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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2014

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• Amazon Not Liable For Affiliates' IP Violations: 9th Circ.
• EBay's $4M Deal In Calif.'s No-Poach Case Wins Judge's OK
• FTC OKs Deals With Barcode Resellers Over Price-Fixing Plot
• Australia Sues Valve Over Online Video Game Return Policy
• Hong Kong Exchange Mulls Equal Voting Rights Rule Change
• Woolworths To Raise $937M To Repay David Jones Financing
• Abercrombie & Fitch Settles Shareholder Suit Over CEO Pay
• Dalian Forms $814M JV For Edge In China's E-Commerce Field
• Gap Reports Labor, Safety Issues At Myanmar Factories
• Pressure Grows For Statewide Paid Sick Leave In NJ
• Avoiding And Defending Florida License Tax Audits
• 5 Reasons Large Companies Are Turning To Boutique Firms
• Whirlpool, Home Depot, Others Want Out Of Energy Star Suit
• Grocery Group To Boost 'GRAS' Transparency Amid Criticism
• Fed. Circ. Says Disobeyed Order Not Enough To Kill IP Suit
• EEOC Pregnancy Light-Duty View Points Way For Calif. Suits
• Calif. High Court Rejects Rite Aid's Appeal Of Seating Class
• Calif. High Court Should Back Workers In Seating Row: AARP
• CarMax Loses Bid To Block Workers' PAGA Action
• Drone Group Backs Amazon's Bid For Unmanned Test Flights
• Vons Settlement Tossed After Clerk Didn't Notify Objectors
• Duane Reade, 'Knocked Up' Star Settle Suit Over Photo Use
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Kroger Can Arbitrate Bias Claims
• Bashas' Pays $6.5M To Settle Hispanic Workers' Bias Suit
• Dollar General Still Angling For $9B Family Dollar Pickup
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bilzin Sumberg's Jay Sakalo
• How To Make Inroads In The MENA E-Commerce Market
• Costs To Pension Withdrawal Liability May Change
• Perils Of Communicating With Customers By Phone Or Text
• Groupon Class Loses Cert. But Gets Another Shot In OT Suit
• O'Reilly Automotive Workers' OT Suit On Hold For Now
• Calif. Appeals Court Says Ex-Partner Didn't Loot Dealership
• TIAA Henderson Scores $72M Backed By Austria Mall
• 5 Tips For A Transgender-Friendly Workplace
• Utah Hits E-Cig Cos. With $1.1M In Fines Over Deceptive Ads
• Delta Settles With Visa, MasterCard To Exit Swipe Fee MDL
• Rhône Capital Lobs $110M Tender Offer At Elizabeth Arden
• CPSC's Elliot Kaye To Narrow Gap Between Agency, Industry
• Judge Rejects Lowe's $9.5M FLSA Deal Over Class Notice
• Expedia Dodges Class Action Over Unfair Tax, Pricing Charges
• Whole Foods Yogurt Sweeter Than Advertised, Suit Says
• Sabre Exploring Sale Of European Online Travel Site
• Del.'s Adoption Of Garner — And Practical Ways To Respond
• Trademark Law Leaves Legal Marijuana Sellers High And Dry
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 2
• Jessica Alba's The Honest Co. Raises $70M From Investors
• Calif. Court Revives Ex-Ford Mechanic's Firing Suit
• Kroger's Bread Has Chemical Used In Yoga Mats, Suit Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Chinese Government, Ann Taylor
• The 8 Gotchas Of Technology Contracting: Part 1
• Coca-Cola Targeted In Swiss Antitrust Probe
• Amid Breach Worries, Wal-Mart Turns To Chip-Enabled Cards
• Costco Hit With EEOC Harassment Suit Over Stalked Worker
• Target Customers File Beefed-Up Data Breach Class Action
• Graffiti Artists Sue Roberto Cavalli For Copying Mural
• Gap Plans $96M NY Distribution Center Expansion
• Making A Federal Case Out Of State Taxes
• Keep An Eye On The US-Guatemala Labor Dispute
• Calif. Enacts 1st-Of-Its-Kind Smartphone Kill Switch Law
• Michaels Can't Split Managers' Unpaid OT Class Action
• ZeekRewards Atty Fights Recovery Suit Over Ponzi Scheme
• NLRB 'Like' Ruling Sheds Light On Social Media Protection
• Supervalu Says Pharmacists' Wage Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Exel Wants To Keep Groupon Fight In Federal Court
• Nordstrom Ruling Shows Judges Suspicious Of Tax-Shifting
• Attys Milking Fees From $35.5M Toys R Us Deal, Objectors Say
• Dealers Slam Doc Requests In Auto Parts Antitrust MDL
• RE Cos. Bankrolling Downtown LA Center Revitalization
• Amazon, Blizzard Accused Of Violating Networking Patents
• Sears Says Buyers In Faulty-Washer Suit Lack Common Injury
• Airbnb To Hand Info On 124 Hosts Over To NY AG
• Activist Urges Ann Taylor Parent To Consider $2.5B Sale
• Calif. High Court Case Has Not Made CEQA Obsolete
• Lowe's Strikes $9.5M Deal In HR Managers' OT Class Action
• Target Credit Card Malware Affected More Than 1,000 US Cos.
