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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2018

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• Tops Ch. 11 Plan Faces Pushback From Gov't Watchdog
• Newell Execs Sank Company Stock Value, Shareholders Say
• SD Settles As Wayfair Suit Comes To Official End
• WinCo Plan Dropped In-Network Dialysis Benefit, Suit Says
• Texas Justices Told City's Taking Of Private Road Is Unlawful
• Investors Seek IPO Docs In Alibaba Stock-Drop Suit
• If It's Vegan, It's Not Butter, Proposed Class Action Says
• LL Bean Rips Amended Suit Over Return Policy Change
• Real Estate Rumors: Joe Chetrit, Zagame, Southwest Value
• NY Tax Minutes: October
• With Conflicting Paths On FAA, High Court Likely To Take Both
• 9th Circ. Ruling Moot In Google Payout Deal, Justices Told
• Barnes & Noble Details Ex-CEO's Alleged Harassment
• Toys R Us Poised To Sell Asian Business To Debtholders
• Ex-Modi Executive Subpoena Dispute Inches Forward
• PTAB To Review Walmart Challenges To Air Mattress Patent
• Samsung Wants Out Of Plasma TV, 'Geek Squad' Fraud Suit
• No Markups On Store-Bought Disk Drives, 9th Circ. Told
• Amarin Says Supplement Cos. Can't Tout Its Omega-3 Trial
• Driver Fights To Keep Amazon Misclassification Suit Alive
• Groups Ask FTC To Probe Children's Apps Over Ad Practices
• Kirkland, Wachtell Steer WH Smith's $198M Airport Retail Buy
• Protecting Law Firm Talent At Both Ends
• Fed. Circ. Reboots Chuck Taylor Trademark Case
• Nestlé Can't Yet Nix Crest Foods' Counterclaims In IP Row
• Harris Jewelry Preys Upon Military Members, Says NY AG
• Justices Weigh Bar For Class Arbitration Lingo In Contracts
• Indian Bank Says Ex-Gem Co. Exec Can't Plead 5th Over Docs
• Chancery Bars Cabela's Info From Ex-Workers' New Biz
• Furniture Co. Says Chinese Import Liquidation Was Untimely
• Spirit Not On Board With Passengers' Bag-Fee Fraud Claims
• Trump Accused Of Conning Thousands Into Bogus Deals
• Mattress Firm Gets Final OK For $250M DIP Loan Package
• Retailers Oppose AmEx Effort To Toss Card-Steering Suit
• California Tax Takes: Spotlight On Wayfair Response
• Boston Police Want 'Duck Tour' License Suit Tossed
• Benefits Co. Sanctioned In Health Claim Payment Row
• EU Approves Mars' Deal For Veterinary Clinic Chain
• Wendy Olson Talks Twin Falls, Tribes, Private Practice
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Gloves Come Off In Trump Trade Row
• LuLaRoe Argues It Repaid Customers For Excess Sales Taxes
• Litigation Options For Post-Cyberattack 'Active Defense'
• 15 Minutes With Kickstarter's General Counsel
• Walmart To Pay $160M To End Investor Suit Over Bribes
• J&J Can't Arbitrate Distributor's Claims In Remicade Row
• Chancery Tosses Blucora Investor's Repeat Derivative Suit
• Trustee For Unsecured Tops Notes Wants Ch. 11 Plan Relief
• EEOC Didn't Back Up Walmart Hearing Bias Claims: Judge
• Disney Stores Not Enough To Keep Toy Patent Suit In Texas
• Forever 21 Doesn't Have To Face Suit Over Website Terms
• Trump Tariffs Hurting US Farmers And Retailers, Groups Say
• Retailers, Lenders Push FCC To Narrow Autodialer Definition
• Judging A Book: Brown Reviews 'Dangerous Leaders'
