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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2013

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• ConAgra Escapes Suit Over Hebrew National Kosher Claims
• DOJ Starts Strong In Tough AB InBev-Modelo Fight, Attys Say
• Black & Decker Sinks Suit Claiming Tools Released Asbestos
• Roof Tile Maker Escapes $250M False Ad Class Action
• Judge Sinks Nestle Waters $50M Late Fee Class Action
• Drink Co. Gets Playboy Trademark Suit Kicked Out Of Calif.
• Union Resolves NLRB Dispute Over Wal-Mart Protests
• Victoria's Secret Defends 'Dream Angels' Mark In 9th Circ.
• PriceRite Reaches $2M Deal In Assistant Manager OT Suit
• Applebee's, IHOP Shake NJ Drink Price Class Action
• Morgan Lewis Advises Apollo On $410M Twinkies Bid
• Germany Fines Nestle, Others €60M Over Chocolate Cartel
• CPSC Recalls Children's Dressers Over Tipping Deaths
• DOJ Sues To Block $20B AB InBev-Modelo Merger
• EA Targets IP In 'Madden' Royalty Row After Contract Defeat
• Distributor Returns Fire As Battle With Vivaro Heats Up
• Avery Dennison To Reap $500M From Business Units Sale
• CVS Is Underfunding $34M OT Settlement, Plaintiffs Say
• Wal-Mart Wants Dukes Class To Surrender Akin Gump Report
• Pa. Gov. Ties $1B School Funding To Liquor Privatization
• Wal-Mart Failed To Honor Gas Discounts, Suit Says
• Bimbo Urges Halt To DOJ-Ordered Sara Lee Sale
• Target Faces TCPA Suit Over Automated Collection Calls
• GOP Looks Ready To Wait Obama Out On Empty CPSC Spots
• Apple Secures Trademark On Layout Of Retail Stores
• Private Equity Team Offers Hostess $400M For Twinkies Brand
• PetSmart Managers Denied Class Cert. In OT Pay Case
• Texas Lawmaker Proposes Soda Tax To Fund Health Programs
• Pa. Lawmaker Seeks Ban On Credit Card 'Swipe Fees'
• Tomato Grower Enters Ch. 11 To Sprout Asset Sale
• Obama Gives CPSC Nominee A 2nd Shot Before Congress
• Generic Medical Foods Not Identical To Pamlab's, Suits Say
• Mayer Brown Wants To Ax Parties In Antitrust Attys' Fees Row
• Lighting Co. Tells ITC Rivals Are Infringing Lamp Design
• Nike Escapes Class Cert. In ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Little Debbie Maker Offers $27.5M For Hostess' Drake's Brand
• BakerHostetler Faces Nestle DQ Bid In Price-Fixing Suits
• Jos. A. Bank Escapes Deceptive Ad Suit Over Discounts
• Metal T-Shirts Rip Off 'Hook 'Em' Design, U. of Texas Says
• San Fran Says Restaurants Pocketed Worker Health Care Fees
• 'Burying' USPTO Under Docs Isn't Inequitable Conduct: Judge
• Moms Sue J&J Over Chemicals In 'All-Natural' Baby Wash
• Calif. Moves To Add BPA To Prop. 65 Chemical List
• Dole Settles Suit Over Banana Farm's Water Pollution
• Aeropostale Infringed Floral Shirt Designs, Jury Finds
• News Corp. Targets Heinz's In-Store Ad Antitrust Claims
• K-Mart Shells Out $3M To Settle Employment Screening Suit
• Japan Relaxes US Beef Import Restrictions
• J. Crew Says Designer Lifted Trade Secrets For New Gig
• 2nd Circ. Lets A&P Check Out Of Transport Co. Layoff Claims
• AmEx Bucks Surcharge Queries In Visa-MasterCard Settlement
