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Retail & E-Commerce - June, 2012

166 articles

• Judge Won't Let Cassini Mattress Trademark Case Rest
• DuPont, Invista Settle $744M Suit Over Enviro Violations
• Judge Halts Samsung Smartphone Sales Over Apple Patents
• Maclaren To Cover Claims Against Its Bankrupt Distributor
• J&J Can't Shake False Ad Suit Over Bedtime Bath Products
• Obscure UK PE Firm Bids $1.7B For Australian Retail Co.
• Carlyle Picks Up Majority Stake In Italian Clothing Co.
• End Of The Road For Getty In Car-Freshener Trademark Row
• Calif. Judge Again Trims Claims In Muscle Milk False Ad Suit
• AB InBev To Pay $20B To Merge With Grupo Modelo
• Galeries Lafayette Sells €1B Monoprix JV Stake To Casino
• Pacific Equity Scoops Up Nestle Australia Ice Cream Biz
• WTO Strikes Half Of US Appeal In Meat Labeling Dispute
• Montagu To Spend $541M On Dairy Crest's Food Spreads
• Rite Aid Faces $60M Development Suit Over Canceled Stores
• Judge Kills Animal-Testing Suit Against Estee, Mary Kay
• 11th Circ. Lets Home Depot Off Hook In Warning Label Dispute
• 3rd Circ. Creates Joint Employer Test For FLSA Cases
• Fla. Smoker's $37M Win Against Philip Morris Upheld
• Domino's Held Liable For Harassment By Franchise Workers
• Texas Golf Retailer's Shareholders Sue To Block $96M Sale
• Cost Plus Shareholders Can't Block $494M Buyout Offer
• Reebok Accused Of Lifting EasyTone Design From Inventor
• Judge Chides Attys, Nixes Class Bid In Office Depot OT Case
• Cranberry Co. Demands Defense In Ocean Spray Slander Row
• Sunbeam Roasts Hamilton Beach Over Coffee Maker IP
• Diamond Foods Execs Sued Over Botched $2B Pringles Deal
• Judge Skims Smart Balance 'Fat Free' Milk Case
• Best Buy Settles, Promising Clearer Price-Match Policy
• NJ Extends State's Wait To Seize Unused Gift Card Funds
• FDA Questions Safety Of Rockstar Energy Booster
• Nestle Employment Bias Subpoena Still Too Broad, Judge Says
• Calif. Judge Applies ZIP Ruling Retroactively In OfficeMax Suit
• AFA Foods Cleared To Sell 2 Meat Plants For $12M
• Taco Bell Not Liable For 'Spam' Text Messages, Court Says
• Sheppard Mullin Says Kohl's Skipped Out On Legal Tab
• E-Commerce Boom Fuels Retailers' Hunger For Warehouse Space
• Ritz Camera Gets Interim DIP Ahead Of Ch. 11 Auction
• Whole Foods Battles Subpoena Bid In Margarita Ad Case
• CIT Affirms Antidumping Order On Thai Plastic Bags
• S. Korea Fines Philips $1.29M In Wake Of EU Trade Pact
• Kodak Officers Win Access To $25M In Insurance Funds
• Hi-Mart Dubs MBK Preferred Bidder For $1B Majority Stake
• Webkinz Maker To Pay $2.5M To End Antitrust MDL
• USDA To Require Pork, DDG Exporters To Report Sales
• NewPage Retains Control Over Ch. 11 Plan Amid Creditor Row
• Wrigley Gum Patent Was Obvious, Fed. Circ. Rules
• Ex-Honey Import Worker Gets 2 Years For Skirting Duties
• Brazil Disputes S. Africa's Chicken Import Duties Before WTO
• Ritz Camera Relapses Into Bankruptcy
• Travelers May Have To Cover Russe Clothing Price Suit Costs
• Expedia, Booking.com Must Make Hotel Deals Clearer: Group
• Flushmate Recalls More Than 2 Million Toilet Systems
• Hugo Boss Faces Suit Over Credit Card Receipt Info
• Hershey Scoops Up Coca-Cola's Chief Legal Officer
• LG Can't Enforce Daewoo Settlement Over Washing Machine IP
• Russell Stover To Settle EPA Suit Over Acidic Wastewater
• Sbarro's Bankruptcy Case Ends After 1 Year
• Allstate Spruces Up Defect Suit Over Christmas Tree Blaze
• Kevin Durant, Nike Sued By Guitarist Over 'Durantula' Mark
• P&G Faces False Ad Suit Over Crest Sensitivity Toothpaste
• New Wrinkle For CVS Over Moisturizer Claims
• Ruby Tuesday Franchisee Heads To Ch. 11
• NYC Defends Flavored Tobacco Ban In 2nd Circ.
