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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2012

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• $152M Knocked Off Potential Damages In MSR-Hilton Row
• Wal-Mart Project To Proceed After Calif. Court Backs City's OK
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Suit Over LED Bulbs
• NYC Soda Ban Primed To Pop Off Nationwide
• American Apparel Wriggles Out Of Shareholder Suit
• EBay Hit With Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fee
• Ex-ProfitPoint Exec Hits NewSpring With Defamation Suit
• Apple's HTC Smartphone IP Claims Move From Fla. To Del.
• Ex-Starbucks Barista Seeks New Break Subclasses Post-Brinker
• Kmart Settles With Sales Workers In Calif. OT Class Action
• Deli Meat Co. Pushes For $33M Judgment In Salmonella Suit
• Warburg Puts $55M Into Chinese Children's Clothing Co.
• Hardware Retailer Rona Spurns Lowe's $1.8B Takeover Bid
• Ritz Camera's Auction Schedule Wins Green Light
• New Balance Pays $4M To End Toning Shoes Suit
• Butterball Rolls Out $4M Deal To End Don, Doff Disputes
• Rise In Salmonella Will Prod Obama On Stalled Food Regs
• Judge Gives Go-Ahead To Connaught Disclosure Statement
• Comptroller Vows Closer Contract Eye After Apple-MTA Deal
• Smart Balance's Cholesterol Claims Don't Measure Up, Suit Says
• ConAgra To Drop $265M On Unilever Frozen Foods Unit
• Samsung, LG, Electrolux Hit With Duties On Washing Machines
• Apple's Siri Feature Flouts Voice Patents, University Says
• Potato Cos. Lose Early Exit Bids In Price-Fixing MDL
• Judge Pares Neutrogena Natural False Ad Claims
• Target Can't Kick Class Action Over Toning Shoe Ads
• Calif. Rolls Out Expansive Rules For Greener Products
• Whirlpool, Maytag Settle Calif. Benzene Warning Suit
• Prince's Ch. 11 Plan Wins Green Light
• NJ, AmEx Want Supreme Court's Take On Gift Card Seizures
• DC Circ. Tobacco Ruling Lets Marketing Limits Go Forward
• Masco Puts Up $75M To End Fiberglass Price-Fixing Action
• Bimbo Bakeries Dodges Distributors' Bid For Additional Docs
• Billabong Flips On TPG's $726M Bid, Allows Due Diligence
• Judge Delays Final Judgment On Costco Hot Fuel Settlement
• Medifast Unit To Fork Over $4M To FTC Over Weight-Loss Ads
• Omega Misusing Copyright In Costco Case, 9th Circ. Told
• Gucci Wins Trademark Case Against Founder's Relatives
• Safety Standard Is Key To Finding Chemical Law Compromise
• FDA Must Strengthen Food Recall Process, GAO Report Says
• Grocers Group Latest To Oppose $7B Interchange Fee Deal
• T-Mobile, HTC Say Consumer Is Stalling 4G False Ad Case
• Burlington Fined $1.5M Over Recalled Children's Outerwear
• SuperValu, C&S Beat Class Cert. In Price-Fixing Suit
• Mid Europa Buys 50 Percent Stake In Czech Nutrition Co.
• Dick's Sporting Goods Sued Over Customer Info Collection
• Playtex Owes Rival Munchkin $13.5M In Diaper Pail Ad Suit
• CPSC Sues Buckyballs Maker Over Customer Injuries
• Disabled Wal-Mart Customers Sue Over POS Terminals
• J&J Unit Says Distributor Tried To Steal 70K Customers
• Judge Tentatively Dismisses Atty From Playboy Condom Suit
• Asics, Skechers Patch Up Fight Over Stripe Design Mark
• Calif. Appeals Court OKs Shot Cop's Suit Against Glock
• Target's Tool Kit Nails Subject To Chinese Duties, CIT Says
• Bain Escapes Labor Suit Over Shuttering Samsonite Plant
• Chemical Safety Bill Advances In Senate
• Class Cert. Denied Again In Ford Engine Deception Suit
• Animal Med Co. Says Rival Got Trade Secrets From Ex-Workers
• HTC, Others Face Microprocessor Patent Suits In Calif., ITC
• Judge Has Beef With Meat Plant Workers' $1.7M FLSA Deal
• Job Applicants Sue Green Mountain Over Background Checks
• Bloomberg's Sugary Drink Ban Will Trigger Suits
• Hostess Insurer Ducks $2.5M IP Defense Costs In 8th Circ.
