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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2017

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• Gorsuch Likely To Restore Scalia-Era High Court Balance
• Gorsuch's Credentials Could Prove Troubling To Opposition
• Lowe's Strikes $2.85M Deal To Settle Misclassification Suit
• 3 Gorsuch Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Nominates Judge Gorsuch For High Court Seat
• Ex-Dealer Avoids Prison For $33 Million Fine-Art Scam
• Chinese Co. Defends Suit Over $3.8M Jeans Bill
• 2nd Circ. Looks Tempted To Revive Michaels Card-Hack Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Peanuts Worldwide, SoftBank, Carrefour
• Real Estate Rumors: Lafayette 148 New York, Codina, Extell
• Fla. Out-Of-State Sales Tax Could Cause Chaos, Justices Told
• 9th Circ. Hands OtterBox Unit Win In 'Life Proof' TM Row
• Crate & Barrel, CEO Stole Trade Secrets, Restoration Says
• Texas Cos., Owner Fight Furniture Seller's Arbitration Bid
• PE-Backed Retailer Aritzia Closes $291M Secondary Offering
• Costco Competitors Seek Class Cert. In 5-Hour Energy Suit
• Sharp, Toshiba Settle CRT Price-Fix Claims
• Utah Introduces Bill To Collect Tax On Remote Sales
• Corestate Drops €125M On German Retail Properties
• Amazon Can't Escape Applicants' Background Check Suit
• A Look At New EPA Composite Wood Formaldehyde Limits
• Volvo Inflates Sales Through Inventory Scheme, Dealer Says
• Love And Law In The Age Of Trump
• Luxottica Nabs Brazil's Oticas Carol In $117M Deal
• An Update On Merger Filings In China
• Walgreens Boots Cuts Rite Aid Offer, Delays Closing
• Dueling Shareholder Actions Could Raise Due Process Issues
• The State Of The Litigation Finance Industry In 2017
• Del. Bill To Limit Reach Of Escheat Laws Sent To Gov.
• Viacom Unhooked From TM Row Over 'Bubble Guppies' Merch
• Attys Leave 'Housewives' Case Over $290K In Unpaid Fees
• Brand Battles: Gruyere, Dr Pepper, The Gap
• UK's Tesco Inks $4.6B Deal For Food Wholesaler Booker
• Ill. Towns Ask 7th Circ. To Revive Online Travel Cos. Tax Row
• Finish Line Bolts From JackRabbit In Sale To PE Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Tribeca Penthouses, Pulte, NYC Mall
• JC Penney Hit With TCPA Suit Over Autodialing
• Gap Hit With TCPA Suit Over Autodialed Calls
• Lack Of DC Ties Kills $64M Dickstein Coverage Suit: Judge
• Performance Sports Goes With $575M Stalking Horse Bid
• Costco Beats False Ad Suit Claiming Prawns Slave-Harvested
• Blackstone Will Trim Stake In Michaels With 18M-Share Sale
• B&M European Value Retail Prices $315M Notes Offering
• Former Alibaba Unit Strikes $880M Deal For MoneyGram
• DOL Nom Puzder's Franchisees Slammed With Worker Suits
• Acer Settles With NY AG For $115K After Data Breach
• 6 Ways To Get More From A Limited Budget For Trial Graphics
• The Road To Recall: Evaluating Substantial Product Hazards
• Feds Try To Block Coinbase From Challenging Summons
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, SK Capital Partners, Kate Spade
• Standard General Sues Insurer Over Dov Charney Coverage
• Spokeo Dooms Michaels Background Check Row, Judge Says
• EEOC Seeks Costco Injunction After Harassment Verdict
• FTC Looks To Shut Down 'Free' Credit Score Scheme
• Amazon Drivers Clarify Classes In FLSA Class Suit
• Troutman Steers Bank Of China's $345M SL Green Loan
• Hartford Gets Help In Tempur-Sealy Coverage Challenge
• States, Biz Groups Slam OT Rule In 5th Circ. Amicus Briefs
• New Jersey's TCCWNA: New Year, Same Uncertainty
• Jury Awards $12.4M In Fight Between Fintech Partners
• Wal-Mart Truckers' Bid For $86M Wage Haul Comes Up Short
• Fed. Circ. Disagrees With PTAB, OKs Balloon Toy Sales Ban
• Amazon Will Tweak E-Book Deals Over EU Antitrust Probe
• 3 Firms Steer $81M Chicago Mall Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Premier Equities, Equity One, Acore
• Amazon Must Face Data-Storage Patent Infringement Suit
• Hedge Fund Says Creditors Worsened American Apparel Woes
• AutoZone Can't Escape Faulty Part Suit
• Judge Nixes Office Depot's FCA Coverage Fight With AIG
• How Michael Jordan Won TM Case In China Without TM Rights
• Reebok, Adidas Get Partial Win On TM Infringement Claims
• Fla. Defends 'Long-Standing' Tax On Remote Floral Deliveries
• Lowenstein Adds Former Cooley Partner To Bankruptcy Team
• Toys R Us Not At Fault In Girl's Bike Injury, Jury Says
• Best Buy Investors Want To Show Price Impact Evidence
• Texas Roadhouse CEO Denies Bias, Rips 'Lawyer Sandwiches'
• Real Estate Rumors: Lexin, Vincent Young, Magna
• Trump, GOP Differences Could Impede Tax Reform Timeline
• Performance Sports To Sell Soccer Uniform Line For $1.6M
• Cybersecurity And The Economic Loss Doctrine
• What 2016 Taught Us About Marketing And Advertising Law
• More And More States Are Targeting Payroll Debit Cards
• Jimmy Choo To Pay $2.5M To Settle Receipt Data Privacy Row
• Costco Secures Workers' Class Decertification At 9th Circ.
