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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2021

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• AIG Accused Of Bailing On Billabong Cyberattack Losses
• Google Play Store Cases Eyeing Fall 2022 Trial
• DOJ Using 'Hammer' For 'Scalpel' Google Discovery: Judge
• Rakoff Calls $17M Forfeiture In Pot Fraud Case 'Excessive'
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Mulls Changes After Settlement Appeal
• Mass. High Court Hands Pot Shop 2 Wins In Local Feuds
• Chancery Axes Indian Travel Firm's Claims Of Deal-Killing Plot
• Cooley-Led Allbirds Files For $100M IPO
• Twitter Beats Hunter Biden Laptop Leaker's Defamation Suit
• Pa. Panel Says Virus Warrants Redo Of Unemployment Appeal
• Jessica Simpson Clothing Brand Owner Hits Ch. 11 In Del.
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To 182 Attys From 77 Firms
• Chinese Banks Beat $150M Sanctions Bid Over Fake Nikes
• What The Judiciary's Font Recommendations Can Teach Us
• EB-5 Sector In Flux Amid Calif. Lawsuit, Stalled Congress
• Vaccines, Tuition, Race: The Litigation On Law Schools' Radar
• How Firms Can Help Law Schools Leap Into The Future
• 4 Ideas For Updating Law Schools Post-Pandemic
• Inside The 'Battleground For The Internet's Soul': Section 230
• Epic 'Fighting On' After Apple's App Store Developer Deal
• Judge Flags Walmart Stock Conflict 7 Years After $21M Deal
• McGuireWoods Sues Men's Health Co. For Unpaid Atty Fees
• 2nd Circ. Won't Refill Suit Over Starbucks 'Best Coffee' Ads
• