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Retail & E-Commerce - March, 2018

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• Probe Sought In Ch. 11 Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Physicist Gets 15 Months For Trading On Linklaters Clients
• Hobbico Committee Questions Atty's Ties To Stalking Horse
• Costco Escapes Investor Suit Over $3.7B Ponzi Scheme
• Goodwin Liu Talks Academia, Constitutional Law, Oxtail Stew
• No Joke: 4 Strange But True Cases For April Fool's
• Prada's Alligator-Egg Arbitration Bid Gets Slapped Down
• Walgreens Investor Class Wins Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• No Quick Wins In Food Makers' Pizza Puff Trademark Row
• Kickstarter T-Shirt Scammer Held In Contempt In Pennsylvania
• Under Armour Says Nutrition App Breach Affected 150M Users
• Costco Asks 9th Circ. To Bury Supplement False Ad Suit
• Single Factor Income Apportionment: Inconsistent Standard
• BigLaw Doesn't Have A Diversity Problem
• Jessica Simpson Likely Can't Shake $12M Clothing Co. Row
• States' Foray Into Breach Suits Will Spur Change, Attys Say
• Walmart Must Face Pregnancy Discrimination Class Action
• Walmart Investors Snag Depo Redos But Not Docs In Suit
• Calif. Panel Won't Revive LA Tax Row With Online Travel Cos.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, VW, SoftBank
• Trump Accuses Amazon Of Paying Too Little In Taxes
• Dell Investors Who Sued Over Stock Drop Win Class Cert.
• Credit Unions Face Website Accessibility Claims Under ADA
• Roman J. Israel, Esquire, Meet Donald J. Trump, POTUS
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 4
• Impax Ends Acne Drug Pay-For-Delay Suit For $20M
• Winn-Dixie Parent Co. Gets OK On Ch. 11 Credit Amendments
• Pharmacies Again Sue Express Scripts After Talks Fail
• Newark Aims To Keep Amazon HQ Docs Out Of Public View
• Online Retailers Urge Justices Not To Overturn Quill
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Plan, 3rd-Party Releases Approved
• Edible Arrangements Dodges Suit Over Text Message Ads
• Prada Ordered To Hold Off Arbitration Over Alligator Suit
• Publix Gets Woman's $1.5M Slip-And-Fall Award Tossed
• We Need A Cybersecurity Framework For Law Firms
• How NY And NJ Medical Cannabis Regulations Are Evolving
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 3
• Senate Still Struggling With Data Breach Bill, Aide Says
• Sharper Image Owner Ordered By Judge To Ax PTAB Petitions
• IRS Withdraws Appeal Of Whistleblower Couple's $17.8M Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: CEFC China, Meituan-Dianping, Rackspace
• Cherokee Say Opioid Claims Don't Belong In Federal Court
• WTO Dispute Roundup: China Hits Back In US IP Brawl
• Amazon Beefs Up Offerings In Paris With Grocery Chain Deal
• Winn-Dixie Parent Opens $1.3B Ch. 11, Debt Rework In Del.
