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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2013

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• Target Dodges Age-Bias Class Action
• Senator Pushes For Data-Security Law After Target Breach
• Bankrupt Orchard Supply Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan
• Brand Battles: 'The Hobbit,' Google, Instagram
• German Watchdog Bans Hotel Booking Best-Price Deals
• Toning Shoe Maker Wins Nod For $5.3M False Ad Settlement
• Blitz, Wal-Mart Close In On $162M Deal In Gas Can Litigation
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hard Rock, Evonik, Vivendi
• Australia Fines Mitsubishi $2.2M In Appliance Pricing Probe
• Target Breach Will Push Industry, Congress To Act In 2014
• Fresh & Easy Estate Gets OK For $41.5M Property Sale
• Toys R Us Revises Rejected $35M Antitrust Settlement
• Trader Joe's Loses Remainder Of Pirate Joe's Suit
• Target Faces Privacy Suit After 40M Card Numbers Stolen
• EEOC Sues Grocer Over Refusal To Hire Female Driver
• AmEx To Spend Up To $79M In Surcharge Suit Settlement
• Foot Locker Wrongly Changed Pension Terms, 2nd Circ. Told
• JPML Centralizes Glucosamine False Ad Suits
• Gap, Designer's Co. Say Heart Emoticon Can't Be Trademarked
• Liberty Mutual Ducks Bad Faith Claim In Kmart Coverage Row
• Fed. Circ. Denies Rehearing In Slow-Cooker Patent Fight
• Nike Escapes Oakley's Suit Over Pro Golfer Endorsement
• Barnes & Noble Hit With Derivative Suit Over SEC Probe
• Orchard Supply Shoots Down IRS Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• Smucker's Hits Nestle With $10M Trademark Suit Over Jar Lids
• 10th Circ. Sides With IRS On Buy.com Founder's Back Taxes
• Hain Escapes Suit Over Alba Botanica's 'Natural' Label
• Riddell Hit With Consumer Action Over Helmet Marketing
• Costco Agrees To Pay $8M To End Sex Bias Class Action
• Luv N' Care Wants Rival Sanctioned After $10M Trademark Win
• Activist Clinton Mulling Wet Seal Takeover Play
• Wachtell Lipton Guides Harland Clarke In $1.84B Valassis Buy
• 9th Circ. Leaves $28M Wal-Mart MDL Fee Allocation Intact
• Wal-Mart Tells 6th Circ. To Nix Regional Class Bias Appeal
• State Law Pares $9M Attys' Fees In VW Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
• Colgate Wins Court's Nod For $45.9M ERISA Deal
• Westfield Wins Retail Lease For $1.4B MTA Fulton Center
• Abercrombie Says EEOC Hijab Loss In Line With Precedent
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Comcast, Omnicom
• Adidas Launches Infringement Suit Against Online Knockoffs
• 9th Circ. Nixes Bid To Arbitrate Deceptive Enrollment Suit
• NYC Retail Boom Signals Monster RE Prices In 2014
• Mike And Ike Maker Says Distributor Can't Claim Exclusivity
• Walgreens Faces Patent Suit Over Online Prescription Portal
• Ex-Dukes Members Seek 11th Circ. Review In Fla. Bias Suit
• Carrefour Drops $2.75B To Launch Shopping Mall Venture
• Discount Retailer Loehmann's Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Deals Rumor Mill: KKR, Versace, Dexus
• Wumart, CP Lotus Drop $302M Deal After Talks Stall
• Philips Wins Bid To Arbitrate Costco's Claims In CRT Row
• Best Buy Can't Pull Plug On Ex-Managers' Wages Suit
• Brand Battles: ExxonMobil, Jack Daniels, Ray-Ban
• Orchard's $8M Tax Debt Spurs IRS Objection To Ch. 11 Plan
• JC Penney, Texas Co. Drop Patent Suit Over Bar Code Ads
• Sluggish Retail Sector Proves Fertile Ground For Activists
• Rack Room Takes Gender-Based Tariffs Fight To High Court
• $7.25B Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee Deal Gets Approval
• NLRB To Issue Guidance On Specialty Healthcare, GC Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Time Warner, Sprint, Icahn
• EU Court Revokes Commission's GMO Potato Approval
• House Members Introduce Digital Goods Fairness Tax
• Tyco Seeks Import Ban On Electronic Surveillance Tags
• Apple, Samsung Seek To Trim Claims In Newer-Gadget IP War
• Major Wireless Carriers To Simplify Cellphone 'Unlocking'
• Starbucks, Kraft Get Discovery Bid Nixed In $5M Suit
• 10th Circ. Urged To Review Hijab Discrimination Ruling
• L'Oreal Can't Shake False Ad Claims Over Wrinkle Creams
• Dufry Puts Up $452M To Round Out Hellenic Duty Free Stake
• Calif. Appeals Court Upholds San Francisco Plastic Bag Ban
• Electrolux Faces Pa. Class Action Over Leaky Refrigerators
• NY Olive Oil Mislabeling Class Wins Cert. Bid
• PetSmart Workers Win Conditional Class Cert. For OT Suit
• Apple, Nokia, Sony Hit With Camera Phone Patent Suits
