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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2015

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• Retail Cases To Watch In 2016
• Retail Regulation And Legislation To Watch in 2016
• UK High Court To Hear Gov't's $1.49B Tax Appeal
• 3 Things To Expect From Legal Tech In The New Year
• Pharmacies Ask Justices To Nix Arbitration In CVS RICO Suit
• Staples Blasts FTC's Blocking Of $6.3B Office Depot Merger
• 49ers, Ticketmaster Look To Escape Ticket Antitrust Suit
• Groupon Says Ex-Attys' Discovery Gaffes Punishment Enough
• Macy's, Bloomingdale's Face Class Action Over 'Sham' Pricing
• Tesco's $12M Deal In Investor Suit Gets Judge's Nod
• Neiman Marcus Moves To Duck Amended Data Breach Suit
• Vornado Scores $450M Loan For St. Regis Retail
• Office Depot Trims OT Opt-Ins Over Bankruptcy Conflicts
• Amazon Urges Pa. Judge To Rethink Student Suicide Row
• 4 Areas Of Retail Real Estate To Watch In 2016
• Sears To Face Bulk Of Patent Claims In Weber Grill Feud
• Locke Lord, Reed Smith Rep Banks On $308M Mall Financing
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple Campus, Chetrit, JP Morgan
• Icahn Enterprises Wins Over Pep Boys With Nearly $1B Bid
• Sprint Can't Keep Malicious Prosecution Row In Fed. Court
• EXCLUSIVE: NY SoHo Retail Scores $120M Loan From BNY Mellon
• What To Know About Patent Reform Bills Heading Into 2016
• Whole Foods Slams Class Overpricing Claims As Speculation
• Wal-Mart's Puerto Rico Tax Case 'Eye-Opening,' Judge Says
• Alibaba Adds Ex-DOJ, Pfizer Anti-Counterfeiting Pro
• Stolen Sapphire's Owners Sue Pawn Shop To Recover Gem
• Pryor Cashman Lures Patent Ace From Cooper & Dunham
• Rag & Bone Sued Over Wheelchair-Unfriendly NY Store
• Restoration Hardware Gets OK For $1.5M Wage Settlement
• Chinese Retailer Mecox Lane Inks Latest Go-Private Deal
• FTC Rejects Staples' Concession In $6.3B Office Depot Deal
• Urban Outfitters Can't Duck TM Suit Filed By Navajo Nation
• JPMorgan Settles Patent Suit Over Geolocation System
• Hanes Must Face $36M Contract Row In Haiti, Court Told
• CRT Buyers' $9.7M Settlement OK'd In Price-Fixing MDL
• Mayer Brown, Foster Pepper Steer $299M Amazon Office Deal
• Visa Says Retailer Using Old Arguments In Data Breach Suit
• ITC Judge Spells Out 'Close' Converse Trademark Win
• IRS Issues Favorable Rules For Retail Remodeling Costs
• Walgreens Pushes Lipitor Pay-For-Delay Row At 3rd Circ.
• Debevoise, Pircher Nichols, Orrick Guide $1B Malls Deal
• The Firms That Dominated In 2015
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Why All US Attorneys Should Read Justice Breyer's New Book
• Brand Battles: George Lucas, Red Sox, MillerCoors
• 2nd Circ. Pauses Feds' Win In AmEx Anti-Steering Suit
• GameStop Twists Case Law In Privacy Suit, 8th Circ. Hears
• Plastic Microbead Ban Heads To Obama For Signature
• Taxation With Representation: Jones Day, Proskauer, Cravath
• Ford Shakes Dealership Repurchase Dispute
• Dollar General Motor Oil Not Safe For Most Vehicles, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Ruling Might Be End For ZIP Code Coverage Suits
• DOJ Grilled Over 'Extraordinary' AmEx Antitrust Case
• Gilstrap Awards Fees, Slams EDekka For 'Weak' IP Suits
• Pier 1 Latest To End On-Call Scheduling As NY Turns Up Heat
• EEOC Can't Skip Steps To Sue CVS, 7th Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Ruling Axing E-Reader Patent Under Alice
• SEC Denied $8M Fine Against Ex-Level Global Manager
• Staples, Office Depot Say They Won't Gouge FTC Tattlers
• 'Buy Here, Pay Here' Dealer Fined $6M Over Credit Reports
• Sales Of Counterfeit Goods Up 15% Online, Trade Rep Says
• Alibaba, Others Ink $1B Buyout Deal For Chinese Film Co.
