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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2014

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• Trustwave Rips Target Breach Suit As Bank Drops Out
• Most Jurors In Latest Apple-Samsung Trial Use IPhones
• Belgian Court Invalidates Louboutin Red Sole Trademark
• Estee Lauder Dodges Duty Free's Antitrust Suit
• KKR JV Spends $143M On 4 French Retail Centers
• Colo. Bill Would Delay Remote-Seller Tax Legislation
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, House Of Fraser, NY Islanders
• Handi-Foil Ripped Off Reynolds Wrap Trade Dress, Jury Says
• UK Judge Awards Retailer Littlewoods £1.2B Tax Claim
• GM Halts Sales Of Some Chevy Cruze Models
• Target, Security Vendor Face Data-Breach Suit From Banks
• Target Presses Panel To Send Data-Breach Cases To Minn.
• Wal-Mart Sues Visa For $5B Over Swipe-Fee Inflation
• BakerHostetler Nabs Ex-Davis Wright Data Breach Expert
• UK Shores Up $1.3B In Revenue In Value-Added Tax Case
• Pa. Judge Approves Abercrombie OT Class Action Settlement
• 7th Circ. Nixes Motorola's $3.5B LCD Price-Fixing Claims
• Vitamin Shoppe Hit With Class Suit Over Enzyme Claims
• NY Appeals Court Backs FreshDirect's Bronx Move Subsidies
• Legal Needs To Rethink Its Dropbox Account
• Ulmer & Berne Adds Financial Services Pro From Mayer Brown
• How Law Firms Can Stay Profitable While Clients Cut Costs
• Taco Bell Will Backslide On ADA Without Injunction, Court Told
• Wal-Mart Shells Out $439M On FCPA Probes In 2 Years
• Judge Again Stomps Slipper IP Row Against Wal-Mart, Others
• Dallas Adopts Partial Plastic Bag Ban, Fee For Retailers
• 11th Circ. Says Citi Trends Can't Force Arbitration In FLSA Suit
• IRS Bitcoin Decision Spells Trouble For Retail Use
• 10-Cent Bag Fee Proposal Back Before NYC Lawmakers
• Walgreen Shells Out $23M To Settle Wage Class Actions
• Millennials Drive Development Focused On Work-Life Balance
• Class, Recovery Service Battle Over $7.25B Swipe Fee Deal
• Target Missed Warning Signs Of Breach, Senate Report Says
• Justices Tank $1B In Severance Pay Tax Refunds
• Ex-A&P Exec Cops To Running $1.2M Ticket Sales Scheme
• Judge Iffy On Proposed Guitar Center OT, Break Settlement
• Leveling The Playing Field For Small Business
• ITC Votes To Keep Duties On Mattress Spring Imports
• The Prolific Pragmatist: Judge Richard Posner
• House Committee Will Revisit Expired Tax Extenders
• EBay Reaffirms Opposition To PayPal Spinoff
• Severance Payments Are Taxable Under FICA, Justices Say
• 5th Circ. Wants Texas Input On Workplace Injury Suit
• FreshDirect's OT, Tips Policy Rotten, Delivery Drivers Say
• Pa. Lawmaker Floats Alternative To Liquor Privatization
• RXR Plans Major Retail Reno At 75 Rockefeller
• Deals Rumor Mill: Estee Lauder, Apple, Mobileye
• SABMiller Escapes S. African Watchdog's Antitrust Case
• Old Navy Escapes Sales Ban On Infringing 'Active' Products
• Practitioners' Playbook: Men's Wearhouse Vs. Jos. A. Bank
• Justices Seek SG's View On Harbinger Securities Row
• $300M Twilight Trademark Suit Avoids Stake In The Heart
• Fed Win On Swipe Fees Is Pyrrhic Victory For Banks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Temasek, Danone, Air Berlin
• Temasek Takes $5.7B Stake In Beauty Retailer AS Watson
• Loblaw Must Sell Stores To Seal $12B Shoppers Deal
• NYC Explorers Club Sues Diageo Over Whiskey Brand Name
• DC Circ. OKs Fed's Limits On Debit Card Swipe Fees