• African Fabrics Trade Bill Would Save $5M, CBO Says
• Judge Delays Ruling In Kodak Patent Row With Apple
• Coach Takes $46M Judgment In Counterfeit Merchandise Suit
• Distributor Fights Arbitration In Mike's Hard Contract Row
• NY Court Nixes Arizona Tea Co-Founder Bid To Block Buyout
• Betsey Johnson Sues Over Fabric Sales
• Galaxy 7.7 Ban Should Be Throughout EU, German Court Rules
• Watchdog Asks Reynolds To Cut Hefty Bag Strength Ad Claim
• 'Charbucks' Doesn't Harm Starbucks Brand, 2nd Circ. Told
• TPG Rebids For Billabong At $717M As Clothier Struggles
• Following Target, Wal-Mart Opposes $7B Swipe Fee Deal
• Ritz Landlords Cry Foul Over Speedy Bidding Process
• ITC Ruling Could Be Nail In Kodak Patent Sale's Coffin
• JC Penney Nets $248M In Sale Of Simon Stake
• Trial Called Off In Masco Fiberglass Price-Fixing Action
• $24M Tobacco Award Was Wrongly Capped, 2nd Circ. Hears
• Cargill Recalls 30K Pounds Of Beef After Salmonella Outbreak
• LCD Makers Cite ATM Case In Bid To Nix Price-Fixing Claims
• Target Says $7B Visa, MasterCard Settlement A Raw Deal
• NTP Ends Wireless Email Patent Feud With Apple, Others
• EEOC Details Racial Bias Claims In 2nd Try Against Bass Pro
• Judge Skims Claims Off Dreyer's False Advertising Suit
• 11th Circ. Nixes Bid To Block $12M Enfamil False Ad MDL Deal
• Peet's Coffee To Go Private In $978M Joh. A. Benckiser Buy
• Joe's Crab Shack Owner Faces Investor Suit Over IPO Errors
• American Laser Wants More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Toys 'R' Us Insurer Sues Ex-Marketing Exec For Fraud
• Heineken Brews Up $4B Deal To Control Asian Beermaker
• GameStop Strikes Deal With Retail Workers In OT Suit
• Kraft Foods Picks Up Avon GC For North American Biz
• Judge Won't Split Claims In Electrolux Dryer Fire Suit
• Yelp, Vizio, Wal-Mart, Others Sued Over Auto-Fill Patent
• Mayer Brown Says Former Client Owes $5M In Unpaid Fees
• Watchdog Faults Gillette For 'MoistureRich' Razor Ad Claim
• Sealy Mattress Directors Too Comfy With KKR, Investor Says
• US Fidelis To Pay Consumers $13M To Settle Warranty Suit
• Polo Group Fights Ralph Lauren Logo Win In 2nd Circ.
• Concessionaires Can't Revive Suit Over Lost O'Hare Contract
• Tea Co. Boiling Mad Over Twinings' Use Of 'Bedtime'
• Stop & Shop Can't Check Out Of Vornado's Rent Increase Suit
• Judge Won't Halt Calif.'s Force-Fed Foie Gras Sale Ban
• Tesco Unit Makes Peace With Workers In Wage Class Action
• Marks & Klein Kicked Off Quiznos Case Over Conflict
• EU Regulator Issues New Safety Plan For Food Cos.
