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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2019

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• Columbia Wants Costs Paid Before Patent Appeal Is Dropped
• Calif.'s Kilby Ruling Sparks Big-Ticket PAGA Seating Deals
• PTAB Sides With AmEx, Finds Reward Points Patent Abstract
• Auto Data Co. Fights Reynolds' Bid To Slice Up Antitrust Case
• Barneys $271M Chapter 11 Sale Approved In New York
• Retail Platform B8ta Closes $50M Series C Funding Round
• SEC's Fraud Enforcement Shows Quality, If Not Quantity
• EU 'Monopoly' Case Could Be Game Changer For TM Owners
• 5 Trends Influencing RFPs For Law Firms
• Uber, LinkedIn Extortion Scheme Ends In 2 Guilty Pleas
• Employment Pro Rejoins Seyfarth After In-House Stint
• Real Estate Rumors: Citrin Cooperman, Oak Street, L+M
• Macy's Drivers Get $3.5M Wage Deal With XPO Unit Approved
• Tax Court Decision May Open Up New Challenges To 280E
• Class Action 'Avalanche' Coming For CBD Industry
• Verizon's Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee Suit Meets Quick End
• Calif. Labor Law For Cannabis Cos. May Be Unconstitutional 
• Boston Jeweler Sued Over 7.5-Carat Ring 'Bait And Switch'
• Retailer Fred's Gets $38M In Ch. 11 Sales Approved
• Jumia Investors Get Lead Counsel OK'd In IPO Fraud Suit
• NPE Cases May Be Contrary To ITC's Mission
• Vinson-Led Commercial REIT Primes $150M IPO
• Chamber Backs Walmart In $102M Pay Stub Fight At 9th Circ.
• Calif. T-Mobile Retail Workers Seek OK On $8M Wage Deal
• Vitamin Shoppe Sues CBD Drink Maker Over 'PLNT' TM
• NY Diamond Merchant Gets Year For 'Inexcusable' Bank Fraud
• Retailers Fight To Keep 3-Way Zetia Conspiracy Claim In MDL
• Drone Distributor Shores Up Lockheed Contract Breach Suit
• Dollar General Will Pay $6M To End EEOC Criminal Check Suit
• Neiman Marcus Consumers Again Seek OK On $1.6M Deal
• Adidas, Brooklyn Nets Settle Milk Crate Logo TM Suit
• Why I Became A Lawyer: Being There For Families In Trouble
• Stitch Fix Seeks To Sew Up Investor Suit Over Client Growth
• AB InBev, Molson Can Renew Bid To Dump Ontario Beer Case
• African Export-Import Bank Puts London IPO On Hold
• Utah Judge Puts Emergency Flavored Vape Rule On Hold
• Ashley Furniture Beats Fake Leather Suit In 9th Circ.
• Heinz To Drop Egg-Price Suit After Transfer Denied
• Nike Hits Skechers With Fourth Suit For Treading On Its IP
• Amazon Owes $2.5M For Stiffing Shipping Co., Jury Says
• Walmart Trims Sex Bias Claims By Ex-Dukes Plaintiffs
• House OKs Age-Check Mandate For Online E-Cigarette Sales
• Forever 21 Data Breach Suit Paused Amid Bankruptcy
• Louis Vuitton Parent Lobs $14.5B Cash Bid At Tiffany & Co.
• Chinese Distributor Can't Pause US Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Calif. ADA Ruling Applies Website Nexus Standard Broadly
• Applebee's Hit With TM Suit Over 'Vampire' Cocktails
• Kawhi Leonard Faces Hurdles In Logo Dispute With Nike
• Davis Wright Nabs Amazon's In-House Atty For Tech Practice
• Ex-B&N Cafe Managers Want Docs Over OT Exemption Talks
• Ex-Katten IP Atty Accused Of Botching Startup's Patent App
• PE Firm's Bid To Force Sale of Colo. Cannabis Retailer Tossed
• Pharmacy Claims Online Rx Co. Strangled Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Trump Organization, Colony, Bridge
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Gibson, Blake, Baker
• Counseling Cannabis Cos. Requires A Holistic Approach
• Amazon Liability Ruling Would Wreck E-Biz, 3rd Circ. Told
• OECD Proposal May Increase Multinationals' Worldwide Tax
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• MGA Seeks To Revive $1B Trade Secret Suit Against Mattel
• CVS Yanks J&J Baby Powder From Stores After Recall
• RI Flavored Vape Ban Latest To Face Court Challenge
• Apple Wins Trim Of False Ad Suit Over App Sharing, For Now
• Verizon Defends Fed. Circ.'s Alice Nix Of Advertising Patents
• OECD Proposal May Miss Nuance Of Online User Taxation
• Payless Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed With Creditor Settlement
• Amazon Wins Limits On Ex-Sales Exec's New Google VP Gig
• Sugarfina's $15M Ch. 11 Asset Sale Approved In Del.
