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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2012

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• Texas Appeals Court Can't Introduce Stay Issues: Court
• $12B Nestle-Pfizer Deal Could Impact Formula Market: Regulator
• Trade Groups Ask High Court To Review AmEx Arbitration Case
• 9th Circ. Says HSBC, Best Buy Didn't Deceive Cardholder
• Fla. Court Overturns Tobacco Cos.' Win In Engle Suit
• General Mills Sued Over Nature Valley 'All Natural' Claims
• High Court Grants Review Of CAFA Dispute
• Genesco Hit With OT Class Action
• ITC Takes 2nd Look At IPod Cover Infringement Claims
• 8th Circ. Backs Broad Reading Of Executory Contracts
• Muscle Milk Maker Flexes On Drink Co. Over 'Evolve' Mark
• Starbucks Baristas Ask 2nd Circ. To Reheat Tip-Sharing Suit
• German Court Preserves Cover For Cartel Cos. Seeking Leniency
• FTC Sues Weight-Loss Marketer Over Phony News Websites
• E-Trade, TradeKing Settle Multistate Antitrust Probe
• Syms Corp. Cleared To Reorganize As Real Estate Co.
• Publishers Pay $69M To Settle State AGs' E-Book Claims
• Macy's Fails To Foil Martha Stewart-JC Penney Deal
• Kraft, Others Hit With Asbestos Wrongful Death Suit
• LCD Retailers Ask 9th Circ. To Revisit ATM Fee Antitrust Ruling
• CDC Pins Salmonella On Mangoes As Stores Pull Stock
• Pier 1's Jury Win Upheld In Gift Card IP Case
• GNC, USPLabs Hit With Suit Over DMAA Supplements' Safety
• Kardashian, Old Navy Settle Look-Alike Ad Suit
• Kellogg Posts Froot Loops Ad Disclaimer At Watchdog's Request
• Wal-Mart Sued Over Immunity Drink Mix False Ad Claims
• Judge Shutters LifeTouch Photogs' Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Utah Ducks Antitrust Allegations Over New Alcohol Restrictions
• B&N Balks At $11M Attys' Fees In Suit Over Riggio Deal
• CPSC Toughens Safety Guidelines For Children's Play Yards
• Feds' Inaction On Energy Drinks Casts Shadow On NY Probe
• PE Firm Scoops Up Top Snack Co., Brings In Ex-Sara Lee CEO
• Malachite Group To Buy 5 NYC Buildings From Retail Family
• UK Removes DMAA Weight-Loss Supplements From Market
• CPSC Wants Public To Weigh In On Ban Of Tiny Magnet Sets
• Baby Literacy Co. Reaches $185M Deal With FTC Over Ads
• CVS Says Pharmacies Must Arbitrate Patient Info Claims
• Avon Within Its Right To Reject $10B Coty Offer, Atty Says
• Ashley Furniture Can't Shake Trademark Suit Over Bogart Line
• Kraft's Overtime Policy Fails Under Pa. Law, Judge Says
• 7-Eleven Looks To Crunch Potato Chip False Ads Class Action
• Jeweler's $6M Claim Barred By Licensing Deal, Filene's Says
• Netflix Wants 'Nonsense' Suit Over Financial Reports Ejected
• Schumer Cites Report In Push For Chemical Regulation Bill
• Old Claims Off Limits In Supplement Co. CEO's Trial: 9th Circ.