• Owning Competitive Franchise Systems: Risks And Rewards
• Hello Greets Injunction By Handing Out Free Toothpaste
• Amazon, HP, Others Sued Over Cloud Computing Patent
• UK's Intu Puts Up $1.4B For Westfield Shopping Malls
• Wal-Mart, Others Dispensed Expired Meds, FCA Suit Says
• Walgreen Blasts Supplement Labeling Claims As Bogus
• Alibaba Leads $280M Investment In Messaging App Tango
• Target Atty Can't Exit Bruce Lee IP Dispute Ahead Of Trial
• Men's Wearhouse Extends Window For $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Deal
• Wal-Mart Can't Block Approval For $1.7M Wage Deal
• Insurer Avoids Coverage For Energizer Battery-Disposal Row
• EBay Rejects Icahn's Call To Sell 20% Of PayPal In An IPO
• Investors Say Fairway Group Misstated Finances Amid IPO
• Dealer Wants Fake Giants Memorabilia Suit In State Court
• Amazon Escapes E-Reader Patent Infringement Allegations
• Urban Outfitters Riding Harley Brand Coattails, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Foods, Carlyle, Blackstone
• Groups Call On FTC To Police Predictive Consumer Scoring
• The Merry Crusader: Judge Jed Rakoff
• Icahn Sounds Off After EBay Spurns Request For Skype Docs
• AGs' Pressure On Tobacco Retailers May Lead To More Bans
• 4th Circ. Nixes Lord & Taylor's Bid To Stall DC Mall Project
• Australian Dept. Store David Jones To Reassess Myer Merger
• EBay Did Not Restrict Coin Market, 9th Circ. Says
• Chevron To Settle 'Hot Fuel' MDL For $2.1M
• Proxy Preview: Activists Come Out Firing In 2014
• AGs Push More Pharmacies To Ditch Tobacco After CVS Move
• Sears Board Greenlights Lands' End Spinoff
• Law Firms Of The Future Will Be The Lawyers Of The Past
• Brand Battles: Budweiser, Marvel, Coca-Cola
• Expedia, Priceline Get Dismissals In Ill. Towns' Tax Suit
• NLRB Says Ralphs Waived Privilege Over Internal Audit Docs
• Target Says Security Team Didn't Act On Signs Of Breach
• Starbucks Gives Up Exclusive License In Amended Keurig Deal
• Lululemon Investors Slam Bid To Ax Sheer Yoga Pants Suit
• HFF Snags $150M Recap For Conn. Retail Portfolio
• Sycamore Ups Aeropostale Stake For $150M In Loans
• Calif. Top Court To Give Needed Clarity On Suitable Seating
• Deals Rumor Mill: Dave & Buster's, Carrefour, Alibaba
• American Realty Plans To Spin Off $2.2B Retail Portfolio
• Ohio's L.L. Bean Tax Ruling Offers No Meaningful Guidance
• Jeweler Buccellati Gets Defenses Booted In Trademark Suit
• Thompson Coe Sued Over Jewelry Theft Insurance Spat
• Dollar Tree Can't Decertify Workers' FLSA Class Action
• Big 5 Strikes $1M Deal On ZIP Code Data-Collection Suits
• Obama's OT Expansion Could Hit Restaurants, Retailers Hard
• EEOC Hits Wal-Mart With Age Bias Suit Over Fired Manager
• BraunHagey DQ'd In Gotham City Trade Secrets Case
• Insurers Must Defend Joint Venture Brawl, Md. Court Holds
• Icahn Lambasts EBay In Letter To Stockholders
• EBay Lies to Sellers, Meddles With Bids, 9th Circ. Hears
• Live Nation Ticket Class Action Left Teetering On 1 Claim
• House Weighs Options On Internet Sales Taxation
• LG, Sears Shed Class Action Over Defective Washers
• Former Duane Reade CEO Appeals $7.6M Restitution
• McAfee Says Target Breach Not As Sophisticated As Reported
• Target Faces Infringement Suit Over Swatch Trade Dress
• FTC OKs Settlement In Rent-To-Own Co. Software Spying Row
• Tesla Cries Foul Over NJ's Direct Consumer Sales Ban
• Jos. A. Bank's Eddie Bauer Play Was Key To $1.8B Sale
