Retail & E-Commerce Archive » July, 2019

Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2019

279 articles

• FTD's $18 Million Gifts.com Sale Approved, Others Delayed
• Mass. $43.3B Budget Projects 1.4% Rise In Tax Receipts
• Tuna Buyers Win Cert. In Sprawling Price-Fixing MDL
• Calif. Grocery Co-Managers Lose Bid To Redo Class Cert.
• Woody Allen's Claims Over $68M Amazon Deal Trimmed
• Wis. Gov.'s Budget Vetoes Unconstitutional, Justices Told
• Prada Gets Green Light On Gator Egg Award
• Sharper Image Moves To Scrap PTAB Bid After Court Order
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cofense, E8 Storage, SESAC
• Market Basket Worker Sues Over 'Abysmal' Retirement Plan
• Hack Victim Wants Capital One Suits Combined In MDL
• Sleepy's To Pay $3.9M To Settle Employee OT Class Action
• Harvest Health Lands $225M In Financing From Torian Capital
• Iowa Shopping Center Trades For $51M In Record Deal
• Debunking 3 Myths About Contract Attorneys
• Sullivan & Cromwell Reps EssilorLuxottica In €5.5B Retail Bet
• Takeaways From Enforcement Trends In Cannabis Advertising
• Capital One Hit With Slew Of Suits After Massive Breach
• UC System Targets Retailers In Litigation-Funded IP Blitz
• Hacker Arrest Provides Rare Insight Into Capital One Breach
• Chancery Tosses Suit Over JC Penney Pricing Practices
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sulaiman Al Habib, Lloyds, Diaverum
• Overstock Hit With Claims It Sells Knockoff Eyelash Products
• Coogi Says It Has 'Every Right' To Biggie-Linked Fame
• Ellen-Branded Walmart Clothes Stole 'Love' Logo, Artist Says
• Attys Nab Big Cut Of $1.4M Deal Over New Balance Shoes
• Agriculture, Auto Experts Tell Senate To OK New NAFTA
• Jumia Investors Tussle For Lead Role In IPO Fraud Suit
• Hyundai Driver's Suit Over Alleged Powertrain Defect Gets Cut
• Fate Of CVS-Aetna Deal In The Hands Of Judge
• Capital One Says Breach Impacted 106M As Suspect Arrested
• Calif. High Court Sets New Class 'Ascertainability' Standard
• Walmart's #MeToo Fear Misplaced In Pay Bias Suit, Court Told
• NY Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Signed By Cuomo
• Facebook's 'Like' Button Makes Sites Liable, EU Court Finds
• 3 Issues That Will Control The Coming Sprint/T-Mobile Battle
• 9th Circ. Sides With Whole Foods, Ends 'Eatright' TM Suit
• Nordstrom Hires Former Macy's Atty As General Counsel
• Square Infringed Mobile Pay IP, Then Made Legal Threats: Suit
• Avon Calling Foul At Suit Over 'Unsophisticated' Sales Reps
• CVS To Pay $15M For Unwanted Flu Shot Calls
• Pot Co. That Partied With Snoop Settles Investor Suit For $5M
• AXA Drops $754M On Stakes In 2 Paris Retail Properties
• Rite Aid Investors Seek Cert. In Failed Walgreens Merger Suit
• Facebook And Kik: Similar Products, Disparate SEC Treatment
• Perkins Coie Nabs Employee Benefits Pro From JCPenney
• 15 Minutes With Priceline's General Counsel
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2019
• 2 Firms Can't Handle Teaming Up On Call Row, Judge Says
• NBA Star's Nike Suit Could Help Athletes Claw Back IP Rights
• 2 Firms Drive $5.4B Deal Between Phillips 66 And Its MLP
• Compliance Imperatives For Defensible Data Disposal
• Pa. Grocery Chain Demands Insurer Cover Opioid Defense
• Split NLRB Says Walmart Firing Strikers Was Legal
• First SF Project Under New Plan Gains Approval
• Texas Panel Sends Ex-HEB Cashier's Injury Suit To Arbitration
• A Litigator's Reflections From The Arbitrator's Chair
