don't Need In-State Roost In Egg Antirust MDL
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Cadbury Settlement In Price-Fixing MDL
• Gap Says NYC Man Can't Trademark 'Lower East Side'
• Clear Channel, AE Best Times Square Billboard Idea Suit
• Avon Shareholders Ramp Up FCPA Violation Allegations
• Scotts Ad's Fertilizer Claims Are Bull, Rival Says
• Ex-Carter's President Charged In $16M Securities Fraud
• Nebraska Book Creditors Balk At Ch. 11 Plan Pact
• Shutterfly's $24M Stalking Horse Bid For Kodak Unit OK'd
• Nestle, Mars, Colgate Face €35M French Antitrust Fine
• Benihana Denied Sanctions For Destroyed Docs In OT Action
• IP Boutique Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Patent Advice
• Hasbro Targets Asus In 'Transformers' Laptop Ban
• Amazon's $775M Kiva Systems Deal Aimed At Cutting Costs
• Samsung, LG Hit With Duties For Dumping Fridges In US
• 6th Circ. OKs Graphic Ads On Cigarette Packs
• Anheuser-Busch Ducks Insurer's Asbestos Coverage Claim
• United Retail Landlords Balk At Proposed Sale
• Industry Group Shut Out From Pulp Mill Regs Suit
• Ex-Workers Say Louis Vuitton Skimped On Personal Day Pay
• Calif. Court To Mull Whether Privacy Law Covers Online Cos.
• Dick's NJ Mall Dispute With Vornado Moves Forward
• Liquor Supplier Asks 8th Circ. To Revive Antitrust Suit
• Wal-Mart Strikes $1.3M Deal To End Mo.'s Enviro Claims
• US To Ease Beef Import Rules For Nations With Mad Cow Risks
• Jury Rules In Favor Of Carl Zeiss In Lens Patent Suit
• Kohl's Brings End To OT Class Action With Settlement
• Willkie Guides Insight Investment In Brazil Craft Site
• Groupon Strikes Deal To End UK Marketing Probe
• Class Action Firm Accused Of Plagiarizing Lawsuits
• Fashionista Says Asprey, PE Owner Killed His Handbag Line
• United Retail, Creditors Forge Deal Over Stalking Horse Bid
• Jamba Juice Smoothie Kits Not 'All-Natural,' Says Suit
• Consumer Not Sweet On Sioux Honey's Pollen-Free Product
• Commerce Lowers Duty On Certain Chinese Ironing Boards
• Nationwide Class Loses Cert. Bid In HP Printer Defect Row
• Fed. Circ. Revives Eyewear IP Claims Against Nike, Others
• Motorola May Still Be On Hook Over Phone Updates
• United Retail Creditors Challenge Stalking Horse Bid
• Symantec Can't Duck Action Over Antivirus Software Add-On
• Shop-Vac Corp. Accused Of Inflating Vacuum Strength
• Judge OKs Chevron ZIP Code Collection At Calif. Pumps
• ITC Drops Anti-Dumping Duties On Brazilian Orange Juice
• Sam's Club Shoppers Get Class Cert. In False Service Plan Suit
• ITC Says Knockoff Purses Infringe Louis Vuitton Marks
• Suit Says Black & Decker Coffeemakers Are Defective
• Ukraine Contests Australia's Cigarette Logo Ban At WTO
• Lawmakers Urge FDA To Label Genetically Engineered Foods
• Kodak Retirees Want Committee In Ch. 11 Case
• Tobacco Cos. Ask DC Circ. To Keep Marketing Data From US
• Oracle's Damages Expert Rebuffed In Android Patent Row
• Coca-Cola Says Making Workers Do Math No Labor Violation
• Ice Co. To Pay $2.7M To Settle With Indirect Purchasers
• Ad Regulator Gets Irwin Naturals To Revise Acne Claims
• FDA Warns Staples To Control Rodents At Calif. Warehouse
• Abercrombie Can't Sit Out Worker's Action Over Seating
• Injured Wal-Mart Workers Seek Approval Of $8M Settlement
• Judge Sends Rite Aid OT Dispute To Trial
• Arm & Hammer 'Natural' Deodorant Ads Spur Class Action
• Judge Leaves Room For Leftovers In Samsung Fridge Suit
• Tiffany Lobs $589M Claim At Swatch In Battle Over JV Deal
• Frito-Lay To Chip In $2M To End Workers' Commission Row
• Judge Says St. Paul Not Liable For Phone Card Co.'s Defense
• Judge Upholds TCPA In Fight Over Jiffy Lube Spam Texts
• Judge Douses Class Action Over Amish Fireplaces
• Sara Lee Strikes Deal Near End Of Trade Secrets Trial
• Coca-Cola Unit Sued Over 'Misleading' Simply Orange Labels
• Kodak Shareholders Request Equity Holders Committee
• Morgan Lewis Steers Sprouts In Sunflower Merger
• Consumers Claim JC Penney Ads Gloss Over Jewelry Quality
• LCD Consumers Worry Joint Trial Will Confuse Jury
• EU Duties On Chinese Bikes May Be Dropped
• Kenneth Cole Sued By Cancer Group Over Ribbon Trademark
• Time Unit Beats Magazine Subscriber Class In 3rd Circ.
