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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2016

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• Global Regulators Turn Wary Eye On Fintech
• High Court Won't Review The Gap's Gift Card Patent Win
• Avon Pays $6.25M To End Pension Mismanagement Suit
• Urban Outfitters Shareholders Win Class Cert.
• FTC Says Refunds Don't Cancel Harm Of In-App Purchases
• Mattress Co. Says Sealy Trying To Bounce It Out Of The Market
• Facebook, Google Win Bid To Nix Email Patent Suits
• Middle East E-Commerce Site Souq Raises $275M In Funding
• Amazon Dodges High Court Review Of Search Results TM Suit
• News Corp. Discloses $244M Antitrust Deal As Trial Begins
• Customers Defend Antitrust Suit Against Air Travel Ticket Cos.
• High Court Denies Post-Dukes Wal-Mart Gender Bias Appeal
• CVS Flu Relief Nothing But A Sugar Pill, Proposed Class Says
• Direct Marketing V. Brohl And Advent Of New Nexus Rules
• High Noon In America: Executive Orders After Justice Scalia
• Walgreen Booted From Opana MDL But Promises Comeback
• 7th Circ. Backs NLRB In Florida AutoNation Layoffs Fight
• Swiss Army Knife Maker Blasts Locke Lord DQ Bid In TM Row
• Ex-Wal-Mart Worker Wants Barnes & Thornburg Sanctioned
• Jackson Estate Says Popcorn Site KingOfPop.com Violates TM
• American Apparel Chair, Paul Hastings Win Fees From Ex-CEO
• 7-Eleven Fights 'Overbroad' Subpoena In Bias Suit
• Zara Says Ex-GC's Personal Emails Discuss Bias In $40M Suit
• Staples Wins Bid For Amazon Docs In $6.3B Merger Fight
• Patent Co. Urges Fed. Circ. To Reinstate $2M Newegg Verdict
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Rum, Steel, Banking Roil Members
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ausgrid, Sao Paulo Stock Exchange, Alibaba
• Macy's Socked With Worker Suit Over Wages, Bag Checks
• Baker & McKenzie Guides Link REIT's $760M Hong Kong Buy
• Ex-Capital One Analyst Must Pay $13M In Insider Trading Suit
• Insurer Fights Urban Outfitters Coverage Bid In Copyright Row
• NLRB Says Honda Dealer Can't Enforce Arbitration Policy
• NLRB Says Ralphs Arbitration Rules Need Revision
• EBay Accused Of Confusing Shoppers With Commerce App
• Singapore's CapitaLand Mall Trust Floats $71M In Notes
• 4 Ways Fashion Brands Trip On The Oscars Red Carpet
• Ind. Legislation Aimed At Tesla Sales Model Stalls
• Sports Photogs Seek To Expand Discovery In Copyright Case
• Alston & Bird, Allen Matkins Steer $370M Amazon Tower Trade
• Plaintiffs Give Teeth To NJ's Obscure Warranty Act
• Real Estate Rumors: Grovo, Black Spruce, Tabani Group
• PE Firm That Backed Shake Shack Nabs $210M For Latest Fund
• 5 Tips For Founding A Successful Law Firm
• B&N Loses Bid To Reverse E-Book Infringement Verdict
• News Corp. Settles Antitrust Claims With J&J, General Mills
• Costco, Apotex Get Generic Lipitor Labeling Suit Tossed
• Kohl's Asks Judge To Pause 'Copycat' False Ad Suit
• EU Mulls Changes To VAT Collection System To Combat Fraud
• Only 1 Firm Should Lead Party City IPO Suit, Judge Says
• How American Apparel's GC Helped Mend An Unraveling Brand
• Urban Outfitters Units Knew Of TM Issues Before Suit: Navajos