• Equity Partnership Isn't What It Used To Be
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 2
• Mall Owner Asks Tenn. Justices To Reinstate $146M Award
• 4th Circ. Orders Redo Of $13M ZeekRewards Freeze Order
• Windshield Repair Co. Defends False Ad Suit Against Safelite
• Some Places Not Ready To Collect Online Tax, Report Says
• Squire Patton Boggs Lures Back DWF's Litigation Head In UK
• Deals Rumor Mill: SoftBank, Ri Happy, Abraaj Group
• European Retailer JD Sports Buys Finish Line For $558M
• Antitrust Group Calls For DOJ To Block CVS-Aetna Deal
• Va. High Court Says State 'Add-Back' Statute Unambiguous
• DLA Piper Steers Complex Deal For NY Sake Production Site
• Judging A Book: Hardiman Reviews 'Without Precedent'
• CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid Settle Impax Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Keys To Corporate Social Responsibility Compliance: Part 1
• 1st Circ. Rejects CVS Workers' ERISA Claims As Hindsight
• MGA Entertainment CEO Trying To Save Toys R Us Stores
• Use TCJA's New Rules To Fight Profit Shifts, States Urged
• 'Housewives' Star Can't Arbitrate Defamation Suit, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Modell's Sporting, Floval Oil, Natixis
• Travelport Reaches Deal To Duck Ticket Buyers' Antitrust Row
• Cherokee Push Judge To Send Opioid Suit To State Court
• 5th Circ. Revives Suit Saying Walmart Display Injured Shopper
• Ex-Linklaters Atty's Husband Deserves Prison, DOJ Says
• US Puts Chinese Patent Rules In WTO Crosshairs
• Blue Buffalo Ducks Suit Over Contaminated Dog Food
• Top Tax Changes For Law Firms: What Lawyers Need To Know
• Legally Blind Mass. Resident's ADA Website Suit Can Proceed
• Price Tag, You're Not It: 4 New Pricing Claims
• Atty's 'Possible Incompetence' May Save Coach Workers' Suit
• Toys R Us Approved To Liquidate US Stores By June 30
• Ireland Urges EU To Hit The Brakes On Digital Tax Rules
• Charney Seeks Reversal Of $19.5M Standard General Award
• Congress' Last Chance For Action On Remote Sellers Dies
• Trump's Salvo Against China IP Sows Trade Anxiety
• Zazzle Doesn't Owe Co. Atty Fees In Copyright Suit
• 6 Consumer Protection Enforcement Trends To Watch At FTC
• Persistence Pays Off For Adidas In EU Trademark Dispute
• Trump Escalates China IP Brawl As Tariffs Loom
• Companies Should Avoid The BigLaw Bonus Structure
• Canadian Airline Says Consultant Is Holding Website Hostage
• Vitamin World Creditor Seeks To Convert Ch. 11 To Ch. 7
• Omnibus Spending Bill Would Fix Tax Law's 'Grain Glitch'
• Qatar Fund Unit Sells Hong Kong Retail Stakes For $663M
• Rival's Sesame Product Infringes TM, Lebanese Food Co. Says
• 2nd Circ. Upholds FedEx Win In Textbook Copying Suit
• DuPont Can't Nix Suit Over Faulty Clothes Dryers
• US Poised To Strike Back At China For IP Malfeasance
• Walmart, Other Cos. Can Sell Liquor In Texas, Judge Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Citigroup, TMT, Owl Rock
• Hubby Says He Spied On Linklaters Over Wife's WFH Weekend
• Endo, Others Ink $166M Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Settlements
• EU Proposes €5B Online Tax, Heightening Trade War Fears
• How To Interpret A Contract? Ask Those Who'd Sign It
• Chief Innovation Officer — The New Star On Legal Teams
• Tops Markets' Deal With Vendor Wins Bankruptcy Judge's OK
• Dealer Accuses Experian's Autocheck Of Misleading Reports
• Claire's Gets Interim Access To $105M Bankruptcy Financing
• US Asks To Argue For Internet State Tax Before High Court
• Sport Supplement Co. Gets Deceptive Labeling Suit Trimmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Walton, Google, Care Resource
• Digital Tax Rules Not Aimed At US Tech Cos., EU Official Says
• What To Watch For As Lighthizer Heads To Capitol Hill
• Beats Can't Unplug Monster's $100M Contract Claims
• Orbitz Says Potential Breach Impacted 880K Payment Cards
• Walgreens Strikes $5.5M Drug Overcharge Deal With Mass. AG
• Watch Repair Firms Take Antitrust Fight To EU's Top Court
• Ill. Clothing Store Texting Unwanted Promotions, Suit Says
• EXCLUSIVE: Behind The Downfall Of Latham's Chairman
• It's Time For The US To Re-Engage With The TPP
• National Lawyers Need National Licensing For National Courts
• How Regulatory Power Is Moving To The States
• Roche Bros. Not Covered For Snow Removal, Court Says
• Investor Suit Against Target Won't Be Revived, Judge Says
• Fingerhut Hit With TCPA Suit Over Calls Seeking Payment
• After Fed. Circ. Slam, Gilstrap Hands Newegg $565K In Fees
• Grocer Drops Claims Stop & Shop Tried To Freeze Out Rival
• H&M Isn't The First Brand To Face Graffiti Gripes
• Aeropostale Ch. 11 Lender Releases Seem OK, Judge Signals
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Amazon, Citi
• Rite Aid Defends Rx Discount Program In Co-Pay Cost Row
• Taxation Group Opposes Daily Sales Tax Settlement In Mass.