• Real Estate Rumors: Praedium, Chaim Nortman, Wells Fargo
• Jury Rejects Sister's Claims That Car Dealer Siphoned $20M
• Sears Gets Nod To Start Closing Sales At 142 Stores
• MLB Sporting Co. Hit With Baseball Bat False-Ad Suit
• L'Oréal Ex-VP Fired After Pointing Out Toxic Workplace: Suit
• RadioShack's Contract Claims Trimmed In Del. Sprint Suit
• Skanska Sells New Boston Office Tower For $455M
• Mushroom Farm Renews Bid To Ax Winn-Dixie Antitrust Suit
• Altria Pulls Pod E-Cigs, Flavors As FDA Eyes Youth Use
• Procter & Gamble Can't Ditch Herbal Essences False Ad Suit
• Pa. Suit Claims Rite-Aid Staff Blurted Out Man's HIV Status
• Calif.'s Updated Slack-Fill Law: What Cos. Should Know
• Breaking The Rules: 3 Ways To 'Lead' A Direct Examination
• 5th Circ. Revives Sex Expo's Free Speech Row With Dallas
• Ex-Gem Co. Exec Fights Subpoena In Owner's $2B Fraud Row
• Walgreens Escapes Investor Suit Over Failed Rite Aid Deal
• Cars.com Says It's Not Liable In Dealer's False Data Suit
• Dollar Tree Workers Try Again With $1.3M Uniform Deal
• Disputers Of Google Privacy Deal Cite 9th Circ. Award Ruling
• ACLU Presses Gov't On Amazon Face-Recognition Plans
• Walmart Again Loses Case Over 'Backyard' Trademark
• Home Depot Gets Approval Of $2.6M Deal Ending Seating Suit
• NY AG Gets Marathon To Sell 5 Gas Stations For Upstate Deal
• LXI REIT Drops $140M On 5 UK Properties
• Walmart's $65M Cashier Seats Deal Stalls Over 2-Year Limit
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Trade Dress Suit Against Steve Madden
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Investment, Savanna, Mishorim
• From Medicine To Sexbots, AI Raises Liability Questions
• Ammo Co. Says Dick's Delayed Buy Led To Lost Copter Deal
• NY Credit Card Law Requires Full Price, 2nd Circ. Advised
• FDA Warning Wire: Global Crackdown On Online Drug Sales
• Tool Importer, Gov't Must Meet Over Discovery In Duty Row
• CORRECTED: ICE's IP Unit Seizes Illegal, Unsafe Decorative Contact Lenses
• CRT Purchasers Defend $6M Carveout For Excluded Buyers
• $38.5M Sale Of Heritage Home 'Nonluxury' Brand IP Gets OK
• Former Fla. Attorney Charged In 'Pump And Dump' Scheme
• Why Enviros, Agencies Disagree On Safe Glyphosate Levels
• Deciding Class Action Removal Rights At High Court
• US, Philippines Chip Away At Bilateral Trade Irritants
• Equistone Bids €283M For French Sport Shoe Business
• Investors Hit PE-Backed Camping World With Stock-Drop Suit
• Tribe Accuses Mich. Of Using 'Rules Of Their Own Invention'
• Door Makers Hit With Building Supplier's Price-Fixing Suit
• 'Little Trees' Maker Says Luxury Brand Rips Off Odor Buster
• Alibaba Gets Injunction In Cryptocurrency Trademark Fight
• Burberry Ends TM Fight Against Target Over Check Pattern
• Calif. Tax Agency Moving Forward With Post-Wayfair Plan
• DLA Piper Adds Employment Partner In San Juan
• Foot Locker Board Accused Of Hiding Sales Struggles
• Pharma Co. Wants Sex Drug Marketing Case Axed
• Walmart Not Negligent In Aerosol Death, 5th Circ. Says
• JC Penney Stockholder Targets Pricing Moves In Chancery
• Levi & Korsinsky Chosen To Lead Cryptocurrency Suit
• Pa. State Senator Pushes Bill To Limit Plastic Straw Use
• 'Sulfate-Free' Shampoo Buyers Ask To Settle Row For $2.3M