• Quaker Can't Call Cereal With GM Corn 'All Natural,' Suit Says
• Wage Releases Don't Void Arbitration Pacts: Calif. Court
• Ann Taylor Settles Customer Data Collection Row
• Taco Bell Beats Class Action Over Unsolicited Texts
• Prince Scores Court Approval For $74M Licensing Deal
• Sam's Club Manager Shoots For Class Cert. In OT Case
• Prada Says MaxMara Bilked It Out Of Hawaii Boutique Lease
• AMA Support For Bioengineered Food Will Hurt Labeling Drive
• Canada To Drop WTO Case Against Korea Over Beef Trade
• 6th Circ. Won't Give Whirlpool Another Spin In Washer Suit
• Estee Lauder Calls Airport Retailer's Antitrust Suit 'Frivolous'
• Senators Encourage ITC To Keep Roller Bearing Duties
• CIT Backs Commerce's High Duties For Chinese Paper Co.
• Lexington Settles With Summer Infant Over Privacy Class Action
• Biz Groups Blast NLRB Approval Of Partial Bergdorf Union
• Test Prep Co. Bags 'Coach' Trademark Win
• Walgreen Paying $6.7B For Large Stake In Alliance Boots
• Adidas' Minimalist Shoes Are Misleading, Class Action Says
• Air Liquide Says Plant Closure Doesn't Void Supply Deal
• ConAgra's Hebrew National Meats Aren't Kosher, Suit Says
• Judge Pulls Plug On Class In LED Bulb False Ad Suit
• Fla. Judge Knocks Down Football Helmet Concussion Suit
• Chipotle, Kroger Settle Trademark Row Over Chicken Labels
• NewPage Creditors Disagree On How To Break Ch. 11 Deadlock
• Samsonite Yanks Chinese Suitcases Due To Chemical Worries
• Oaktree Halts Jakks Talks Over Standstill Pact Terms
• Disputed $140M Settlement Goes Through In Milk Antitrust Suit
• Rite Aid Pays $21M To End Assistant Manager FLSA Suit
• Bankrupt NewPage Cuts New Deal With Unions
• NJ Suit Says Kix 'All-Natural' Claim Is Fraudulent
• FTC Oks Safeway Grocery Store Takeover With Divestiture
• Kenneth Cole's $280M Buyout Bid Still Short, Investor Says
• Meal Break Class Action Against Wendy's Sliced
• Time's Up For 'Men In Black' Watch Infringement, Swatch Says
• De Beers Can't Boot Price-Fixing Suit From British Columbia
• Sylvania Can't Evade False Ad Suit Over Headlights
• Target Says Cashiers' Work Doesn't Permit Use Of Seats
• Liberty Mutual Wants Off Hook For Sears Ice Maker Suit
• Judge Says Cert. Likely In Ex-Rite Aid Workers' Late Pay Suit
• 7th Circ. Blisters Sears Shareholders' Antitrust Suit
• Dolby Says Monster Can't Split Headphone Logo In Two
• NAM, Others Want 6th Circ. Rehearing In Whirlpool Suit
• Ralph Lauren Gets Suit Over Exec Salaries Thrown Out
• Barnes & Noble Chairman's $29M Deal Shelves Investor Suit
• Walgreen Must Face Class Action Over Unpaid Wages
• ITC To Probe Chinese, Austrian Xanthan Gum Imports
• FDA Advances Petition To Ban BPA In Formula Packaging
• Best Buy Escapes Privacy Suit Over Returns Policy
• NewPage Aims To Block Creditor Suit Over Purchase Of Rival
• Lighting Co. Refused To Hire Non-Christian, EEOC Says
• Wal-Mart's Worldwide Anti-Corruption Policies Under Review