• Businesses Push For Online Sales Taxes On Hearing's Eve
• Ahold Shells Out $266M For Czech Grocery Chain
• Alibaba To Take $804M Stake In TV, Film Co. ChinaVision
• Ogletree Deakins Nets Cooley Employment Ace For NY Office
• Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Ink $1.8B Merger Deal
• Staples Downsizing May Be Alarm Call For Traditional Retail
• High Court Leaves Gristede's Owner On Hook For FLSA Deal
• CVS Says Trying 50K-Worker OT Suit Would Be Unwieldy
• Judge Guts EEOC Sex Bias Suit Against Sterling Jewelers
• Lowe's Workers Denied Class Status In FLSA Case
• JD, Tencent Partner In $215M Deal To Capture China Market
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gates Global, Cars.com, Ingham
• Safeway Shopper Wins Class Cert. For Contract Breach Claim
• Women's Clothing Retailer Ashley Stewart Seeks Bankruptcy
• Umpqua Bank Latest To Sue Target Over Data Breach
• Wet Seal Expands Board Amid Activist Pressure
• DDR Exits Brazilian Mall Portfolio In $344M Deal
• EBay Rejects Icahn Board Picks As Activist Strikes Again
• Safeway To Pay $2.3M To End Calif. Counties' Pricing Suit
• FTC's Brill Pushes For Data Breach Law With Robust Trigger
• Supreme Court Asked To Hear 'Amazon Tax' Challenge
• Pa. Tobacco Settlement Payment Can't Be Cut, Judge Told
• Zale Investor Sues To Stop $690M Signet Merger
• Slovakian Online Directory Scammers Hit With $9M Judgment
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Ann Taylor Settles ZIP Code Suit, To Offer Vouchers
• Garmin Sports Watches Fall Apart During Use, Suit Says
• NuCal Foods Escapes Vendors' Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• Cerberus-Backed Albertsons Puts Up $9B for Safeway Stores
• Texas Lawmaker Wants State AG To Shred Plastic Bag Ban
• Pharmacies Fear Tort Fallout From New Drug Labeling Rule
• 11th Circ. Renews Most Winn-Dixie Lease Exclusivity Claims
• Emeril, Martha Stewart Sued Over Knockoff Knives
• Icahn Claims EBay Shareholders Support PayPal Spinoff
• No Hotel Tax On Travel Site Commissions, Calif. Panel Says
• Mobile Apps The New Frontier For Counterfeiting
• BakerHostetler Lands Ex-Edwards Wildman Privacy, Media Pro
• Google On Defensive In Online-Shopping IP Suit At Fed. Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cerberus Capital, Huayi Bros., Nuerburgring
• What Businesses Really Need To Know About Bitcoin
• Full Fed. Circ. To Mull Liability In False Import Doc Suit
• NY 'Boss Bill' Would Ban Limits On Birth Control
• The King Of Late Night: Judge Robert Gerber
• Wal-Mart Dodges Pharmacist's ADA Class Action
• Toys R Us Pays $4M To Settle Wage-Hour Class Action
• CarMax Can Arbitrate Ex-Manager's Wrongful Firing Suit
• Mall Of America Lands Financing For $300M Expansion
• OfficeMax Escapes Claims In Asus Tablet Patent Row
• 6 Moves Tip Jos. A. Bank, Men's Wearhouse Toward Merger
• Amazon Workers' High Court Case Could Reshape FLSA
• Lens.com's Antitrust Suit Against 1-800 Contacts Dismissed
• Calif. Agency Asks To Join WinCo Discrimination Suit
• ShopRite Owners Accused Of Seeking NJ Grocery Monopoly
• Cert. Sought In Plimus 'Unlimited Downloads' Fraud Case
• New Tax Regulations For Ill. Retailers Are Confusing
• La. Bill Would Require Separate Use-Tax Filing
• Deals Rumor Mill: Vivendi, J. Crew, Unilever
• High Court To Hear Amazon Workers' FLSA Case
• Icahn Demands EBay Books As Director Denies Duty Breach
• Men's Wearhouse Inching Toward Jos. A. Bank Merger Deal