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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2016

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• Egg Buyers Fail To Crack Expert Testimony In Antitrust MDL
• Expedia And Others Seek Stay In Menu Bar Patent Suit
• Anti-Arbitration Ruling Flawed, Raymours Tells 2nd Circ.
• Ex-Duane Reade CEO To Pay $6.2M To Cover Legal Fees
• Aeropostale Optimistic Retailer Will Survive Bankruptcy
• Navajos, Urban Outfitters Eye Settlement Talks In TM Row
• Sports Authority's Exec Bonuses Approved In Del. Court
• Insurer Wants Home Depot To Pay After Oil Causes Home Fire
• Real Estate Rumors: Shorenstein, ABS, Midwood Investment
• Valspar Fights Attys' Fees Bid In Suit Over $11.3B Merger
• Ex-Bankruptcy Atty Can't Beat IRS Bill Over Biz Losses
• Butcher Gets OK For $1M Settlement On Non-Kosher Claims
• 2nd Circ. Says Lies, Theft On Separate People Is Still Fraud
• Wal-Mart Must Face Truck Driver Class Action Over Wages
• Sears, Kmart Assert Right To Jury In CRT Antitrust Case
• California's 'Made In The USA' Law: 1 Year Later
• PC Richard Hit With NJ Class Action Over Card Receipts
• OSHA's Insufficient Approach To Improving Workplace Safety
• On The Horizon: Revisions To Prop 65 Warning Regulations
• Reconciling The Practice With The Business Of Law
• Verizon, DirecTV Subscriber Suit Sent To Arbitration
• DOL Backs Workers At 9th Circ. In Dealership OT Fight
• Aeropostale Receives Rescue Bid To Save 229 Stores
• Petco Job Seekers Defend Background Check Suit
• Under Armour Dodges 'Healthbox' TM Suit
• Supreme Court Is Asked To Review Colo.'s 'Amazon Tax' Law
• Cypriot Real Estate Co. Awarded $900K In Kiev Mall Row
• NJ Gov. Chris Christie Vetoes $15 Minimum Wage Bill
• Zappos Data Breach MDL Dismissal Gets Second Look
• Aeropostale Reaffirms Secured Lender Right To Credit Bid
• REBUTTAL: Establishing Standards And Norms In Mediation
• RadioShack Settles Manager OT Suits With $41M Claim
• Williams-Sonoma Sued Over Email Address Collection
• Brand Battles: Popeyes, Church's Fight Over Chicken Slogans
• Real Estate Rumors: China Orient, Rubenstein, Pagcor
• Sports Authority Defends $1.5M Executive Bonus Program
• Lowe's Wants Oversight Of Woolworths JV Divestiture Plans
• Berkeley Slams CTIA's Flip-Flop In Cellphone Warning Row
• Barnes & Noble Wants E-Book IP Damages Limited To $100K
• Copec's US Unit Inks $535M Mapco Convenience Stores Deal
• SEC, IRS Say Wyly Ch. 11 Plan Flawed By Isle Of Man Trusts
• Gilstrap Kills 2 Intellectual Ventures Patents Under Alice
• Trader Joe's TM Claim Against Canada's 'Pirate Joe' Revived
• 3 Cos. Boost IPO Pipeline With $250M In New Filings
• Aeropostale's Future In Doubt As Auction Looms
• 5 Things To Watch As Commercial Drone Rule Takes Off
• Theranos To Appeal Sanctions Over Lab Lapses
• EEOC Sues Car Dealership Over Anti-Medication Drug Policy
• Texas Group Wants Out-Of-State Booze Sellers Dried Up
• Ex-Worker Urges Justices To Decline Raymours Petition
• Ex-Employees Look To Revive Wal-Mart Sex Bias Claims
• Rep. Aims To Nix Physical-Tie Test For Interstate Sales Tax
• Defining Attorney-Client Relationships In The Electronic Age
• Judge Backs Short-Term Freeze On 'Hotel Chicago'
• Taxation With Representation: Ropes, Cooley, Wachtell
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockwood Capital, Lennar, Treetop
• 9th Circ. Denies Ford's Anti-SLAPP Stance In Car Defect Row
• The Complexity Of Trademarks In The Marijuana Business
• Safeway Class Says Sheppard Mullin Stalled Doc Requests
• Kay Parent Co. Faces Investor Suit Over Jewel Swap Scheme
• Forever 21 Trans Worker's Bias Suit Headed To Arbitration
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bonds For Delayed Meadowlands Project
• Sports Merch Dealer's IP Licensing Suit Punted To State Court
• $62M Avon FCPA Settlement Gets Approval, Fees Cut 40%
• Attys Defend $15M Fee Bid In Sears Dishwasher Defect Suit
• Mars Recalls M&M's-Branded Jewelry Over Lead Concerns
• AutoZone, Consumers Scolded For Discovery Spats
• Volvo Dealer Bonus Program Not Discriminatory, Judge Rules
• Amazon Atty Returns To Kilpatrick Townsend As IP Partner
• Ex-Rite Aid GC Appeals Chancery Toss Of Fraud Case Fee Bid
• JC Penney's $50M Deal In False Discount Row Gets Final OK
• E-Textiles: Regulating The Future Of Fashion
• Confusing Order Page Saves Amazon Diet Pill Suit: 2nd Circ.
