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Retail & E-Commerce - June, 2013

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• Sony Reports Tech Sales To Sanctioned Iranian Police, Banks
• Bankrupt Hardware Chain Orchard Can Hold Liquidation Sales
• Jury Says The Gap Didn't Rip Off Gift Card Patent
• Wal-Mart Fights For Expert's Anti-Class Opinion In Dukes
• Japan's Lixil Puts Up $542M For Top Bathroom Fixture Co.
• ACA Contraception Mandate Will Apply To For-Profits
• Hobby Lobby Apt To Duck ACA Contraceptive Rule: 10th Circ.
• Wis. Appeals Court Says Target Destroyed Evidence
• Macy's Fined In DOJ Probe Of Foreign Worker Policy
• Bangladesh's Trade Perks Suspended After Factory Collapse
• Commerce Sets Dumping Rate On Chinese Honey Imports
• Ex-J&J Human Resources VP Claims Culture Of Racial Bias
• Jones Day Can Remain Macy's Counsel In JC Penney Feud
• Injunction Against Burbank Wal-Mart Construction Tossed
• Deals Rumor Mill: ING, KKR, Amgen
• 7th Circ. Revives Suit Blaming Paint For Worker's Death
• DOL Chief Asks 4th Circ. To Revive RJ Reynolds 401(K) Suit
• NY High Court Backs Starbucks' Tip-Distribution Policy
• Monster Energy Caused Son's Death, Mother Claims
• Georgia-Pacific Shifts $1.5B Buckeye Buyout To Merger
• Whirlpool Chem Leaks Eroded Real Estate Values, Suit Says
• GM Sued Over Cadillac Airbag Failure In Fatal Fla. Crash
• Jury Verdict In 'NFL Madden' Trial Seems To Sway Judge
• Starboard To Wage Proxy Fight Before Office Depot's Big Deal
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Ex-Duane Reade Execs' Fraud Convictions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Verizon, Riverstone, Total
• $1B Office Depot, OfficeMax Merger Won't Nix Annual Meeting
• Judge Balks At $1.3M Deal In Crate & Barrel OT Suit
• Trade Pact Mustn't Threaten Tobacco Regs, Groups Tell USTR
• Visa, MasterCard Want Interchange Fee Fixing Suit Stayed
• ConAgra Settles Probe Over Worker Ammonia Hazards
• OfficeMax Denies It Owes Georgia-Pacific In $31M Cleanup Row
• Enviros Say Planned Wal-Mart Store In NJ Flouts Regs
• Foes Of $7B Swipe Fee Deal Want Expert Report In Writing
• FDA Approves Marketing For 2 New Lorillard Cigarettes
• Philip Morris To Sue Thailand Over Cigarette Warning Labels
• 3rd Circ. Boots Houseware Co.'s Fax Spam Coverage Appeal
• HoneyBaked Ham Settles EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Shoddy Sanyo TV Suit Can't Go Forward As Class Action
• Fla. Appeals Court Affirms $1M Award For Smoker's Family
• EA Wants Verdict Overturned in 'Madden NFL' Royalty Row
• Pa. Beer Stein Class Action Doesn't Hold Water, Judge Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carrefour, Pharmstandard, Lloyds
• AEX Can't Beat Driver Employment Status Suit
• Nordstrom Worker Tells 9th Circ. Day Of Rest Unwaivable
• DOC Can Ignore Unverifiable Info In Duty Reviews: Fed. Circ.
• Home Depot Slapped With Wage, OT Class Action In Calif.
• PE-Backed Neiman Marcus Preps For $100M IPO
• Circle K Mislabeled Store Managers To Avoid OT, Suit Says
• EA Can't Sink 'Madden' Royalties Suit In Jury Trial
• EU Governments Back Tobacco Restrictions, With Caveats
• Plaintiffs Lawyers Still Hopeful After AmEx Ruling
• Barbara's Bakery Pays $4M To Settle GMO Class Action
• Vital Can't Shed Redline Energy Drink Class Action
• CVS Workers Win Class Status In Security-Check Pay Suit
• FDA Floats Rule Tweaking Standards For Laser Products
• Smucker False Ad Plaintiff Can Recover Fees, Judge Rules
• Hershey Pays $4M To Settle Canadian Price-Fixing Charges
• Chipotle OT Collective Action Gets Green Light
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Local TV, Leonard Green
• Smart & Final Stores Skimped On Workers' OT Pay, Suit Says
• 1st Circ. Clarifies Pleading Standard For Conspiracy Claims
• Justices' AmEx Ruling Greenlights Class Action Waivers
• Canadian Hardware Co. Nets $208M In Sale Of Specialty Unit
• Jury Sinks Veteran's Kawasaki Jet Ski Defect Suit
• Hansen Says Proposed Class Can't Show Market Efficiency
• Take Advantage Of China's Economic Hiccup
• Mayer Brown Must Seek Antitrust Suit Fees In State Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Unilever, Nets, Microsoft
• ADM, Others Sued Over Alleged Corn Syrup Health Dangers
• Walker Can't Assert Patents It Lost In Amazon Case: Judge
• Burger Chain Johnny Rockets Sold To Sun Capital Unit
• Consumers Want Sears Washer Defect Suit To Stay In 7th Circ.
