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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2017

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• 9th Circ. Won't Rethink OtterBox Unit's 'Life Proof' TM Win
• Dr. Martens Says Steve Madden Copied 'Iconic' Combat Boot
• Pa., DC Can't Get Fees In Staples-Office Depot Merger Case
• Lord & Taylor Keeps $31M Lease Breach Win At 4th Circ.
• Miss. Use Tax Bill For Remote Retailers Dies In Senate
• Retailer Moose Knuckles Wins $52M In Counterfeit Trial
• Aeropostale Seeks To Extend Ch. 11 Plan Exclusivity Period
• PayPal Faces Class Suit Over 'Redirected' Charity Donations
• Real Estate Rumors: Equinix, Olnick, Miami Worldcenter
• Chancery Tosses Late Books Bid In Monster Merger
• How 401(k) Benefits Can Attract Millennial Legal Talent
• How The Courts Review Executive Orders
• Mall Jewelry Giant Ensnared In Massive Sex Bias Pay Row
• 3 Groups Certified, Nat'l Class Denied In 'Flushable' Wipe Row
• 9th Circ. Upholds Toss Of Activists' Egg Carton Label Suit
• $8.7B PetSmart Appraisal Fight May Pause For Del. Appeals
• Contract Holders Oppose Eastern Outfitter's Sale Timeline
• Costco Didn't Keep Union Rep From Meeting: NLRB Judge
• Frito-Lay Wants Deceptive Label Class Action Trashed
• Wyo. Tax Bill Aimed At Online Vendors Heads To Governor
• Fed. Circ. Won't Reinstate $2.3M Newegg Patent Verdict
• Wal-Mart, Mexican Unit Get Shareholder Bribery Suit Tossed
• PE-Backed IT Provider, Retailer Launch IPOs Totaling $454M
• Supreme Court Refuses Clorox Price Discrimination Suit
• NuWave Loses Dismissal Bid In Fraud Claim Coverage Suit
• Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Law Gets Active Date Under Settlement
• The Loss Of Confidentiality In NY Arbitral Enforcement Cases
• Microsoft Agrees To Pay $1.2M To End Consumer Receipt Suit
• Whole Foods Asks 2nd Circ. To Nix NLRB No-Recording Rules
• Tuesday Morning PAGA Wage Settlement OK'd On Second Try
• Weil Lures PE Partner From Gibson Dunn
• Trump Shows Optimism For Republican Border Tax Plan
• Macy's Asks Justices To Weigh In On Perfume Sellers Union
• High Court Shouldn't Revive $7B Antitrust Deal, Groups Say
• Amazon Can Put Refunds On Hold In In-App Purchase Suit
• Speaker Co.'s $1M Award Confirmed Against No-Show Buyer
• Brand Battles: Patagonia Targets Pot-Themed 'Ganjagonia'
• What Lawyers Can Learn From Kellyanne Conway
• More Pricing Litigation On The Docket In 2017
• 11th Circ. Asked To Scrap $6.3M Pact In Godiva Receipt Row
• Tax Reform Possible Despite Border Adjustment Opposition
• Costco $2M Deal With Drivers Stalls At First Hurdle
• E-Book Cos. Push 2nd Circ. To Revive Antitrust Claims
• The Limited IP Sale Approved With $26.75M Winning Bid
• Aldi Managers Get Collective Cert. In Classification Suit
• E-Book Seller Appeals Canadian Price-Fixing Settlements
• Carter's Pays $140M To Acquire PE-Backed Skip Hop
• Philly Sugary Drinks Tax Brings In $5.7M In First Month
• The Mistakes Lawyers Make When Copying And Pasting
• Here Come The Drones — And The Legal Headaches
• Williams-Sonoma Nears Trim Of Thread Count Labeling Suit
• Amazon Fights For Claim Procedure In FTC's App Row
• High Court Shouldn't Hear $7B Visa, MC Deal, Retailers Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Jeff Sutton, Tenet Healthcare, Compass