• Sanctions For 'Baseless' Suit Against Snell & Wilmer Denied
• 4 Reasons Law Firm Business Development Initiatives Fail
• Weil Gotshal Guides Sears Board Committee On $300M Loan
• Haneberg, Williams Mullen Steer Wheeler REIT's $100M Shelf
• Calif. Theranos Actions Combined Into Single Suit
• Attys OK'd For $19M In Fees For 'Hot Fuel' MDL Settlements
• 1st Circ. Sides With Wal-Mart In Puerto Rico Tax Fight
• Target Faces Class Action Claiming Its Aloe Gel Has No Aloe
• Louis Vuitton Rips Free Speech Claims In Parody Bag Case
• 9th Circ. Pauses Russian Ex-Pol's Appeal Of $84M Award
• Home Depot Joins Paint Price-Fixing Fight Against DuPont
• Calif. Bill To End 'Tampon Tax' Heads To Governor
• Aussie Retailer Woolworths Readies $1B In Divestitures
• FTC Alums: Retail Mergers Reflect New Approaches At FTC
• Ropes & Gray Steers CCMP's Purchase Of Badger Sportswear
• Home Depot Data Breach Attys' Fees Trimmed To $7.5M
• US Trustee Rips Sports Authority's Revived Exec Bonus Bid
• Dick's Fights To Keep Defenses Alive In TCPA Row
• Investors Seek Fresh Market Appraisal In $1.4B Apollo Deal
• Ex-Dickstein Atty Malpractice Award Not Arbitrable, Co. Says
• Aeropostale Says Sycamore Has Made Bidders Skittish
• Oregon Pot Tax Sprouts $25M By Seventh Month
• Wine Retailer Says Conn. Alcohol Law Limits Competition
• Zara Accused Of Duping Customers With Euro Price Tags
• Kroger Labeling Suit Was Wrongly Tossed, 9th Circ. Hears
• From BigLaw To Your Own Firm: 4 Tips For Legal Startups
• FTC Alums: 5 Institutional Challenges For The FTC
• Calif. High Court Goes Against The Arbitration Grain
• The Emerging Use Of Drones In Illinois
• Illinois Becomes Latest State To Eliminate 'Tampon Tax'
• Calif. Bill To Secure Biometric, Other Data Facing Deadline
• Ex-Rite Aid GC's Fraud Case Fee Bid Tossed By Del. Court
• Aeropostale Investor Sycamore Rips Retailer's Ch. 11 Plan
• NHL, NBA, MLB Launch New Online Counterfeit Retailers Suit
• Sprint To Pay $2M In Uncashed Rebates Settlement
• Illinois IP Firm Wants Out Of Defamation Suit Against Coach
• Canadian Retail Giant Couche-Tard Drops $4.4B On CST
• AutoZone Sued Over Rewards Program Expiration Dates
• PacSun Seeks To Nix $3.3M Post-Bankruptcy Wage Claim
• Kennedy Wilson Drops $81M On Calif. Apartment Complex
• 4 Communications Fundamentals For High-Stakes Litigation
• Revolutionizing UK Product Recall Action?