• Nissan's Incentive Program Stifles Competition, Dealers Say
• Kennedy Wilson Raises $500M West Coast Real Estate Fund
• Answering A Demand Letter With Mootness
• 3-D Printing: Innovation, Opportunities And Risk
• 5 Law Office Design Tips Before Moving To Latin America
• FTC Says Amazon's App Purchase Changes Come Up Short
• Seized Cig Resale May Violate Trademark Rights: Ga. Judge
• Judge Rinses Claims In Wal-Mart Flushable Wipes Suit
• Gap Escapes Outlet Shoppers' False Ad Class Action
• Insurers' Win Upheld In Lowe's Defect Suit Coverage Fight
• 10th Circ. Fortifies State 'Amazon Tax' Laws
• 2 Former Egg Producers Duck Some Price-Fixing MDL Claims
• Newegg Strikes Out On Fee Bid In E-Commerce IP Row
• Supple Says Judge Can't Sever Injunction Bid In False Ad Suit
• Goldman, Citizens Bank Back $200M Staten Island Project
• SD House Passes Sales Tax Increase Legislation
• Best Buy Pushes 9th Circ. For Fees In LCD Price Fixing Suit
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Using Wood Pulp In Grated Parmesan
• Cisco, EBay, Magellan Price $8.4B In Bond Offerings
• Groupon Settles Derivative Suit Over 2011 IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Elliot Sohayegh, Latin Cafe, Greystone
• Answers To Common Franchise System Insurance Questions
• 10th Circ. Hands Win to Colorado In 'Amazon Tax' Suit
• Chancery Won't Bless Early Appeal In Pawn Broker Case
• 'Peace' Breaks Out In Hancock's DIP Financing, Sale Talks
• 9th Circ. Revives Hain's Cosmetics Suit, Raps Lower Court
• Tesla Says Restrictions Doom Utah Franchise Bill
• CFPB's No-Action Letters To Provide Little Reassurance
• Zulily Accused Of Using Real Deals To Legitimize Fake Ones
• Supermarkets To Divest Belgian Stores In $29B Megamerger
• Lululemon Sues Philly Property Owner Over Collapse
• MoFo Snags Real Estate Partner From Paul Hastings
• Atty Calls Groupon Class Outcry Over Husband's Fee Baseless
• Barnes Thornburg, Kelley Drye Guide $71M Mixed-Use Loan
• Deals Rumor Mill: ZTO Express, Yahoo, Sharp Corp.
• Whole Foods Calls Claims Of Overcharging Scheme Baseless
• Tax Prep Co. Sues Wal-Mart Over 'Happy Tax' Promotion
• Nike Must Turn Over More Information In Retail Dispute
• Ex-Dress Barn Employee Settles SEC Insider Trading Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Goldman, Tesla, Garrison Investment
• Ala. Justices Revive Coverage Fight Over Supermarket Fall
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Developer's $60M Rite Aid Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives Crashed 'Grand Theft Auto V' False Ad Suit
• Texas Retailer Says Insurer Bailed On Data Hack Coverage
• Blackstone Extends $225M Loan For Seattle Office Project
• OPINION: Big Law's Perverse Incentive System
• Sprint Must Face Class Claims Over Background Checks
• Tribe Tells 7th Circ. It's Shielded From Credit Card Privacy Suit
• Ecuador To Phase Out Import Charges On Consumer Goods
• AutoZone Seeks To Kill EEOC's Bid To Revive Race Bias Suit
• Yahoo Forms Cravath-Guided Review Panel Amid Alibaba Plan
• Costco Says Receipt Suit Doesn't Hold Up
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Joel Gluck, Bank Of The Ozarks
