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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2021

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• BJ's Says Keurig's Coffee Monopoly Brews Up Higher Prices
• Ross Keeps Billion-Dollar COVID Loss Suit Against Insurers
• 6th Circ. Backs Mich. Cannabis Co. Owner's 15-Year Sentence
• Jushi Nets $14.4M Arbitration Award Over Contract Breach
• Sprint Says Phone Lease Cost Suit Belongs In Arbitration
• CBD Co. Claims Payments Processor Unfairly Blacklisted It
• Judge Tells Wholesaler GBG To Revamp Ch. 11 Loan Docs
• Brand Battles: Ben & Jerry's Takes Aim At 'Half-Baked' Snacks
• McKesson Wants Prescription Data In Cherokee Opioid Case
• Texas Pharmacist's FCA Suit Against Walgreens Thrown Out
• Lowe's Must Face NJ Suit Over Worker-Customer Skirmish
• NJ Apparel Store's COVID Suit Doomed By Virus Exclusion
• L Brands Inks $90M Global Deal For 'Toxic' Workplace Suits
• 9th Circ. Honey Label Ruling Reflects 'Common Sense' Shift
• UK Also Probing Facebook's Kustomer Deal
• Frozen Yogurt Co. Accuses Insurance Broker Of Deception
• Taco Bell Patron Says Tainted Nachos Left Her Paralyzed
• Biggest Merger Review Developments Of 2021 So Far
• Mass. Dealerships Say Volvo Shorts Them On Service Pay
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Gaps In Mass. Pot Scheme Should Be Closed, Top Court Says
• Amazon's Fulfillment Pressure Hurt 135M Buyers, Suit Says
• IP Forecast: Fed. Circ. To Mull Narcan Patents
• MDL Objections In Big Tech Ad Monopoly Suits Perplex Judge
• Dick's, Best Buy, Tech Co. Sued Over Consumer 'Risk Scores'
• Insurer Says Ill. Produce Store's Policy Blocks BIPA Coverage
• 11th Circ. Sides With Amazon In Christian Nonprofit Bias Suit
• 11th Circ. Tosses Ala. Dental Board's SmileDirect Appeal
• Clothing Importers To Pay $6M For False Invoice Scheme
• Travel Site Owner Drops JetBlue Antitrust Suit
• 7th Circ. Says It Can't Consider Best Buy TV Warranty Fight
• Graco Says Buyer's Remorse Can't Justify Booster Seat Class
• 1st Circ. Sizes Up Wayfair's Internal Probe Of Harassment
• Pepsi Loses 8th Circ. Appeal Of Bottler's $3M Jury Win
• Wholesaler GBG USA Hits Ch. 11 With More Than $1B In Debt
• Courts Should Heed Contract Law In COVID-19 Physical Loss
• Walmart Axes Calif. Suit Alleging Data Breach For Good
• Meatpackers In Senate's Sights As Food Supply Worries Grow
• Insurer Looks To Toss La. Car Dealers' COVID Coverage Suit
• Ink Seller Accuses HP Of Illegally Forcing Out Competition
• Converse Fights Skechers' Bid To Kick Sneaker Suit Claims
• P&G Seeks To End Crest Charcoal Toothpaste Class Action
• Kirkland Helps GLP Capital With $2.3B Logistics Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Bowery, Xponential Fitness, Longpoint
• Law Firms, Know Who's Responsible For Your Cloud Security
• Mass. Top Court May Help 1st Circ. Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• Brandy Melville's TM Trial Win Over Redbubble Slashed
• Judge Says Pa. Law Applies In Nike 'Cool Compression' Suit
• Maine Recycling Law Could Spark Wave Of Policies Across US
• Video Game Developer Looks To Toss Players' Antitrust Suit
• Ex-Cop Gets 18 Mos. In Prison For EBay Stalking Scheme
• Wise Foods Beats Class Action Over Artificially Flavored Chips
• LA Law Firm Slams Costco's 'Absurd' DQ Bid In Injury Suit
• Amazon Tells Fed Circ. Judge Gilstrap Let Jury Be Misled
• Real Estate Rumors: Legacy, A3 Productions, Bank Of America
• Calif. Fines 3 Grocery Stores For Skirting COVID Leave Rules
• NY Pot Groups Seek Tax Breaks For Energy Efficiency
• Billabong Parent Co. Sues Insurer For Ransomware Coverage
• Key Republican Says Khan Instigating Liberal FTC 'Putsch'
• Benefits For Law Firms Venturing Into New Services
• Oat Milk Co. Investor Sues Over $1.4B IPO 'Greenwashing'
• 6 Ways To Excise Xinjiang Forced Labor From Supply Chains
• Look To Canada For Cheaper Drugs, Sens. Urge Biden Admin.