• Credit Unions Renew Retail Liability Push After UPS Hack
• Wal-Mart Puts Dukes Follow-On Sex Bias Action To Rest
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop.com Sued Over Diet Detective Marks
• Taxation With Representation: Fried Frank, Bingham, Bracewell
• Topline Appliance To Pay $1.56M To Settle NY Tax-Skirting Suit
• CORRECTED: Ikea Claims Trimmed In Fan Website's Suit
• AT&T To Pay $5M To End Wage-And-Hour Class Action
• Tips For Restaurants (And Counsel) In A Gluten-Free World
• New ACA Policies On Birth Control Mandate Unveiled
• Aaron's Should Be On Hook For Computer Spying, Court Told
• Ashfield Land Nabs $67M From Sale Of UK Retail Plaza
• FordHarrison Adds Former Winn-Dixie GC
• 9th Circ. Is Stuck In The '90s On Internet Terms Of Use
• RE Rumor Mill: Infinity And Nightingale, Lone Star, Hornig
• Gas Station Seller Pays $3M To Settle Enviro Fine-Ducking Suit
• Peanut, Almond Butters Recalled Over Salmonella
• RadioShack Workers Lose 2nd Bid For Cert. In OT, Break Suit
• Antitrust Setbacks Won't Deter Buyers Amid M&A Boom
• Whole Foods Slapped With $5M Homeopathy Class Action
• Kohl's, Target Settle Wolf Run's Messaging Patent Suit
• Sharp Can't Opt Out Of Cathode Ray MDL Settlement Class
• FTC Warns Retailers About Mouthguard Concussion Claims
• Ex-Employee Slams Marshalls' Bid To Dodge OT Row
• Saks Fifth Avenue To Anchor Brickell City Centre In Miami
• Macy's Says Flaw Dooms Class Action Over Customer Info
• Dick's Assistant Managers Win Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Antitrust Worries Derail $9B Family Dollar Counterbid
• Dealmakers Q&A: Fried Frank's Ross Silver
• Dealmakers Q&A: Foley & Lardner's David Cook
• How To Control Risk And Cost Of E-Discovery
• Books And Records Increasingly An Open Book
• UPS Says Customer Data May Have Been Exposed At 51 Stores
• Watchmaker Audemars Piguet Wins $11M For Knockoffs In NY
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Gets 8 Years For $350M Kickback Scheme
• Marshalls Facing Class Action Over Security Screenings
• Herrick Shells Out $100M For 29 Walgreen-Leased Properties
• Amazon To Set Up Shop In Shanghai Free Trade Zone
• Gap, Saks Sued For Duping Outlet Store Shoppers
• Ropes & Gray Reps Bain In $625M Deal With TOMS
• NYC Judge Rejects Challenge To $3B Willets Point RE Plan
• Visa, MasterCard Severed From Target Data Breach MDL
• Calif. Amazon Workers Lose Bid To Lift Stay In Wage Case
• Food Lion Hit With EEOC Suit Over Jehovah's Witness Firing
• Bowing To Activist, PetSmart Heads To Selling Block
• Macy's Enters Into Shop-And-Frisk Agreement With NY AG
• Retailers Back Under Armour In 'G Defy' Trademark Dispute
• 6th Circ. Reminds Employers Of Collective Action Danger
• Dealmakers Q&A: Cravath's Andrew Thompson
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent Yanks Plans For $500M IPO
• Skechers Pays $1.2M To Settle Missed Break, OT Class Action
• $18M Safeway Lease Breach Verdict Cut By Pa. Appeals Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Couche-Tard, Apax Partners, TPG Capital
• Susser, Shareholders Work Out Deal Over $1.8B ETP Merger
• Ex-Student Sues FIT, Barnes & Noble Over Bag Design
• Travelers, Kroger End $2.5M Assault Coverage Row
• High-Profile Fights For Control Showcase Seller's Market
• Pharmacists Sue Walgreen Over Uniform, Training OT
• Macy's Sales Associate Sues Over Commission Pay Policy
• McDermott Bungled Push-Up Patent, Bra Co. Says In $6M Suit
• NACS Urges High Court To Nix Debit Card Swipe Fees Rule
