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Government Needs To Prove "Future Misconduct" At Trial The U.S. District Court of New York has ruled that the government will need to prove at trial whether the tobacco industry intends to engage in "future... May 11, 2004 , PROMO A&P Settles with NY AG Over Sweepstakes Practices A settlement between a group of New York A&P supermarkets and the New York Attorney General over its sweepstakes marketing practices has ended in $38,000... May 6, 2004 , PROMO SEC Notifies Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay of Possible Civil Charges Pepsi-Cola and Frito-Lay may face civil action from U.S. regulators over improper dealings of close to $6 million in vendor allowances with Kmart, PepsiCo... May 4, 2004 , PROMO Cal. Bill Seeks to Limit Mailing of Promotional CDs (Direct Newsline)—A bill has been introduced in the California State Assembly that would require mailers sending out promotional CDs to include... Apr 20, 2004 , PROMO Xtra FTC Requires Sexually Oriented E-mails Be Labeled As Such The Federal Trade Commission hopes to put a stop to those surprise pornographic images that can pop up in millions of e-mail inboxes if unwittingly opened.... Apr 15, 2004 , PROMO Xtra P&G May Revive Lawsuit Over Satanic Rumors Procter & Gamble last week asked a U.S. appeals court in Austin, TX, to reinstate its defamation case against Amway Corp. for allegedly spreading rumors... Apr 13, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Washington Now on the List of States Regulating Gift Cards Washington is the latest state to make it illegal to impose expiration dates and service or dormancy fees on gift certificates and gift cards. Apr 6, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Meridian Wins $10.5 Million Verdict Against Carlson Relationship management company Meridian Enterprises, Inc. has been awarded a $10.5 million judgement against Carlson Marketing Group, Inc. for patent... Apr 1, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Jimmy Dean Files Suit Against Sara Lee Somebody doesn't like Sara Lee. Country crooner Jimmy Dean has filed a lawsuit against Sara Lee Corp. after Sara Lee dumped him last year as the spokesman... Apr 1, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Disney Wins Fight Over Pooh Royalties A 13-year royalty lawsuit between The Walt Disney Co. and Stephen Slesinger, Inc. ended abruptly this week in Los Angeles, according to news reports.... Apr 1, 2004 , PROMO xTRA U.S., U.K. Lawmakers Address Obesity, Kids Marketing Food marketers will not be held liable for consumer obesity if a bill now before the U.S. Senate becomes law. Meanwhile, the U.K. Board of the Food... Mar 23, 2004 , PROMO Xtra FDA to Define Low-Carb for Food Labels The Food & Drug Administration will define low carb and reduced carb, and issue guidelines for food labeling as early as this summer. Grocery store... Mar 18, 2004 , PROMO Xtra FCC to Seek Consumer Protection Against Wireless Spam The Federal Communications Commission last week said it plans to examine ways to protect consumers from unauthorized telemarketing calls to their cell... Mar 18, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Major E-mail Providers Sue Hundreds Under Can Spam Act In the first action taken under the new federal Can Spam act, four of the nation's largest e-mail providers on Tuesday filed suit against hundreds of... Mar 11, 2004 , PROMO Xtra McDonald's $15 Million Make-Good Part of Settlement McDonald's Corp. ran a $15 million make-good giveaway earlier this week as it continues to handle fallout from the 2001 McScandal in which an embezzlement... Mar 9, 2004 , PROMO Xtra P&G Objects to Frito-Lay's Comparative Ads Procter & Gamble Co. has asked rival Frito-Lay to pull TV and print advertising that says consumers prefer Frito's Stax crisps to P&G's Pringles. P&G... Mar 4, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Appeals Court Upholds Do-Not-Call List After months of legal wrangling, a federal appeals court Tuesday ruled that the national do-not-call registry is constitutional, allowing the Federal... Feb 19, 2004 , PROMO Xtra Bitter War Between Schick and Gillette Escalates Energizer Holdings, Inc., the maker of the Schick Quattro, filed a patent infringement lawsuit last week against the Gillette Co., ratcheting up a battle... Feb 19, 2004 , PROMO Xtra FCC Weighs In on Internet-based Communications: 4As Conference The Federal Communications Commission last week began a major effort to promote the development of more Internet-based voice services. The FCC adopted... Feb 17, 2004 , PROMO Xtra SEC May Sue General Mills General Mills may face a civil lawsuit by the Securities & Exchange Commission over its sales practices and related accounting. On Tuesday, General... Feb 5, 2004 , PROMO Xtra