Business notebook

Named: Welch Foods Inc., a Concord marketer of grape-based products, said its board of directors has selected David J. Lukiewski to succeed Daniel P. Dillon as president and chief executive.

Landed: Asian Too Express opened its first New England restaurant and first airport operation in Terminal B at Logan Airport.

Defense contract: Global Relief Technologies LLC, a Portsmouth, N.H., company that assists emergency responders and humanitarian aid efforts, said it has been awarded a $3.5 million contract by the Department of Defense to help track outbreaks of bird flu in Asia.

Ad ban sought: Cingular Wireless LLC, the biggest US mobile phone carrier, sued to block Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA from advertising that it has the fewest dropped calls.

Barn activity: Williams-Sonoma Inc., a seller of gourmet cookware and home furnishings, sued seven website operators, claiming they are using the Pottery Barn brand name to direct customers to online pornography.

Shareholder suit: Network Appliance Inc. said a shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed against the computer storage company, alleging improper practices relating to the timing of stock-option grants. The company said the lawsuit is without merit.

Marital breakup: Private equity firm Leonard Green & Partners LP is near an agreement to acquire Federated Department Stores Inc.'s David's Bridal unit for less than $1 billion, sources familiar with the talks said.

Doesn't run in the family: Entrepreneurs who earned wealth give more than twice as much to charity as do Americans who inherited riches, according to a survey by Bank of America Corp. and Indiana University.

Cashed in: Coventry First LLC, which helps people cash in life insurance policies before they die for a fraction of the value, made "secret payments" to suppress rival bids and charged too-high commissions, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged.

(Globe staff and wire services)