• RE Rumor Mill: Harry Winston, Solil, Chetrit Group
• Fossil Hit With Attys' Fees For 'Frivolous' Patent Defenses
• DOJ Economist Testifies AmEx's Analysis Had 'Fatal Flaw'
• Activist Investor Calls For Retailer Bebe To Sell Itself
• Walgreen Ducks FCA Suit Over Alleged Medicare Overbilling
• 9th Circ. Won't Send B&N Tablet Sale Row To Arbitration
• Sears Workers Latest To Cite Iskanian In Arbitration Fight
• Wal-Mart Refutes Video Destruction Claim In Race Bias Suit
• Apollo Trims Stake In Sprouts In $515M Follow-On Offering
• Congress Asks, CFPB Delivers On SCRA Violations
• Kroger Under Pressure To Enact Gun Control Policy
• Saks Moves Suit Over Calif. Wage Statements To Fed. Court
• Best Buy Can't Decertify Class Of Techs In Unpaid-Wages Row
• Nordstrom Must Pay Md. Profit-Shifting Tax Liability
• SuperValu Slammed With Suit Over Grocery Store Data Hack
• Dollar General Jumps On Family Dollar With $9B Counterbid
• Controversial Calif. Sick Leave Bill Heads To Full Senate
• Merchants Ignore Payment Card Guidance At Their Own Risk
• As 'Ban The Box' Widens, Employers Review Criminal Screens
• NJ Gov. Vetoes Bill Targeting Unemployment Bias
• Wal-Mart Seeks Permission To Toss Dukes Case Files
• Retail Outlets Become Fertile Ground For New Lawsuits
• Family Dollar Suit Over Cashier Seats Moved To Fed. Court
• 6th Circ. Frees Liberty From Gun Sellers' Trade Secrets Row
• Venture-Backed Wayfair Eyeing $350M Public Debut
• Gannett Latest Target To Deflate Icahn's Bravado
• Calif. Class Action Says Victoria's Secret Skimps On Wages
• Alibaba Pictures Suspends Trading Amid Accounting Issues
• Macy's, Denim Co. Can't Toss 'Made In USA' Suit, Judge Told
• Triple Five Snags $1.4B Loan For Mall Of America
• Prepare For The Wave Of FCRA Class Actions
• 5th Circ. Nixes $1.4M Penalty In Wal-Mart Optometrist Row
• An In-House Lawyer's Top 10 Tips For Outside Counsel
• Card Data Hacked At 200 SuperValu, Albertsons Stores
• NJ Wal-Mart Developer Loses Property Tax Challenge
• CFPB Fines Discount Retailer Over Service Member Fees
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allergan, Electrolux, Axalta
• A&P Reaches $9M Settlement In Securities Class Action
• 8th Circ. Upholds Dismissal In Shell Oil Franchise Spat
• Judge Sends BJ's Managers' Overtime Suit To Arbitration
• Gazit-Globe Nabs $205M In Sale Of 6 Medical Properties
• Legally Blind Worker Slaps Home Depot With Disability Suit
• IRS Releases Final Rules On Retail Inventory Accounting
• Kimco Unloads 3 Mexico Retail Properties In $115M Deal
• Consider Hearsay Issues Before A Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition
• Unilever, Wal-Mart Sued Over Shampoos Linked To Hair Loss
• EBay Says It Can't Be Sued Over Patent Re-Exam Request
• Saks Workers Say OT Class Action Belongs In State Court
• Fla. AG Wants Cigar Co. Spared From New FDA Tobacco Rules
• Home Depot Sued By Murder Victim's Mom In Ill. Court
• Employment Attys Want To Undo Fla. Workers' Comp Fee Cap
• Microsoft Stands Apart In Calling For Big Data Privacy Laws
• NY Employers Likely To Respect NJ's New 'Ban The Box' Law
• Sutherland Asbill Nabs McDermott Tax Pro For NY Office
• Law Firms May Be Violating Copyrights
• Land Securities Nets $447M In Sale of UK Retail Space Stake
• Macy's Fined $1M For Decapitation Of Warehouse Employee
• Jewel-Osco Slams Report On EEOC Settlement Violations
• What High Court Will Likely Address In Colorado Tax Case