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 11th Circ. Trims $15M Atty Fees Award In Home Depot Breach
• High ​Vacancy Rate Cut Mall's Appraisal, Ore. High Court Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nike, Altice, ABB
• 9th Circ. Partially Undoes Apple's Win In IPhone Service Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Fairfield, Lead Edge Capital
• Covington Guides Retail Tech Startup To $535M Valuation
• Silk Road Site Operator Gets 6½ Years For Drug Conspiracy
• Rep. Wants More Answers From Tech Platforms After Hearing
• 3 Firms Steer Investor's Bid To Block Hudson's Bay Buyout
• Australia Clears $1.6B Car Dealership Tie-Up With Sale
• 'Fanciful' Instagram IDs Block Class In Ad Row, Groupon Says
• 5 Hard Phrases Lawyers Should Master
• Top UK Court To Hear Mastercard Appeal In Antitrust Action
• Chicago Adopts 'Model' Policy Limiting Erratic Job Schedules
• Neiman Marcus Shakes Off Citizenship Discrimination Claims
• WeWork, More Companies Could Go Public Sooner Than Later
• Groupon Fights Sanction Bid In Skydiving Antitrust Suit
• Tiffany Rips Costco's 'False Narrative' At 2nd Circ.
• Retailer Groupe Casino Sells Trio Of French Stores For $47M
• Grocery Chain Metro Blasts €5.8B Takeover Bid As Insufficient
• Class Cert. Denied In Suit Alleging Defective Furniture
• Charming Charlie Hit With Proposed WARN Act Class Action
• Canon Gets PTAB To Invalidate Digital Camera Patent, Twice
• Swipe Fee Counsel Knocks Hotel Brands' Plan For $6B Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Lyft, Moda Operandi
• 1-800 Contacts Seeks Info On Eyeglass Buys In Antitrust Case
• Furniture Trade Group Claims No Role In Dresser-Tip Death
• Data-Misuse Enforcement Is Focusing On 3 Key Areas
• White House, Congress Reach Bipartisan Budget Deal
• Unlawful Pain Pill Sales Undeniable, Opioid MDL Counties Say
• Mass. Lawmakers Approve $43.1B Budget With Sales Tax Fix
• PayCargo Accuses Competitor Of Stealing Trade Secrets
• Investors Inject $150M Into Online Marketplace Thumbtack
• Best Buy Product Deliverers Strike $3.25M Deal In Wage Suit
• GM Hit With Class Suit Over Cracked Corvette Rims
• E-Discovery Experts Could Increase Fed. Court Efficiency
• DOJ Tries To Push CVS-Aetna Deal Past Court Review
• Polsinelli Bags Blank Rome Real Estate, Retail Litigator
• Real Housewife Settles Pay-Seizure Suit With Vineyard Vines
• Brand Battles: Tinder Tightens Grip On 'Swipe' Trademark
• Polsinelli Taps Ex-Akerman Atty To Head Int'l Trade Team
• Gamers Say Nintendo Joystick Defect Ruins Controllers
• 4 Arrested Over $10M Medicaid Fraud Via NYC Pharmacy
• 4 Things FTC Competition Bureau Looks For In White Papers
• Shaw's Not Liable For Patron's Murder, Maine Judge Finds
• Groups Urge Libra Partners To Stand Up To Facebook
• Time To Heed Justice Stevens' Criticism Of Gun Decision
• Before The DST Settles: What To Know About UK Digital Tax
• Nike Says Kawhi Leonard's Logo Suit Flouts Copyright Office
• Seafood Co. Exec Cops To $4M Crab Label Fraud
• 3rd Circ. Exceeded Authority In Liability Ruling, Amazon Says
• Google, Lendlease Team Up On $15B Bay Area Project
• Sports Photogs' Claims Against Last Memorabilia Co. Tossed
• CVS Says It's 'Impossible' To Tell Who's In Price-Gouging Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, AT&T, Axalta
• Real Estate Rumors: Magnum, Oscar Health, Trez Forman
• Remembering Justice Stevens As A Law Firm Leader
• Investors Slam Camping World's Bid To Toss Stock-Drop Suit
