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Retail & E-Commerce - November, 2013

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• Electronics Maker Can't Claim Invalidity In Car Seat Patent Row
• Expedia, Orbitz Say Fla. Tax Fight Belongs In Legislature
• EMusic Founder Fights Slim Discovery In E-Book Cases
• When Shoppers Go Wild: OSHA Insight For Black Friday
• Judge Curtails LA Sriracha Plant Over Odor Complaints
• Rite Aid Latest Target Of Glucosamine False Ad Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Compuware, Panasonic
• Chicago Approves Nation's Highest Cigarette Tax
• Hitachi Buys Indian Pay Processor As Part Of $3B Push
• Women Fight For Quick Appeal In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• Nestle Wins 'Kid Selects' Mark In TTAB Reversal
• Calif. Simplifies Food-Truck Sales Tax Regime
• Newegg Hit With $2.3M Jury Verdict In TQP Patent Case
• Toyo Tire To Shell Out $120M Over DOJ Antitrust Charges
• Apple Awarded Judgment In IPhone, IPad Data Leak MDL
• Aeropostale Opts For Poison Pill Amid Investor's Sale Push
• German Antitrust Probe Into Amazon Pricing Policy Ends
• Tapping Into Malaysia's Aggressive Franchising Goals
• Men's Wearhouse Flips On Jos. A. Bank With $1.2B Tie-Up Bid
• NLRB Approves Union's Gifts To Striking Wal-Mart Workers
• Amy's Kitchen Wins Cane Juice Labeling Class Action
• Newegg Says Encryption Patent Expired, Denies Infringement
• P&G Told To Stop Equating Cleanser To L'Oreal's
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Glencore, Equity Residential
• NY Lawmakers Introduce Anti-'Shop And Frisk' Legislation
• Diageo Offers Whisky Asset Sale To Ease Antitrust Fears
• Blind Customers Sue Retailer Over Inaccessible POS Machines
• Judge OKs Sale Of 150 Fresh & Easy Stores To Yucaipa Units
• Clarks Says Marc Joseph Can't Monopolize Moccasin Design
• Law Firm And Retail Profits Spur 'Shop-And-Frisk' Profiling
• Brand Battles: ExxonMobile, Kleenex, JPMorgan
• AUO Loses Bid to Move Circuit City Antitrust Claims To Va.
• OECD Continues Push Toward E-Commerce Tax Rules
• Family Dollar Managers In Pa. Sue Over OT Wages
• Ameranth Wants Norton Rose Fulbright DQ'd From Patent Suit
• US Trustee Balks At Fresh & Easy $42M Property Sale Plan
• Apple-Samsung Jury Notes Offer Behind-The-Scenes Look
• Best Buy Can't Collect On $22M LCD Price-Fixing Verdict
• Fed. Circ. Nixes Jury Award In Pistol Pipe Patent Suit
• Angelcare Recalls Baby Monitors After Strangulation Deaths
• Steve Madden Urges TTAB To Grant 'Freebird' Mark
• Bodum 'Shop-In-Shop' Suit Against JC Penney Sent To Texas
• NLRB Judge Nixes Kmart Class Waiver Despite Opt-Out Clause
• H&M Says 'LA Fingers' Infringement Suit Doesn't Stick
• Sturm Instant Coffee Class Action Grinds To A Halt
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hilton, Loeb, Bain Capital
• Aeropostale Latest Retail Target Facing Pressure To Sell
• Sears Can't Dodge Whistleblower's FCA Pharmacy Suit
• Major Retailers Need More Guidance On Recalls, CPSC Told
• Edwin Watts Auction Plan OK'd After Stalking Horse Bails
• Samsung Wants Stay After Key Apple Patent Invalidated
• How Some Attorneys Succeed Where The 'Elite' Fail
• Retail Space Will Be Harder To Find In 2014, CBRE Says
• JetBlue Sues Visa, MasterCard Over Interchange Fee
• Costa Hit With Shareholder Suit Over $270M Sale To Essilor
• Calif. Court Revives Home Depot Toxic Chemical Suit