• Breitling's Sanctions Bid Shot Down In 'Red Gold' TM Suit
• Pa. Convenience Store Must Fork Over Data Breach Report
• Pfizer, Mylan Beat EpiPen Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Estee Lauder Must Face Workers' ERISA Excessive-Fee Suit
• SmileDirect Tells 9th Circ. Dental Board Fears Shakeup
• New FTC Mergers Approach Raises Risks For Buyers, Sellers
• Chancery Denies Fast Track For Iconix Tender Offer Suit
• DOJ Fights Walmart's Opioid Challenge At 5th Circ.
• Embracing ESG: Exelon GC Talks Diversity Initiatives
• Insurance Brokers Should Expect Wave Of E&O Claims
• Policyholders' Hack Coverage Hopes Surge With Landry's Win
• Discovery Violations Net Sanctions In Incense Biz TM Suit
• Best Buy Wants 'Illegal' $1.9M Ga. Injury Judgment Wiped Out
• Where Have All The Associates Gone?
• The Law360 400: Tracking The Largest US Law Firms
• Stamps.com Cuts $30M Deal To End Insider Trading Claims
• Juul Execs, Altria Trim — But Can't Nix — 18 Bellwether Suits
• $13.5M Deal Ends Amazon Wage MDL That Went To High Court
• Grocer Hy-Vee's Class Deal OK'd With Reduced Lawyer Fees
• Amazon Axes Mandate That Customers Arbitrate Disputes
• Farmers Unit Wants Beauty Salon's Virus Case Moved To NY
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Amazon Becomes Pot Lobbyist
• Amazon Seller Pleads Guilty To DVD Price-Fixing
• Amazon Must Face Slip-And-Fall Case Over Icy Driveway in NJ
• Estee Lauder Says ERISA Suit A Goner After Justices' Ruling
• Judge Demands Specifics From La., SC In Texas' Google Case
• Commerce To Invest $3B In Communities Hit By Pandemic
• Costco Pans COBRA Notice Suit As Meritless 'Cookie Cutter'
• What Food Industry Can Expect After Biden Antitrust Order
• A Legal Primer On Social Tokens
• Travelers Says It Doesn't Owe LA Landlord Coverage For Virus
• COVID Insurance Rulings Are Misinterpreting 'Physical Loss'
• Lender Loses Appeal In Lord & Taylor Ch. 11 Rent Battle
• Attys Seek Fees For Outerwear Biz Stock Award Rescission
• Feds Seek Prison For Cop Who Aided EBay Stalking Scheme
• Kramer Levin Accused Of Malpractice After $850M Deal Flops
• Chamber Tells 11th Circ. WARN Can't Apply To Virus Closures
• UK Proposes Power To 'Suspend, Block, Reverse' Tech Giants
• Walgreens Can't Skirt Ex-Executive's $2.5M Benefits Suit
• Forever 21 To Liquidate After Ch. 11 Plan Falls Through
• T-Mobile Workers Fight Uphill To Save Fair Credit Claims
• 3rd Circ. Mulls If Pa. COVID-19 Restrictions Case Is Now Moot
• Investors Get SEC Whistleblower Protections Too, Judge Says
• Revamping Law Firm Marketing Lists — With Partner Buy-In
• Pa. High Court Says Medical Pot Applications Are Public
• Judge Doubts Twitter Defamed Man Over Biden Laptop Story
• Texas Retailer, Ex-CEO To Pay SEC $225K In Accounting Case
• Adidas Says NCAA's High Court Loss Can't Save RICO Suit
• Judge Dubious Of Claims JetBlue Is Elbowing Out Travel Sites
• Pa. Justices Say Workers' Security Screenings Compensable
• Renter Can't Allege Age Bias Over Targeted Facebook Ads
• Next Up For NBA Champ Giannis: Winning These IP Cases
• Amazon Blasts DC AG's Antitrust Case
• Courts Should Defer To Science On COVID-19 Physical Loss