• House OKs $15 Minimum Wage Hike, Teeing Up Senate Battle
• 'May I Just Ask': Era Of Civility Passes With Justice Stevens
• Justice Stevens' Chevron Legacy Under Attack
• 'Kindness, Humility, Wisdom': Justices Remember Stevens
• The Stories They Tell About Justice Stevens
• Hear Justice Stevens In 5 Memorable Moments On The Bench
• Justice Stevens' High Court Legacy In 4 Charts
• Facebook Says Libra Not A Security, Lawmakers Skeptical
• Investors Hit Barnes & Noble With Suit Over $683M Buyout
• Loestrin Buyers Win Cert. In Antitrust Battle With Pharmas
• United Sporting Creditors Want To Stop Ch. 11 Inventory Sales
• EU Antitrust Watchdog Probes Amazon Sales Practices
• A Look Back At Justice Stevens' Most Important Opinions
• Battery Deals Near OK Over Objections To $34M Atty Fee Ask
• Justice John Paul Stevens' Brand Of Judicial Humility
• 3 Fed. Departments Back Qualcomm Against FTC At 9th Circ.
• Amici Ask High Court To Hear ADA Suit Over Website Access
• Retired Justice John Paul Stevens, Hero To Left, Dead At 99
• Fed. Circ. Won't Save Sharper Image's VR Patent Challenges
• Kraft, SuperValu Can't Fully Escape Parmesan Cheese MDL
• FCC Asked To Rescind TCPA Waiver In $925M Robocall Suit
• Loestrin Buyers Seek Approval Of $1M Lupin Deal
• Brooklyn Nets Aim To End Case Over Notorious B.I.G. Jerseys
• Real Estate Rumors: Prime US REIT, Muss, InvenTrust
• Answers To Key Legal Finance Ethics Questions
• Retail Co. Fights H-1B Denial For Indian Biz Dev Employee
• Friendly's Vanilla Ice Cream Not Vanilla Enough, Suit Says
• DOJ, CVS In 'Uncharted Territory' In Final Aetna Deal Fight
• 5 State & Local Tax Regs To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2019
• Manatt Phelps Opens Cross-Industry Cannabis, CBD Practice
• Specialty Retailer Pays $1.1M To End SEC Accounting Claims
• WinCo Partially Escapes Dialysis Benefit Suit
• Ericsson Asks 9th Circ. To Stay Qualcomm Ruling
• Wahl Seeks To Snip Rival Clipper Co.'s Use Of 'Manscaped'
• Jackson Lewis Lures Benefits, Labor Pros In Calif.
• Kansas To Enforce Remote Seller Tax Collection Oct. 1
• Philip Morris Looks To Stub Out Suit Over E-Cig Sales, Studies
• J&J Slams 'Gross Mischaracterization' Of Talc Ruling
• 'Dukes' Veterans Must Press Wal-Mart Pay Bias Claims Alone
• CVS-Aetna Challengers Push Back On Exec's PBM Claims
• Federal Agencies Need A Uniform Record-Keeping Process
• Real Estate Rumors: Showpad, North Star Commercial, Onni
• Recent Tax Lessons About When A Business 'Starts'
• USPTO Guidance Changes Cannabis TM Filing Strategy
• California Tax Takes: San Francisco Tax Litigation Heats Up
• Estee Lauder Promotes General Counsel To Vice Chairman
• 15 Minutes With Barnes & Noble's General Counsel
• Charming Charlie Gets $13M Loan To Run Store Closings
• EU High Court Nixes $33M In Food Tray Cartel Fines
• Walmart Supplier Not Covered For TM Feud, 9th Circ. Told
• Product Rating Patent Bid Can't Beat Alice, Fed. Circ. Affirms
• FDA Ordered To Impose 10-Month Deadline For E-Cig Apps
• CDK Cuts Deal With Cox In Auto Data Antitrust Case
• Signet: Investor Cert. Needs Clarification. Judge: WRONG
• Charter Hall Venture Drops $582M On Australia Tower
• The Role Of Dictionaries In Last Term's High Court Decisions
• Boston Scientific Asks Judge To Toss Robocall Suit
• How To Evaluate The Rise In Legal Employment
• Tips For Patenting And Protecting Wearable Technology
• A New Direction For Commission-Only Compensation In Mass.