• Did Sweepstakes, Contests And Promotions Win In 2015?
• Nike: Just Do It, Unless You Have A Noncompete
• Top 10 Alice Cases Of 2015
• Whirlpool Seeks Duties On China Washers From Samsung, LG
• Ex-Cosmetics Exec Fights To Revive Sex Harassment Claims
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Finding Of 'Vexatious' Conduct By Atty
• Apple, Publishers Beat E-Book Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Court Nixes Voter Law Limits On Malibu Chain Stores
• How Much Control Of Your Contracts Do You Really Have?
• Home Improvement Co. Under Fire Over Employee Handbook
• Overstock.com Clears SEC Hurdle To Digital Shares
• Whole Foods Shoppers Call Overpricing Claim A 'Certainty'
• Anderson News Tells 2nd Circ. To Revive $371M Antitrust Suit
• Sephora Says Palmer Reifler Is Liable For Shoplifting Suit
• Plaintiffs Drive Website Accessibility As DOJ Delays Rule
• Consumers Fight For Discovery In Shutterfly Privacy Suit
• Trio Of CRT Price-Fixing MDL Trials Pushed To Late 2016
• EXCLUSIVE: NY Retail Property Nabs $130M Loan From Cantor
• Court Says AmEx Can't Cut Partners From Steering Notice
• Judge Wrongly Cut Evidence On 'Sham' Deal, Court Told
• Supplement Co. Faces Sanctions Bid In Wal-Mart False Ad Row
• Swiss Army Knife Maker's Trademark Win Sliced By $6.3M
• Deals Rumor Mill: ChemChina, Saks Fifth Ave., Advance Auto
• MoFo Steers $640M BofA Loan For Mixed-Use NY Towers
• AmEx Antitrust Appeal To Highlight Market Share Fight
• Dealer Loses 2nd Bid To Arbitrate Used Car Class Suit
• NY Fines E-Sellers Of Realistic Toy Guns
• NBA, Others Seek Quick Win In E-Tailer Knockoff Row
• U.S. Venture Partners Raises $300M With An Eye On Startups
• 7 Deadly Business Mistakes That Can Tank Your Law Practice
• Blank Rome, Proskauer Steer $2.3B DRA-Inland Merger
• Ind.'s Cold Beer Ban Doesn't Violate 14th Amendment: 7th Circ.
• High Court Refuses Patent Case On How Courts Apply Alice
• Home Depot Gets Green Light For Data Breach Outreach
• Gap Gift Card Patent Row Heads To Supreme Court
• 'Service Adviser' OT Ruling Not A National Issue, Justices Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, New England Development
• TIAA-CREF Drops $235M On Seattle Mixed-Use Project
• Protecting Retail Leases From 'Exclusive Use' Provisions
• Bridgestone Matches Icahn's $863M Pep Boys Bid
• Supreme Court Refuses CarMax's Iskanian Challenge
• BA-HR, Wiersholm Guide $577M Oslo Office And Retail Deal
• Alibaba To Pay $266M For HK's South China Morning Post
• Newell Rubbermaid Inks $13B Deal For Jarden
• In Congress: One Last Hurdle
• Luxury Retail Operator Kering Hit With Race Bias Suit
• Chrysler Wins Some Docs In Fight With Dealership
• FTC Asks Walgreens, Rite Aid For Info On $17.2B Merger
• Expert Didn't Establish Hailstorm Coverage, 5th Circ. Affirms
• LCD Maker Urges 9th Circ. To Nix Best Buy's Price-Fixing Win
• Dollar Tree To Pay $825K Fine For OSHA Violations
• Alice Doesn't Nix Amazon E-Reader Suit, Fed. Circ. Told
• Defer To Gov't On Disabled Car Buyers Rights, 9th Circ. Told
• Madison Ave. Retail Property Trades Hands For $83M
• 'Flushable' Wipes Suit Remains On Hold Pending FTC Action
• Modell's, Swagway Hit With Suit Over 'Hoverboard' Explosion
• Deceptive Pricing Class Actions Pose Risk For Retailers
• Judge Downs Ex-NFL Star's Bid To Halt TM Suit Against Nike
• Customers Bite Back At Bid To Nix Whole Foods Yogurt Suit
• Watchmaker Fights To Keep Quiksilver Licensing Deal Alive
• Quirky Gets Nod On $4.7M Asset Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ball Corp., Cosco Group, KKR & Co.