• Rite Aid And Workers Duel For Future Of Uniform Class Action
• Ga. Justices To Review Google-Edible Arrangements Ad Fight
• Union Sues In Del. For Docs On $2.8B At Home Group Merger
• Recent High Court Decisions Signify 1st Amendment Direction
• Insurer Freed From Paying Blast Witness's $1M Injuries Claim
• Postmates Can't Send Calif. Wage Suit To Arbitration
• Full 11th Circ. Rejects Ga. Dental Board's Immunity Arguments
• FedEx Workers Seek To Certify 60K Class Over Screenings
• Pa. Car Dealers Lose COVID Insurance Row Due To Exclusion
• House Votes To Restore FTC Disgorgement Authority
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Costco Investors' Internal Controls Suit
• Fighting Over Footwear: 5 Shoe IP Battles Before Crocs
• Fed. Circ. Dismisses Mic Maker's Fight Over Injunction
• ITC Won't Review Canon Ruling Over Toner Patents
• Chinese LGBTQ App Co. Hit With Suit Over Share Price Drops
• A Look At Tribal Involvement In Juul Litigation
• The Murky World Of Legal Rankings Gets Some Clarity In NJ
• Judge OKs Consolidation Of CVS Drug Pricing Suits
• US Joins WTO Talks To Hone Professional Service Regs
• 2 Firms Steer BBQGuys' $839M Go-Public Deal
• $8.5M Safeway ERISA Deal Clears Final Hurdle
• Walmart Applicant Says Criminal Check System Discriminates
• Insurer Urges 4th Circ. To Uphold Venue's Loss In Virus Suit
• Insurer Escapes Snap Fitness Suit Over COVID-19 Closure
• California Pot Dispensary Hit With TCPA Class Action
• Top Florida Litigation Of 2021: Midyear Report
• Talc Plaintiffs' Attys Fume At Idea J&J Might Use Ch. 11 Tactic
• Lumber Liquidators To Settle OT Collective Action For $7M
• 11th Circ. Told To Void Insurer's Win In Virus Coverage Suit
• UPS Granted Win In Ex-Worker's ADA Accommodation Case
• Ex-BigLaw Atty, SEC Reach Deal In Securities Fraud Suit
• Sleepy's Drivers Reawaken Cert. Bid In Longtime Wage Suit
• Sullivan & Cromwell, Kirkland Rep Zegna's $3B Go-Public Deal
• GOP House Members Form 'Freedom From Big Tech' Caucus
• CVS' $10.4M Worker Training Settlement OK'd Over Objections
• 4 Steps To Creating Successful Dual-Branded Hotel Projects
• Tiffany & Co., Costco End Yearslong Trademark Dispute
• Illinois Sued Over Revised Pot Biz Licensing Scheme
• Embracing ESG: Cigna Counsel Talks Employee Wellness
• Judge Snips Claims From Tracking Co.'s Losses Dispute
• Hogan, Goodwin Build $7.5B Shopping Center REIT Merger
• Valassis, News Corp. Settle Monopoly Spat With Jury Out
• Brand Battles: Activision Wants To Take Down 'TactiVision' TM
• CFPB Will Issue Small-Biz Lending Data Proposal By Sept. 30
• Jury In $200M Retail Promo Monopoly Trial Says It's Stuck
• Composer Says P&G Ripped Off His Work With Febreze Ads
• 9th Circ. Stings Shoppers In Trader Joe's Honey False Ad Row
• 3 Firms Rep $200M E-Commerce, Fintech-Focused SPAC IPO
• Judge's Move Could Add Year To Amazon Antitrust Case In DC
• Hybrid Work Models Are Key To Gender Parity In Law Firms
• Baltimore Bill Is Most Draconian Facial Recognition Ban Yet
• Walmart Owes $125M For Firing Disabled Employee, Jury Says
• Beer Buyers Eye Class Cert. In Anheuser-Busch False Ad Suit
• Judge Sanctions Klehr Harrison Attys For Deposition Behavior