• Canada Sues HarperCollins, Settles With Others On E-Books
• Home Depot Escapes Whirlpool Energy Star Label Row
• Buyers, Lowe's Settle Flooring Formaldehyde Class Action
• Mitsubishi To Pay $75M To End Direct Buyers' CRT Claims
• Retailers Back Challenge To Del. Property Audits At 3rd Circ.
• Hatchimals Buyers Say Defect Cracked Their Christmas Fun
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank of China, Chiquita, Wharton Equity
• Amazon Demands Stay In FTC's Unauthorized App Buy Suit
• Miss. Out-Of-State Use Tax Bill Moves Through Legislature
• Private RE Firm Merlone Geier Pays $170M For 2 US Malls
• How Litigation Funding Is Bringing Champerty Back To Life
• Clarifying EEOC's Obligation For Presuit Conciliation
• Rolling Back Regulation In The Age Of Trump
• In The Polarized Era Of Trump, BigLaw Searches For Balance
• The Lawyer Who Will Shape Trump's Presidency
• Most Influential Judges On Trump's Supreme Court Short List
• GoPro Wants Securities Suit Tossed As Fraud By Hindsight
• Walgreens To Pay $50M To Settle Feds' Kickback Claims
• CVS Loses 275 Legal Hours In EEOC's Failed Title VII Row
• Antitrust Probes End After Apple Shelves Audiobook Deal
• Costco To Pay $11.75M Over Lax Pharmacy Oversight
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aon, Evry, Louis Vuitton
• Over A Dozen Firms Guided 2016's Top Real Estate Deals
• A Federal Crackdown On Tax Zapper Software
• Real Estate Rumors: LA Mansion, WRS, Endurance
• Not What I Signed Up For: California's New Autograph Law
• Ford Scores $531K Judgment Against Indebted Ohio Dealer
• Hyatt Buys Into Wellness With $215M Miraval Acquisition
• Attracting And Retaining The Millennial Lawyer
• Wal-Mart's Bike Assembly Causes Injuries, Buyer Says
• 11th Circ. Hands Kardashians Loss In Pun-Packed Opinion
• Ikea Ruling Puts Stamp On Novel Post-Spokeo Strategy
• Class Seeks Del. Supreme Court Rescue In Lululemon Case
• Audi Wins Pause Of Dealer's Sale After Discovery Delays
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Win For EBay On E-Currency Patents
• The Limited Gets Approval For Shortened Sale Process
• Merck Says K-Dur Buyers Can't Save Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Del. Justices Kick Wal-Mart Investor Suit To Chancery
• PTAB Finds Claims In IV E-Commerce Patent Invalid
• Art Market Tax Probes Make Domestic Freeports Appealing
• Real Estate Rumors: American Eagle, SpotHero, Mars
• States Urge 5th Circ. To Affirm OT Rule Block
• US Launches WTO Case Over Canadian Wine Regs
• It's Time To Change The Law Firm Business Model
• Health Care Enforcement Review And 2017 Outlook: Part 3
• Costco Can't Escape Hepatitis Frozen Berry Suit
• 9th Circ. Urged To Ax Tempur-Sealy's Class Action Coverage
• Del. Poses Bill To Limit Unclaimed Property Collection
• South Dakota Remote Sales Tax Suit Returns To State Court
• Claire's Latest Retailer To Feel The Heat, Scraps IPO Plans
• NY Says OCC Fintech Charter Puts Consumers At Risk
