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Food Institute Report, The, April, 2004
... The California Supreme Court cleared the way for a trial in one of the largest labor suits pending against Wal-Mart, a statewide claim that managers forced employees to work without rest and meal breaks. Frederick Furth, the plaintiff's lawyer, said the class could be as large as 230,000 current and former workers, making the case the largest of its kind against the retailer and its Sam's Club subsidiary. Trial has been set for September in Oakland-The Sacramento Bee (Apr. 15).
... Abbott Laboratories' ZonePerfect Nutrition Co. unit filed a trademark lawsuit against Hershey Foods Corp. and diet book author Barry Sears over their plans to market a nutrition bar called "SmartZone", which is based on Sears' "Zone Diet." Abbott alleged that the logo of...
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