• Jana Scores Board Seats At Tiffany & Co., Bristol-Meyers
• Insolvency Looms For Wet Seal Ch. 11, Creditors Warn
• Sycamore Unit Wins Ch. 11 Auction For The Limited IP
• Mercedes Dealer Hit With $4M Verdict For Firing Disabled Man
• Bankrupt Quiksilver Gets Nod For Employee Severance Deal
• T-Mobile Retailer Calls Wage Suit Request 'Tree Without Roots'
• Nike Outruns Outlet Price Tag Class Action
• Ex-Rite Aid Counsel Says Indemnity Clock Didn't Expire
• Wal-Mart Investors Defend Mexico Bribes Suit
• White House May Introduce Tax Changes For 2018 Fiscal Year
• Calif. Court Gets Automatic Funding Disclosure Right
• Rockcastle Scores $71M Loan For Mall Refinancing
• CPSC Agrees To Issue Toy Safety Regs After 2-Year Delay
• Data Dexterity: The New Moat Of The Information Economy
• Lidoderm Buyers, End Payors Win Cert. In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Dunkin' Says Buyers Can Take Sales Tax Suit To NY Agency
• Justices Offer Skeptical Look At EEOC Subpoena Power
• Jeweler Zales Agrees To Pay $1.8M To Settle Wage Suit
• Apple Fights $14.5B Tax Bill, Says Profits Belong To US
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Zenith ERISA Verdict
• Goodwin Adds Prominent IP Partner Chatterjee From Orrick
• High Court Rejects Sales Tax Appeal On Out-Of-State Sales
• Adidas Sues Puma Over 'Three-Stripe' Trademark
• Ex-HD Supply Managers Sue In Chancery Over Stock Awards
• Shopper Says Nordstrom Misleadingly Advertises Sales
• Ex-Workers Want Info From T-Mobile Retailer In Wage Suit
• Scholastic Loses $3.3M Georgia Sales Tax Dispute
• EEOC Says Conciliation Info From Dollar General Must Go
• Real Estate Rumors: Citizens Bank, Peloton, Opus 3 Artists
• Wyo. Advances Bill To Fight Restrictions On Online Sales Tax
• Under Armour Hid Sports Authority Ch. 11's Impact, Suit Says
• Merck Settles Long-Running Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Wet Seal Landlords Say Cash Use Budget Doesn't Cover Rent
• $6M DIP Approved For The Limited, Ahead Of Tuesday Auction
• CapitaLand Inks $437M Deal For Tokyo Property Portfolio
• Sears Denied Dismissal Of Suit Over Text 'Bombardment'
• Illinois Biometrics Legislation Sets Trend
• Founder Of BlueHippo, Itself Underwater, Files For Ch. 7
• Dollar General Broke Law By Not Paying OT, Ex-Worker Says
• Mo. High Court Rules Fla. Telecom Co. Liable For Sales Tax
• PTAB Says Insurance Cos. Estopped In IV IPR Challenge
• Wash. High Court Rebuffs Florist's Same-Sex Objections
• Gas Station Chain Sues NJ Over Fuel Price Law
• UK Competition Warnings Down Slightly From Last Year
• Relearning The Lessons Of Korematsu's Case
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 2
• Visa Settles With 13 Retailers In £500M UK Swipe Fees Trial
• CFPB Contemplates Using Alternative Data In Credit Scores
• Wish.com False Advertising Suit Lands In 6th Circuit
• Yoga Studio $1.65M Wage Class Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Nissan Dealership Sales Reps Seek Cert. In FLSA Suit
• Target Lands Partial Win In Online Advertiser Suit
• Hotels.com Sheds Web Patent Case In Texas
• Retailers Meet With Trump Amid Tax Reform Concerns
• Post-Spokeo Trends Offer Clues For Standing In Privacy Suits
• Copyright Law Profs Blast ReDigi Music Ruling At 2nd Circ.