• Golfsmith Gets Court OK For $22M Sale Of Corporate Campus
• Mobile Marketplace App Letgo Collects $175M From Investors
• Green Dot Atty Faces DQ Bid In Prepaid Card Fraud Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Leser, Bed Bath & Beyond, HA Langer
• 'Insiders' Want $3.8M Clothing Fraud Suit Dismissed
• Olshan Frome, Jameson Babbitt Steer $270M Amazon Deal
• Clothing Retailer The Limited Hits Ch. 11 After Liquidating
• Amended Rule 37(e): 1 Year Later
• Essilor, Luxottica Ink Deal To Form $49B Eyewear Giant
• Spokeo May Bump Ikea Shopper's Suit To State Court: 9th Circ
• Urban Outfitters Asks 9th Circ. To Scrap Fabric IP Loss
• Ex-Reebok CEO Must Sit For Deposition In TM Dispute
• Hampshire Nets Nearly $1M In Del. Ch. 11 Goods, IP Sale
• Feds Tell Justices To Deny Ex-Dick's Atty's Forfeiture Appeal
• Blue Nile Investor Sues To Stop $500M Bain Capital Buyout
• Avoiding The Hidden Costs Of Bargain-Priced E-Discovery
• 8th Circ. Affirms Max Liability Ruling In Grocer's Breach Battle
• Retail Trends: Outlets As Destination Centers
• $1.9M Mapco Express Data Breach Deal Gets Final OK
• Del. Theranos Suit Docs OK'd For Use In Other Actions
• Real Estate Rumors: Wells Fargo, Jia Shu Xu, JMB Realty
• Tarter Krinsky, Winston Steer $80M New York City Loan
• Expedia Hotel Class Must Show Error Thwarted Customers
• American Apparel Sells IP, Wholesale Inventory For $103M
• Amazon To Begin Remitting Sales Tax To South Dakota
• Coinbase Dives Into IRS Summons Fight
• Latham Attorneys Escape Sanctions In Craigslist IP Row
• Apple Deletes Secondhand-IPhone Accuser's Claims
• Disney Can't Sell 'Alice' Merch, Trademark Suit Says
• When Making The Sale Isn't 'Offering To Sell'
• Saving Lawyers 1 Breath At A Time: Mindfulness In The Law
• Biggest Workplace Class Settlements Trend Down In 2016
• Amazon.ca To Pay CA$1M To Resolve Watchdog's Price Probe
• Target Nears Exit In Snowboarder Shaun White License Row
• Wal-Mart Workers Ask 11th Circ. To Intervene In Class Suit
• Theranos Seeks Out Of Blood-Testing Suits
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Alice Nix Of TV Auction Patent
• E-Retailer Settles Coverage Fight Over Google Ad TM Claims
• Grocer Not Covered For Shareholder Fight, 8th Circ. Affirms
• 3rd Time Not The Charm For 'Made In The USA' Jeans Deal
• Understanding How Blockchain Could Impact Legal Industry
• Avoiding A New Wave Of Deceptive Price Advertising Claims
• Chinese Beauty Retailer Ditches Securities Class Action
• Costco Dodges Pay-Stub Class Action At 9th Circ.
• Justices Struggle With NY Credit Card Surcharge Ban
• 7th Circ. Skeptical Of Home Depot Over Employee's Murder
• NJ Tax Court Reverses Course, OKs Software Services Levy
• Tribal Cigarette Maker, Distributor Settle Resale Dispute
• Real Estate Rumors: Related, Truck Yard, Sam Chang
• Coty Invests $600M In Cosmetics Sales Platform Younique
• State Attorneys General Play Growing Data Privacy Role
• California Legal Bills: Privileged Until They Aren't?
