Word: suit
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...Discounts - or Else! The dirty deal, according to the suit, was simple. From 2001 to 2006, Babies "R" Us told companies like Medela that they had to enforce resale-price maintenance - i.e., tell the Web retailers, who can more easily discount products since they avoid brick-and-mortar costs, to sell your products at X, or you'll cut off the supply. If they resisted, Babies "R" Us threatened to cut off the manufacturers, according to the suit, and refuse to sell their products in Babies "R" Us stores. Since Babies "R" Us sold 30% to 50% of these companies...
...want to let Babies 'R' Us and other retailers know that consumers aren't going to put up with unfair trade restraints," says Trzupek, who joined the plaintiff class in 2006, when the suit was originally filed. The plaintiffs are pursuing an unspecified amount in damages; attorney Beth Fegan says the price agreements affected more than $500 million worth of baby products. (See the top 10 iPhone apps for dads...
...times during his NFL career, McNair was in so much pain that he couldn't practice. But come Sunday, he'd still suit up and gut out a win. He was a great athlete lost too soon and under unimaginable circumstances...
...Still, the chances that the region's heads of states will follow suit seem unlikely...
...Have you followed Barack Obama's clothing at all? There's not that much to follow. [Laughs.] I think the man sleeps in a suit! I'm starting to wonder...