• Justices Asked If Retaliation Claims Need New EEOC Charge
• Subway Targeted In 4th Suit Over Footlong Sandwiches
• AT&T Belongs In Suit Over IPhone's 3G Speed, Judge Says
• Campbell, Chicken Soup For The Soul End Trademark Row
• Lowe's Workers Get Class Cert. In Health Plan Suit
• Target Sends Spam Texts To Customers, Suit Claims
• Calif. Accuses Foreign Apparel Cos. Of Software Piracy
• Tobacco Cos. Fight Forced Confessional Cigarette Ads
• Brookside-Led Group Buys Clearview Furniture Unit
• $390M Stalking Horse Bid For Hostess Bread Biz Gets OK
• Manatt Guides Macerich In $500M Deal For Vornado Mall
• Woodbolt's Patent Challenge Tossed In Diet Supplement Case
• Reed Smith Hooks 3 Other Firms In Vodka Trademark Fight
• 9th Circ. Vacates MGA's $172M Damages Win In Bratz Fight
• Darwin PE Unloads Baby Food Co. In Plum Organics Merger
• Neutrogena Won't Face Class In Wrinkle Cream False Ad Suit
• Zurich Can't Forum Shop In Taped Call Coverage Suit: Judge
• Arbitration Pacts No Bar To Joining OT Action, Judge Says
• Intuit Used H&R Block Mark To Mislead Tax Filers, Suit Says
• Toshiba Must Face Best Buy's Antitrust Claims In LCD MDL
• Canon Ruling May Spur Unfair Competition Claims In Calif.
• Retailer Fight In Store For Calif. Plastic Bag Ban
• Aeropostale Ripped Off Floral Fabric Design, Jury Hears
• Subway Accused Of 'Short Selling' Footlong Subs
• K-Swiss Shareholder Looks To Stamp Out $170M Buyout
• Ex-Exec Puts Pinnacle In A Pickle With Whistleblower Suit
• Hostess Creditors Say Breakup Fee Promises Too Much Dough
• Judge Melts Hershey Suit Over Rival's 'Swisskiss' Chocolate
• Wal-Mart Workers Defend $187M Victory In Pay Class Action
• Apollo-Led Group Ready To Unwrap Twinkie Bid
• EEOC, Ruby Tuesday Bias Suit Ordered Into Conciliation
• McDonald's To Settle Halal Chicken False Ad Suit
• Importers Can't Fight Gender-Specific Tariff Ruling, US Says
• Prologis To Build New Amazon Distribution Center In Calif.
• Rent-A-Center Beats EEOC's Religious Bias Suit
• RadioShack Workers Lose Bid To Certify OT, Break Classes
• Gay Worker Told Getting Fired Was God's Will, Suit Says
• Calif. High Court To Mull Whether Stores Need Defibrillators
• Thai Billionaire Ups Ante For F&N To $11B
• Continental Fights Coverage Of 'Popcorn Lung' Suits
• US Polo Can't Make Fragrances, L'Oreal Tells 2nd Circ.
• USPTO Rebuffs Louboutin Bid To Broaden Red Sole Mark
• Judge Greenlights Hostess Deal To Pay ACE Insurance Debt
• AT&T Discloses $10B Hit From Pension Charges
• Red Bull No Better Than Coffee, False Ad Suit Claims
• Grocery Chain Beats Antitrust Suit Over Produce Restrictions
• No New Trial For Best Buy In $27M Trade Secrets Fight
• Lawmakers Demand Content, Ad Info From Energy Drink Cos.
• Rite Aid, P&G Contest Experts' Credibility in Fixodent Suit
• American Apparel Class Claims Partly Greenlighted
• Burger King Settles Claims It Axed Christian Worker Over Skirt
• Apple Wants Full Fed. Circ. To Eye Ban Bid In Samsung Row
• 11th Circ. Revives Insurer's Whirlpool Faulty Dryer Suit
• Home Depot Seeks Sanctions Over Wood Treatment Class Row
• Concepcion Derails Macy's Worker's OT Claims In Calif.
