Rite Aid, Albertsons Call Off Merger Deal Ahead of Vote
Rite Aid and the grocer Albertsons called off an agreement to become a single company with the deal facing shaky prospects in a shareholder vote.
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Woman Killed in Trader Joe’s Shootout Struck by LAPD Gunfire
A Los Angeles Police officer’s bullet fatally struck a Trader Joe’s employee Saturday during a shootout with a man who led police on a pursuit and fired at officers as he ran into the grocery store, the LAPD police chief revealed Tuesday.
Read moreDC Ordered to Get Food-Stamp Program in Shape
Officials who administer food stamps in the District of Columbia must divert resources to improve how the agency processes applications, a federal judge ruled Thursday
Read moreEmployment Discrimination
The EEOC sued Albertson’s in federal court for telling Latino employees they cannot speak Spanish even when on break, or with Spanish-speaking customers, in San Diego Federal Court.
Read moreLaw School Classic: Who to Blame for Fall in Aisle
A woman slips in the aisle. Who, if anyone is to blame: the staff who did not sweep up right away or the customers playing soccer with ice cubes?
Read moreEU Seeks to Protect Farmers From Unfair Trade Practices
The European Union executive is seeking to protect farmers by imposing fines on retailers and supermarket chains using unfair trade practices.
Read moreFrench Police Storm Supermarket, Kill Hostage-Taker; 3 Dead
An armed man took hostages in a supermarket in southern France on Friday, killing two and injuring about a dozen others, police said. He had earlier opened fire on officers nearby.
Read moreNYC Deli Magnate Eli Zabar Takes Landlord to Court
Eli Zabar, an heir to one of the royal families of New York City delicatessens, claims in court that his Upper East Side landlord is ousting tenants through a pattern of harassment and neglect.
Read moreUK Retailer Faces $5.6 Billion Claim Over Unequal Pay for Women
British supermarket chain Tesco is facing legal claims that it is paying women less than men for work of equal value, in a case that lawyers estimate could ultimately cost it as much as $5.6 billion in compensation payments.
Read moreMan Claims He Found Geckos in His Heineken
An Orange County, California, man sued Heineken and The Kroger Co. Friday, claiming he became violently ill after drinking from a beer can with two geckos inside.
Read moreSupermarket Chain Sued for Customer’s Murder
The husband of a woman stabbed to death in a Shaw’s Supermarket is suing the chain for failing to protect against what he describes as a “pattern of violent crimes against customers.”
Read moreCustomer’s Vulgar Diatribe Protected by First Amendment
Overturning the jail sentence given to a woman who called a grocery store worker a “fat ugly bitch,” the Connecticut Supreme Court found no “fighting words” in the outburst.
Read moreJudge Holds Winn-Dixie Supermarket’s Website Violates the ADA
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the website of the Winn-Dixie supermarkets chain violates the ADA because it’s inaccessible to visually-impaired individuals.
Read moreBankruptcy
Marsh Supermarkets filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and may close all 44 stores, and need a federal bailout of a $76 million pension shortfall, according to court filings and press reports.
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Family Claims Mangled Mouse Was in Salad
A Virginia family claims in court that an unexpected, badly mangled guest crashed the first course of a family dinner last year and a negligent salad distributor is to blame.
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Vegas Big-Wig Billy Walters Convicted of Insider Trading
A federal jury convicted legendary sports gambler Billy Walters on Friday of an insider-trading scheme with the CEO of Dean Foods that netted him $43 million.
Read moreInside-Trading Case Painted in Mythic Proportions
Opening the inside-trading trial of a legendary sports gambler, federal prosecutors told jurors Wednesday that Billy Walters is “a cheater trying to look like a genius.”
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