• Antitrust Agencies' Capabilities On Full Display
• Wal-Mart Insurer Suit Over Morgan Deal Out Of Fed. Scope
• Target Consumer Takes $10M Breach Deal Protest To 8th Circ.
• PETA Bashes Whole Foods' Bid To Nix Meat Ratings Row
• TrueCar Topples Investor's Risky Business Claims
• Buffett Unveils 8% Stake In Sears' REIT Seritage Growth
• JC Penney Workers Decertified In Vacation Pay Fight
• The Art Of The Mock
• Michaels Class Attys' Fees Slashed In ZIP Code Settlement
• Nike Ends Short-Lived Row Over Ex-Designer's Move
• Home Depot Accused Of Taking Over Data Breach Suit
• China's BYD Co. Rejects Arbitration In Apple Contract Row
• FTC Settles With More Retailers For Calling Rayon Bamboo
• When Land Use And Antitrust Collide
• Real Estate Rumors: BNF Automotive, Zazzle, Oxford Capital
• Pa. Justices To Mull Misconduct Test In Unemployment Rows
• Witnesses Barred From CRT Price-Fixing MDL, Judge Says
• 'Hello Barbie' Doll Records Kids Without Consent, Suit Says
• The 6 Lawsuits All GCs Face After A Data Breach
• Strategies For Your Evolving Law Department
• Groupon Slams Investors For 'Fight Over Nothing' In IPO Row
• Texas High Court Parses 'Net Gain' In Hallmark Tax Case
• Dick's To Pay Up To $10M To End Asst. Managers' OT Suits
• Ill. Washer Owners Say Sears, Whirlpool Can't Nix Mold Class
• Yahoo Nixes Alibaba Spinoff Plan Amid Activist Pressure
• EU Cybersecurity Rules Increase Liability For Multinationals
• FTC Reprises Winning Strategy In Staples Merger Challenge
• Tamara Mellon Aims To Grow After Fast Chapter 11 Approved
• Supplement Co. In Wal-Mart False Ad Row Wants Sanctions
• Whole Foods Asks Judge Not To Pause Label Suit For 9th Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Yahoo, Verizon, Airbus Group
• No Coverage For $5M Faulty Gas Tank Deal, Insurer Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Tishman, Isaac Chetrit, Resource REIT
• Nike Sues Top Designer For Jumping To Ralph Lauren
• Pep Boys Considering Icahn Bid Despite Bridgestone Deal
• Whole Foods Says PETA's Meat Rating Suit Is Preempted
• Packing Cos. Urge 7th Circ. To Nix Class In Price Fixing Suit
• 5 Firms Take Lead In Airline Ticket Antitrust Row
• Urban Outfitters Slams Tribe's Discovery Requests In TM Fight
• Ex-GM Franchisee Says Ally Unethically Shuttered Dealers
• Sprint Cuts $3.3M Deal In OT Suit Judge Called 'The Worst'
• GCs Love These Firms More And More
• EU Strikes Deal For First Cybersecurity Rules
• Justices Question Fitness Of Tort Claims For Tribal Court
• 6th Circ. Sends Back State Law Claims In Walgreens Firing Suit
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• Amazon, UPenn Can't Dodge Suit Over Student's Suicide
• 5 Firms Make It Back Onto GCs' Most Adored List
• 3 Firms Know The Secret To Keeping Clients Happy
• Specialty Pharmacy Can't Keep Express Scripts Contract
• Top Kids' Tablet Maker Seeks Chapter 11, Sale to Mattel
• 9th Circ. Nixes Big 5's Bid For Coverage In ZIP Class Actions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hellman, Newell Rubbermaid, Hostess
• Valero's Gas Prices Trick Debit Card Users, Suit Says
• CarMax Pushes High Court To Take Up Iskanian Challenge
• DSW Accused Of Duping Customers About Savings
• Icahn Offers $837M For Pep Boys, Topping Bridgestone
• FTC Sues To Block $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Merger
• Wal-Mart Sues Puerto Rico Over Business Tax Hike
• Where Common Law Litigation And Int'l Arbitration Divide
• DOJ Antitrust Trial Ends As GE-Electrolux Deal Collapses
• Haggen Gets OK For Ch. 11 Auction Of Core Stores
• 'Incoherent' Racketeering Suit Against Snell & Wilmer Tossed