• $1.7M Triumph Foods FLSA Settlement OK'd On 2nd Pass
• Syms Revises Ch. 11 Plan, Rebuffs Creditor Objections
• Moet Seeks To Cork Rival's Champagne Ads
• Victoria's Secret Hit With $15M Suit Over Knockoff Hosiery
• Colony Must Cover Plumbing Co. Suits, 5th Circ. Says
• Simon Seeks To Ax Antitrust Suit Over Shopping-Center Share
• Clorox Can't Be Sued For Ad Claims About Cats' Favorite Litter
• No Purchase Needed In Jamba Juice Smoothie Suit, Judge Says
• Pointing To Concepcion, 99 Cents Only Wins Arbitration Bid
• Best Buy Agrees To Due Diligence In Founder's Buyout Bid
• Magazine Subscribers Can't Drop Suit Against Time Unit
• Calif. Cashiers Get Class Cert. In Wal-Mart Seating Suit
• Italian Eatery Il Mulino Seeks Sanctions In Trademark Row
• Thermador Maker Sues For Right To Use Julia Child's Image
• Dollar Tree Managers Win Cert. In FLSA Overtime Suit
• Daffy's Wins Final OK For $10M DIP Loan
• US Trustee Protests Syms' Ch. 11 Plan Over CEO Protections
• 6th Circ. DSW Ruling Reveals New Data Breach Coverage Path
• TTAB Won't Grant 'Bagel Thins' Trademark To Bimbo
• Oaktree Re-Enters Toy Maker Takeover Fray With New Offer
• Abbott Didn't Say Exercise Needed To Bulk Up: Ensure Users
• Comcast Class Cert. Defies Dukes, Retail Group Tells High Court
• Woman Suing Over Neutrogena Wrinkle Claims Seeks Class Cert.
• RJ Reynolds Seeks 9th Circ. Rehearing In Camel Cash Case
• Permira Inks $1B Deal To Take Japanese Sushi Chain Global
• Pom Ads Need Additional Gov't Oversight, FTC Atty Says
• Kodak To Shift Focus On Commercial Printing Business
• Insurers Can't Duck Defending PVC Maker In Nevada's Suit
• Haynes And Boone Knew Rx.com Relied On It, Founder Says
• Devil's In The Details For Tasmanian Tobacco Ban Proposal
• Consumers Win Class Cert In Kraft Packaging Suit
• Chipotle Stuck In Suit Over 'Naturally Raised' Meat Ads
• Judge Won't Toss Manager's Claims In Enterprise OT Case
• 6th Circ. Won't Let AIG Off $7M Hook In DSW Hacking Case
• Dole Recalls Salad Over Possible Listeria Contamination
• Alcoa Can't Dodge $10M Tax Suit Over Packaging Biz Spinoff
• Arctic Zero Hit With False Ad Suit Over Calorie Count
• FlashPoint To Appeal Kodak Win On Rights To 5 Patents
• FDA Names Farm Connected To Salmonella Outbreak
• Broad Prop 37 Reading Could Breed More Food-Labeling Suits
• Netflix Subscriber Fights $27M Wal-Mart Antitrust Deal
• Haynes And Boone At Fault For Late Filing, Witness Says
• Retail Group Opposes $7B Visa, MasterCard Antitrust Deal
• Steelers Drop Suit Over 'Terrible Towels' Trademark
• Citing Concepcion, 11th Circ. Nixes Sprint Fee Suit
• Hines To Pay $180M For Old Navy-Leased San Fran Building
• Industry Groups Tell Senate They Won't Back TSCA Bill
• Creditors Say Syms Ch. 11 Plan Snuffs Their Interest Rights
• Burger King Axed Christian Worker For Wearing Skirt: EEOC
• FDA Says Mexican Supplement Now Linked To Death, Stroke
• Polo Group Flouting Injunction On Logo, Ralph Lauren Says
• McDonald's, Viacom Websites Violate Child Privacy, Groups Say
• Kraft Selling Stake In Back To Nature To PE Firm Before Split
• Gucci Can't Skirt Axed Pregnant Worker's Discrimination Suit
• General Mills Faces More Claims In Nature Valley Ad Suit
• FTC Pharmacy Deal Shows Joint Bargaining Needs Justification
• Anti-Energy Drink Crusade Has No Wings, FDA Letter Hints
• Franchisees Say Dunkin' Donuts 'Runs On Discrimination'
• Guitar Cos. Beat Sherman Act Claims In Price-Fixing Suit
• KKR Bets On Chinese Apparel Market With $30M Novo Stake
• Reynolds Asks 2nd Circ. To Quash $24M Tobacco Verdict
• $2B Collective Brands Sale Gets Nod From Shareholders
• Shop-Vac False Ad MDL Consolidates Six Class Actions In Pa.