• Atty Urges Justices To Hear Suit Over Defamatory Yelp Review
• Toys R Us Lenders Become Stalking Horse For IT Biz
• Fired Tool Co. Atty Fights To Keep ADA, ERISA Claims
• Manafort, Ailing In Jail, Faces February Sentencing Date
• Group Offers $3.8B To Take Over Shopping Center Owner Intu
• Costco Settlement Shows CPSC Still Imposing Big Penalties
• Need Litigation Finance? Don't Skip These 5 Steps
• Sapphire Tycoon Gets Prison For Faking Judge's Signature
• Pros And Cons Of California's New Corporate Blockchain Law
• Nine West Files Amended Ch. 11 Plan With $105M Settlement
• Glassdoor Gets Beer Vendor's Bad Review Suit Dismissed
• McMillan Steers IAnthus, MPX In $683M Cannabis Co. Merger
• 4 Things To Watch In The Sears Bankruptcy
• Investor Sues Online Seller CafePress Over Snapfish Merger
• No Bots About It: California's Crackdown On Chatbots
• HIG Growth Grabs $970M For Latest Investment Fund
• FTC On Ropes As Courts Wallop Suits Over Past Conduct
• Sen. Warren Demands Toys R Us Pay Worker Severance
• A High Court Milestone Stirs Hope Of Gender Parity
• Ariz. AG Sues Dental Supply Co. Benco Over Group Boycott
• EBay Accuses Amazon Of Poaching Top Sellers
• Cabela's Tells Chancery Ex-Workers' Startup Must Be Stopped
• Real Estate Rumors: TPA, Thor, New Wave Loans Residential
• Left-Out CRT Buyers Blast 'Paltry' $6M Fee-Share Proposal
• Co-Owner Of NY, NJ Pharmacies Charged With Tax Fraud
• DC-Focused PE Real Estate Firm Clinches $255M Fund
• 1,200-Room Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel Trades Hands
• 5M Walmart Workers Want Cert. In Background Check Suit
• NLRB Puts Out Quartet Of Obama GC's Advice Memos
• Real Estate Rumors: Madison Realty, Sard Verbinnen, CBS
• Monex Slams CFTC's 'Jurisdictional Overreach' In 9th Circ.
• Sens. Urge FTC To Take Harder Line On 'Made In USA' Labels
• Brazilian Fintech Startup Preps $1.1B IPO Led By Davis Polk
• Teamster Pension Fund Says Tops Hasn't Honored Ch. 11 Deal
• A Holistic Approach To Client Retention
• Instacart Receives $600M In Funding Led By D1 Capital
• The Path To Becoming A Supreme Court Advocate
• A Chat With Allens Pricing Chief Pier D'Angelo
• Nine West Creditors Ask To Sue Sycamore For LBO Losses
• Gender Disparity At The High Court: How Top Law Firms Measure Up
• Sears Authorized To Tap DIP Loan In 1st Day Of Ch. 11
• Real Estate Rumors: Midtown Capital, McSam, City National
• Calif. Law Allows Remote Sellers Tax Collection, Agency Says
• Dentist, Tooth Aligner Co. Hit Ala. Board With Antitrust Suit
• Burt's Bees Hit With Accessibility Suit Over Website
• Chopra Wary Of Digital Markets' Data Tracking, In-House Rules
• Shuttered Grocer Sues Union Over $9M Pension Payment
• EEOC's Costco Case Sheds Light On Title VII Liability
• Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra Denied Cert In Lead Cleanup Suits
• Market Evidence Will Likely Be Key In Sears Bankruptcy
• The Side Effects Of Policing 'Speech Monopolies'
• 15 Minutes With Brooks Running Co.'s General Counsel
• Sears Files Ch. 11 In NY With Sale, Store Closing Plans
• Supreme Court Women: A Vet & 1st-Timer Talk Gender Disparity
• Will The Future Of The Supreme Court Bar Be Female?