• GE-Electrolux Expert Grilled At Trial Over Price Data
• DOJ Charges 2nd E-Retail Exec With Poster Price-Fixing
• Veggie Delivery Co. Inks $4M Deal Over Unwanted Deliveries
• NJ Co. Bills Smelly Deodorant As Unscented, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: CalPERS, Deutsche, Status Capital
• Brazil Raids Medical Device Cos. On Antitrust Worries
• Bankrupt Grocer May Push FTC To Dig Deeper On Divestitures
• Quirky Says Objections To $4.7M Asset Sale Are Meritless
• Deals Rumor Mill: Starboard, KKR, Avon
• Banks' Attys Blast Home Depot Over MasterCard Breach Deal
• Saks Slapped With False Ad Suit Over 'Phantom Markdowns'
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Latham
• Oneida Tribe Tells 7th Circ. It's Immune To FACTA Claims
• BMW Can't Dodge $156M Swiss Fine For Blocking Sales
• SEC Slams Robbins Geller Discovery Bid In Wal-Mart Probe
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Protect List Of Samsung Suppliers
• B&N, Others Back Apple In E-Books Cert. Bid
• Brand Battles: Nike, Godiva, TGI Fridays
• Armada Hoffler To Acquire 11 Retail Centers For $170M
• Sears Sued In Kansas Over Defective Inversion Machine
• Aggregate Effect Can Prove Constructive Eviction In Pa.
• Burlington's $1.8M Deal Over Rest Breaks, Bag Checks OK'd
• Jimmy Choo Co-Founder's Tamara Mellon Brand Files Ch. 11
• DOJ's 'Shifting' GE-Electrolux Claims Blasted At Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Royal Dutch Shell, Teva
• RushCard Ordered To Meet CFPB's Investigation Timeline
• 5 Tips To Avoid Spoliation Sanctions
• Dentons, Hogan Steer $242M BlackRock-Rockcastle Mall Deal
• Jaguar Land Rover Accused Of Illegally Restraining Trade
• French Tycoon Loses $1B Battle In High-Stakes Adidas Case
• Eddie Bauer Ducks Class Action Over Recorded Phone Calls
• Reforms Saved Credit Card Customers $16B, CFPB Says
• Many Of IRS's Questions To Wyly Atty Barred, Judge Says
• Volvo Incentive Program Gives Edge To Rival, Dealer Says
• Economic Heavyweights Rally Against FCC Autodialer Rule
• TPP Holds Major Potential For Digital Services And Commerce
• Fla. Bill Would Block Oil Cos. From Running Retail Businesses
• Target's $39M Breach Deal Boosts Banks' Recovery Prospects
• EBay Seeks To Bar 'Tainted' Cozen Attys From $45M Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Teva Doesn't Impact Payment Patent
• Home Depot Exec Grilled At Trial On GE-Electrolux Ties
• GNC Facing Another Class Action Over 'Spiked' Supplements
• Real Estate Rumors: Spear Street, Investcorp, Jackson Group
• Jetta Affiliate Scores $74M Loan For Texas Tower
• Attys For Dollar Tree Workers Lower Fees In New Wage Deal
• Taylor Farms Pulls Celery From Retailers Over E. Coli Scare
• Full 2nd Circ. Won't Review EEOC's Sterling Sex Bias Suit
• StubHub Takes Warriors Ticket Antitrust Suit To 9th Circ.
• Trader Joe's Soy Milk Doesn't Flout FDA Rules, Judge Says
• Target Pays $39M To Settle Card Issuers' Data Breach Claims
• Safeway To Pay $42M In Grocery Delivery Markup Suit
• Incentive Pay OK'd For Key Quiksilver Staff In Ch. 11
• Bank Of China Faces Contempt Ruling In Trademark Row
• Reese Witherspoon Wins Round In Publicity Rights Battle
• Electrolux Says It Can't Hike Prices After $3.3B GE Deal
• Commerce Must Reconsider Wooden Chest Duties, CIT Says
• Lumber Liquidators False Ad Suit Survives Bid To Toss
• Saturn, Chevy Dealerships Want In On Volkswagen MDL
• 'Predictable Scheduling' — The Next Big Legislative Trend?
• Rubio, Others Urge GOP Leadership To Reject Online Tax Regs
• Mattress Firm Agrees To Buy Sleepy's For $780M
• Making The Most Of Document Analytics