• NH High Court Overturns Class Cert. In Philip Morris Suit
• Argentina Strikes Back At US Over WTO Import Complaints
• Brinker Nixes Lamps Plus Workers' Cert. Bid: Calif. Court
• Haynes & Boone Blames Rx.com For Antitrust Suit's Late Filing
• Church & Dwight Swallows Gummy Vitamin Maker For $650M
• Gas Buyers Certified In Calif. Propane Fee Suit
• Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Linked To Ind. Cantaloupe
• Pa. High Court Won't Hear Philly's $1M Expedia Hotel Tax Suit
• Hostess Makes Final Offer, With Wage Cuts, To Teamsters
• Hitachi's Rare Earth Magnet Suit In ITC Targets Bose, Adidas
• Best Buy Founder Spurns Board Effort To Out PE Backers
• Syms' Ch. 11 Plan Harms Creditor Setoff Rights, IRS Says
• Harbor Freight Chalks Win As Managers Denied Cert In OT Suit
• Texas Asks High Court To Toss Nestle Margin Tax Challenge
• Judge Kills Shareholder Suit Over J&J's $20B Synthes Buyout
• Suit Dropped After US Axes $16.5M Amazon Kindle Contract
• Orkla Builds Food Biz With $1B Rieber & Son Buy
• Swatch Can't Stop Rival From Using 'Swap' Mark, Judge Says
• Ruby Tuesday Tries To Say Goodbye To EEOC Suit
• Pension Fund Seeks Wal-Mart Info On Alleged Mexico Bribery
• CFPB To Review Maine, Tenn. Gift Card Seizure Laws
• Excellere Partners Injects Equity Into Organic Food Co.
• Victoria's Secret Parent Can't Duck All Pregnancy Bias Claims
• Investors Target Chipotle Over Bloated Stock Price
• Haynes & Boone Kicks Off Defense In $118M Malpractice Trial
• FTC Halts Mouthguard Co.'s Concussion Prevention Claims
• State Farm Settles Studio Suit Over Marilyn Monroe Photos
• Judge Certifies GNC Managers In Off-the-Clock Action
• Land O' Lakes Cleanup Suit Not Time-Barred, 8th Circ. Hears
• Best Buy Founder Requests Data In $8.8B Takeover Push
• Macy's Sues JC Penney Over Martha Stewart Agreement
• Steelers Sue Vendor Over 'Terrible Towel' Trademark
• Health Food Co. To Pay $1.4M To Settle Calorie Deception Suit
• DOJ OKs $4B Verizon Spectrum Sale But Limits Side Deals
• Big Tobacco Wants Texas To Tax Smaller Competitors
• Aussie Tobacco Ruling 1st Domino In Potential Global Cascade
• Quadrant, Ironbridge Launch Furniture Retail JV
• McDonald's, Others Dodge Cancer Warning Suits Over Chicken
• Ex-Wife Hits Chobani CEO With $530M Suit Over Yogurt Loan
• Macy's Moves To Block Syms' Sale Of Filene's IP
• HHS Recruits Pharmacies To Tout ACA's Medicare Benefits
• Ashley Furniture Ex-Regional Director Off Hook In OT Row
• REIT Drops $195M For Bigger Stake In Brazilian Mall Owner
• J&J To Nix Some Cancer-Linked Agents From Beauty Products
• NYC Club Owners, Employees Settle Dispute Over Tips
• Bumbo Calls Back 4M Baby Seats Over Skull Fracture Risk
• Ad Watchdog Dings Kraft For Lunchables PB&J Spot