• Fresh & Easy Didn't Pay Off Departing Workers' PTO, Suit Says
• After Slaying Monster, Attys Launch Firm To Fight TM 'Bullies'
• Unsecured Hancock Creditors Blast Fast-Track Sale Plans
• Albertsons Hasn't Been Paying Employees, Suit Says
• Pa. Court Rules Homeowners Can't Block Wal-Mart Project
• Young Attys Get More Arguing Time In CVS Coupon IP Fight
• Plaintiffs Are Coming For Global Company Supply Chains
• Sears, Whirlpool Win OK For Washer Defect Settlement
• Victoria's Secret Says Bra Designer's IP Suit Baseless
• Macy's Labeling Class Lead Defends Bid To Seek Replacement
• Adidas Foe Tells Fed. Circ. No Sales Minimum Needed For TM
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Challenge To $450M Apple E-Book Settlement
• Ex-Deutsche Bank Analyst In Big Trouble Over Big Lots Rating
• Calif. Data Breach Report Says Retail Most Vulnerable
• SuperValu Drug Pricing Claims Pass FCA Muster, Court Told
• 1st Circ. Approves GNC's Fluctuating Workweek OT Method
• UK High Court Says Shop Direct Owes Tax On $178M Refund
• CVS Urges 7th Circ. Not To Rehear EEOC Severance Suit
• 2nd Circ. Hones Forfeiture Test In Appeal By Ex-Dick's Atty
• 3rd Circ. Asked To Revive Allergan Product-Hopping Suit
• In Cybersecurity, No Harm Does Not Necessarily Mean No Foul
• Battling Revenue Doom And Gloom With Litigation Finance
• Ugg Boot Maker's Websites Inaccessible To Blind, Suit Says
• Financial Adviser Pleads Guilty To $1.1M Investment Scheme
• Jessica Alba's Honest Co. Accused Of Dishonest Labeling
• Pa. High Court To Decide If Gas Stations Can Sell Beer
• Locke Lord Faces DQ Bid In Swiss Army Knife Copycat Suit
• Alberstons Pharmacists Say They Were Shorted On Wages
• Whole Foods Escapes Yogurt Sugar Content MDL
• Pep Boys Dumped Oil For Decades, Calif. Landowner Says
• Saks Says 'Phantom Markdown' Suit Is Reaching Too Far
• DSW Looks To Duck 'Compare At' Pricing Class Action
• Groupon Class Says Atty's Husband Had No Role In $8M Deal
• 5 Steps To Effectively Stop Unauthorized Online Sales
• Lands' End Settles 'Made In USA' Suit With Full Refunds
• Real Estate JVs With NY Owners Call For Creative Lawyering
• Scalia's Rapid-Fire Questioning Transformed Oral Arguments
• Justice Scalia Leaves His Mark In Biting, Clever Dissents
• Death Of Scalia Leaves High Court Docket In Limbo
• Scalia Leaves Mighty Legacy At High Court
• GOP Attys Would Likely Back Srinivasan To Replace Scalia
• Scalia's Originalism Shifted The Constitutional Debate
• Scalia Took On Gun Control, Class Actions In Top Opinions
• Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Dies At 79
• Adidas Wins Bid To Block Skechers 'Knockoffs' Sales
• Card Numbers On Receipts Risk Identity Theft, NY Suit Says
• Gucci Says Bank Of China Owes Docs, Defied Freeze In IP Row
• Size Doesn't Matter, 7th Circ. Tells Grocer In Antitrust Appeal
• Neuberger Berman Nets $462M For Brand Acquisition Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Wells Fargo, FirstMerit Bank
• Burberry, Children's Place Sued Over Sham Outlet Prices
• Additional Thoughts On Class Plaintiff 'Pick-Offs'
• House Votes To Ease FDA Menu Labeling Rule
• Fresh & Easy Says Worker Arbitration Deal Bans Class Cert.