• Visionworks Settles Advertising Class Actions For $4M
• Whole Foods Hit With Class Action Over Supplement Claims
• Best Buy Bonus System Shorts Workers' OT Pay, Suit Says
• Ex-E-Commerce CEO Admits To $5.3M Investment Scheme
• Tire Retailer's Miscues Don't Sink Contract Suit, Judge Says
• Canada's Gildan Wins American Apparel Auction For $88M
• Real Estate Rumors: SS&C Technologies, Jenel, Rockefeller
• The Firms That Dominated In 2016
• Golfsmith $22M Bid-To-Beat Is Only Offer In Ch. 11 Sale
• Fla. Family Settles With Walgreens Over Use Of Pics
• High Court Won't Consider FCA Amendment In Kmart Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: China Orient, ETP, American Apparel
• High-Speed Hampshire Ch. 11 Sale Plan Gets Del. Court OK
• Over Objections, Appeal Bond Set In $6.3M Godiva Row
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Top Singapore Court Says Judge Flubbed Arbitrability Ruling
• PE-Backed Retailer Neiman Marcus Pulls Plug On IPO
• Kate Hudson's Activewear Co. Sues Alleged Patent Troll
• Duane Reade To Pay $13.5M To End Asst. Manager OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Again Reverses FLSA Mercedes Dealer Suit
• Customers Challenge B&N Dismissal Bid In Data Breach Suit
• Supreme Court Won't Block Wash. AG's CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• FCPA Predictions For 2017
• Davidoff Hutcher Sued For $1M By Sports Authority Creditor
• USPS Ditches Staples Partnership After NLRB Ruling
• Harley-Davidson Slaps Urban Outfitters With 2nd TM Suit
• Wyo. Introduces Bill To Fight High Court's Sales Tax Ruling
• Louis Vuitton Seeks Rehearing Of Parody Handbags Suit
• 9th Circ. Hands CarMax Fee Dispute To Lower Court
• FAA Chief Says Drone Flight-Over-People Rule Still In Works
• Relaxed NY Cybersecurity Rules Offer Limited Relief
• Bankrupt Performance Sports Gets OK On $5M Bonus Plan
• Calif. Town Didn't Disclose Wal-Mart-Funded Election
• Principal Exec Sees Industrial And Retail Lines Blurring
• Taxation With Representation: Bracewell, Gibson, Baker
• 7th Circ. Ships Home Depot Sales Suit To State Court
• La-Z-Boy Can't Duck $5.8M Royalty Verdict, Fla. Court Says
• Calif. Candy Shop Worker Gets 2nd Look At Pay Claims
• NY Retailers Tell Justices Surcharge Law Only Affects Speech
• Paper Cos. Push Justices To Nix Class Cert. In Antitrust Suit
• Philly Urges Pa. Justices To Hear Soda Tax Challenge
• Insurer Needn't Cover $5M Faulty Gas Tank Deal, Judge Says
• Is Restaurant Menu Labeling On ACA Chopping Block?
• 5 Insights From General Electric's Alex Dimitrief
• AmEx Retains 2nd Circ. Win In DOJ Anti-Steering Suit
• Patagonia Gets Restraining Order Extended In 'Knock-Off' Suit
• American Apparel Floats Settlement With Litigation Trustee
• Amazon, HTC Get 8 Video Patents Killed Under Alice
• Atty Won't Stop Push To Keep IRS From Coinbase Users' Info
• Walgreens Banking On $17.2B Rite Aid Deal, CEO Says
• Tiffany & Co. Hit With NJ Whistleblower Suit Over IBM Biz
• Chicago-Area Mall Scores $100M Refinance
• Sears Unloads Craftsman Brand In Deal Valued At $900M
• Amazon Looks To Intervene In Shipping Cost Row At DC Circ.
• Barnes & Noble Ordered To Pay $266K In E-Book Patent Row
• GOP Import Tax May Be Doomed To Fail
• Ross Can't Arbitrate Wage Suit, Calif. Appeals Court Says
• Wal-Mart Bias Suit Appeal Timely, Workers Tell 11th Circ.
• Hampshire Aims For Fast Ch. 11 Sale Despite Objections
• CRT MDL Co-Counsel's Motion Slammed As Bid To 'Harass'
• Lands' End Hit With TCPA Suit Over Junk Faxes
• Lampert Provides $500M Secured Loan To Struggling Sears
• Sterling Jewelers Docs Deemed Privileged In Sex Bias Suit
• JC Penney Wins Initial OK For $4.5M ERISA Deal
• NY & Co. Skirts Sham-Discount Suit Judge Says Lacks Detail
• Safeway, Insurer Seek Quick Wins In Shooting Coverage Row
• Late Bass Pro Applicants Can't Join EEOC Class
• Mass. Bid To Undo City Sports Ch. 11 Gift Card Order Nixed
• NY Revises Cybersecurity Rule, Extends Compliance Deadline
• Visa, MasterCard Ask Justices To Revive $7B Antitrust Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Intel, Kate Spade, Agent Provocateur
• Evercore Doesn't Have To Face ERISA Suit, DC Circ. Says
• Riemer & Braunstein, Sullivan Steer $194M Tishman Loan
• Be Prepared For Law Firm Data Breach Litigation
• 'Unfair' GM Sales Standards Save Dealer Suit, 2nd Circ. Says
• PTAB Invalidates Part Of Water Balloon Filler Patent In PGR
• Ex-Michael Kors Warehouse Worker Denies Arbitration Pact
• Target Covered In Falling-Door Injury Suit, 7th Circ. Says
• Tyson Foods Irrelevant To EEOC's Bass Pro Race Bias Suit
• NJ Justices Question Car Dealer's Arbitration Clause
• Marathon Petroleum Exploring Speedway Spinoff
• 7 Legal Industry Predictions For 2017
• Automotive Cases To Watch In 2017
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• Hospitality Cases To Watch In 2017