• Borders Gift Card Recovery Suit Quashed
• Swander Pace To Take Cosmetics Co. Private In $65M Deal
• Tea Co. Drops Suit Over Twinings' Use Of 'Bedtime' Mark
• Pool Product Distributor Aims To Sink Antitrust MDL
• Lawmakers Pressure Wal-Mart To Comply With FCPA Probe
• 6th Circ. Backs Police Use Of GPS Data To Track Cellphone
• SoCal Vegan Restaurant Says Starbucks Swiped 'Evolution' Mark
• Cabinet Co. Investors Sue Over $94M Home Depot Merger
• Bulgari's IP Suit Says Rival Copied Jewelry Designs
• Opposition To $7B Interchange Fee Deal Riles Class Counsel
• Ex-Bridgestone Scientist Charged With Trade Secrets Theft
• Heineken's Singapore Brewer Buy Hits Snags
• Evonik, Others Want Out Of FCA Defective Diaper, Tampon Suit
• Staples Says Pencil Duties Suit Unsupported By Facts
• Lululemon Hits Calvin Klein With IP Suit Over Yoga Pants
• Dole Says False Labeling Suit Federally Preempted
• Colgate Should Ax Whitening Toothpaste Claim, Watchdog Says
• NewPage Submits Ch. 11 Plan With Creditor Settlement
• Winn-Dixie Loses Bulk Of 100-Store Lease Exclusivity Suit
• Wal-Mart's Chinese E-Commerce Buy Gets OK, With Caveats
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Pom, Coca-Cola Labeling War
• Alexander Wang Settles Sweatshop Suit
• Kodak Patent Sale Results Delayed As Auction Runs Long
• Procedures For Sharper Image's Ch. 11 Exit Get Green Light
• Pom Says Dukes Dooms Nationwide False Ads Class
• CIT Says Sears' Bid To Reclassify Boots Misses Time Limit
• Chef's Workers Say They Received Tip Wages For Nontip Jobs
• Dick's Sporting Goods Landlord Sues For $1.2M In Back Rent
• Canada Agency Aims For Simpler Food Safety Oversight
• Attys' $5.9M Fee Bid Slashed In IPhone Antenna MDL Deal
• Gristede's Settles Sex-Bias Class Action For $1.5M
• Sporting Goods Co. Fights Insurers To Defend ZIP Code Suit
• Newly Aggressive CPSC Ups Ante With Proposed Magnet Ban
• Monster Targeted In State Probe Over Energy Drinks
• UK Hotel Booking Co. Seeks Rate-Fixing Probe In US
• Judge Won't Sanction Fisher-Price, Mattel After IP 'Doc Dump'
• National Union Can't Duck Payless TCPA Coverage Suit
• Senator Calls For Ban On Flavored Cigars
• Mattel Hit With Trademark Suit Over Monster High Dolls
• Avon, Victoria's Secret Can't Dodge $18M Patent Verdict
• Simon Property Must Face Antitrust Suit Over Mall Leases
• J&J Misrepresented Splenda Health Benefits, Suit Says
• Brother Fails To Escape Toner Cartridge Class Action
• Tortilla Maker Wraps Up Don-Doff Suit With $2.5M Deal
• Texas Court Quashes Sanctions Suit Against Provost Umphrey
• Fujifilm Loses Bid To Expand Victory In Patent Fight
• Judge Defers To USDA In Dr. Bronner's False Ad Suit
• Icahn Urges Oshkosh To Spin Off Construction Equipment Co.
