Kraft sues Schwan's, putting spotlight on corporate spying

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Kraft Foods has sued Schwan's Sales Enterprises for the alleged theft of trade secrets over their competing frozen pizza brands. The company claimed Schwan's hired an AC Nielsen employee who brought along competitive information about Kraft with him to Schwan's. As evidence, Kraft included as evidence a chapter from Marc Barry's new book 'Spooked: Espionage in Corporate America,' which detailed how he spied for Schwan's in rolling out its successful rising-crust pizza product called Freschetta.

Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing, Frozen Pizza, Kraft Foods Inc.

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Time Inc. accused of billing for unwanted magazines

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Time Inc and Ticketmaster are being sued for allegedly selling unwanted subscriptions on thousands of people who purchased their tickets over the phone through Ticketmaster. The lawsuit was filed by lawyer Christopher Casper of law firm James Hoyer Newcomer & Smiljanich, who wants the case certified as a class-action suit. A Times spokesman said there is nothing deceptive with the company's promotion with Ticketmaster, adding that it complies with all relevant regulation.

Periodical Publishers, General & Consumer Periodicals, Periodical publishing, Time Inc., General interest magazines

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Qwest execs charged with fraud

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Eight Qwest Communications middle managers were accused of fraud. There are issues governing sales figures for 2000 and 2001.

COMMUNICATION, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Executive changes & profiles, Legal/Government Regulation, Officials and employees, Company legal issue, Cases, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Communications industry, Qwest Communications International Inc., QWST

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