• Jury Awards $6.3M In Fatal Farmers Market Auto Collision
• Merck, Glenmark Tear Apart Zetia Pay-For-Delay MDL Claims
• Mercedes Manager Fired After Laryngectomy Awarded $5M
• AmEx Wants Narrow Market Claims Tossed In Card Fee Fight
• Workers Fight Home Depot's Move To Ax 401(k) Suit
• Sears' Property Tax Breaks Unearned, School District Claims
• Cabela's Tries To Stop Ex-Employees' E-Commerce Startup
• J&M Deal To Keep 85 Stores Open Moves Ahead In Del. Ch. 11
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, SoftBank, Athenahealth
• Real Estate Rumors: Vanbarton, Mill Creek, Cornell Realty
• FDA Seeks Marketing Info From More E-Cig Makers
• The ABA Was Dead Wrong About Model Rule 8.4(g)
• Ranbaxy Abused 'First-To-File' For Heartburn Treatment: Suit
• J&M Forced Into Hybrid Asset And Liquidation Sale For Ch. 11
• Disney Nixes Anaheim Hotel Amid Minimum Wage Ballot Row
• Amazon Eyes Escape From Job Applicants' Age Bias Suit
• 3 Takeaways From The $69B CVS-Aetna Deal
• Japanese Retailers Swap Stakes In Deals Totaling $2.1B
• Stitch Fix Hit With Stock-Drop Suit Over Q4 Client Growth
• Real Estate Rumors: AHS, Fisher, Bill Ussery Motors
• The Supreme Court Should Become Boring
• Deals Rumor Mill: Swissport, Kimberly-Clark, NEC Group
• Keep In Mind The ABCs Of Commercial Leasing
• Back To School: BC's Kent Greenfield Talks Corporate Law
• AmEx Aims To Toss Amended Claims In Card-Steering Row
• Walmart To Pay $65M To End Cashiers' Seating Suit
• 4 Key Problems With The Proposed EU Digital Tax
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Gets 5 Years In $7.8M Fraud Case
• 4 Tips For NY Employers Navigating New Sex Harassment Law
• Sears Adds Turnaround Expert To Board Amid Ch. 11 Reports
• Fla. Gas Station Worker's OT Suit Heads To Trial
• Essendant Sued For Scrapping Merger To Pursue Staples Deal
• EU Council Opinion Proposes New Legal Basis For Digital Tax
• DC May Adopt Wayfair Legislation On Emergency Basis
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sears, WeWork, Bayer
• Easton Can't Dodge Bulk Of Bat Labeling Class Action
• 3 Firms Steer $375M DSW Deal For Camuto Group, IP
• Kavanaugh Cannot Be Compelled To Recuse Himself
• Illinois Tax Talk: The Franchise Tax
• CVS To Sell Medicare Plan To Win $69B Aetna Deal Clearance
• Mattress Firm Wants Rent, Store Reductions In Del. Ch. 11
• Ex-Willkie, Hunton Atty Faces Prison Over $7.8M Fraud
• Westgate Suit Against 'Timeshare Exit' Firm Moves Forward
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Gilstrap's Alice Ax Of Messaging Patents
• FIKA's Proposed $11M Sale To Ch. 11 Lender Approved
• Math Doesn't Add Up In New Balance Settlement, Judge Says
• Fla. Car Dealer Cuts Deal To End TCPA Class Action
• Real Estate Rumors: FPA, Pentaurus, Mautner-Glick
• Deals Rumor Mill: Ackman, HNA Group, Trian Partners
• Calif. Shoppers Say Walmart Gave Their Data To Facebook
• Knowledge Management: An Unsung Hero Of Legal Innovation
• Starbucks Sued Over White Chocolate Energy Drink Labeling
• Missouri Asks, 'Where's The Beef?'
• Adidas Taps Bayer US Legal Head For New General Counsel
• Defamation In Litigation: A Primer On Privileges In NY
• Bed Bath & Beyond Can't Toss Water Balloon Toy Suit
• Apple, Amazon Hit Back At Chinese Microchip Spying Report
• CORRECTED: Ex-Exec Of Modi Jewelry Co. Seeks Access To D&O Coverage
• Newegg Uninvolved In Subsidiary's Alleged Fraud, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Warehouse Goods, Fla. Hotel
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Alice Win For Fashion E-Commerce Co.