• P&G Wet Wipes Buyers Seek Class Cert. In False Labeling Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Brian Itzkowitz, Allegiant, Trimfit
• Card Issuers Say Schnucks Clearly Had Duty To Protect Data
• TH Real Estate Lands $365M Financing For 5 Malls
• How A General Counsel Should Think About AI: Part 1
• Website Owner Says He Didn't Know Of Scam Alleged By FTC
• Wal-Mart Sued Over 'Craft' Labeling On Beer Collaboration
• NC Gov. Floats New Plan For Bathroom Bill Repeal
• Draw Another Circle's Ch. 11 Liquidation Plan Confirmed
• CVS To Face Reinstated Slander Claim from Ariz. Doctor
• Home Depot Dodges $3.8M Lighting Contract Suit Once More
• CVS Seeks Dismissal Of TCPA Case Under First-To-File Rule
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Louis Vuitton Parody Handbag Suit
• What You Need To Know About 'Unrestricted Subsidiaries'
• 10 Years Of MedImmune: What Trademark Owners Learned
• Saving Lawyers 1 Less Drink At A Time
• Ohio Man Fights Personal Tax Liability For Employer's Buys
• Pharmacy Loyalty Card Co. Escapes $250M IP Suit
• I Heart Trademarks: Valentine's Day Special
• Gap Aims To Pare NJ Claims From Calif. False Pricing Suit
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Will Do 'Utmost' To End Google Probe
• Former Gap GC Eyes China Retail Market For Reed Smith
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Nix Of Widely Asserted E-Commerce Patent
• $75M Mitsubishi CRT Price-Fix Settlement Given Initial OK
• FTC Investigator Explains Probe Into Credit Reporting Sites
• EEOC Cites High Court's Pierce Ruling In McLane Case
• Head Of $900M ZeekRewards Ponzi Scheme Gets 15 Years
• CVS Escapes Vitamin C 'Made In USA' Labeling Class Action
• DirectBuy Approved For Sale To Chinese PE In Del. Ch. 11
• Sessions Could Further Blunt Bank Access For Pot Biz
• Clothier Awarded $5.6M In New York & Co. Trademark Row
• Pa. High Court To Hold Off On Philly Soda Tax Appeal
• NYC Housewares Co. OK'd For Up To $3M In DIP Financing
• Bankrupt Wet Seal Seeks To Auction Off Name, Other IP
• PE-Backed Fracker, 2 Retailers File IPOs Totaling $350M
• Wawa Worker Enters Sanctions Bid In 'Speak English' Suit
• REIT Macerich's Board OKs $500M Share Repurchase
• Lawyers Cannot Stay Silent While Trump Belittles The Courts
• Ken-Tool Hit With False Ad Suit Over 'Short' Tire Irons
• Bebe Loses Bid To Decertify Shopper Classes In TCPA Suit
• Del. Merger Escrow Battle Joins Broader Chancery Lawsuit
• Pension Suit Over Yahoo Investment In Alibaba Again Tossed
• Tribe Tells High Court Not To Take Credit Card Receipt Case
• Fed. Circ. OKs Amazon's Alice Win In Appistry Patent Suits
• Marketing Basics For Solo Practitioners And Small Law Firms
• SuperAmerica Agrees To $3.5M Deal To End TCPA Suit
• Watchdogs Accuse UK Lighting Co. Of Price Maintenance
• Macy's Stole Ugly Kardashian Christmas Sweater, Suit Says
• The Latest On Managing Workplace Mental Health Issues
• Calif. Franchise Group Gets OK For $2.5M Wage Deal