• Retail Giants Face 'Shop And Frisk' Subpoenas From NYC
• Fair Content Access Best Counter To Piracy, Lawmakers Told
• Tax Court Denies Stamp Cost Deduction To Cigarette Retailers
• Apple's 'Racist' Closings Warrant Mistrial, Samsung Says
• 1-800 Contacts Agrees To Pay $11.7M In Call-Recording Suit
• Calif. High Court Needn't Mull Seating Rule, 9th Circ. Told
• Tobacco Cos. Urge Fla. Appeals Court To Move Engle Case
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Melatonin Brownie Claims
• Gov't Report Shows Most Vendors Won't Be Hit By Internet Tax
• 9th Circ. Rejects Dukes' Challenge To Class Cert. Denial
• Businesses Prod US House For E-Commerce Sales Tax Bill
• Shoe Designer Denies Ripping Off Adidas' 3-Stripe Mark
• NLRB Targets Wal-Mart Over Response To Worker Protests
• Renters of Auctioned Storage Units Lose Class Bid
• Apple, Samsung Experts Square Off In Smartphone IP Retrial
• Fresh & Easy Cancels Ch. 11 Auction, Goes With Yucaipa Bid
• Payless Says It Legally Stores Info In ZIP Code Suit
• Ill. Towns Distorting Law In Tax Row, Travel Sites Say
• 3rd Circ. OKs Nixing Claims For Original Holder's Actions
• General Can't Pare Tuna Importer's Coverage In Recall Fight
• Activist Threatens Legal Action, Proxy Fight For ValueVision
• Hanes Looks To Squash Lululemon Tank Top Patent
• Apple Can't Seek Lost Profits From Samsung On 4 Patents
• Critical EPA Pesticide Process Survives 9th Circ. Ruling
• Kid Brands Escapes Securities Suit Over Duties Scandal
• Insurer Says Policy Doesn't Cover Grocery's Data Leak Claim
• 2nd Circ. Douses Starbucks Fight Against 'Charbucks'
• Candle Merchant Blyth Rejects CVSL's $269.5M Takeover Bid
• Aeropostale Accused of Selling Dr. Martens Knockoffs
• Jos. A. Bank Scraps $2.3B Men's Wearhouse Buyout Campaign
• DC Court Lets False 'Extra Virgin' Oil Claims Proceed
• Energy Drink Co. Hit With Repeat-Billing Class Action
• McDonald's Urges TTAB To Nix 'McSweet' Mark
• OfficeMax Gets Go-Ahead For ZIP Code Collection Settlement
• Monster Escapes Class Action Over Energy Drink Labels
• Snyder's-Lance Uses False 'All Natural' Labels, Suit Says
• Fox Loses Bid To Register Avatar-Related Trademark
• Under Armour Puts Up $150M For Fitness Tracking App
• Wal-Mart Contractor Agrees To Pay $4.7M To Settle OT Case
• Best Buy Drags Technicolor Back Into CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Samsung Should Pay $380M For Copying, Apple Tells Jury
• 6th Circ. Affirms Unions' Contract Win Against Coca-Cola
• Zappos Escapes Automated Email Reminder Patent Suit
• Ad Watchdog Wrong On Sleep Aid Claims, Review Panel Finds
• Ann Taylor Customers Win Class Cert. In LOFT Card Case
• Wal-Mart Employees Say Gender Bias Suit Not Time-Barred
• Boies Fights Sanctions Over Conflict In $350M Antitrust Suit
• Frito-Lay Puts Up $1.6M To Exit Workers' OT Class Action
• Anheuser-Busch Hit With Suit Over Use Of Styx Song In Ad
• European Groups Fear US Trade Pact Could Lower Standards
• 11 Prospective Apple-Samsung Jurors Removed By Judge
• Wegmans Off Hook For Developer's Tax-Appeal Attys' Fees
• Starbucks Must Pay Mondelez $2.7B In Bagged Coffee Row
• Sea Scooter Maker Infringed Sea-Doo Patent, Jury Rules
• CEO Sues To Escape CPSC's $57M Buckyballs Recall Suit
• Fuel-Boosting 'EnviroTabs' Claims Are Bogus, FTC Suit Says
• Men's Wearhouse Open To $2B Rival Tie-Up, Hedge Fund Says