• Admit One: No Class Cert. In COVID-19 Ticket Refund Spat
• Jones Day Adds Consumer Products Counsel In Miami
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Ill. To Hold Lotteries, Issue Pot Licenses After Virus Delays
• Club Operator's $420M Float Leads Busy Day Of IPOs
• Turkey Cos. Say Hagens Berman Can't Shield Price-Fix Probe
• Calif. Winemaker Must Face Claims About Grapes' Origin
• Albright Signs Off On $13.2M Verdict In Payment IP Fight
• Tribe Urges 9th Circ. To Revisit 'Discriminatory' Ruling
• 6 Things To Know About Cannabis M&A Transactions
• Flex Drivers Rip Amazon's 'Bait and Switch' Arbitration Bid
• Ill. Doesn't Owe Atty Fees In Workers' Comp COVID Rule Suit
• Judge Gives Fired Worker New Shot At Disability Benefits
• CPSC Targets Amazon Over Dangerous Third-Party Products
• Fed. Circ. Calls For New Damages Trial In Pet IP Row
• Mich. Suspends Pot Co.'s License, Citing Food Handler Slips
• FTC Dems Ruffle Feathers By Cutting Judges' Regulatory Role
• Albertsons Inks $5.1M Deal With Calif. Over Emissions Probe
• Jury Weighs Retail Promo Monopoly Case Against News Corp.
• Suzanne Somers' Sabotage Trial Against QVC Set For Fall
• What G-7 Xinjiang Focus Means For UK And US Companies
• 3 Keys To Winning Your Next Oral Argument
• 7th Circ. Orders Judge Consider Copay Groups In Opana Cert.
• Class Attys Eye $1.2M After Drizly Data Breach Deal
• EBay Trims Adevinta Stake For $2.25B To Comply In Austria
• Top Senate Dems Admit Pot Legalization Push A Long Shot
• Pa. Consumer Wants To Keep 'Natural' Product Suit Alive
• Nike Loses Challenge To EU State Aid Probe Over Tax Deal
• 3 Takeaways From Senate Dems' Pot Legalization Bill
• Kraft Heinz $16M Coffee Label Deal Is 'Good To Last Drop'
• NJ Court Revives Coverage Suit Over Home Depot Amputation
• US Trustee Rips Forever 21's Ch. 11 Voting Procedures
• Mich. Gov. Signs Bill To Regulate Delta-8 Cannabis Products
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Patent Suit Against Sleep Number
• Real Estate Rumors: Realty Income, City Lumber, DRA
• Goldman Venture Buys $488M Worth Of Logistics Assets
• Home Depot, Workers Both Seek Early Win In 401(k) Class Suit
• Ga. University Tells High Court To Reject Sportswear TM Row
• Mich. Tribe Can't Fight Sales And Tobacco Taxes, Court Says
• J&J, Rite Aid, CVS Talc Suit Remanded To NY State Court
• Atty Axed From AmEx Anti-Steering Row Back On Case Radar
• Keys To Efficient And Accurate Doc Review For E-Discovery
• Crocs Sues Walmart, Hobby Lobby Over Look-Alike Shoes
• Dog Food Co. Still Faces Fraud Claims In Trimmed Class Suit
• Insurer Leads Flood Of 14 IPO Prospects That Could Top $3B
• Wells Fargo Accused Of Enabling 'Free Trial' Marketing Scams
• Gap Can't Force Arbitration In Credit Card Info Sharing Spat
• CarLotz Hit With Investor Suit After Post-SPAC Stock Drop
• Apple Must Face Epic's Antitrust Claims In Australia
• Crunch Says Insurers 'Duplicitous' In Nixing Virus Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: Red Road, Acore, Angelo Gordon
• Hemp Co. Seeks Default Win In TM Dispute
• Office Depot Ex-Exec Says Restraints On Job Prospects Null
