People have left donations including bedding, toys, toiletries and electrical items for those affected.

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The development Thursday comes as the companies were wrapping up the third week of a trial over whether Macy's has the exclusive rights to sell some Martha Stewart-branded merchandise, including bedding, cookware and bath items.

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At the heart of the case is whether Macy's has the exclusive right to sell certain Martha Stewart branded products, including cookware, bedding, and bath items.

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Some opposition to SIDS monitors is based on a fear that parents will depend on monitors instead of following other, more effective medical measures, including always placing babies on their backs to sleep, keeping redundant bedding and soft objects out of the crib, and not having babies share a bed with adults.

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