• Feds Finalize E-Commerce Buying Plan, But Seek Law Tweaks
• Ill. Dodge Dealer Skirts Employee's Age Bias Suit
• 9th Circ.'s Zappos Ruling Leaves Data Breach Standing Fuzzy
• Calif. 7-Eleven Franchisees Are Not Employees, Judge Rules
• Acne Med Pay-For-Delay Deal Sped Up Generic, Exec Says
• Retailers Urge White House To Rethink China IP Tariffs
• REIT Hammerson Rejects Klepierre's $6.9B Acquisition Offer
• Alibaba Doubles Investment In Lazada With $2B Injection
• Justices Refuse To Hear Pot Co.'s Challenge Of IRS Probe
• Can The SEC Enforce Securities Laws Abroad?
• Claire's Opens $1.9B Ch. 11 In Delaware To Rework Debt
• India Opens Antitrust Probe Into Honda Motorcycle
• MLS, Columbia Sportswear Sign Deal For Branded Apparel
• Safeway's Olive Oil False Ad Deal OK'd, Attys Get $1.4M
• Drug Cos. Say Cherokee Opioid Suit Must Stay In Fed. Court
• Ill. Lottery Manipulation Suit Will Stay In Federal Court
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Meredith Corp., SIG Combibloc
• Consumer Drops Morton Williams ADA Row After Inking Deal
• 3rd Circ. Won't Grant New Trial To Car Dealer In Fax Row
• Supervalu Fights Cert. For Boston Grocers In Antitrust MDL
• Robocall Class Fights Walmart's Bid To Escape TCPA Suit
• Winn-Dixie, Bi-Lo Parent To File Ch. 11, Close 94 Stores
• Texas Justices Won't Hear Wal-Mart Discovery Dispute
• A Chat With Littler Info Chief Durgesh Sharma
• Changes To Rule 23 Are Coming, Are You Prepared?
• Experts See Trouble Ahead For EU 'Digital Services Tax'
• Surging Tax Receipts, Polls Lure States Into Pot Debate
• OECD's Interim Digital Taxation Report Has Few Answers
• Pet Supply Co. Featured On CNBC Froze Him Out, Investor Says
• Walmart Skewed Sales To Outdo Amazon, Ex-Exec Claims
• Visa, AmEx, Others Duck Cert. In Chip Fraud Risk Suit
• Toys R Us Creditors Fear Wind-Down Uncertainties
• Investors Dig For Cert. In Rent-A-Center Stock Drop Fight
• Sen. Dems Introduce Resolution Opposing Remote Sales Tax
• How To Negotiate Wireless Infrastructure Agreements
• Don't Run Afoul Of NCAA Trademarks During March Madness
• Grocers Can't Condition Info On Union Waivers: NLRB Judge
• WB Mason Strikes Back Against Dairy Queen 'Blizzard' Suit
• Tax Planning In The Age Of Tax Reform: Part 2
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 2
• Warby Parker Picks Up $75M With Eye On Future Growth
• Mass. AG Must Face Gun Groups In Court, Judge Rules
• Costco Nabs Quick Win In Employee's Age Bias Suit
• Family Dollar Pays Class $45M In Pay Bias Suit
• Fla. Judge Restores FWS Permit To Raze Miami Forest
• Canada's Privacy Watchdog Probes Price-Fixing Grocer
• Square Inc.'s Bankruptcy Atty Ban Is Illegal, 9th Circ. Told
• Toys R Us To Liquidate, Close All US Stores
• Pension Fund Objects To Tops Markets Vendor Agreement
• NJ Pharmacy Sues Insurer Over Lack Of Coverage
• Dairy Queen Sues WB Mason Over 'Blizzard' Trademark
• A Guide To Anti-Trafficking Compliance For Food Cos.
