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Outdoor apparel manufacturer Columbia Sportswear has filed a lawsuit against Seirus Innovative Accessories, a Utah-based outdoor gear brand, for allegedly infringing on Columbia's patent for...

Bluestem Brands Inc. alleged in its lawsuit that Merkle, a database marketing firm, made various errors in creating and managing a database for Bluestem's Fingerhut and Gettington.com catalogs. The errors resulted in Bluestem sending "millions of catalog mailings" to "the wrong prospective customers," according to the lawsuit filed Jan. 17 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. The incorrect mailings cost Bluestem more than $10 million in printing, mailing and other costs, the suit said.

Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plans to open Nordstrom Rack stores in Columbia, Md., and Washington, D.C. The new 40,750-sq.-ft. Columbia store will be located at Columbia Crossing shopping center. Slated to open in spring 2013, it will mark the company’s...

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Eugene-based Innovative Sports Inc. claims Columbia Sportswear "misappropriated" its technology to develop its line of Omni-Heat heated jackets. The model shown here was recalled last fall due to defects that caused it to overheat. Columbia has asked Lane County Circuit court to dismiss the claim. is asking the Lane County Circuit Court to dismiss a claim that it used technology from a Eugene company to produce its line of heated apparel products. Just-style.com, a United Kingdom-based apparel trade news website, that the Washington County outdoor footwear and apparel brand (NASDAQ: COLM) is arguing that Innovative Sports doesn't have a