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Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2012

183 articles

• Lion Capital Eyes Deal For French Optical Retailer
• LG Display Settles With 8 States, Consumers In LCD MDL
• Buffet Chain's Creditors To Vote On Ch. 11 Plan
• Shop-Vac, Lowe's Sucked Into False-Specs Class Action
• Hermes Gets $100M Judgment In IP Case Over Bogus Sites
• Time Warner Field Technician Drops Class Wage Claims
• Kodak Wins Approval For $13.5M Retention Bonus Plan
• NY Panel Clears Bill To Lift Rebate Red Tape
• China Slams EU's Anti-Subsidy Probe Into Bicycles
• BP Misled Customers About Debit Card Fees, Suit Claims
• Under Armour Sues Body Armor Drink Maker To Protect Mark
• LG Unit Dropped From Cathode Ray Price-Fixing MDL
• Betsey Johnson To Refashion Finances In Ch. 11
• 9th Circ. Won't Hear Appeal In Apple, AT&T Antitrust Suit
• Judge Junks Sears, Kmart's 'Oxymoronic' Retort To FLSA Suit
• Discount Tire Hidden Fee Lawsuit Runs Out Of Tread
• Lowe's To Pay $3M To Settle ZIP Code Collection Suits
• KFC To Pay $8M Over Girl's Brain Damage From Salmonella
• Starbucks Made Managers Work Off The Clock, Suit Says
• Bright Food, Brit PE Firm Mum On Rumored £1B Cereal Buy
• Mobile Payments Need Better Privacy Safeguards, FTC Says
• Kraft Cracker False Ad Class Denied Cert. In Round 2
• NJ Treasurer Swipes Back Over Gift Card Law Controversy
• Estee Lauder Accused Of Trying To Kill Retailer's Business
• Nature's Way Faces False Ad Suit Over Homeopathics
• House Bill Aims To Publicize Food, Product Recalls
• Syms Examiner Report A Boondoggle, Shareholders Say
• Olympians Say Samsung App Violates Image Rights
• Judge Won't Stall On Penguin's E-Books Arbitration Bid
• BCBG Can't Bag Givenchy's Purse IP Suit
• FTC Scores Partial Victory In LED Bulb False Ad Suit
• Egg Cos. Beat Indirect Buyers' Federal Price-Fixing Claims
• Latham Aids Suburban On $1.8B Inergy Propane Unit Buy
• False Ad Claims Survive In Suit Over Buggy IPhone Upgrade
• Netflix Wants 9th Circ. To End 'Wasteful' Antitrust Suit
• Jury Sides With Tyson Foods In Don-Doff Pay Suit
• Wal-Mart Investor Sues Execs Over Reported Bribery Plot
• NJ Court Backs Verdict For Hasbro In Nerf Defect Suit
• Lorillard's $135M Buy Marks Entry Into E-Cigarette Market
• CIT Sides With US In Ugg Boot Duty Dispute
• EU Won't Impose Beef Restrictions After US Mad Cow Case
• Pizza Hut Operator Sued Over Managers' OT Pay
• Michael Jordan Hopes Image Spat Will Rebound In 7th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Creates New Officer Post To Ensure FCPA Compliance
• Fried Frank Lures IP, Tech Deals Expert From Patterson
• Reluctant Toy Maker Agrees To Talk Takeover With Oaktree
• Wal-Mart Cashiers Settle Texas FLSA Claims For $2M
• Lowe's Pays $3M To Close Out Worker Commission Suit
• EBay Gets Fraud Claims Trimmed From Recurring Fee Suit
• Wal-Mart May Face FCPA Charges Over Mexican Bribery Plot
• Tongues Wag Over Wal-Mart's Choice Of Greenberg Traurig
• Ex-Honey Import Worker Admits Role In $1.5M Duty Scheme
• Selective Insurance Wants Stromboli Spat Off Its Plate
• 7-Eleven Didn't Tread On ATM Patents, Fed. Circ. Says
• FDA Unveils Rules For Nanotech In Food, Cosmetics
• Macy's Again Tries To Block Martha Stewart-JC Penney Deal
• Mayer Brown Reps Nestle On $12B Purchase Of Pfizer Unit
• Beam Inc. To Swallow Pinnacle Vodka In $605M Deal
• Big Tobacco Tells DC Circ. It Needn't Share Data With DOJ
• Judge Won't Wrap Taco Bell Text Message Class Action
• Hostess, Unions Push Back Ruling On Labor Agreements
• Walgreen To Put Up $8M To End New Customer Payoff Claims
• Schwan's Served Up Unwanted Robocalls, Suit Says
• Chamber Backs Arbitration In Grocery Antitrust Suit
• 1st Suit Launched Over Recent Sushi Salmonella Outbreak
• Liquor Deal Termination OK Under Sherman Act, 8th Circ. Told
• Judge Pulls Plug On Faulty Panasonic Plasma TV Claims
• ITC To Take Up Emerson Garbage Disposal Patent Claim
• LCD Makers, Consumers Oppose Split Trial In Price-Fixing MDL