• Michaels Has Edge In Data Theft Coverage Suit, Attys Say
• Rolex Loses Bid To Block Ralph Lauren From RLX Mark
• NY Comptroller Sees Opportunity Amid Shareholder Revolt
• NYC Pension Funds Sue Wal-Mart Over Mexican Expansion
• Syms Resorts To Mediation To Break Impasse On Ch. 11 Plan
• Invista Adviser Details EPA Report In $744M DuPont Trial
• Designer Alexander Wang Denies Sweatshop Claims
• Judge Casts Doubt On New Wal-Mart Sex Bias Class Action
• Quebec Seeks $60B From 10 Tobacco Cos. For Health Costs
• Leonard Green, TPG Pay $1.7B For Wash. Thrift Store Chain
• Pennzoil, NAPA, Big Lots Face Carcinogen Exposure Suit
• 8th Circ. Revives Employee's Racial Slur Defamation Claim
• Best Buy Founder Steps Down, Mulling Sale Of His 20% Stake
• Kroger Unit Illegally Distributed Customer Info, Suit Says
• Judge Scraps Recycler's Antitrust Suit Against Solo, Others
• RJ Reynolds, Others Socked With Age Discrimination Suit
• Jamestown's Plan To Expand NYC Landmark Moves Ahead
• Nike Says High Court Trademark Challenge Out Of Bounds
• 2,000 Wal-Mart Employees Take Sex Bias Claims To EEOC
• Frito-Lay Sues To Curb Expansion Of DOL Sex Bias Probe
• Kodak Noteholders Want To Grill Execs Over IP Mistakes
• Barclays Unit Pays $1.2B To Pick Up Edcon Card Portfolio
• Federal Insurance Wants Off Hook For PetArmor Defense
• NYC Merchant Pushes 'LES' Trademark Suit Against The Gap
• CP Kelco Urges Duties On Chinese, Austrian Xanthan Gum
• NY Lawmakers Push Punishments For Tax-Zapping Businesses
• No Magic Can Save Disney Health Label From Scrutiny
• Kardashians Say They Aren't At Fault For False Diet Pill Ads
• Inventor Settles Bra Patent Suit With Victoria's Secret
• Thomas H. Lee Takes $2.7B Majority Stake In Party City
• Judge Reveals Skadden Conflict In Dr. Weil Royalty Suit
• Jury Clears J&J In Rembrandt Contact Lens Patent Row
• Costco Pays $3.6M To Settle Calif. Improper Storage Claims
• Omega Tells 9th Circ. It Didn't Misuse Copyright In Costco Case
• Ikea Pushes For Narrower Class In ZIP Code Suit
• Electrolux Can't Evade Heat In State Farm Dryer Fire Suit
• Ex-Paul Hastings Atty's Firm DQ'd From Avon Class Action
• Talbots Investor Challenges $369M Sycamore Buyout
• Warburg Pincus Pays $101M For 53% Stake In Indian Lender
• CVS Retail Clerks Aren't Entitled To Seats, Judge Rules
• Simon Property Pads Outlet Holdings With Upscale Fla. Mall
• Judge Won't Drop Tying Claims Against EBay, PayPal
• Bed Bath & Beyond Sews Up $105M Linen Holdings Deal
• NewPage Wants Suit Over $1.7B LBO Kept Under Wraps
• Ferrellgas Pays $32M To Extinguish Gas Tank Class Action
• Chinese Toy Co. Prez Says He Was Axed For Being Old, White
• Jamba Says Man Can't Sue Over Smoothie Kits He Didn't Buy
• Palm, Sprint Settlement Over Phone Data Loss OK'd At Last
• EEOC Fails To Show Systematic Bias At Bass Pro, Judge Says
• Obama Urged To Put The Screws To Mexico Over Tuna Ruling
• 'Shape Up' Maker Tells 5th Circ. Chubb Owes Coverage