• NC Business And Personal Tax Cuts Pass State Senate
• DOJ Fights States' Bid To Pause Sprint, T-Mobile Deal Review
• Delivery Drivers Hit Instacart With Ill. FLSA Class Action
• Pro-Gun T-Shirt Co. Escapes Parts Of Rival's Trademark Suit
• Mass. Appellate Court Won't Halt Vape Products Ban
• Cancer Patients Fight Monsanto Bid For First Shot At Doctors
• Complexity Is The Cost Of Calif.'s Worker Classification Law
• Examine Diversity Jurisdiction By Drilling Into Citizenship
• Ex-Performance Sports Execs Want Liquidation Trustee Out
• A Hard Choice Ahead For Sears Ch. 11 Creditors
• Ex-Rite Aid Exec Gets 2 Years For Role In Kickback Scheme
• Loestrin Buyers' $1M Lupin Deal Gets Initial Approval
• Heinz Can't Move Pa. Egg-Price Suit To Kraft Case In Ill.
• FTD Must Include Case Expense Forecast In Ch. 11 Plan Docs
• Real Estate Rumors: Pebb Capital, Chetrit, Sterling
• Calif. Marijuana Delivery App Escapes TCPA Spam Text Suit
• 4 Recreational Marijuana Tax Revenue Takeaways For States
• Sens. Tell DOJ To Fix 'Growing Divide' With USPTO Over SEPs
• Where Law Firm Partners Go When Changing Jobs
• Shearman Antitrust Atty Named New DOJ Tech Adviser
• Sunday Riley Settles After FTC Alleges Fake Sephora Reviews
• Manufacturing Co. Fights Green Card Denial Over Fee Issue
• NYC, Calif. Sue US Postal Service Over Contraband Cigarettes
• Destination Maternity's Lenders Paint Grim Ch. 11 Picture
• Dutch Watchdog To Probe Big Tech's Payment Market Plans
• Gun Website Tells Justices To Nix Mass Shooting Suit Appeal
• Cinnabon Wants Its Name Off CBD, E-Liquid Products
• Amazon Tells 9th Circ. Its Drivers Aren't Transpo Workers
• Mass. Vape Shops File Emergency Appeal To Halt Ban
• AGs Ask Facebook, EBay To Prevent Illegal Alcohol Sales
• California's Pot Regulation Maze Keeps Businesses On Edge
• 3 Ways To Leverage Vulnerability For Lawyer Well-Being
• Robbins Geller, Motley Rice To Lead 3M Co. Investor Suit
• RI Governor Sues Lawmakers Over Control Of Cannabis Regs
• Pot Co. Harborside Gets $11M Bill After Tax Code Fight
• Spokeo Wipes Class Cert. In Walmart Background Check Row
• United Sporting's Ch. 11 Plan On Hold As Judge Mulls Dispute
• 2 Claims Dismissed In Cellphone Patent Suit Against Huawei
• Volkswagen Dealers Defend Cert. Bid In RICO Lost Profits Suit
• Oregon Pot Shop Will Give Up License Over Same-Day Sales
• Commerce Opens Probes Into Chinese Glass Containers
• PE-Backed Shoe Retailer Cole Haan Confidentially Files IPO
• Verizon Says Visa, Mastercard Still Charging High Swipe Fees
• Destination Maternity Seeks Ch. 11 With $244M Debt
• 4 Firms Steer $1.4B Hudson's Bay Take-Private Deal
• PE-Backed Real Estate Investor Primes $1.5B Hong Kong IPO
• Keeping Sponsored Content On The FTC's Good Side
• Trader Joe's Fired Worker Over Facebook Jokes, Suit Says
• 'Natural' Line Of Care Products Uses Synthetics, Court Told
• 5-Hour Energy Didn't Illegally Favor Costco, Jury Says
• Mass. Ban On Vaping Product Sales Will Stand
• Humana Slaps Generic-Drug Makers With New Price-Fix Suit
• Safeway Gets Nod For $12M PAGA Deal Ending Seating Suit
• Judge 'Ignored' Patent Fraud Evidence, 8th Circ. Told
• Why Businesses Shouldn't Sleep On Nev.'s Privacy Law
• Jury To Decide If 5-Hour Energy Illegally Favored Costco
• Widow Blames El Paso Walmart Shooting On Lack Of Security
• Mass. Vape Ban's Fate To Be Determined Monday