• 27 Industry Groups Unify To Push For Federal Privacy Bill
• Sears Buyer Owes $166M More In Sale Deal, Judge Says
• Food Co. Fights Goldman's Exit Bid In SuperValu Merger Suit
• Loestrin Buyers Fight To Advance Antitrust Case To Trial
• Fed. Circ. Upholds TTAB Rejection Of 'Artisan NY' Trademark
• Brazilian Retailer Escapes Suit Over Pre-IPO Disclosures
• Colgate Taps Wachtell On $1.69B Deal For Skin Care Biz
• Deals Rumor Mill: J.Crew, AB InBev, Hitachi
• The Rat's Rights: 'Scabby' Row Tees Up Union Speech Fight
• NY AG Agrees To $1.5M Deal With Resale Cos. Over Pricey Tix
• InterRent REIT Drops $118M On Trio Of Montreal Buildings
• Charming Charlie Slips Back Into Ch. 11 A Year After Emerging
• PayPal GC Set To Depart For Top Lawyer Role At Discover
• Vineyard Vines Sued For Disclosing Card Expiration Dates
• Adidas Bogged Down 401(k) With $6M In Fees, Suit Says
• UK Unveils Draft Digital Tax Bill As France, US Square Off
• 3 State Classes Certified In McCormick Slack-Fill Suit
• Haagen-Dazs Wants Customer's 'Thank You' Text Suit Tossed
• Football Player's Family Slams Helmet Maker's Bid To Nix Suit
• Overstock Must Pay Del. $7.3M For Unreported Card Balances
• Ex-Supermarket Chain Exec Must Arbitrate Firing Claims
• Gildan Sees $2M Arbitration Award Confirmed
• Rite Aid Can't Arbitrate Generics Price Suit, Shopper Says
• Tire Giant Wins Trademark Ban On 'Discount' Rival
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Kore, Thor
• Signet Investors Win Cert. In Harassment Statements Suit
• Workers Say Harbor Freight Fixed Time Sheets To Avoid OT
• 'Tweeds' Trademark Not Generic, Supreme Court Told
• Online Marketplaces: Continuing Product Liability, CDA Issues
• Retailers Retry For Cert. In Visa, AmEx Chip Fraud Risk Suit
• EU Adidas TM Case Elucidates 'Acquired Distinctiveness'
• Real Estate Rumors: LeFrak, Brookfield, Asana
• Shoplet Says Ex-GC Funneled $6.8M With PayPal Account
• EU Raises Hackles Over Hello Kitty, Fines Sanrio €6.2M
• Sears Reneged On Purchase Agreement, New Owner Says
• Whirlpool Inks Faulty-Fridge Deal Worth Estimated $21M
• The Business Case For Championing Diverse Legal Teams
• Can Data Solve BigLaw's Diversity Problems?