• What To Expect From DOJ Shift In Marijuana Enforcement
• Trends In China's Food And Packaging Laws: Part 1
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Crown, Oxford
• Amazon Settles With Job Applicants Over Background Checks
• Groups Oppose Including Remote Sales Tax Bill In Omnibus
• States Nibbling At Physical Presence Standard For Sales and Use Tax
• Consumers, Wine Seller Amend Contested Deal In Pricing Row
• Online Auto Seller's Texts Don't Violate TCPA, Judge Says
• Fed. Circ. Upholds PTAB Win For Amazon On Signal Patents
• Texas Panel Nixes Driver's Bias Suit Against Grocer HEB
• Lawyering A La Carte: Unbundled Dispute Resolution Services
• Gillette Must Arbitrate Razor Patent Row, 3rd Circ. Told
• Pa. Justices Urged To Ax Philly Soda Tax
• Mich. Auto Dealers Must Give Tesla Info On Lobbying Efforts
• Starbucks Wins Partial Dismissal Of Chemical-Coffee Suit
• Workers Seek Sanctions Against Walmart Over Missing Data
• $40M Acne Med Pay-For-Delay Trial Kicks Off In Boston
• Home Depot Ducks 4x4 Wood Board Labeling Class Action
• Bon-Ton Gets Final OK On $725M DIP, Bidding Procedures
• Real Estate Rumors: Wharton, Jamestown, Elin Nordegren
• Report Finds Similar Internet Use By Rural And Urban Users
• Foot Locker Hid Online Sale Info, Pension Fund Says
• R&B Singer Jill Scott Sued Over Greeting Card Deal
• How Juries View Active Shooter Premises Liability
• Sports Memorabilia Dealer Wants Bad-Faith Fees Over Patents
• You're Perfect, Now Change: Perfectionism Hurts Lawyers
• Clorox Swallows Vitamin Maker In $700M Deal
• Grassley, Feinstein Debate Judicial Vetting, Obstruction
• Why The 'Blue Slip' Battles Are Becoming White Hot
• Senior Judges Fill The Void Left By Rampant Vacancies
• Walgreens Must Face Bulk Of Suit Over Rx Club Prices
• How Far Right Can The President Pull The Courts?
• NRA Sues Fla. Hours After Gov. Signs Gun, School Safety Bill
• CORRECTED: Intervenor In Cable Packaging Suit Sanctioned Over Lies
• Rouse Shareholders Lose Challenge To $2.8B Brookfield Deal
• Estee Lauder To Repay Workers For Sick Leave After Probe
• Redbox's Filing Delay Dooms Injunction Bid In TM Suit
• Dollar General Slips Investor Suit Over Gov't Benefit Cuts
• Stanley Electric Strikes $15.2M Deal In Car Parts MDL
• 15 Months In, Philly Still Plagued With Soda Tax Uncertainties
• Import-Export Clause Needs High Court Review, County Says
• 11th Circ. Upholds Walgreens Win In Religious Bias Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Morlin, Walmart, Mack
• Reasoning About The Rule Of Reason
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Baker
• Real Estate Rumors: Matt Cohler, Publix, KTB
• Baker McKenzie Snags 5 Ex-Hogan Attys, Opens LA Office
• Gap, Banana Republic Fight Calif. Outlet Pricing Suit
• US' Position That Quill Isn't Important Raises Eyebrows
• Home Depot Settles $28M Suit Over Hazardous Waste Disposal
• 9th Circ. Revives Zappos Users' Data Hack Suit Over Risk
• Tool Marketer Hit With TCPA Suit Over Marketing Calls
• Sen. Wyden Slams Push To Add Remote Sales Tax To Bill
• Sears Sells Boots That Step On 'Aspen' TM, Suit Says
• Ulta Repackages Used Products As New, Consumers Say
• Pot Business Asks 10th Circ. For Equal Treatment From IRS
• Supervalu, Albertsons Are Checked Out Of Data Breach MDL
• In Defense Of The Antitrust Rule Of Reason
• New Route For Privacy Suits Revives Aaron's Spying Case
• UK Officials Lay Out Plan To Boost Connected Device Security
• CVS Prices $40B Bond Sale To Help Fund Aetna Acquisition
• Deals Rumor Mill: McLaren, Walmart, Pillsbury
• Walmart, Collection Firm Face Class Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Emerald, Northbridge, Riskified
• Sirius Capital Partners Spins Off $952M Portfolio To Cibus
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Revive Computer Patents In Amazon Row
• Congress Unlikely To Act Before Justices' Remote Tax Ruling
• Is The Antitrust Rule Of Reason Reasonable?