• Fed. Judge Tosses Tribal Tax Suit Against Wash., County
• Judge Says Alibaba At Least Partly Won In Crypto TM Fight
• UK Watchdog Mulling Remedies For £1.2B Fuel Co. Merger
• Guilty Plea Gives NY Prosecutors 4th Silk Road Conviction
• Calif. Tire Center Workers Can't Revive Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Ticket Brokers Praise Feds' Examination Of Ticketmaster
• Costco To Pay CPSC $3.85M Over Defective Trash Cans
• Mattress Firm Files For Ch. 11 With $3.3B Debt, Exit Plan
• Del. Chief Justice Strine Warns Of Growing Investor Unrest
• 9th Circ. Revives Trans Fat Labeling Suit Against Kroger
• 8th Circ. Says Petco Off The Hook In Driver Injury Suit
• Winn-Dixie Seeks Reversal Of Major Web Accessibility Ruling
• Post-Wayfair Issues Continue To Crop Up, Panelists Say
• 'Puffery' Didn't Hurt Whole Foods Investors, 5th Circ. Says
• CFPB Fines Retailer $200K For Debt Payment Foot-Dragging
• Brookstone's $65M Sale Of Airport, Online Retail Biz OK'd
• Kirkland-Guided MidOcean Closes Fifth Fund At $1.2B
• Gucci Must Face ERISA Suit Over Allegedly Mismanaged Plan
• Real Estate Rumors: Priderock, Invesco, Welltower
• Fighting ADA Website Suits, Without Federal Guidance
• How New Prop 65 Amendments Impact Calif. Businesses
• 9th Circ. Rejects Attys' Fees In $38M ProFlowers Deal
• 4 Firms Break From Pack In Scorching September For IPOs
• Investor's 'Gut Feeling' Can't Sustain Suit, Kate Spade Says
• 11th Circ. Upholds $6.3M Godiva Credit Card Settlement
• Skip The New 'Civility Courses' And Think Like A Lawyer
• Amazon Liable As Seller Of Faulty Dog Collar, 3rd Circ. Told
• CRT Indirect Buyers Seek Fee-Share After 9th Circ. Pushback
• Real Estate Rumors: Fortress, Extell, Trump Group
• Avon Unit Fired Pregnant Exec During Health Scare, Suit Says
• Furniture Co. Hit With Doubled Jury Award In IP Row
• Missouri Long-Arm Statute Reaches Out-Of-State Fraud
• US, China Still Sizing Each Other Up In WTO Tariff Dispute
• Why Law Firms Should Monitor The Dark Web
• Toys R Us Axes IP Auction, To Focus On Branding
• Deals Rumor Mill: Exxon, Cinven, Mattress Firm
• Infowars Sues After PayPal Cut Ties Based On Hate Speech
• Investors Seek To Stop Staples' $1B Purchase Of Essendant
• FDA Focus: What Mintz's Practice Chair Is Watching
• GameStop Can't Nix Magazine Subscriber's VRPA Claims
• AmEx Won't Challenge 2-Sided Market In Card-Steering Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Home, Cockroach Labs, Knickpoint
• Pa. Justices Urged To OK GNC Managers' Time And A Half OT
• Does Rule 45 Protect Nonparties From Undue Burden?
• LaCroix's 'All Natural' Claims Don't Hold Water, Class Says
• EU Tweaks Sales Tax On Cross-Border Value Chains
• Supreme Court Passes On Review Of Walmart Derivative Suit
• Ross Shoppers Bag $4.85M Deal With Store Over Price Tags
• Deals Rumor Mill: Campbell, Richemont, Lone Star
• Restoration Hardware Investors Win Cert. In Stock-Drop Suit
• Brookstone Gets $73M Bid To Buy Airport Stores, IP Assets
• Ticketmaster, Live Nation In Cahoots With Scalpers: Suit
• Ex-Philly Retail Exec Says Partner Reneged On $7M Exit Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Wells Fargo, Elion Partners
• Groupon, IBM Agree To $57M Post-Trial Deal In Patent Row
• Ex-EBay, PayPal Exec Faces SEC Insider Trading Suit
• French Retailer Sells €565M In Assets, Looking To Shed Debt
• Beyoncé Can't Shut Down 'Feyoncé' Merchandise
• Calif. Gov.'s Bill Flurry A Mixed Bag For Workers
• Some Safe-Harbor Provisions Remain In New Ill. Use Tax Rule
• NY Tax Minutes: September