• 11 Firms To Guide 8 IPOs Seeking $826M
• Alston & Bird Adds International Tax Pro As Partner
• Home Depot Says Workers Weren't Working Off The Clock
• The Surprises In Proposed Calif. Consumer Privacy Regs
• 3rd Stock Drop Suit Faults 'Erratic' Overstock.com Founder
• New Data Shows BigLaw's True Profitability
• Dick's Can't Dodge Suit Over Defective Athletic Cup
• Zumba And JC Penney Reach Settlement In TM Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Skadden, Kirkland
• How 280E Became The Pot Industry's Boogeyman
• Kentucky Tax Talk: What Governor Candidates Would Change
• Nike Can't Add New TM Claims To 2011 Knockoff Shoe Suit
• Cuomo Says Legislators Must Take Action On Vaping Bans
• Tailor In 'Beautiful Suit' Dodges Prison In NCAA Bribe Scheme
• Joint Employer Key Food Can't Dodge Bargaining, NLRB Says
• Barneys Reaches Terms On $271M Staking Horse Bid
• Dems Pitch Bill Mandating Advance Notice Of Workers' Shifts
• SmileDirect Accuses Calif. Dental Board Of Harassment
• 3 Firms Steer WH Smith's $400M Travel Retail Deal
• Rosen Law Gets $62.5M Award As Alibaba Deal Gets Final OK
• Costco, Wholesalers Aren't 5-Hour Energy Rivals, Jury Told
• Under Armour Settles With Milkcrate Athletics In Logo Dispute
• 8 Best Practices For Cannabis Transaction Due Diligence
• TrueCar Investors Get First OK For $28.3M Stock-Drop Deal
• Ex-Nissan VP Joins Retailer Genesco As New General Counsel
• Hy-Vee's Poor Data Security Caused Breach, Suit Says
• Fred's Resolves Creditors' Quibbles With $35M DIP Loan
• 'Orthodontic' Pacifier Unsafe For Older Children, Suit Says
• Fla. Remote Sales Tax Bill OK'd By Senate Committee
• More ADA Lawsuits Targeting Mobile Apps Are Likely Ahead
• Beauty Co. Says It Can't Be Sanctioned For Eyelash IP Suit
• UK Launches Formal Probe Of Amazon's Deliveroo Deal
• Suzanne Somers Says QVC Sabotaged Her Supplement Biz
• Walmart Inks $14M Deal To End Pregnancy Bias Class Action
• Insurer Won't Cover Spa For Hammer Attack Against Worker
• Barnes & Noble Cafe Managers Again Denied Cert. In OT Suit
• Calif. Pot Cos. Must Sign 'Labor Peace' Deals After 20th Hire
• CDK, Reynolds Fight New Theory Adding Millions In Damages
• Shipping Tech Giant Pitney Bowes Hit By Cyberattack
• Michigan Vape Ban Halted After Claims Of Business Harm
• Vape Shop Atty Lit Up By Judge Over Hearing Flip-Flop
• Sears Wins Approval Of Ch. 11 Plan, But Exit Isn't Imminent
• Juul Hit With First-Ever Vaping Death Lawsuit
• Calif. Gov. Vetoes Bill Curbing Local Tax Rebate Deals
• Courts Keep Rejecting Litigation Funding Discovery Campaign
• Lyft Sues NYC Regulators To Annul Limits On 'Cruise' Time
• 3rd Circ. Upholds Nike, Port Authority Wins In Title VII Rulings
• Chancery Lets 1 Claim Survive In $40M Sporting Co. Sale Suit
• Vitamin Shoppe Is Just A Shop Full Of Vitamins, TTAB Says
• 4 Lingering Questions About OECD's Global Tax Plan
• Mass. Gov. Fights To Keep Vape Ban Fight In Fed. Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Peachtree Hotel, Ross, Longpoint
• Barneys Gets Extension To Name Ch. 11 Stalking Horse
• Baker & McKenzie Guides Deal Valuing Metro China At $2.1B
• AB InBev To Market CBD Drink In Canada As Market Opens Up
• How Emotionally Intelligent AI Could Assist With E-Discovery
• FDA Focus: What BakerHostetler's Practice Chair Is Watching
