Claims against Liz Claiborne dismissed

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Liz Claiborne, the garment manufacturer, was notified that a Federal District Court judge in Manhattan had thrown out portions of a lawsuit accusing the clothing firm of improperly conspiring with union leaders against Brooklyn sweater factory workers. The judge retained the complaints of two workers against the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees (Unite). Employees of Brooklyn-based Mademoiselle Knitwear Inc. had filed the suit after their union and Claiborne agreed to a $20 million settlement over Mademoiselle's bankruptcy and closure.

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Was notified that a Federal District Court judge had thrown out portions of a lawsuit against the clothing maker

Strategy & planning, Women's Outerwear, Women's and Girls' Cut and Sew Other Outerwear Manufacturing, Women's clothing

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Liz Claiborne wins case in trademark infringement

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Liz Claiborne Inc. wins a trademark infringement case against Mademoiselle Knitwear Inc., a casein a series of legal disputes between the two garment makers. Mademoiselle is ordered to pay for $582,000 in damages for the illegal sales of sweaters made exclusively for Claiborne. The decision is a major setback for Mademoiselle, which is operating under the protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Liz Claiborne's victory is linked to arbitration cases in which Liz Claiborne has tried to reduce its dealings with Mademoiselle's unionized factory.

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Liz Claiborne wins trademark infringement case against Mademoiselle

Patents & copyrights, Outerwear Knitting Mills, Females' Sweaters, Women's sweaters, Mademoiselle Knitwear Inc.

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Suit in Liz Claiborne dispute is given class-action status

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Employees of the now-defunct Mademoiselle Knitwear sweater factory in Brooklyn are now part of a class-action suit against their union. About 500 former employees, members of the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees, or Unite, had their lawsuit, claiming the union didn't represent their interests when Mademoiselle lost a dispute with Liz Claiborne, changed to the class-action status by a federal judge.

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Label infringement case becomes a union issue and a class action suit

Legal issues & crime, Knitting Mills, Knit Goods, Apparel Knitting Mills, Cases, Abstract, Clothing industry, Labor unions, LIZ, Garment workers, UNITE (New York, New York)

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