• Suits Buck Dole CEO's $1.5B Offer, Citing Board Conflicts
• Toys R Us Customers Ask Calif. Court To Revive Gift Card Suit
• Kohler Asks Judge To Throw Out $9.6M Patent Verdict
• Investor Sues To Block Suspected Icahn Herbalife Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, KKR, SunGard
• Hermes Accuses LVMH Of Fraud In Obtaining Minority Stake
• 9th Circ.'s HP Inkjet Ruling Could Nix OfficeMax Settlement
• Abercrombie Can't Prove Hijab Hurt Sales, EEOC Says
• Kate Spade Wins Trademark Brawl With Saturdays Surf
• Fed. Circ. Gives Levi 2nd Shot To Nix Abercrombie Mark
• Kellogg Sued Over Super Mario Snacks' Real Fruit Claims
• Panama Takes Colombia To WTO Over Import Rules
• Hardware Store Chain Plans $205M Sale To Lowe's In Ch. 11
• EA Lied To 'Madden NFL' Programmer About IP, Jury Hears
• 7-Eleven Bosses Face Charges Over Foreign Workers
• Warnaco Shareholder Settles Challenge To $2.9B PVH Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, AT&T, Fiat
• TGI Fridays Underpaid Workers For Short Days, Suit Says
• Fed. Circ. Finding On Appeals Will Hasten Patent Rulings
• Soleus Demands $150M Over Fire-Prone Dehumidifiers
• Jury Finds Reynolds Didn't Infringe Crock Pot Liner Patent
• JC Penney Can't Escape TCPA Class Action Over Robo-Texts
• Children's Shoe Co. Accuses Crocs, Kohl's Of Infringement
• Swarovski Calls $7B Interchange Fee Deal A Catch-22
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vodafone, Siemens, KKR
• L'Oreal Exits ITC Probe Into Packaging Patents
• Best Buy, T-Mobile Resolve LCD Cartel Suits Against Epson
• Jury Finds Netgear, D-Link Infringed Ericsson Router Patents
• Fla. Smoker's Widow Can Be Added To Personal Injury Suit
• Revlon Settles SEC Claims It Misled 401(k) Investors
• Redbox Insurer Disputes Coverage For Customer Info Fight
• Taco Bell Must Fix Disabled Access Now, 9th Circ. Told
• Visa Sues Wal-Mart To Stop 'Endless' Antitrust Fight
• Cosco Shareholders Greenlight $1.2B CIMC Stake Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Springer, TPG, Sinopec
• Tropicana Loses Bid To Peel Claims From OJ False Ad Suit
• Receiver To Force Shareholder Meeting For Jewelry Co. Fuqi
• Cooper Asks To Nix Pepsi Challenge Of $308M Asbestos Deal
• Apple Deals Meant E-Book Price Hikes: Ex-Hachette CEO
• NYC Lawmakers Wary Of Bloomberg's Styrofoam Ban
• Grocer Sobeys Drops $5.7B On Rival Safeway's Canadian Biz
• Fla. Appeals Court Slashes $20M Award To Smoker's Family
• Applebee's, IHOP Ask 3rd Circ. To Nix Drink Price Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Marubeni, Vale
• Starbucks, Target Too Late With Prior Art In Map-Tech IP Suit
• Fired Target Workers Seek Unpaid Wages In Class Action
• Kmart Cashiers Gets Narrow Class OK'd In Seating Suit
• Brothers Int. Sold Expired Food, Whistleblower Says
• Circuit City Settles LCD Price-Fixing Claims Against Sharp
• National Envelope Lands $67.5M Loan To Keep From Folding
• Samsung Seeks Apple's Expert Testimony In Patent War
• Lorillard Ducks $81M Punitive Award In Mass. Smoking Suit
• 2nd Circ. Says Insurer Owed Defense In Wal-Mart Title Suit
• Brooks Bros. Hit With Wages Class Action Over Meal Breaks
• Cadbury Reported Chocolate Cartel, Canadian Agency Says
• Walgreens To Pay $80M To End Painkiller Sales Probe
• Philip Morris Urges Tossing Of $12M Award To Smoker's Son
• Former Pottery Barn Worker Says Retailer Refuses To Pay OT