• Despite Opposition, Akerman Gets Major Miami Project Zoned
• Printing Co. Says Rival Used Similar Name To Trick Customers
• Walmart Owes $5.2M In EEOC Disability Suit, Jury Says
• Revising Cloud Contracts In Light Of Capital One Cyberattack
• EY Hires Former Microsoft Tax Atty With Treasury Experience
• Former Pfizer In-House Atty New GC At Cannabis Brand
• Cannabis Co. Taps Target Labor Atty As Senior Counsel
• Target Can't Pass Buck On Antibiotic Labeling Suit Costs
• J&J Nears OK For $6.3M Deal In Infant Tylenol False Ad Suit
• Walgreens Can't Sink Pharmacist's Age, Disability Bias Case
• Hold Off On Sprint/T-Mobile Deal, States Urge DC Judge
• Payments Processor USA Technologies Nabs $50M In Funding
• Data Pinpoints Expert Valuation Differences In Del. Appraisals
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postmates, Exxon Mobil, Armacell
• Washington State Implements Vape Ban After Executive Order
• Sears Hometown Investors Say Lampert Engineered Bad Deal
• Dish Won't Save T-Mobile-Sprint Deal, Economists Tell DOJ
• NLRB Finds Beauty Supply Store's Arbitration Pact Unlawful
• Family Dollar Can't Arbitrate Worker's Disability Bias Suit
• Preventable Risks Your Law Firm May Be Overlooking
• Chinese Distributor Can't Shake Trade Secrets Suit
• Amazon, HTC Can't Move Patent Case From EDTX To Va.
• Groupon Photo Suit Shipped Back To District Court
• Shell Beats Gas Station Manager's Joint Employer OT Suit
• Vape Brand Says Pot Co. Is Infringing 'KILO' Trademarks
• EU Cookie Ruling Tightens Leash On Ad Tech Staple
• Real Estate Rumors: Gilbert, Hotusa Hotels, Supreme
• Insurance Cases Illuminate Business Interruption Disputes
• 6 Ethics Tips For Attorneys Making Lateral Transfers
• Judge Makes Way For J. Crew Receipt Challenge At 3rd Circ.
• Bulb Efficiency Rollback May Lead To Regulatory Patchwork
• OECD's Proposed Tax Rules Could Use Sales-Based Formula
• CBD Seller Says City's Zoning Rules Violate Constitution
• Aerogroup Reaches Deal With Lenders To Dismiss Ch. 11
• Lockheed Says Drone Suit Lacks Breach of Contract Details
• Flushable Wipes Judge Plumbs Product's Precise Use
• Samsung Offers New TV Defect Deal After Alsup's Criticism
• Va. Court Won't Consider Mass. Cookie Nexus Challenge
• DC Officials Propose Sugary Drink Tax Of 1.5 Cents An Ounce
• Dick's Says Exec Must Give Back $750K After Jumping Ship
• Chicago Cubs Hit With IP Suit Over World Series Collectible
• Cannabis Security Co. Urges 10th Circ. To Rehear Wage Case
• Peloton Says Rival Copied Bikes, Lied About Prices
• Kardashians Can't Arbitrate $32M Fight With Ex-Makeup CEO
• Third Insurer Pulled Into Pa. Grocer's Opioid Defense Suit
• 3 Firms Steer $845M Shiseido-Drunk Elephant Skincare Deal
• A Developing Split Over Online Marketplace Product Liability
• Philadelphia Is Emerging As A Leader On Workplace Regs
• Costco Siphoned Rivals' 5-Hour Energy Business, Jury Told
• Amazon, Law Firms Partner In New 'IP Accelerator' Program
• Hemp Co. Says Retailer Backed Out On CVS Distribution Deal
• Cannabis Software Co. Wants Out Of TCPA Class Action
• 11th Circ. To Revisit FACTA Standing Issue In Godiva Suit
• Justices Won't Take ADA Suit Over Domino's Website Access
• 9th Circ. Won't Reverse Walmart Worker's Age Bias Loss
• Sugarfina's Ch. 11 Financing, Bid Protections Get Court OK
• Avenue Stores' $17M Ch. 11 Sale Wins Approval In Del.