• NewPage Creditors Tap Cerberus For Insider Trading Info
• BCBG Struck With $220M Suit Over Playboy Condom Deal
• Boston Market Forks Over $3M To End Worker Pay Suit
• PE Firm Serves Up Fresh Suit Over Subway CEO's Investor Beef
• House Reps Press USTR To Tamp Down Shoe Tariffs
• Toshiba, Samsung, Others Targeted In Thumb Drive IP Blitz
• Davis Wright Snags Trademark Whiz From Greenberg
• Judge Defers Decision On Kodak Equity Committee
• Reddy Ice Makes $1M Deal In Shareholders' Cartel Suit
• Walgreen Bias Suit Tossed For Being Thin On Details
• Bankrupt Paper Co. Seals $12M Sale To Watermill Group
• 4th Circ. Affirms Burberry Counterfeiting Convictions
• Pfizer Nears $9B Sale Of Baby Formula Unit To Nestle
• NY Says Tempur-Pedic Resale Policy Amounts To Price Fixing
• ConAgra Maintains Acquisition Streak With Odom's Buy
• LG, Samsung Dodge Duties In Fridge Fight With Whirlpool
• Electrolux Can't Douse State Farm's $12M Dryer Fire Suit
• Judge Melts Sugar In The Raw Advertising Suit
• 3-D Printer Cos. Ink $1.4B Pact To Join Forces
• $1.2B Earns Anheuser Majority Stake In Presidente Brewer
• High Court Won't Weigh 'Unclean Hands' In Bulb Patent Case
• 'Simple Math' Argument Sinks Coca-Cola Bottler Wage Suit
• US-Colombia Trade Pact To Start As Labor Fixes Take Hold
• Teamsters Fight Hostess Ch. 11 Proposal With Rival Plan
• Coty Hints At Sweetened $10B Avon Bid If It Gets More Info
• Kellogg Reaches Deal To End Bakery Workers' FLSA Suit
• Microsoft Asks ITC To Pause Ruling In Motorola Xbox IP Row
• Coca-Cola, Others Sue Over Puerto Rico Shipper Price-Fixing
• Kodak Retiree Committee Bid May Be Wolf In Sheep's Clothing
• Muscle Milk Maker Can't Crush False Ad Class Action
• United Pet Foods Accused Of Shilling Toxic Feed
• Sills Cummis Partner Sued Over $112M Leather Co. Deal
• Seafood Buyers Sue Over Bumble Bee's Fishy Omega-3 Claims
• Ex-Synergy CEO Arrested In $750M Bank Fraud Scheme
• No Class Cert. In Arizona Beverage 'All Natural' Labeling Suit
• NY Sen. Wants To Cork Flow Of Chinese Fake Ice Wine
• Prince Ordered To Pay $3.9M For Balking On Perfume Deal
• Nebraska Book Co. Can Begin Shopping Ch. 11 Plan
• McDonald's Says Workers' Class Bias Claims Don't Stick
• Insurers Push For $15M Burn Coverage Deal Over BB&B Gripe
• False Ad Suit Says Jos. A. Bank Clothes Always 'On Sale'
• Consumers Say Samsung Knowingly Sold Defective TVs
• Duracell Misled Consumers About Battery Power, Suit Says
• Reddy Ice Enters Ch. 11 With Plan To Acquire Arctic Glacier
• Fulmer Agrees To Class Refund In Helmet Safety Suit
• Ad Group Vetoes ConAgra's Lasagna Comparison With Nestle
• Workers Forced To Quit Owed State Benefits, NJ Court Says
• Finnegan's Eyewear Patent Advice Shortsighted, Inventor Says
• Paper Co. Rips Commerce For Still Using Zeroing
• Supplier's Insurer On Hook For Tainted Fish, Fireman's Says
• Colgate Toothpaste Ads Have Some Cavities, Watchdog Says
• DC Circ. Skeptical Of New FDA Cigarette Warning Labels
• Mo. Appeals Court Nixes Home Depot Rental Fee Suit
• Ad Regulator Sends Dietary Supplement Dispute To FTC
• Cracker Barrel Tries 20% Poison Pill To Halt Takeover
• Fla. Appeals Court Stubs $79M RJR Lung Cancer Verdict
• Bed Bath & Beyond Settles Calif. ZIP Code Action
• Jason Natural Products Not So Natural, Suit Claims
• Hostess Slashes Some Execs' Pay To $1 After Raise Flap
• Oak Hill Pays $300M For NC Organic Food Retailer
• Reddy Ice To Hand Stake To Centerbridge In Ch. 11
• Casey's Reaches Settlement To Exit Hot Fuel MDL
• Armani Accused Of Revealing Credit Card Expiration Dates
• Kroger Hit With Trademark Suit Over 'Chipotle' Chicken
• US, Brazil Toast Spirits-Recognition Trade Plan
• Jury Hits Del Monte With $13M Verdict In Licensing Dispute
• Ikea France Cops To Probe Amid Reports Of Spying On Staff
• SEC Sues 6 Chinese Citizens For Insider Trading
• Outback Steakhouse Owners Cook Up $300M IPO
• Odwalla Yanks Drinks Amid Fears Of Fatal Reactions
• Suit Against Scotts Over Fertilizer Ad Claims Moved To Va.