• CIT Nixes Furniture Co.'s Suit Over Chinese Daybed Duties
• Dominican Republic Taps WTO In Australia Tobacco Logo Ban
• Coconut Water False Ad Class Bellyaching Silenced
• ThaiBev To Pay $2B For Stake In Singapore Beverage Co.
• JC Penney Can't Nix Shoppers' Suit Over False Sale Signs
• Judge Nixes Lawyer Fee Cap For Kodak Retiree Committee
• Ritz Camera, Creditors Agree On Amended $20M DIP
• Arctic Glacier's $434M Sale To HIG Gets US Approval
• Salvaged USDA Produce Program Still Must Answer Critics
• FDA Bans BPA In Baby Bottles, Sippy Cups
• Judge Slashes Suit Over Nestle Drink Health Claims
• Judge Trims Bear Naked, Kashi False Ad Suits
• Leaner Designers' Suit Against Shoe Co. Will Proceed
• Land O'Lakes Resolves Opt-Out Suit In Egg Antitrust MDL
• Wis. McDonald's Owner Pays $1M To End Harassment Suit
• Ardagh To Pay $880M For Anchor Glass Ahead Of IPO Reboot
• Ex-Liquor Co. CFO Says He Was Framed To Save Tax Scheme
• Bad Math Dooms Sears' Attempt To Dodge OT Class Claims
• Discount Apparel Chain Daffy's Reportedly To Liquidate
• 9th Circ. Shoots Down $10.6M Kellogg False Ad Settlement
• Fast-Filing Plaintiffs Rebuked In Wal-Mart Bribery Case
• Toy Maker Battat Fined Over Defect In Magnetic Building Sets
• Modell's Sporting Goods Managers Win Cert In OT Suit
• Comcast Case Won't Impact Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit, Parties Say
• GE Can't Keep House Fire Case In Federal Court
• FTC Ends Antitrust Probe Into Trojan Condoms
• FDA Warns Of Listeria Potential In Cheese From NY Co.
• Partial Recount Ordered For Calif. Tobacco Tax Measure
• Restaurant Groups Sue DOL Over Change To Tip Pool Rule
• Hilco, Others Can't Remove Ellen Tracy Trustee's $50M Suit
• Macy's Thwarts Martha Stewart's Jump To JC Penney
• Cointreau Sues To Block Rival Product From US Market
• Hanover Sues To Avoid Covering Urban Outfitters IP Defense
• Canadian Pension Fund Buys $326M Stake In Helly Hansen
• Whirlpool, Samsung Take Fridge Duties Fight To Court
• Syms Brings Creditors, Equity Together On Ch. 11 Plan
• EU Launches Probe Into North Sea Shrimp Traders
• Designer Claims Jay-Z, UMG, Others Owe $7M For Logo
• Banana Republic Stiffs Workers On OT, Breaks, Suit Says
• Whole Foods Says Vitamin Shoppe Stole Healthy Slogan
• AFA Foods Nets $57M In Sale Of Texas, Pa. Meat Plants
• Wet Seal Singles Out Black Managers, Ex-Workers' Suit Says
• CVS Caremark To Halt Coverage For 17 Drugs
• Judge To Tap Mediator In NewPage Ch. 11 Feud
• FDA Plans Genome Database For Deadly Foodborne Bacteria
• Toymaker Can't Stop Customs From Seizing Lego Look-Alikes
• P&G Can't Duck Crest False Labeling Claims
• Sealing The Deal: DLA Piper Speeds Reddy Ice Through Ch. 11
• Brain Research Labs Cuts Deal In Class Suit Over Memory Pill
• Bondholders Rip NewPage Rejection Of $1.5B Verso Merger
• Redbox Kiosks Not Exempt From Credit Card Law, 9th Circ. Told
• PetSmart Groomers Growl Over Allegedly Unpaid Work
• Guess Insurers Can't Duck Coverage For Gucci IP Battles
• Mich. Judge Pares State Claims In Compressor Antitrust MDL
• Burberry Seeks Toss Of California Leg Of Bogart Dispute
• Munchkin Tells Jurors Playtex Diaper Pail Ads Stink
• 2nd Circ. Says Licensing Deals Can't Bar Patent Challenges
• CVS Employees Say Sparse Staffing Prevented Meal Breaks
• NYC's Graphic Anti-Smoking Ads Stamped Out By 2nd Circ.