• High Court Won't Review Dollar Tree's Pay Stub Trial Win
• Wegmans' Ice Cream Doesn't Use Real Vanilla, Buyers Say
• DOL Proposes Ending '80-20' Tipped Wage Guideline
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Pebblebrook, Carlyle
• Erosion Of Bristol-Myers Test In Class Actions Is Misguided
• Nutrition Food Biz Joins Pipeline With Potential $525M IPO
• Kazakh Bank Co. Pulls London IPO Over Market Conditions
• Ill. Biometric Privacy Law Is 'Sound,' Albertson's Worker Says
• Lumber Liquidators Inks $30M Deal Over Defective Flooring
• Digital Platforms Must Heed Japanese Antitrust Law Updates
• Justices Turn Away Amazon's Petition In Screening Time Suit
• High Court Gets Back To Work: Employment Cases To Watch
• Retailers Win Fight Over How To Carve Loestrin Antitrust Trial
• Dental Board Members Look To Extract Immunity At 11th Circ.
• Screen-Sharing Sales Not Taxable, Citrix Tells Mass. Justices
• AdvoCare Deal Puts FTC's 13(b) Authority In Spotlight
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Sterling Bay, AEW
• Direct Taxes: The Next Shoe To Drop After Wayfair?
• EEOC Urges Sanctions For Walmart In Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Mass. Vaping Ban Will Not Be Halted, Judge Rules
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Sears Seeks OK For Ch. 11 Plan, Creditor Settlements
• Avenue Stores' Ex-Employees File Ch. 11 Suit Over Layoffs
• Freshpet Strikes $10.1M Deal In Securities Class Action
• Don't Let Heinz, Kraft Combine Egg-Price Suits, Judge Told
• Congress Left Holding Bag On Tax Depreciation 'Retail Glitch'
• What To Expect As A Democrat Takes The Reins At The CPSC
• 4 Plead Not Guilty To $99M Health Care Fraud In NJ
• UFCW Union Settles Stop & Shop Workers' NLRB Charges
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Rest Of AB InBev, Molson Antitrust Suit
• Consider The Power Of Tactical Empathy
• SmileDirectClub Hit With Investor Suit Over $1.3B IPO
• Candymaker Sugarfina Has New $14M Stalking Horse Offer
• Apple Backs DACA As Justices Review Trump Rollback Plan
• 5th Circ. Denies Coverage For Russian Roulette Death
• Avenue Stores' Ch. 11 Bid Protections OK'd With Condition
• Real Estate Rumors: Kushner, Chetrit, Feil
• Fla. Endorses DOJ's T-Mobile-Sprint Merger Settlement
• The Problem — And Opportunity — Of Implicit Bias In The Bar
• Home Improvement Chain Should Have Settled, Insurer Says
• Vape Retailers Sue To Block Mass. Emergency E-Cig Ban
• Williams-Sonoma Privacy Class Decert. Withstands Appeal
• Jay-Z Facing Video Deposition After No-Show In Perfume Row
• UPS Flight Unit's 'Drone Airline' Cleared For Takeoff
• Walgreens Ditches FCA Suit Over Prescription Autorefills
• Forever 21 Plans To Shutter More Than 200 Stores In Ch. 11
• Insurer Breached Duty To Defend Driver Who Struck Family
• Ill. Appeals Court Upholds Chicago's Streaming Services Tax
• 2 Firms Eclipse Peers In IPO Work During Choppy September
• Juul Stops Push To Overturn SF Ban On E-Cig Sales
• Judging A Book: Thapar Reviews Gorsuch's 'A Republic'
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Blackstone, Crate & Barrel
• EEOC, Dollar General Reach Deal In 6-Year-Old Race Bias Suit
• Foot Locker Kicks Shareholder Suit Over Vendor Troubles
• Mass. DoorDash Driver Must Arbitrate Wage Claims
• Kathmandu Hits The Beach With $263M Rip Curl Purchase
• Parts Of DOL's New Wage Rules May Not Survive In Court
• US Small Copyright Claims Bill Follows In China's Footsteps
• Active Consent Needed For Tracking Cookies, EU Court Says