• Avoiding Antitrust Issues In Search Term Ad Agreements
• Embracing ESG: Raytheon GC Talks Climate Change
• Walmart Pays $9K For Price-Gouging Wipes During Pandemic
• Long-Waiting Calif. Bench Gets 7th Vacancy In Southern Calif.
• Flipkart Lands $37.6B Value With Fundraise Led By 2 Firms
• Nike Says Catalogs Prove 'Cool Compression' Was Fair Use
• Ga. Judge Considering 'Serious Sanctions' In Trademark Case
• UK Pub Operator Young's Sells 56 Properties For £53M
• The Need For Insurance Options To Protect NFTs
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Class Claims Over 'Kohl's Cash'
• Costco Investors Ask 9th Circ. To Revive Internal Controls Suit
• 5th Circ. Revives Atty's Malice Suit Against Jeweler
• Dollar General, Aldi Beat Pa. Buyers' Face Mask Sales Tax Suit
• Civil Rights Groups Urge 11th Circ. To Rethink ADA Ruling
• Booze v. Bud: Cointreau Says Weed Co. Infringed Liqueur TM
• Restructuring Uncertainty To Continue Through 2021
• O'Reilly Auto Says COVID Screening Isn't Eligible For Pay
• Kirkland, Proskauer Steer $6.6B Stamps.com Take-Private
• Calif. Pot Biz Owes Manager 49% Equity Share, Judge Affirms
• Pa. Cases To Watch In 2021: Midyear Report
• Pennsylvania Retail Portfolio Trades Hands For $114M
• ParkMobile Hit With Proposed Class Action Over Data Breach
• Google Vs. The World: 4 Gov't Suits, 3 EU Fines And Counting
• Mars Wrigley Licks Vanilla Ice Cream False Ad Suits
• Colorado Gov. Repeals Ban On Credit Card Surcharges
• Top 7 Trademark Rulings Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Software Co. Beats Privacy Claims On Consumer 'Risk Scores'
• Firms That Led 2021's Largest Hospitality Deals To Date
• Calif. Pot Shop Hit With TCPA Suit Over Promo Texts
• 1-800 Contacts Ruling Illustrates IP Hurdle For Antitrust Cases
• Amazon Gets $2.5M Shipping Stiffing Verdict Thrown Out
• Fed. Circ. Says Ralph Lauren's PTAB Appeal Has 'No Merit'
• NCAA Recruit Says Justices Saved His Adidas RICO Claim
• Chancery OKs $27.5M Fresh Market Sale Class Settlement
• COVID Vaccine Vial Maker Leads Wave Of 5 IPO Launches
• Walmart Accused Of Voice-Tracking Warehouse Workers
• Crocs Gets ITC To Investigate Skechers, Hobby Lobby, Others
• Real Estate Rumors: Hector Duer, Credit Suisse, Wafra
• Nuveen Real Estate Loans $296M For Chicago Office Tower
• 3 Tips For Compliance With FTC's New Made In USA Rule
• Consumers Drop TCPA Suit Over Pot Co. Eaze's Texts
• DHL Accused Of Secretly Adding Package Delivery Fee
• Mass. Ruling A Cautionary Tale For Attorneys Changing Firms
• Didi Investors Sue Over $4.4B IPO After China Crackdown
• Italian Authorities Bust €120M Fraud, Tax Evasion Scheme
• Whirlpool Beats Florida Wiretapping Suits, For Now
• Lawmakers Urge FTC To Continue Facebook Antitrust Fight
• Textile Co. Takes US To Court Over Uyghur Labor Blacklisting
• Fed Says Interchange Fee Rules Challenge Is Too Late
• The Term Finale: A 'Kumbaya Court'? Not So Fast
• Real Estate Rumors: U-Haul, CodeGreen, Pebb Enterprises
• Bratz Dolls Maker's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Tossed
• CIT Blocks Final Collection Of Trump-Era China Tariffs
• Texas Atty Hit With Fraud, Conflict Of Interest Suit In Ga.