• FTC Alums: SMARTER Changes To FTC Merger Reviews
• Spokeo Making Its Mark On No-Injury Privacy Class Actions
• California Nike Workers Get Class Cert. In Bag Check Suit
• Discover Says Rue21 Must Arbitrate Chip Card Collusion Suit
• Google-Backed Group Offers FCC Set-Top Box Compromise
• Split Texas Appeals Court Nixes City's Single-Use Bag Ban
• Eddie Bauer Customer Card Data Compromised In Breach
• Avon Reaches $1.8M OT Deal With Calif. Managers
• Converse OT Figures In Bag Check Suit Correct, Judge Says
• Client Seeks To Advance Becker & Poliakoff Malpractice Suit
• Nike, Apollo Team To Boost Manufacturing In The Americas
• TA Associates Pays $140M For Stake In Indian Clothing Co.
• FTC Alums: Focusing On The FTC With 2020 Vision
• Risk Management Tips For Attys Serving As Local Counsel
• Broncos Buy Stadium Naming Rights From Sports Authority
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Files Rare Canadian IPO
• 9th Circ. Revives Photographer's Live Nation Copyright Suit
• Price Meese Can't Shake NJ Real Estate Malpractice Order
• Bed Bath & Beyond Subsidiary Hit With Texting Spam Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Starwood, Amazon, Santander
• TJ Maxx Can't Duck 'Compare At' Price Tag Suit
• California Franchise Group Hit With Unpaid Wages Suit
• 3 Insurers Elude Coverage In Sports Photogs IP Suit
• JPMorgan-Sterling Bay Venture Lands $78M Loan From BofA
• Expedia Accused Of 'Bait and Switch' Hotel Ads, Bookings
• Costco, Apotex Generic Lipitor Labeling Suit Hits 9th Circ.
• Hastings Parent Aims To Auction Leases After Liquidation
• Wal-Mart Says Motives Suspect In Trademark Dispute
• Wal-Mart Workers Turn To 9th Circ. In Dukes Intervention Bid
• Real Losses Bolster $5M Kmart Data Breach Deal, Banks Say
• Beware The 'Standard' Mediation Confidentiality Agreement
• Tote Bags Can't Fix Denim Co.'s 'Made In USA' Settlement
• GameStop's 8th Circ. Win Boosts Privacy Policies' Profile
• SuperValu Tells 8th Circ. Not To Revive Shopper-Privacy MDL
• 9th Circ. Urged To Ax Remanded Dealership Worker OT Fight
• 8th Circ. Won't Revive GameStop Subscriber Info-Sharing Row
• FDA Warning Wire: A Midsummer Enforcement Bonanza
• Pet Store Chain Agrees To Pay $580K To End Privacy Suit
• Williams-Sonoma Trims Thread-Count Deception Suit
• Sports Photogs Want Collectibles Seller Sanctioned In IP Suit
• Dick's To Open Stores At Some Sports Authority Spots
• Chrysler Dealer Hangs On To Pricing Claim In Unfair Sales Row
• Wal-Mart Owes Fees For Delayed OT Pay, 9th Circ. Says
• Converse Workers Say Paid Bag Checks Were Impossible
• Seattle Mulls Bill To Make Worker Schedules More Predictable
• Investor Slams $1.6B Buyout Of RedBox Parent As Unfair
• Shiboleth Slams 'Frivolous' $10M IP Malpractice Suit
• 5 Mistakes To Avoid When Building Law Libraries
• Ex-DLA Piper Client Can't Revive Malpractice Suit On Appeal
• Burberry Halts Rapper's Use Of 'Burberry Perry' For Now
• LG Wants Judge To Trim Sears CRT Claim Before Jury Trial
• Whole Foods Can't Ax New Mentions Of Probe, Shopper Says
• EEOC Rips Bass Pro's Rehearing Bid In Discrimination Appeal
• Express Scripts Investor Demands Look At Books, Records
• Travel Sites Don't Infringe Cronos Patent, Judge Finds
• Jarden Investor Wants Newell Rubbermaid Deal Appraised
• Amazon Workers Urge 6th Circ. To Revive Screening-Pay MDL
• Instacart Didn't Disclose 2nd Labor Suit, Drivers Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Samsung, TJAC, Alliance Private Capital
• Law Students Should Explore BigLaw Pro Bono Options
• Clorox Antitrust Claims Don't Measure Up, 7th Circ. Holds
• Immigrants Hit Portland Bakery With Overtime Class Action
• 'Serial Objector' Atty DQ'd From Whirlpool, Sears Suit
• Wal-Mart Truckers Speed Toward Wage Class Action Trial
• Nike Fighting $223M Tax Bill Over Foreign Tax Credits
• Chalk Paint Biz's Fees Slashed For 'Lack Of Billing Judgment'
• Expedia, Travelocity Look To Pare Cronos Patent Suits
• Shopping Center Revamp Didn't Need Zoning OK, Court Says
• Austria Dings Grocery Chain $11.4M For Price-Fixing
• International Cartel Stats: A Look At The Last 26 Years
• Tips For Avoiding Olympic Committee Enforcement Letters
• City Can't Block FCC Radiation Rule Arguments, 9th Circ. Says
• Fannie And Freddie's New Commercial Space Requirements
• Wyly Wants To Take $1.1B Tax Fraud Appeal To 5th Circ.