• French Minister Says Amazon's Tactics Break Antitrust Law
• Foot Locker Says Pension Benefit Class Lacks Shared Motive
• NY AG's Shop-And-Frisk Crackdown Won't Cure Epidemic
• 7th Circ. Rules Gun Website Not Liable For Woman's Death
• Grocer Settles EEOC Suit Over Refusal To Hire Female Driver
• 2nd Circ. Assumes Consumer Reliance In FTC Contempt Bids
• Dial, Heinz Seek Cert. In Suit Alleging News Corp. Ad Monopoly
• G-Defy Shoe Maker Stomps On 'Unclean Hands' Defense
• MetLife Acquires The Loop Shopping Mall In Florida
• M&G Real Estate Puts Up $262M For Wales Mall
• NLRB Protects Co-Worker Seeking Help On Harassment Claim
• Whole Foods Hit With Pa. Labeling Suit Over Sugar In Yogurt
• Amazon Says Appistry Suit Bound By Clickwrap Forum Clause
• Ex-Bright Food Exec Faces Arrest In China Bribery Probe
• Icahn Didn't Influence $8.5B Family Dollar Deal, Buyer Says
• A Close Look At NY's New Privilege Log Rule
• Orlando City Council OKs Up To $400M Mall-Hotel Project
• Apparel Co. Ecko Sues Consulting Firm Over Firing Advice
• Advance Auto Parts Targeted Over Handicapped Access
• Walgreen Can't Dodge TCPA Suit Over Refill Robocalls
• Deals Rumor Mill: RBS, 21st Century Fox, Snapchat
• Vermont Moves To Sink Lawsuit Challenging GMO Label Law
• Neiman Marcus Fudges Value Of Outlet Apparel, Suit Says
• EU Orders Avis, Hertz To Stop Bias In Online Bookings
• Barneys To Tailor Policies After 'Shop And Frisk' Investigation
• Kroger Licks Class Action Over Salty Sunflower Seeds
• Wal-Mart Ruling Opens New Road To Calif. Developers
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Morris Manning, Nixon
• FTC Preaches Caution After Massive Russian Hack
• Best Buy, Others Face IP Suit Over Music Player Docks
• Brand Battles: Royal Caribbean, Wal-Mart, Coors
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Microsoft, Greenland
• Activist Calls Lease Proposal For Miami Marketplace Invalid
• Aeropostale Kickback Case Expands Reach Of Restitution Law
• Delayed FDA Menu Labeling Rules Face Bumpy Road
• Gordon Ramsay Sued For $6M In Failed LA Eatery's Rent
• Payment Card Industry Council Tackles 3rd-Party Security
• Trader Joe's Suit Stayed As FDA Mulls 'Evaporated Cane Juice'
• Deals Rumor Mill: PQ Corp., IndCor Properties, Herff Jones
• CVS Looks To Ax False Labeling Suit Over Vitamin E Pills
• Dealmakers Q&A: Bressler Amery's Michael Ostrowsky
• Ascertainability Looms Large After Skinnygirl Ruling
• Compliance Reigns Supreme As In-House Demographics Shift
• Miami Airport Head Urges Mayor To Kill $512M Hotel Complex
• Tourneau, Cartier Take Aim At Chanel In Antitrust Watch War
• Janitors' Joint Employer Claims Granted A Do-Over
• Lululemon Founder Sells Shares, Avoids Proxy War
• Nevada High Court Clarifies Timeline For Malpractice Suits
• Internet Tax Ban Delays About To Get Pricey
• Ill. Appeals Court Affirms Axing Of Cook County Use Tax
• Wal-Mart Avoids Handing Data From Dukes Suit To EEOC
• Deals Rumor Mill: Freeport, Vivendi, Agent Provocateur
• Vermont Wants GMO Label Groups To Join Legal Fight
• NYC Comptroller Says Ralph Lauren Should Detail Worker Risk
• Calif. Supreme Court OKs Voter-Backed Wal-Mart Project
• Wyden Working On Bipartisan Coalition To Fight Inversions
• H&R REIT Pays Ivanhoe, Sears $127M For Winnipeg Mall
• CORRECTED: USPTO Re-Exams End Only After Patent Validity Decided: Judge
• 7-Eleven Operators Allowed to Proceed With Wage Suit
• Collaboration In The Shadow Of The Billable Hour
• Lack Of Standing — Data Breach Defense In State Court Too