• FDA Finds Banned Fungicide In 3 More Orange Juice Shipments
• BDO Seidman Settles Investor Suit Over Le-Nature's Loan
• Dreyer's Licks Ice Cream Marketing Action In 9th Circ.
• Teamsters Cream Hostess Over Exec Pay Scam Allegations
• Judge Dishes Up Win For McDonald's In Happy Meal Dispute
• Shareholder Knocks Avon For Rebuffing $10B Coty Offer
• Endurance Escapes Covering Consulting Group's Antitrust Fight
• BP, ConocoPhillips, Shell Strike Deal To Exit Hot Fuel MDL
• Gap Hit With Class Action Over Gift Certificate Expirations
• Najafi-Owned Book Club Co. Snaps Up In-Flight Mag SkyMall
• Le Pain Quotidien's LA Spots Slack On OT, Baristas Say
• WTO Again Says US Clove Cigarette Ban Tramples Trade Rules
• ConAgra Sued Over 'All-Natural,' Antioxidant Claims
• Francis Ford Coppola Says Rival Eatery Infringes Mark
• Feds Eye Sushi As Possible Culprit In Salmonella Outbreak
• Groupon Faces 1st Shareholder Suit Over Stock Drop
• Burger King To Reclaim NYSE Throne In $1B Investment Deal
• NewPage Creditors Seek More Time To Probe $2B LBO
• Texas Court Can't Stomach Dismissal Of ConAgra Pot Pie Case
• Russian-Owned Co. Can't Sue Over Stoli Mark, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Singer Co. Ex-Head Faces Suit Over Mansion Mortgage
• Reebok Claims It Was Licensed To Sell Tebow Jerseys
• Molson Coors Taps European Market With $3.5B StarBev Buy
• Atty Says 'Pink Slime' Maker's Sale May Not Cover Debt
• Top Potato Shipper Wants Out Of Price-Fixing MDL
• Sole Bidder Versa Capital Cleared To Buy United Retail
• ITC Takes Up Fabri-Kal's 'Greenware' Trademark Claims
• TJX Managers Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Pay Suit
• Anti-Theft Device Co. Faces Suit Over Carcinogen Levels
• Sears Says Bayer Ruling Has No Bearing On Dryer Ad Case
• L'Oreal Product Makes Bad Hair Day Permanent, Suit Claims
• Fishermen Release Seafood Processors From Antitrust Suit
• PE-Owned Hair Care Co. Buys LA Looks, Other Dial Brands
• Sony Hurls New Cartel Claims At Hitachi, Toshiba In MDL
• Groupon Revenue Revision Sparks First Investor Backlash
• Google Nicked In-Use Android Mark, 7th Circ. Hears
• 7-Eleven ATMs Tread On 5 Patents, Fed. Circ. Hears
• Office Depot Drops LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Samsung
• Latham & Watkins Guides Schiff On $150M Airborne Buy
• Judge Snuffs Out Mass. City's Ban On Outdoor Tobacco Ads
• Raw Milk Backers Lack Standing To Fight Sales Ban: Judge
• AFA Foods Files For Ch. 11 Amid 'Pink Slime' Media Barrage
• Avon Scoffs At $10B Coty Takeover Proposal