Whole Foods, Wild Oats to challenge FTC lawsuit
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U.S. antitrust authorities said on Tuesday they would file suit to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on grounds that the deal would hobble competition in the market for natural and organic groceries.
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A California-based privacy advocacy group is suing supermarket giant Albertson's over alleged privacy violations involving its pharmacy customers.
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Opponents of biotech  crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge  the USDA's deregulation of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered  sugar beet because of fears of "biological contamination" and  other harm to the environment.
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The World Trade Organization&#39;s top court handed Canadian wheat farmers another victory yesterday in their fight against US charges they are unfair traders.
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The European Union on Wednesday challenged Washington&#39;s assertion that it had won a World Trade Organization (WTO) case in which the bloc was accused of discriminating against famous foods and wines from elsewhere.
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OAKLAND, Calif. A legal challenge by four Northern California residents over the federal government&#39;s prosecution of medical marijuana patients is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court Monday.
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John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, criticized Wild Oats Markets in anonymous messages on the Internet in the years before his company agreed to take over the smaller rival, Mackey revealed yesterday. The critical comments were posted on online financial chat boards hosted by Yahoo...
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Natural and organic food retailer Whole Foods Market Inc.  said on Friday that it extended its tender offer for rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  again.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The California Supreme Court ruled yesterday that 1,400 managers at an Albertsons Inc. unit who claim they were denied overtime pay can sue the second-largest US supermarket chain as a group.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would hold a hearing to consider a consumer group's petition that the agency tighten regulations and labeling for salt in food.
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An appeals court yesterday removed the final obstacle standing in the way of a merger between Whole Foods and Wild Oats, setting the stage for the nation's two largest sellers of organic and natural foods to combine operations.
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Five federal-employee unions announced yesterday that they will file a lawsuit next week in U.S. District Court challenging parts of the Defense Department's new personnel system.
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Natural and organic foods retailer Wild Oats Markets Inc. (OATS.O: Quote, Profile, Research) and Pathmark Stores Inc. (PTMK.O: Quote, Profile, Research) both warned on Monday that their
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The purchase of Wild Oats Markets by Whole Foods Market would lead to increased prices, the Federal Trade Commission has said.
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The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced yesterday that it has filed employment discrimination suits against the Atlanta Bread Co. restaurant chain, BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. , and auto parts retailer AutoZone Inc.
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A U.S. law firm plans to file a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Sanofi-Aventis  on behalf of shareholders, alleging the pharmaceuticals group hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia, French daily Les Echos reported.
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Several major tobacco companies are set to go to a U.S. appellate court on Tuesday to argue about whether a $200 billion lawsuit against them by "light" cigarette smokers should proceed as a class action.