• MBK Puts Up $520M For Chunk Of Korean Outdoor Co.
• PPR Grows Luxury Roster With Christopher Kane Brand
• E.Digital Opens New Front In Flash Memory IP Battle
• Retailers' Win In Web Patent Suit Upheld By Fed. Circ.
• Estee Lauder's Clinique Anti-Aging Ads Are Bogus, Suit Says
• 10th Circ. OKs Class Denial In Toolmaker Sex Bias Suit
• Kraft Says Kellogg Stole Patented Cookie Container
• Advent Plans $477M Stock Sale To Exit Airport Retailer Dufry
• Levi's IP Beef Already Sewn Up, Abercrombie Tells Fed. Circ.
• Judge Won't Revisit Ruling On Dukes Class Claims
• Drywall Safety Law Lets Chinese Cos. Off Easy, Attys Say
• Sioux Honey Beats Class Action Over Pollen-Free Product
• NYC Sweet-Drink Size Cap Won't Bring Fines Till June
• Female Armani Exec Sexually Harassed Aide, Suit Says
• Germany Fines Food Exec For Missing Merger Info
• PetSafe Parent Asks ITC To Probe Patented Dog Collars
• Children's Place Pays $1.5M For Workers' Evening Bank Runs
• Japan's Advantage Partners Unloads Komeda Coffee Chain
• Groups Barred From Intervening In CPSC Database Suit
• Wholesale Grocery Suppliers Beat Antitrust Suit
• Fisher-Price Hit With Suit Over Recalled Baby Sleepers
• Retailers Ask NLRB To Reject Micro-Union At Macy's Store
• Pa. REIT Nets $77M In Sale Of Harrisburg Retail Complex
• Lululemon Loses Bid To Trademark Large Version Of Logo
• Swatch Winds Up Luxury Biz With $1B Harry Winston Buy
• Billabong Gets $555M Buyout Bid From VF Corp., Others
• Flowers Foods Puts Up $390M For Hostess Bread Biz
• Judge OKs Class Settlement In Kohl's ZIP Code Fight
• McDreamy's Charm Didn't Taint Tully's Auction, Judge Says
• NJ Wal-Mart Can't Skirt Liability For Off-Premises Hazard
• Asarco Keeps DuPont, Others In $150M Mine Cleanup Suit
• Heptagon's Furniture Can't Be Copyrighted, 2nd Circ. Rules
• Body Glove Can't Wipe Out Bodyboard Pro's IP Suit
• Ex-Toys 'R' Us Clerk Can Bring Seating Suit For 14K Workers
• Law Firm Can't Escape Sanctions In Best Buy Speaker Suit
• Class Denied Cert. In Skinnygirl Cocktail False Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. Seems Cool To Kohl's In False Price Discount Suit
• Ex-ShopSavvy CEO Sues To Claim Severance Money
• De Beers Unit Dodges Antitrust Default Judgment In 2nd Circ.
• Wal-Mart CEO Knew Of Bribery Claims In 2005, Lawmakers Say
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Nokia-InterDigital 3G Patent Spat
• Wal-Mart Can't Skirt Discovery In Dukes Bias Suit
• Anheuser-Busch Defeats ERISA Suit Over InBev Merger
• F&N Investors Get More Time To Mull $7.3B Buyout Offer
• Burger King Franchisee Pays $2.5M To End Harassment Suit
• Schulte Reps Cerberus In $3.3B Deal For Supervalu Assets
• High Court Nike Ruling Lets IP Owners Skirt Invalidity Claims
• Crate & Barrel Agrees To Settlement In ZIP Code Row
• Judge Trims State Claim From Applebee's Wage Suit
• Nike No-Sue Deal Bars Trademark Challenge, High Court Says
• Ala. Judge Tosses Suit Challenging 100% Natural OJ Label
• Amazon, KTR Capital To Build $200M Distribution Center In NJ
• 11-Year Trademark Battle Over 'Charbucks' Mark Nears End
• Apollo May Bid For Hostess Snack Business
• Green Mountain Ends Applicants' Background Check Suit
• KKR Peppers Another $200M Into Vietnamese Sauce Co.