• Office Depot Workers Win Class Status In Bonus OT Suit
• Obama Campaign Blocks Sales Of Unauthorized Merchandise
• India Launches Another Probe Into Google Ad Policies
• Bankrupt Ritz Camera Seeks Stalking Horse Bid
• Fed. Circ. Gives Nestle A Treat, Backing Beggin' Strips IP
• Liquor Co. To Pay $3.5M For Sales Reps' Unpaid Expenses
• Syms' Reorganization Plan Coming Together After Agreement
• Fed. Circ. Lets Samsung Sell Galaxy Phones, Not Tabs
• Fry's Sanctioned For Hiding Evidence In EEOC Bias Suit
• NY Appeals Court Tosses Claims In Arizona Iced Tea Feud
• Whole Foods Supplements Contain Lead, False Ads Suit Says
• A&P Wants Departed Execs To Pay Back Bonuses
• Military Supplier Claims Spurned Employee Killed Deals
• Calif. Senate Drops Bill To Relax 'Made in USA' Label Rules
• Vornado Spends $132M For Spot On Miami's Lincoln Road
• Unions Sue LA Over Wal-Mart Project's Enviro Permits
• Pfizer To Remove Centrum Breast, Colon Health Claims
• Vornado To Pay $707M For 5th Ave. Retail Space
• Safeway Worker Alleges Retaliation For Role In Wage Suit
• Himart Takes $1.1B Lotte Offer, Sends MBK Partners Packing
• Calif. Ruffles Bird Farmers' Feathers With Foie Gras Ban
• Rawlings Says Rival Wilson's Gold Glove Was A Foul
• Cozen O'Connor Sued Over Atty's Allegedly Shoddy Work
• Food Co. Hid Trans Fat In Frozen Dinners, Suit Claims
• Walgreens Inks $438M USA Drug Deal In 2nd Summer Buy
• UK Court OK's Budvar, Anheuser Co-Use Of Budweiser Mark
• General Mills Says Any Idiot Knows Fruit Roll-Ups Aren't Fruit
• Nike's Argument No Slam Dunk In Trademark Case, Judge Says
• Judge In Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Seeks Info On Comcast Case
• Betsey Johnson Settles Debt With Creditor Steve Madden
• Retail Group Urges Obama To Fast-Track ACA Employer Regs
• Samsung Loses Bid To Lift Galaxy Sales Ban During Appeal
• Sara Lee Strikes $1.25M Deal In Route Sales Reps OT Suit
• Winston & Strawn Offered Bad Lease Buyout Advice, Suit Says
• Chubb Tells 5th Circ. Diet Aid Coverage Suit Is Time-Barred
• Meat Supplier Must Cover Sizzler In E. Coli Suit, Court Says
• Dr Pepper Can't Shake Wage Suit Over OT, Lunch Breaks
• Skinnygirl Margarita Maker Can't Wriggle Out Of False Ad Suit
• Apple To Pay $60M To End IPad Trademark Row In China
• Hershey Bar Eligible For Trademark Registration, TTAB Rules
• Samsung Wants Bar On US Galaxy Sales Lifted During Appeal
• ITC Dings Griffin For Mobile Device Case Infringement
• UK PE Firm Withdraws $1.7B Bid For Australian Retail Co.
• Singapore Mall Builder Raises $1B China Fund, Largest Ever
• Coca-Cola, GSK, Sherwin-Williams Face CERCLA Suit