• Dollar Stores Hit With Privacy Suit Over Fingerprint Clock-Ins
• Sac Kings Defend Against Virus Coverage Dismissal Bid
• Payments Biz Pine Labs Nabs $600M In Latest Funding Round
• Rakoff 'Totally Disagrees' Pot Fraud Trial Was Unfair
• Biggest Texas Supreme Court Rulings Of The Term
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Returning To Open Court: Excitement, Nerves And Extra Prep
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• UK Grocer To Go Private In £6.3B Deal Led By 2 Law Firms
• Albright Tosses Koss IP Suit, Says WDTX Isn't Proper Venue
• Judge Shears Wash. Hair Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Suit
• Puma Says 'Deadly' COVID Particles Warrant Coverage
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: NC Advances Medical Pot Bill
• The Big Picture: Epic's Battle Royale With Apple
• Pot Co. Backed By Jay-Z Cancels $50M SPAC Investment
• Top Bankruptcy Cases Of 2021: A Midyear Report
• Rodan & Fields Skirted FDA On Eyelash Product, Insurer Says
• A Data-Based Look At COVID's Commercial Real Estate Impact
• Insurer, Eateries Duel Over Virus Endorsement In COVID Suit
• Justices Seemed Above The Political Fray, Until The Last Day
• What Attys Must Know As Congress Debates 1031 Program
• Dentons Partner Tapped As CLO At E-Commerce Co. Scalefast
• Settlement Ends Neiman Marcus' Texas Defamation Fight
• CVS Persuades Justices To Review HIV Bias Case
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Murky Rules Complicate ADA Compliance Online
• 5 Massachusetts Cases To Watch In 2021's 2nd Half
• Capital Markets Soared To Record Heights To Start 2021
• How To Avert Media Narrative And Get A Fair High-Stakes Trial
• 1 Firm Edged Peers As June IPO Market Exploded
• FTC Flexes Enforcement Muscles In Party-Line Votes
• NJ Kids Retail Store Loses Bid For COVID-19 Loss Coverage
• Gibson Dunn Blasts NYC's Bid To Cap Food Delivery App Fees
• Kroger Inks $5M Deal With Customers Over Accellion Hack
• Boscov's Loses Bid For Virus Loss Coverage
• Krispy Kreme Lands $3.4B Valuation In Public Markets Return
• Five Guys Faces Class Claims Over Biweekly Wage Payment
• Consumer Contract Terms Offer Cos. Arbitration Alternatives
• Deals Rumor Mill: TPG, Reebok, Chronext
• Coronavirus Regulations: A State-By-State Week In Review
• Ad Dispute Process Does Not Boost Class Action Risk
• Alexa Listens To Protected Info, Health Care Workers Say
• Consumers Claim Organic Tampons Unravel During Use
• Barnes & Thornburg Adds Employment, Entertainment Attys
• Breaking Down The Vote: The High Court Term In Review
• NY Real Estate Regulations To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2021