• Trader Joe's Must Scour Docs In $60M Pretzel Plot Dispute
• Macy's To Close 100 Stores, Looking To Maximize Real Estate
• Spokeo Ruling Props Up Privacy Suit Against Jimmy Choo
• Foxconn's $3.8B Sharp Takeover Gets China's Final OK
• Blackstone Reaps $1.2B From New York REIT Sale
• Nissan Dealerships Owe $46M For Delivery Driver Crash
• Wal-Mart Mexico Shedding Subsidiary In $1.04B Deal
• Aeropostale Asks Lenders To Push Back Ch. 11 Milestones
• Brother's Firm May Cause Judge DQ In Supplement MDL
• Real Estate Rumors: Klingbeil, Dalan, RXR
• AutoZone Workers Watch Class Status Slip Away
• Sports Authority Revives 'Inappropriate' Exec Bonus Bid
• Retailers Say Changes Needed For 'Athletic' Shoe Imports
• Drug Co. Wins Deferral Treatment Of $2.8M Income Gain
• Etsy Still Eying End Of IPO Suit
• Ex-Michaels Worker Seeks Final OK For Medical Leave Deal
• Zara Can't Get Ex-GC's Personal Emails In $40M Suit
• Advance Auto Parts Settles Suit Over Terms And Conditions
• Louis Vuitton 'Smothers' Speech, Parodist Warns 2nd Circ.
• Godfather's Pizza Launches TM Suit Against Ky. Store
• Citi Trends Gets Review Of Class Waiver Order At 5th Circ.
• Wal-Mart Tells 5th Circ. Sex-Bias Claims Don't Merit Revival
• 7th Circ. Tightens Standards For Disclosure-Only Deals
• Retailers Hope Chip Readers Will Curtail Payment Fraud
• Fried Frank, Gibson Guide $1.12B Loan For 35 Hudson Yards
• PacSun Judge Rules Ex-Employees Don't Have Priority Claims
• CORRECTED: Versa Wins Bid For Fees In Aeropostale Ch. 11 Process
• What Have Merchants Gained From Payment Card Litigation?
• NY Appeals Court Says Accessible Entrance Is Not Feasible
• Facebook, Google Beat Patent Holder's Bid For Review
• NJ Agency OKs $1B Bond Plans For Meadowlands Project
• Eddie Bauer Can't Trim Call Recording Suit's Damages Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Jacques Berrebi, Tom Ford, Altmark
• Writing Arbitration Clauses To Get The Arbitration You Want
• Search-Seizure Ban Can't Apply To Tax Cases, Judge Says
• Ex-Target Trademark Chief Joins Fredrikson & Byron
• Philip Morris Wants FCA Cig Suit Unlit At DC Circ.