• Amended Rule 26's Proportionality Standard: The First 60 Days
• Home Depot Dodges Liability From Stepladder Suit
• Live Nation Willfully Stole Run-DMC Photos, 9th Circ. Told
• Calvin Klein, Hilfiger Outlets Accused Of 'Phantom Markdowns'
• QVC Website Crash Suit Against Resultly Gets Trimmed
• Nike, Ex-NFL Star Settle 'Lights Out' Trademark Dispute
• Intellectual Ventures Ducks CBM Review By Giving Up Claims
• Treasury's Lew Vouches For TPP's Banking Data Exemption
• RadioShack Judge OKs $5.5M Deal With Pa. Store Managers
• CFPB May Seek Penalties For Past UDAAP Violations
• Ralphs Tells 9th Circ. Noel Canning Shields Rehiring Docs
• Apple Faces Skeptical 9th Circ. In App Store Monopoly Suit
• Ex-Whirlpool Analyst Settles SEC Insider Trading Case
• Fake Rothko Trial Cut Short As Gallery Strikes Deal
• Some Lumber Liquidators Flooring May Hurt Breathing: CDC
• Kushner Planning $500M Revamp Of NJ Mall
• Texas Pharmacy Settles EEOC Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Toys 'R' Us Settles Insurance Row Over $25M Verdict
• Dog Bone Maker Moves To Scrap Pet Death Claims
• Excess Insurers Join Lumber Liquidators MDL Coverage Battle
• EU Calls For Divestments In $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Deal
• Banks Seek $20M In Atty Fees After Target Data Breach Deal
• Ex-Kroger Recruiters Say Grocer Refused Rightful OT Pay
• Urban Outfitters' Late Evidence OK'd For Navajo TM Trial
• Aussie Gov't Floats 'Netflix Tax' On Foreign Digital Sales
• Burberry Sues JC Penney For Using Check Pattern
• Real Estate Rumors: Burlington, Weyerhaeuser, Bridgeton
• How Does Skadden Stay No. 1?
• Dealer Says Chrysler 'Misrepresentations' Warrant Sanctions
• Wiper Co. Tells Court $1.3M Arbitration Award Is All Wet
• Consumers Win Class Status In Optical Drive Price-Fixing MDL
• Newegg Loses Fed. Circ. Bid For Attys' Fees In Patent Case
• Towns Say There's No Question Travel Sites Keep Hotel Taxes
• Costco Slams Generic Lipitor Labeling Suit
• Regional REIT Inks $115M UK Portfolio Deal
• OPINION: The Road To Partnership Must Keep Evolving
• State Tax Dominion On The Line In Ohio High Court Case
• CBL-DRA Venture Acquires Raleigh Mall In $174M Deal
• Litigation In The Marijuana Industry Lights Up
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Droga5, Peterson
• Consumers Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Hain's Cosmetics Suit
• Kohl's Loses Bid to Dismiss Deceptive Sales Class Action
• Banks Get Access To Outreach In Home Depot Breach Suit
• Harley-Davidson Forced Dealer To Move, 9th Circ. Told
• Lowe's Wage Suit Opt-Ins Can Stay, On Two Conditions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Bain Capital, HAL Trust, Verizon
• Plaintiffs Face High Class Cert. Bar In Antitrust Cases
• The Rising Use Of Reference Pricing For Imported Goods
• SEC Accuses 3 Of Insider Trading Over EBay Acquisition
• JC Penney Subsidiary Settles OT Dispute In Calif.
• Auction House President Gets 5 Years For Price-Rigging
• Groupe Casino Inks $3.5B Sale Of Big C To Thailand's TCC
• Demand For NFL Tix Throws Wrench Into Pricing Challenges
• In Congress: Energy, Nutrition, North Korea
• GCs Name Best Of The Best Attorneys
• 8 Firms Boast The Most Client-Savvy Attorneys
• Filene's Basement Blasts Ex-CEO Syms' Bid For Severance
• Munsch Hardt Scoops Employment Vet In Texas
• Objector Says Class Counsel 'Piggybacked' In CRT MDL Deal
• Major Publishers Get E-Book Antitrust Suit Tossed
• NY Judge Denies Early Relief In 'Real Housewives' Fight
• Tobacco Seller Pushes DC Circ. To Revive Internet Tax Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Hotel Elysee, Telemundo, WeWork
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Sullivan, Norton
• When Workplace Recording Restrictions Are Deemed Unlawful
• Some TCPA Class Action Defense Strategies
• Biometrics Institute Offers Fresh Privacy Guidelines
• Gamers Ask 9th Circ. To Respawn 'Grand Theft' Online Spat
• Top EU Court Says Regulation On Footwear Partially Invalid
• Cargill Sued Over 'Razor-Sharp' Bones In Turkey Meat
• Swipe Fee MDL Attys Say New Docs Can't Nix $7B Deal
• Bebe Shoppers Annoyed By Spam Texts Seek Class Cert.