• Calif. Bill To Curb Wage Theft Heads To Governor
• Best Buy Shareholders Win Cert. In Securities Class Action
• Revamped Breach Laws Expose Cos. Hit By Russian Hack
• RE Rumor Mill: Hillary Clinton, SL Green, Adventus
• Walgreen's Decision Unlikely To Stem Inversion Tide
• Aeropostale Supplier Gets 3 1/2-Year Kickback Sentence
• NLRB Judge Finds Tiffany Employee Privacy Policy Overbroad
• NJ Assembly Eyes Action On Requiring Paid Sick Leave
• Mich. High Court Buries CVS, Rite Aid Generics FCA Suits
• Target, Pfizer, Others Voice Support For Gay Marriage
• Arent Fox Adds Auto Partner To NY Office
• Pattern Swings Deal For 200-MW Texas Wind Project
• Mo. Voters Ax $6B Sales Tax Hike To Fund Highway Fixes
• Wachtell Guides Walgreen In $15B Deal for Alliance Boots
• Russian Gang Has 1.2B Stolen Internet Creds: Security Firm
• How Employers Can Fight 'Micro-Units' At The NLRB
• Walgreen To Keep HQ In US, Reject Inversion, Reports Say
• RE Rumor Mill: Vornado, Thor Equities, WeWork
• Amazon Class Says Security Checks Like Washing Boss' Car
• Amazon, Apple Hit With Multiplayer Gaming IP Suits
• CarMax Workers Say PAGA Claims Can't Be Arbitrated
• Victoria's Secret Fights Bra-Shirt Hybrid Tariffs In Fed. Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: T-Mobile, Dollar General, IBM
• Amazon, Coffee Accessory Cos. Violating Patent, ITC Told
• Target Braces For $148M Gut Punch From Data Breach
• Taylor Swift Says 'Lucky 13' Trademark Suit Lacks Merit
• Swedish Cosmetics Co. Confirms Russian Tax Search
• Dealmakers Q&A: Berger Singerman's Marc Shuster
• How A Hotel's Anti-Negative Review Policy Backfired
• Canadian Wal-Mart Case Signals Shift In Workplace Policy
• Merchants Can Opt Out Of AmEx, Exec Testifies
• Costco, Other Retailers Sued Over Garden Light Patents
• Atlanta REIT Pays $125M For 9 Grocery-Anchored Malls
• Technicolor Fights Antitrust Plaintiffs' Bid For French Docs
• Wal-Mart Didn't Fire Woman For Using Leave, 7th Circ. Says
• Walgreen Replaces CFO As It Considers Swiss Inversion
• 4 Ways To Avoid Retail State Tax Audits
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Video Destruction In Race Bias Suit
• Ex-Amazon Warehouse Workers Want Stay Lifted In Calif. Case
• Soda Tax Likely To Take Hold Despite Setbacks
• Furniture Retailers Urge Justices To Revive Dumping Row
• LexisNexis, Retail Workers Get Nod For $2.38M Settlement
• Bass Pro Pays $6M To Settle Recorded Call Row
• Dealmakers Q&A: Dickinson Wright's Monica Labe
• Verein Tie-Ups Gain Allure As Firms Eye Global Expansion
• UK Firms Expand Global Empire, But US Firms Gaining Ground
• Law360's Global 20 Firms Take Global To New Heights
• Taxation With Representation: Shearman, Sidley, Wachtell
• Global Roundup: France Eyes Mail Cos., Bulgargaz Gets Fined
• Workers Warn Calif. High Court On Seating Class Actions
• Judge OKs $450M Apple E-Books Settlement
• 3 Ways The Retail RE Game Is Changing
• Jos. A. Bank Beats Deceptive Sales Price Suit At 7th Circ.
• EEOC Urges Justices To Take On Abercrombie Hijab Suit
• NLRB Pans Ralphs' Firing Of Worker Who Refused Drug Test
• Alibaba Invests $120M In Mobile Gaming Co. Kabam
• Spanish REIT Snaps Up $349M Hotel-Mall Complex
• Whole Foods Mislabels Greek Yogurt Sugar Content, Suit Says
• Wash. AG Seeks To Defend Marijuana Law In Court
• 3i Continues To Ditch Portfolio Cos. With John Hardy Sale
• Retail Employers Need To Know Pregnancy Accommodations
• Dealmakers Q&A: Jenner & Block's Uri Doron