• NYC 'Labor Peace' Order May Clash With Federal Law
• CVS Wins Exit From Pharmacists' Wage Suits In $2M Deal
• Amazon Japan Raided By Antitrust Watchdog Over Pricing
• Ulta Calif. Store Managers May Win $3.65M In Class OT Deal
• PacSun Working On Objections Before Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Amazon's Deal With Warehouse Workers Gets Judge's Nod
• Bankruptcy Watchdog Challenges PacSun Reorg Plan
• Under Armour Howls At 'Puppy Armour' Dog Shirts In TM Case
• Wiley Wins Restitution Bump From Textbook Sales Schemer
• FTC Sues 1-800 Contacts Over 'Anti-Competitive' Ad Compacts
• Allstate Says Electrolux Knew About Dryer Fires Before Sales
• Pokestop And Think: Risks Of Augmented Reality For Retailers
• Let Macy's Bargaining Unit Ruling Stand, 5th Circ. Hears
• Sprint Settles Proposed Background Checks Class Action
• Steinhoff Unveils $3.8B Deal For U.S. Mattress Retailer
• Kohl's Attys Slam Sanctions Bid In Collection Calls Suit
• NY E-Tailer To Pay Penalty For Consumer Data Breach
• Wal-Mart Snags US E-Commerce Site For $3.3B In Cash, Stock
• Texas Moves To Nix Business Group's Alcohol Regulator Suit
• WTO Boss Makes Trade Pitch To Silicon Valley Heavyweights
• The Broken Science Behind Proposition 65
• Lowe's, Armstrong Look To Trim Flooring Class Action
• Lowe's Can't Get Security-Cam Patents Killed Under Alice
• Raymours Asks Justices For Relief From NJ Arbitration Tiff
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Fenwick, Kirkland
• Environmental Consultant Beats Mall's Cleanup Suit For Now
• Rite Aid Applicants Seek Class Cert. In Background Check Suit
• Walgreens Asks 9th Circ. To Nix $1M Punitives In Firing Suit
• 7th Circ. OKs Class Cert. In Containerboard Antitrust Case
• Pa. Atty Suspended For Mishandling Client Funds
• Full 9th Circ. Won't Reconsider Wal-Mart Seating Class Cert.
• Marathon Can't Escape Kentucky's Price-Gouging Suit
• CVS Accuses Autodial Recipient Of Lying To Keep Case
• Liquidating Draw Another Circle Seeks Employee Bonuses
• Mall's Indemnity Coverage In Atty Shooting Awaits Verdict
• Amazon Warehouse Workers Seek OK For $3.7M Wage Deal
• FDA Claims Jurisdiction Over All Tobacco Products
• 9 Tips For Becoming A Legal Pundit In The Media
• City Sports' Gift Card Holders Won't Get Priority In Ch. 11
• Home Depot Trips Not A Constitutional Right, Calif. Court Says
• Alibaba Nixes Gucci's RICO Claims In Counterfeit Case
• BNP Spinoff, PE-Backed Retailer Price IPOs Totaling $615M
• Small Drone Rule All About Flexibility, FAA Official Says
• Sally Beauty Names Cybersecurity Expert To Board Post-Hacks
• Toronto REIT To Buy 3 Properties For $78M
• Law Firm Employees Can Better Defend Against Cyberthreats
• The Uncertain Landscape Of NJ Consumer Warranty Act Cases
• Dyson Rival Wins Partial Victory In Vacuum Ad Row
• How Employers Should Prep For Active Shooter Situations
• Sports Authority Cedes Stadium Name Rights To Broncos
• Craigslist Says 'CraigPay' Service Infringes Marks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Samsung, EverBank, Anglo American
• Auto Parts Maker Pays $3.6M To End Dealers' Antitrust Suits
• Mulch Buyer Attacks Injunction Dismissal Bid
• 1st Circ. Dumps Recycling Antitrust Suit Against Solo, Dart
• Sports Authority Judge Rejects Exec Bonuses, OKs Rent Deal
• ProfitPoint's Liquidation Battle Spills Into Del. Chancery
• FDA Warning Wire: Listeria Outbreak, 'Cosmeceuticals'
• LaSalle Lands $75M Loan From JPMorgan For Tenn. Property
• Knife Maker To Fight Denial Of Locke Lord DQ In Appeal
• Coach Sells NYC HQ For $707M As Part Of Allianz Deal
• Ban On Miss. Law Shielding Gay Marriage Objectors Upheld
• Protecting The Class: Why 2nd Circ. Nixed A $7B Settlement
• 6 Myths Of Data Breach Response
• Locke Lord Atty's Cold Shoulder To Client An Ethics Breach
• Glaser Weil Can Arbitrate Dov Charney's Malpractice Suit
• AllSaints Receipts Expose Too Much Card Info, Suit Says
• Express Scripts Stole Customers, Retail Pharmacies Say
• Sears Franchisee Surrenders Computers In Contract Case
• Groupon Gets OK For $2.5M OT Settlement With Sales Reps
• Lessons On Intercreditor Agreements From RadioShack
• BigLaw's (Crowded) Passage To India?
• FTC Continues Focus On 'Traditional Supermarkets'