• Schnuck Sues Card Processors To Recoup Data Breach Funds
• Whole Foods Facing Consumer Suit Over 'All Natural' Snacks
• Payment Card Industry Group Retools Data Security Rules
• A Peek Inside The New Data Privacy Lawsuit Playbook
• Target Accused Of Selling Unlicensed Rosa Parks Memorabilia
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Top Guns From 58 Firms
• Court Urged Not To Halt Pepperidge Farm False Ad Suit
• Toys R Us Says Pool Slide Insurer Owes For $25M Verdict
• AutoZone Uses Managers As Cheap Labor, 9th Circ. Hears
• Payless Says Fluctuating Workweek Doesn't Break Wage Law
• Deals Rumor Mill: AstraZeneca, ICBC, Johnson & Johnson
• Groupon Pays LivingSocial $260M For Ticket Monster
• Fed. Circ. Sees No Infringement In Infant Sock Spat
• Honest Tea Label Doesn't Live Up To Name, Suit Says
• Port Canaveral Board OKs New $80M Cruise Terminal
• Brand Battles: MLB, Jack Daniel's, Apple
• Essilor Pays $270M For Sports Lens Maker Costa
• GNC Shakes False Label Class Action Over Meal Bars
• L'Oreal Class Deal Nixed In Suit Over 'Salon-Only' Claims
• Flaxseed Product Maker Sued Over 'All Natural' Claims
• Pa. AG Takes Battle Over Tobacco Settlement To Court
• RadioShack Beats Former Store Manager's OT Action
• US Chamber Urges High Court To Take FLSA Appeal
• 9th Circ. Vacates EPA's Textile Pesticide Authorization
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Pier 1 Patent Win Over Gift Card System
• GPE Sells $325M Stake In London Site To Hong Kong Agency
• 'Dark Knight' Trademark Suit Shouldn't Rise Again, EFF Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: AMR-US Airways, Rupert Murdoch, Vale
• Lululemon Exits ZIP Code Collection Suit With $25 Credits
• Samsung Gets Faulty Washing Machine Suit Trimmed
• Kite Realty Puts Up $307M For Retail Portfolio
• Vendor Admits Tax Fraud In $3M Pepsi Commission Scheme
• Rite Aid Urges Pa. High Court To Ax Record Fee Class Action
• EPA Sues Dow, Exxon, Others For NJ Superfund Site Cleanup
• Congress Asked To Curb Patent Trolls' Use Of Demand Letters
• Why High Stakes Legal Failures Happen
• Maidenform, Wacoal Face Class Action Over Slimming Claims
• Chinese Developer Pays $104M For South Africa Land
• General Mills, Yogurt Co. Call A Draw In 'Total' Trademark Suit
• Brentwood's Allen Edmonds Buy Lulls Men's Wearhouse Buzz
• Pier 1 Gift Cards Infringe Alexsam's IP, Fed. Circ. Told
• Big M Blames Bankruptcy On Insurer's Delay In Sandy Claim
• Chinese Co. Says It Can't Be Sued For CRT Antitrust Scheme
• Investcorp Snags $250M Of Office Space In US Gateway Cities
• Golf Shop Chain Lands In Ch. 11, Aims For $45M Sale
• EBay Settles Ad Filtering Suit For $4.75M
• Democrats Blast Ads Making E-Cigarettes Look 'Sexy'
• Victoria's Secret Collection Steals Trademark, Suit Says
• Costco Dodges 'Natural' Drink False-Labeling Suit
• Kroger To Pay Hostess $2M To End Row Over Unpaid Goods
• 4 Steps CTL Lenders Can Take To Minimize Bankruptcy Risks
• Men's Wearhouse Again Stymies Rival's $2.3B Takeover Bid
• How Dechert, Simpson Won The FTC's Blessing In $1B Deal
• Amazon Sales Taxes Now Reach Majority of Americans
• Sherwin-Williams, Mexico Agency To Talk $2.3B Comex Buy
• NJ Approves $390M Tax Break For Stalled Mega-Mall
• Rite Aid Loses Upstate NY Property Tax Assessment Appeal
• Nestle Hit With Trademark Suit Over Purina 'Instinct' Line
• $1.2B OfficeMax-Office Depot Merger Wins FTC Approval