• Electrolux Must Face Nationwide Suit Over Dryer Fire Risks
• 3rd Circ. Raises Cert. Bar In Wal-Mart Janitors' FLSA Case
• Beastie Boys Say Monster Stole Songs For Web Ads
• Judge Calls DSW Wage-And-Hour Settlement 'Unseemly'
• GE Recalls 1.3M Dishwashers Due to Fire Hazard
• CPSC Targets Another Co. Over Magnet Balls Risk
• Outback Operator Undermined Stakeholder To Boost IPO: Suit
• Oxygen-Boosting H2O Physiologically Impossible, Class Says
• Hiscock Patent Litigator Exits Fanmaker's Malpractice Suit
• 2 North China Pharma Units Exit Vitamin C Antitrust MDL
• Fed. Circ. Grants En Banc Review Of Bosch Wiper IP Case
• FCC Should Update Cellphone RF Exposure Standard: GAO
• Judge OKs Settlement In Blockbuster Privacy Abuse Suit
• Thai Co. Tops Heineken With $830M Bid For Asian Brewer
• Starbucks Fires Back In 2nd Circ. Battle Over Charbucks Coffee
• AmEx Takes Merchant Arbitration Fight To High Court
• AXA Adds German Fashion Co. To Consumer Portfolio
• Food Co. Recalls Lunch Kits, Snacks After Listeria Test
• Weil Aids Advent With Stake In $3B Serta, Simmons Parent
• Hurley Says Old Navy Flouted Surf Trunk Patent
• Gibson Strikes Deal To End Wood Import Investigation
• Kodak Can Extend Incentive Plan To 12 Execs Denied Earlier
• Starbucks Asks 1st Circ. To Nix $14M Damages Over Tip Pool
• Best Buy Founder Values Co. At Up To $8.8B In Buyout Bid
• Jewish Woman Accuses Toys 'R' Us Of Religious Bias
• Tuna Cos. To Pay $3M To Settle Calif. Underfilled Can Suit
• Sterling Initiates IPO Process For Fairway Markets
• Paul Hastings Reps Pfingsten-Owned Co. In Car Parts Co. Buy
• American Girl Says Teen Modeling Agency Stole Tagline
• Lens.com Can't Regain 'Lens' Software Mark: Fed. Circ.
• New RadioShack Strategy Sparks Investor Class Action
• Playtex's Diaper Genie Ads Stink, Class Action Says
• Heineken's $4.1B Buyout Of Asian Brewery Stake Wins OK
• Hearing Set For Daffy's Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Unilever Faces Hair Loss Class Action Over Suave Product
• Destroyed Docs Get Mushroom Co. Sanctions In Antitrust MDL
• Luggage Co. Says Marvel's 'Avengers' Box Set Rips Off Suitcase
• Ex-Tuesday Morning CEO Says Cancer Diagnosis Led To Firing
• Kenosha Beef Recalls Patties Over Risk Of Foreign Material
• Hain Loses Preemption Bid In Fight Over Organic Product Claims
• CORRECTED: Jiffy Lube Franchisee To Pay Up To $47M To Settle Spam Text MDL
• Uggs Maker, Execs Hit With Investor Class Action
• The Gap Escapes 'Lower East Side' Trademark Suit
• Importer Cops Guilty Plea Over Duty Dodge But Denies The Rest
• Milk Price-Fixing Class Action Transferred To Calif.
• Diet Aid Co.'s Insurance Claim Not Time-Barred, 5th Circ. Told
• JEMB Realty To Shell Out $43M For Daffy's Assets
• Victoria's Secret Says 'Naked' Can't Be Infringed
• Congress OKs Bill Pushing African Trade, Myanmar Sanctions
• Steve Madden Ponies Up $10M To Quash Text Spam Suit
• Toyota Recalls Lexuses, Rav4s Over Crash Potential
• Daffy's Files For Ch. 11 With Plan To Sell Store Leases
• SJ Berwin Guides AXA's Purchase Of Frozen Food Co.
• 8th Circ. Says Retaliation Claims Require New EEOC Charge
• Yuengling Sued Over Oktoberfest Beer Label IP
• Tobacco Cos.' Suit Over FDA Science Panel Picks Proceeds
• NJ Co. Faces Uphill Climb In Lance Armstrong Trademark Row
• German Antitrust Watchdog Fines Gummi Bear Co. $3M
• Winn-Dixie Sued Over Employee Data Breach
• Clothier Country Road To Pay $181M For Aussie Fashion Co.
• Burberry Makes Peace In Humphrey Bogart Image Battle
• Avon Negotiating With Feds To Settle FCPA Probe