• Czech Brewer Wins Portuguese Ruling Over 'Budweiser' Name
• Retailer Seeks $2M Refund For Katrina-Related Tax Break
• Bed Bath & Beyond Accused Of Flouting Coffee Maker Mark
• Gristedes Owner Takes FLSA Liability Fight To High Court
• S. Korea Wants WTO To Weigh In On US Washer Duties
• Pringles Trans Fat Labeling Action Gets Trimmed
• Deals Rumor Mill: Men's Wearhouse, Scripps, Morgan Stanley
• Victoria's Secret Accuses Deb Shops Of Flouting 'Pink' Marks
• No Cows Needed For 'Soymilk' Label, Judge Says
• Tensions High As Apple, Samsung Take Aim At Patent Experts
• Container Store Wants Customs Duties Overruled
• Target Sues Technicolor, Mitsubishi Over CRT Price-Fixing
• Coca-Cola Says Co. Can't Seek Monetary Damages In IP Row
• Carlyle's Galaxy Scoops Up Linens 'N Things Brand
• Batman Film Infringes Software Trademark, 7th Circ. Hears
• Pa. Court Won't Reopen Fixodent Nerve-Damage Suit
• Amy's Kitchen Can't Shake Bulk Of False Labeling Row
• FTC Targets Telemarketing Co. Over Merchandise Scam
• Latham Pilots Leonard Green's $225M Lucky Brand Jeans Buy
• Fla. Chamber Of Commerce Backs Expedia In Bed Tax Fight
• Quinn Emanuel Fights Sanctions Bid In Apple-Samsung War
• Alibaba Invests $360M In Logistics Partnership With Haier
• AOL Dodges Senior Dial-Up Payments Suit
• Apple's 'Hail Mary' Falls Short In E-Book Suit, States Say
• Hain Slammed For Using State Inquiry To Nix 'Organic' Suit
• Reality Star, Margarita Makers Slam 'All-Natural' Cert. Bid
• Abercrombie Sticks With CEO Despite Activist's Flak
• EBay Looks To Toss Class Action Over 'Buy It Now' Fees
• Consumers Push Justices To Pass Up Whirlpool, Sears Cases
• Barnes & Noble Facing SEC Accounting Investigation
• Panasonic Ordered To Remit Criminal Docs In Antitrust MDL
• Brand Battles: McDonald's, FIFA, MLB
• Coach Reaches $6M Deal In Flea Market Infringement Suit
• CPSC Issues Rule For Children's Bath Seats, Beds
• PE-Backed Retailer DTLR Shelves $75M IPO Plans
• Sears Announces Plans To Spin Off Lands' End Label
• Apple Fights 'Breathtaking' Fee Bid In $53M Warranty Deal
• EU Probes Samsung, Others Over Online Prices
• Nestle Extends Slimdown With $1.2B Fragrance Co. Stake Sale
• Lululemon Says Yoga Pants Suit Hasn't Shown Stock Inflation
• Jos. A. Bank Subpoenaed Again Over Advertising Practices
• ACE Avoids $3M Share Of Seagram Distillery Settlement
• Home Depot Must Add $5B To Ariz. Taxable Income, Court Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: America Movil, JC Penney, Wilbur Ross
• Kay Accused Of Forcing Blind Customers To Reveal PINs
• Frito-Lay Argues DOL Lacks Authority In Gender Bias Probe
• Lumber Liquidators Sells Tainted Flooring, Suit Says
• Mattel Baby Seat Buyers Seek Class Cert. In Mold Case
• Westfield Pays $800M For Remainder Of WTC Retail Space
• Whole Foods Hit With Suit Over 'Eat Right' Trademarks
• Perkins Coie Builds Dallas Office With Franchising Pro
• TTAB Says Steve Madden's 'Freebird' Mark Doesn't Fly
• Macy's Customer Loses 'Shop And Frisk' Class Cert. Bid
• CVS Workers Denied Class Cert. In Calif. Wage Action
• LG, Consumers Sent To Mediate Washer Defect Action
• EEOC Seeks Full 10th Circ. Review In Abercrombie Hijab Row
• Toys R Us Settles Customer Overcharging Allegations
• Philip Morris, Japan Tobacco Drop $1.5B On Russian Co. Stake
• Deals Rumor Mill: GM, Essex Property, Men's Wearhouse
• Sierra Trading Post Can't Dodge Call Recording Suit
• US Objects To Edwin Watts Auction Over Contract Concerns
• Lampert Hacks Down Sears Stake As Investors Seek Payouts
• A Key Case For Contract Manufacturing Arrangements
• Deal In Live Nation Ticket-Fee Suit Gets Initial Approval
• Women Win 11th Circ. Appeal Bid In Fla. Wal-Mart Bias Suit
• Legal Work Up For Grabs After High Court 'Amazon Tax' Snub
• Former Le-Nature's VP Says Lawyer Botched Fraud Trial
• Investor Says Abercrombie Should Remove CEO, Sell Itself
• 6 Suitors Emerge For Edwin Watts Golf Shops Ch. 11 Auction
• Contract Trumps Buyer's Order For Arbitration: Pa. Court
• AOL Says Senior Not Deceived Into Dial-Up Payments
• Haggar Acquires Tribal Sportswear From Kilmer Capital
• PVH Corp. Renews, Expands Warnaco's Manhattan HQ
• Uggs Maker Sues To Stamp Out Online Sales Of Knockoffs
• 11th Circ. Affirms Louis Vuitton Win In Trademark Case
• Telemarketer Told To Repay $5.1M To Car Sales Scam Victims
• GSA Aims To Save $155M With Strategic Office Supply Buys
• Genesco Unit Agrees To Settle Pa. Overtime Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carlyle, Versace, Foster Wheeler