• Clothing Giant PVH's Neckwear Unit Ties Up OT Deal
• US Dresses Down Apparel Co. For Alleged Fraud In $3M Suit
• CVS Clinics Can't Escape TCPA Case On Plaintiff's Testimony
• 'As Seen On TV' Marketers Seek Default Against Amazon
• CVS Says Discovery Must End In Calif. Seating Class Action
• Law Profs, Students Urge 'No' Vote On Puzder For Labor
• Kardashians Fight Arbitration Loss, Seek Clarification
• Big 5 Manager Had To Quit After Gun Sale, Suit Says
• Think Tank Seeks High Court Review Of Mich. Tax Deal Exit
• 5 Indicted In Fake Native American Jewelry Scheme
• FTC Blasts Amazon's Alternative Relief Plan In App Row
• House GOP Plans To Limit Dodd-Frank Outlined In Memo
• Mead Johnson Hit With Whistleblower Suit Over Baby Formula
• Alibaba Says It's Facing Phony Counterfeit Complaints
• Sears, Class Reach $40M Settlement On 266-Store REIT Deal
• Neiman Marcus Data Breach Suit Tossed For Inaction
• Senate Republicans Reveal Rift In Border Tax Push
• Consumer Fights Stay Of Body Shop Credit Card Privacy Suit
• Key Takeaways From FTC Merger Remedy Study
• Law Firm Margin Improvement: The Long Game
• Cabela's Ends Taped Call Suit With $3.85M Class Deal
• Ill. Senate Proposes Sales Tax Hike On Food, Drugs
• Forever 21 Suit Stayed Until 3rd Circ. Weighs In On Spokeo
• RadioShack Can Audit United HealthCare Claim Information
• Eastern Outfitters Gets Access To $65M DIP Loan In Ch. 11
• Trump's Border Tax Plans Could Spark Canadian Trade War
• Investors Refile Suit Alleging Auction Co. Board Hid Losses
• Ohio Auto Dealer Dealt Blow In Bid To Rejoin Chrysler Network
• Deals Rumor Mill: Aramco, Jose Cuervo, Canada Goose
• High Court Case May Doom $17M Eminence Short-Swing Suit
• Retailer Detsky Mir Raises $355M In Rare Russian IPO
• Fed. Circ. Judge In Amazon IP Row Mulls His 'Enfish' Ruling
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Tower, Centennial Bank, Piermont
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Sues RadioShack Over Unpaid $1.6M
• Justice Gorsuch And Product Liability Litigation
• Groups Sue To Block Trump's 2-For-1 Regulatory Order
• Ratkovich JV Scores $120M Loan To Pay Off CMBS Debt
• 2017 Check-Up: Is Your Law Firm Positioned For Success?
• Calif. High Court Mulls Nordstrom's Rest Day Policy
• US Trustee Says DirectBuy Ch. 11 Plan Not Transparent
• Under Armour Settles Suit Over 'Puppy Armour'
• RadioShack Trustee Fights Wage Suit, Creditor Payments
• Major Cos. Push High Court For Stricter Patent Venue Rules
• Pa. Legislators Urge Court To Undo Philly Soda Tax Ruling
• Hitachi Sees 2 Subsidiaries Escape CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Okla. Gov. Aims To Ax Corporate Income Tax, Raise Fuel Tax
• Consumers Seek Class Cert. In Whirlpool Energy Label Row
• Invicta Wants Suit Over Leaky Water-Resistant Watches Nixed
• The Missing Key To 3rd-Party Litigation Funding
• Ohio: A New Hot Spot For Pricing Litigation
• Teen 'Shark Tank' Entrepreneur Sues To Guard Lacrosse Co.