• 12 Attorneys On How Diversity Gives Them The Edge
• Loja Real Estate Snaps Up 3 Shopping Centers For $86M
• Appliance Retailer Gets Ex-Counsel DQ'd From Debt Suit
• Illinois Tax Talk: Local Tax Grasp May Exceed Its Reach
• Investors Can't Block Sporting Goods Co. Sale, Chancery Told
• Va. Distillery Passing Off Whiskey As Scotch: Trade Group
• Fed. Circ. Backs Verizon's Alice Win On 3 Targeted Ad Patents
• Louis Vuitton Can't Register 'Apogée' Trademark
• Fox Rothschild Nabs Fashion IP Atty From Akerman
• How The Legal Pipeline Is Failing Black Attorneys
• WADA Joins Europol In Massive Crackdown On Steroids
• Sports Nutrition Co. Wants Out Of Weight Loss Labeling Suit
• Sears Seeks $330M From New Owner Over Store Sales
• Restaurant Chain Blames 'Progressive' Wage Laws For Ch. 11
• Apple Moves To Settle Out Of South Korea Probe
• USPTO Asks High Court To Hear '.Com' Trademark Case
• Chancery Awards $3M Fees For 'Significant' Bylaws Challenge
• In Their Own Words: 9 Partners On Diversity At Work
• Speedway Must Face Manager's Overtime Claim, Judge Rules
• The Best Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• Why States, Cities Are Requiring Merchants To Accept Cash
• Luxottica Settles Out Of 1-800 Contacts Antitrust Case
• UK Antitrust Agency Probing Amazon's Deliveroo Investment
• Atty Fees Trimmed In $1M Tesla Salespeople Settlement
• Biggest Merger Reviews Of 2019: Midyear Report
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2019
• NY Tax Minutes: Final SALT Regs And 2 Post-Budget Changes
• Venmo Hits Startup Loan App 'Lenmo' With Trademark Suit
• Biggest Illinois Decisions So Far In 2019: Midyear Report
• Diversity Efforts At Many Firms Ignore Disabled Attorneys
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot By The Numbers
• The Best Firms For Minority Attorneys
• Despite Progress, Firms Still Slow To Track LGBT Data
• Ex-Wawa Workers Score Court OK For ERISA Class Action
• Amazon Must Face Dog Collar Injury Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Kim Kardashian West Wins $2.7M In Fast Fashion TM Suit
• Calif. Co. Can't Block 'Grisly' Anti-Abortion Protest Pics
• Magazine Publisher Nabs Colgate Atty For Chief Privacy Role
• UK Watchdog's New Plan Keeps Pressure On Digital Platforms
• Target's Halloween Lights Are Not Christmas Lights, CIT Says
• The Top Antitrust Conduct Cases Of 2019: Midyear Report
• High Court FOIA Ruling Has Trade Secrets Implications
• Split 9th Circ. Won't Block Calif. City's Cellphone Warning Law
• 'Justice' Served? Tenn. Tort Atty Disbarred For False Invoices
• Fed. Circ. Backs Amazon's Alice Win Over Payment Patent
• 2 Firms Grab Spotlight In Scorching June For IPOs
• FTD Gets Nod For 3 Stalking Horse Bidders In Ch. 11 Auction
• Chatting With The CCO: Kraft Heinz's Jennifer Hogan
• Deals Rumor Mill: AB InBev, Deutsche Bank, Majestic Wine
• Supreme Court IP Recap: Copyrights & Trademarks
• Fed. Circ. Affirms PTAB Ax Of Kolcraft Playpen Design Patents
• High Court Weakens State Laws For Liquor Retailers
• Rethinking The Tech-First Approach To Law Firm Solutions
• Role Of Online Reviews In Litigation Hinges On The Analysis
• NY Union Protest Can Keep Using 'Scabby,' Judge Rules
• Rival's 'Copycat' Tools Confuse Buyers, Black & Decker Says
• United Sporting Creditors Score 3 More Weeks To Find Buyer
• Buffalo Team's Logo Is Fair Game, Hockey League Says
• High Court Opts For Incremental Approach To LGBT Issues
• States Want In On CVS-Aetna Hearing To Back DOJ
• Suntec REIT Buying New Building In Australia For $207M
• Petland Affiliate Wants Out Of Sick Puppy Sale Suit
• Big Lots Class Gets Post-Shift Waiting Time Claims Revived
• Cannabis Suits Haunt Employers As More States Legalize
• Trump Taps Walmart Honcho For Ark. Judgeship