International environmental organization Greenpeace is taking supermarkets in China to court over excessive use of pesticides.

Cigarette-maker Philip Morris USA filed two lawsuits last week in U.S. District Court against 34 New York City retailers for selling counterfeit versions of the company's Marlboro brand cigarettes.

U.S.-based CommScope Inc. has filed technology patent infringement lawsuits in China and begun legal proceedings in Brazil against Comba Telecom Systems Holdings Ltd. and its affiliates.

U.S.-based legal firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announced that a class action has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of purchasers of China-based Rino International Corporation common stock during the period between February 17, 2009, and November 12, 2010, inclusive.

Last week Chinese media reported that Beijing Second Intermediate People's Court announced its decision for Kaixin001.com's lawsuit against Oak Pacific Interactive, which previously launched a similar social networking site as that of Kaixin001.com.

The Intermediate Peoples' Court of Kunming has announced that in conjunction with Kunming Municipal Environment Department it will set up a fund to defray the costs of lawsuits over environmental public welfare issues.

Beijing Dongcheng District People's Court has sentenced Chinese online auction website Taobao.com and a Chinese seller surnamed Yang to pay CNY2,000 in compensation to China Friendship Publishing Company for the sale of a pirated book on Taobao.