• Exide Gets A Boost From Approval Of $500M Bankruptcy Loan
• 6 Anheuser-Busch Watered-Down Beer Suits Grouped In MDL
• Pepperidge Farm Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Natural' Goldfish
• Court Won't Back NCR's Bid To Split $1.5B Cleanup Bill
• Georgia-Pacific's $1.5B Buckeye Buy Draws Antitrust Scrutiny
• Dole CEO Joins Take-Private Trend With $1.5B Buyout Bid
• Wal-Mart, Gap, Others Hit With Database Search IP Suits
• Netflix Urges End To Securities Suit Over Streaming Switch
• Gerber Fights Bid To DQ Foley In Don-Doff Class Action
• As The Web Kills Mail, Envelope Maker Hits Ch. 11 Again
• Judge Backs Starbucks' $3M Meal Break Settlement
• Dell Adds Hitachi, Toshiba To CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Barnes & Noble Didn't Infringe Gift Card IP, Jury Says
• LG Dodges Suit Over Defective Fridge Programming
• B&G Foods Pays $195M For Pirate's Booty Snack Brand
• Fed. Circ. Quashes Sanctions In Home Depot Patent Case
• Gibson Rails Against Viacom's Legal Fee Demand In IP Fight
• Heinz 'Ketchup Provision' Was Nifty But Unneeded In $28B Deal
• Saputo Hits Kraft With Trademark Suit Over 'Toppers' Cheese
• Claims Trimmed In Abbott Baby Formula Contamination Suit
• Cigna Can't Duck Anheuser's $24M Overcharge Suit
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Slams $25M Forfeiture Verdict
• Canada Charges Nestle, Mars With Price-Fixing
• Harassment Suit Against Restaurant Owner Sent To Arbitration
• Kmart Faces Hearing Over Missing Docs In Seating Suit
• Retailers Agree To Drop Samsung From CRT Antitrust MDL
• Cheese Maker's Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm Melts
• MDL Panel Combines 5-Hour Energy False Ad Suits In Calif.
• Aussie Antitrust Agency Objects To Heinz Baby Food Co. Buy
• ITC Will Examine Windshield Wiper Maker's Patent Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: PepsiCo, CVC Capital, Credit Suisse
• SEC Alleges Insider Trading On $7B Smithfield Buy
• Fla. Pharmacy Says Walgreens Lifted Its 'Teamcare' Mark
• AB InBev, Modelo Tank Drinkers' Bid To Block $20B Merger
• Wal-Mart Says It Honored Gas Discounts In Fla. Class Action
• NELA Asks 4th Circ. To Reinstate RJ Reynolds 401(K) Action
• Louboutin Sues Charles Jourdan Over Red-Sole Shoe Mark
• Walgreen Asks 8th Circ. To Settle Tracking Suit Venue Feud
• Goodwin Procter Sues Toy Maker For $2.7M In Legal Fees
• US Owes Contractor $2M In Energy Bar Row, Fed. Circ. Told
• 7-Eleven Ices Ad Firm's Contract Suit
• Office Depot Inks $690M Deal To Break Up Mexican JV
• Businesses Challenge NY's Ban On Swipe Fee Surcharges
• Rembrandt Asks Fed. Circ. To Revive J&J Contact Lens Row
• Insurer Wants Rival To Share Listeria Outbreak Coverage Costs
• Celeb Chef Sues Chipotle Over Alleged Ramen Ripoff
• Flagging Billabong Eyes Refinancing As PE Suitors Walk Away
• Designer Varvatos Gets IP Suit Over Rocker Pics Pared
• Chunghwa Strikes Deal With Calif. In LCD Price-Fixing Suit
• Retailers Fight For Price-Fixing Claims In Cathode Ray MDL
• CIT Misclassified Importers' Hole Punchers, Fed. Circ. Hears
• General Mills Beats False Ad Suit Over Nature Valley Bars
• Best Buy, McDonald's Defense In Gift Card IP Row Fails
• NY High Court Limits Deception Claims In Valspar Appeal
• FreshDirect Beats Suit Over Bronx Warehouse Subsidies
• American Apparel Can't Shed Securities Fraud Claims
• Wal-Mart Tells Court Narrowed Dukes Class Still Fails