• Why Sexual Harassment Victims Face Class Action Hurdles
• Under Armour Gets Md. Court For Steph Curry 'I Can' TM Suit
• Monster HDMI Cable Packaging Settlement Gets Initial OK
• Wilson Sonsini Snags DOJ, FTC Vet From Gibson Dunn
• NJ AutoZone Locations Can't Dodge Sexual Harassment Suit
• Shoemaker Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Negotiate Rent Deals
• Fed. Circ. Clears McDonald's In Credit Card Patent Row
• States Can Tax Remote Sellers Despite Quill, US Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deutsche Bank, Engie, Ri Happy
• EU Study's Author Doubts Digital Transactions Undertaxed
• Law Firm Slams Costco's Jury Instruction In Junk-Fax Suit
• Amazon Will Begin Collecting Pa. Sales Tax April 1
• Seyfarth Guides Prudential's $185M Madison Ave. Loan
• Intellectual Ventures Sells 1K AmEx Patents To Licensing Co.
• GTCR, Sycamore Take CommerceHub Private In $1.1B Deal
• State And Local Tax Scoreboard: 2017 In Review
• A Broad Regulatory Push To Rein In Burgeoning ICO Market
• 10 Tips For Working With IT To Preserve Data
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Pre-Employment Background Checks
• Walmart Seeks DQ Over Ex-Atty's Role In Slip-And-Fall Row
• Feds Defend Duty-Evasion Claims Against Furniture Importer
• Quill Can Go Without Harming Sellers, Sens. Tell High Court
• EZCorp. Investors Seek OK For $6.45M Del. Suit Settlement
• FEC Tees Up Rulemaking On Online Election Ad Disclaimers
• Rubbermaid Wins Approval Of Award Over No-Show Supplier
• Cherokee Nation, Drug Cos. Wrangle Over Opioid Suits
• Walmart Hit With 2nd Suit Claiming False Egg Labeling
• The Fate Of The Physical Presence Nexus Standard
• Ulta Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Alleged Used-Product Sales
• FasciaBlaster Inventor Sanctioned In Failed Defamation Suit
• PE-Backed Sports Retailer Grows Stake In UK's Debenhams
• Childproof Cannabis Packages Won't Impress Jeff Sessions
• Costco Says Ex-Greeters Can Only Pursue Solo PAGA Claim
• Wrist Wear Co. Hits Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell IP, Sue Apple
• Insurer Has Duty To Defend Duracell Battery Row, Suit Says
• FTC Relaxes Sears Mobile App's 'Burdensome' Consent Rules
• Insurer Escapes Coverage Over Fall At Dunkin' Donuts
• Real Estate Rumors: Spencer Equity, Kushner, Capital One
• Ropers Majeski Adds Biz Litigation Partner In Los Angeles
• MAC Makeup Counter Workers Shorted On Breaks, Suit Says
• Make An Informed Choice About Arbitration
• EU, FTC Clear Essilor-Luxottica Merger Unconditionally
• Manufacturer Presses IP Claims Against Bankrupt Toys R Us
• Adidas Wins 3-Stripe Trademark Ruling In EU Court
• Protecting Privilege In Litigation Financing Negotiations
• Using The Purchase Funnel To Analyze Consumer Behavior