• Vizio To Pay $2.2M To End FTC, NJ Smart TV Tracking Probe
• Costco Workers Seek Rehearing In 9th Circ. Decertification
• GOP Moves To Kill CFPB Prepaid Card Rules
• Nestle Challenges Franchisee's Defenses In IP Dispute
• Wawa Says It Rightly Fired Worker In 'Speak English' Case
• Eastern Outfitters Opens Ch. 11 In Del. With Sale Plans
• Calif. Grocery Class Waiver Is Illegal, NLRB Judge Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: CL Investment, Burwell, InvenTrust
• 1-800 Contacts' Defenses Fail In FTC Ad Compact Action
• Cleary, Fried Frank Steer $450M Goldman-SL Green NYC Loan
• Adidas Says Tesla Logo Is Too Similar To 3-Stripe TM
• CIT Holds Firm On Ikea Cabinet Handle Duties
• Akin Gump Steers Civitas' $550M NYC Loan To Brookfield
• EU Keeping An Eye On US-Canada Wine Spat
• J.P. Morgan Loans $92M For San Diego-Area Mall
• Takeaways From NIST's Updated Cybersecurity Framework
• Tuesday Morning's $750K Wage Deal Too Much Of A Bargain
• Brand Battles: T-Mobile, Kobe Bryant, Swatch, Michael Kors
• Judge Won't Halt Name Use In 'Hotel Chicago' Trademark Row
• NY Judge To Certify 2 Of 6 'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions
• Hawaii, Kansas Mull Tax Burdens On Out-Of-State Vendors
• Clothier Wet Seal Wins Initial OKs For Liquidation
• 9th Circ. Revives Bias Suit Over Store's Cake-Theft Firing
• Target Unit Found Liable For Colo. Corporate Income Tax
• Adrea Seeks More Damages From B&N In E-Reader Patent Suit
• Jurors Hear Human Cost Of Tragic Philly Building Collapse
• Del. High Court Won't Rescue $80M Lululemon Investor Suit
• NY Atty Sued For $1M After Emailing Foe's Business Partners
• Deals Rumor Mill: Macy's, Deutsche Boerse, Uniper
• Algorithms May Test Antitrust Law's Reach, CMA Chair Warns
• The Fight To Reform Container Late Charges In US Ports
• Affirmed: Pharmacies Are Not Liable For Drug Labeling
• Amazon Gets 20 Patent Cases Stayed Pending Own Challenge
• Target Data Breach Deal's Hiccup Puts Focus On Standing
• Fresh & Easy Ch. 11 Plan Includes $21.5M From PE Arm
• Gorsuch May Bring Change To Tax On Out-Of-State Sales
• Rival Interest Groups Square Off Over GOP Tax Plan
• Linklaters, Greenberg Guide $179M Polish Malls Deal
• Samsung Skimped On Recall Of Exploding Washers, Suit Says
• Parts Makers Say Truck Dealers Can't Prove Price-Fixing
• Wal-Mart To Pay $1M Over 'Biodegradable' Labels In Calif.
• TJ Maxx To Pay $8.5M To Settle Meal Break Suit
• Investors Didn't Show Party City Lied Before IPO, Judge Says
• Chrysler Doc Bid Covers Own Discovery Faults, Dealer Says
• Retailer Wet Seal Washes Up Again In 2nd Del. Ch. 11
• Amazon Settles UPenn Student Suicide Claims
• An Open Letter To The New FTC Chair On Pyramid Schemes
• When Toys Disappoint, Social Media Can Be Key For Cos.
• Whole Foods, Kombucha Maker Get $8M Mislabeling Deal OK
• $15M Deal Clears Up Proactiv Auto-Ship Suit
• The 4 Wittiest Dissents By Gorsuch
• Gorsuch's Opening Words Speak Volumes About His Style
• Senators Flirt With Nuclear Option Over High Court Pick
• Similar On The Law, Gorsuch Differs From Scalia In Style
• Surety Says DirectBuy Needs Its OK For Bond Contracts
• Nordstrom Rips Fabric Co. For 'Copyright Troll Case'
• Attys React To Judge Gorsuch's Supreme Court Nomination
• B&N Says 'Word Games' Can't Save Data Breach Suit
• Auto Parts Co. Agrees To Audits Over NJ Pricing Violations
• 8th Circ. Remands Target Corp. Data Breach Deal
• Kmart Wins Bid To Arbitrate Calif. Labor Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple, Kislak, Akelius
• B&N Recalls 147K Nook Tablet Cords Due To Shock Hazard
• CFPB Hits UniRush, MasterCard For $13M In RushCard Outage
• Ikea Loses Bid For CIT Reconsideration Of Aluminum Duty
• Hampshire Unsecured Creditors Blast Raise For CFO
• The Myth Of The Forceful Mediator
• Sue-per Bowl Shuffle: The Year In NFL IP Litigation — Part 1