• 3 Bay Area Traits Sure To Hit The Super Bowl Spotlight
• Nike Can't Outrun 'Don't Tread On Me' Trademark Suit
• Jury Clears Sears In Fitting Room Peeping Tom Bellwether
• Charney, Ex-Workers Target American Apparel Ch. 11 Stay
• DC Circ. To Weigh Internet Sales Tax Due Process Rights
• Tesco Denied Bid to Join Investor Suits In New York
• EU Antitrust Vs. US Companies
• Skiers Seek Cert. In Suit Over Shell's Lift Ticket Offer
• Hancock Fabrics Gets Interim OK For Ch. 11 Sale Plan
• Perry Ellis Settles Exec's Anti-Gay Bias Suit
• Macy's Earns Partial Win Over Accused TM Infringer
• Shell Egg Purchasers Granted Cert. In Egg Price-Fixing MDL
• After Rejection, Lowe's To Buy Canadian Retailer For $2.3B
• Wayfair Accused Of Misleading Customers With False Deals
• Container Store Says ADA Dispute Must Go To Arbitration
• Amazon Says It Fixed In-App Billing Before FTC Sued
• Kohl's Shoppers Seek Cert. In False Ad Class Action
• Waller Grows In Austin With Addition Of 13-Atty Boutique
• Navajos Say Sales Don't Back Urban Outfitters' Delay Defense
• Peeping Tom's Spree Was Sears' Fault, Jury Told In Closing
• Alston & Bird Adds Dallas Corporate Team From Bracewell
• EU Says Money Laundering Law Should Cover Virtual Currency
• Hancock Fabrics To Close 70 Stores In $182M Restructuring
• Calif. Court Affirms Sanctions For SF Firm In Arbitration Row
• 8th Circ. Urged To Give Grocery Antitrust Class 2nd Chance
• CVS False Claims Suit Not A Rerun, 1st Circ. Told
• CVS Seals $7.4M Wages Deal Covering 1K Pharmacists
• Defunct E-Book Co. Takes Antitrust Row To 2nd Circ.
• Sainsbury Seeks To Expand Retail With $1.9B Argos Buy
• Apparel Biz Endorses TPP But Bemoans Delayed Tariff Cuts
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan Stanley, Sugar Hill, Bal Harbour
• Expedia, Others Should Pay Tax Penalties, Ill. City Says
• Magic Leap Scores $793M In Funding Led By Alibaba
• Puerto Rico Defends Business Tax Against Wal-Mart Challenge
• Safeway Angles To Trim Underfilled Tuna Can Suit
• CVS Hits Endo With Pay-For-Delay Suit Over Painkiller Opana
• Shutterfly Seeks Biometric Suit Do-Over, Citing Facebook Case
• Tesla Challenging Michigan Law On Direct Sales
• Consumer Seeks Win In Generic Lipitor Labeling Suit
• Newegg Pushes Fed. Circ. To Award Fees In Survey IP Row
• Rothko Son Tells Jury Gallery Used His Name Without Asking
• Newegg's Latest Bid For Fees In IP Case Fails At Fed. Circ.
• Sports Memorabilia IP Claims Aren't Covered, Insurers Say
• HFF Nails $80M Financing For Dallas Mixed-Use Property
• 9th Circ.'s U-Turn Improper In Amazon Suit, High Court Told
• Groupon Says $8.5M Deal Should End MDL Claims For Good
• EBay, Travel Sites Hit With Patent Suits Over Menu Bar Tech
• CVS Hit With Suit Over Misleading Dietary Supplement Label
• Leader Of Macy's Labeling Class Cuts Out To Save Del Mar
• Duane Morris Adds Perkins Thompson Banking Pro
• Invesco Drops $115M On Soho Retail Storefront
• PETA's Suit Over Whole Foods Meat Practices Tossed
• What Every GC Needs To Know About Mobile Apps