Legal

Zooey Deschanel isn't kicking shoe retailer Steve Madden around in court anymore over a $2 million endorsement deal. Last week, the "New Girl" star filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that claimed she was never paid any money for the use of her name and likeness in connection with its shoes and accessories.

Several months after successfully getting debit card transaction fees capped, retailers are taking aim at credit card transaction fees. According to TheStreet, 5 million retailers have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, MasterCard and 13 other large banks.

Since 2006, Macy's has carried the Martha Stewart Collection of home products under the banner, "Only at Macy's." So when Martha Stewart struck a 10-year deal last month to sell some branded products at rival department store J.C. Penney, Macy's legal department took notice.

Even as Apple unveiled new partnerships with publishers focusing on e-books and digital textbooks last week, lawyers have amended a class-action lawsuit against Apple and five of the six big publishers accusing them of "deep antagonism" toward Amazon and its pricing scheme.

Kim Kardashian was quick to defend herself against the New York Post's claims the Kardashian brand was quickly plummeting, but a lawyer hired by Gap has set out to discover Kim's true worth. The investigation comes after the reality TV queen filed a lawsuit against Old Navy's parent company for commercials featuring Kardashian look-alike Melissa Molinaro, alleging they deliberately infringed upon her public persona.

Online retailers Amazon.com and Zappos.com are being sued in Kentucky by a Texas woman alleging that she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information.

Women who refiled a gender discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart have failed to come to grips with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that ended their nationwide class action against the company, Wal-Mart argued in a court filing.

For eBay, the fight to defeat legislation that would empower states to require out-of-state internet companies to collect sales taxes has vaulted to the top of the company's policy agenda.

An eerily lifelike Steve Jobs doll will not be sold because the company behind the product received "immense pressure" from Apple's lawyers and the late CEO's family to not sell the figurine.

Sporting-goods giant Nike says a decision to give Indonesian workers $1 million in unpaid overtime demonstrates a commitment to fighting workplace misconduct. A national trade union representing nearly 4,500 employees from the PT Nikomas plant, which makes shoes for Nike, said they worked more than 600,000 hours over a two-year period without pay.