• Travelers Calls Welding Products Co.'s Suit Premature
• Hostess CEO Steps Down Amid Compensation Ruckus
• Judge Misread Patent In Microsoft Case, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Allen & Overy Reps Iceland Foods In $1.7B Buyback
• Wary South African Court Backs $2.4B Wal-Mart Tie-Up
• Ocean Spray Settles Suit Over Craisins Patent
• EU Council Bans Sale Of Fruit Juices With Added Sugar
• Bottling Co. Exec Sued For Insider Trading On Coca-Cola Deal
• Nordstrom's Arbitration Bid Rebuffed In Wage Action
• Judge Boots Kid Brands Import Fee Action
• CIT Nails Commerce Ruling On Duties For Target Tool Kits
• Judge OKs Kellogg's Expansion Of $70M Cereal Recall Suit
• Ex-Sara Lee Boss Denies Design Work, Memorizing Secrets
• Ticketmaster, Redbox Accused Of Infringing Web Patent
• Fed. Circ. Tells CIT To Scrap Alden Leeds Duty Ruling
• Mike Ditka's Restaurant Gets Wage Class Action Punted
• Abercrombie Class Certified In Gift Card Suit
• Goldman, Merrill Must Bare Evidence In 'Naked' Shorts Row
• Consumer Class Bid Nixed In Del Monte Monopoly Row
• Bondholders Take Hit Under Nebraska Book's New Ch. 11 Plan
• Martha Stewart Says Macy's Contract Allows JC Penney Deal
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Says He Took Company Docs
• Chinese Furniture Co. Says US Rivals Abuse Dumping Reviews
• NY Senate Votes To Ban Cadmium In Children's Jewelry
• NYC Board Votes To Curb Upper West Side Retail Space
• Giordano's Ch. 11 Trustee Says Owners Hid $5M From Creditors
• Canada's High Court Sets Date To Hear Key Antitrust Cases
• Wal-Mart Says New Sex Bias Action Fails Dukes Standard
• Judge Pushes FTC On Pom False Ad Claims
• Alexander Wang Running Chinatown 'Sweatshop,' Suit Says
• Ex-Sara Lee Plant Boss Stole Trade Secrets, Atty Says
• Mario Batali Gets Waitstaff Wage Action Off Plate For $5M
• Ralph Lauren Loses Attys' Fees Bid After Perfume IP Win
• EU Court Slashes $7.6M From UPM-Kymmene Cartel Fine
• US To Appeal Ruling Nixing FDA's Cigarette Warning Labels
• Trex Deck Warranty Claim Survives Despite 3rd-Party Sales
• Kraft Sales Reps Sue For Overtime Wages
• Class Action Targets Unwanted Pizza Hut Text Messages
• Retailers Say Fed Ignored Congress In Debit Fee Rule
• Hain Says Federal Law Preempts Calif. Organic Standard
• Sandra Bullock Targets Watch Co. Over Use Of Name In Ads
• American Apparel CEO Ruined Ex-Lover's Co., Jury Hears
• CIT Tosses Consolidated Challenge To Byrd Amendment
• Kardashians Face False-Advertising Suit Over Diet Product
• Abercrombie, Home Depot Escape Credit Card System IP Suit
• Dukes Doesn't Bar Class Cert. In Applebee's Worker Suit
• Nordic Capital Grows Retail Portfolio With Europris Buy
• Japan Orders Adidas To Stop Fixing EasyTone Shoe Prices
• Macy's E-Biz Signs Lease For San Francisco Tower
• Feds' Smuggling Busts Nab $325M In Counterfeit Bags, Shoes
• SJ Berwin Reps French PE Firm On $525M Fund Closing
• Carlyle Group Lands 85% Stake In Brazilian Toy Shops
• Orchard Trustee's Suit Over $310M Payout Survives
• Bimbo Drivers Win Conditional Cert. In Classification Row
• Furniture Co.'s $6.4M Duties Claim Survives In Fed. Circ.
• Investor Accuses Aeropostale CEO, Board Of Mismanagement
• Commerce Finds Chinese Cos. Didn't Dump Frozen Shrimp
• Hostess Defends 'Necessary' Ch. 11 Pension Cuts
• Struggling Fashion Co. Connaught Gets OK To Sell Itself
• ConAgra 'All-Natural' Foods Unit Sued Over Added Chemical
• Home Depot Pays $1.6M To Send Vacation Pay Row Packing