• MLB Star Wants Gold Glove Trademark Suit Struck Out
• Texas Court Eyes Toyota's Bid To Restore Win In Crash Suit
• Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Sleeper Over Mold Risks
• Glimcher Pays $105M For Luxury Texas Shopping Center
• Serta Should Ax Memory Foam Superiority Ads, NAD Says
• Kramer Levin Aids Weld North's Organic Food Co. Stake Buy
• Landowners' Wal-Mart Zoning Row Denied High Court Review
• Justices Weigh Class Action Fairness Act's Removal Power
• Benihana Settles With Fired Managers Over Unpaid Vacation
• Judge Lets Ex-Dukes Members Appeal Sex-Bias Dismissal
• Clothing Retailer Big M Files For Ch. 11 In NJ
• 8th Circ. Affirms General Mills' $2.2M Win In Meatball Row
• Caviar Distributor Gets Time-Served For $10M Import Scam
• Policy Exclusions Defeat Payless Bid For $10M TCPA Coverage
• Coca-Cola Kills Mexican Musician's Song Copyright Suit
• Ikon, GE Capital Settle Antitrust Claims Over Copier Leases
• Nat'l Union Owed Amway Coverage In Antitrust Dispute: Judge
• Publishers Needn't Fill Textbook Order In Antitrust Fight
• Patrick Dempsey Bests Starbucks With $9M Offer For Coffee Co.
• NY Bill Would Place Warnings On Skateboards, Inline Skates
• Dunkin' Donuts Can't Evade Franchisees' Race Bias Suit
• Staples Shakes $2.2M Accentra IP Award In Fed. Circ.
• Food Service Co. Bob Evans Faces Age Bias Class Action
• Nike Sued Over 'FuelBand' Bracelet Data Technology
• Borders Trustee Looks To Recover Millions In Lawsuit Blitz
• Calif. Court Partly Reverses Hollister Gift Card Cert. Denial
• 3M, Notepaper Rival Reach Deal In Post-It IP Suit
• SEC, Gold Mining Co. Settle Suit Over Alleged $16M Fraud
• Watchdog Blasts 5-Hour Energy Maker Over 'Crash' Claim
• ITC Probing Ericsson's IP Claims Against Samsung Devices
• Gap Dives Into High-End Market With $130M Intermix Buy
• Unilever Unloads Skippy In $700M Deal With Hormel
• Judge Rejects Settlement In Michaels Unit's OT Pay Case
• KPS Capital Pockets $50M In Recap Of Home Goods Co.
• 5th Circ. Lets Chubb Off Hook In $20M Diet Aid Coverage Row
• Watchdog Tells McDonald's To Pull SpongeBob Happy Meal Ad
• Amazon, Others Settle Bamboo Product False Ad Suit With US
• PPR Eyes $156M Sale Of Children And Family Division
• Bench Trial Set In Macy's, JC Penney, Martha Stewart Fight
• 'Nap Nanny' Maker Wants CPSC Sanctioned Over Recall Notice
• 'Baby Can Read' Creator's Defenses Stay Put In FTC Suit
• Simon Forms Mall Venture With Miller Capital, CalPERS
• Calif. Union-Picketing Fight May Land In US High Court
• PE Investment Ends Tory Burch's Knockoff Row With Ex
• LCD Judge Narrows Retailers' Claims In Antitrust MDL
• Sun Capital Snaps Up 2 More European Packaging Cos.
• Pom Asks Supreme Court To Review Coca-Cola Labeling Fight
• Ex-Partner Sues PE Firm Over Restoration Hardware IPO
• Hughes Hubbard Lures Ex-Shook Hardy Product Liability Vet
• Amazon Beats Apple's False Ad Claim In 'App Store' Row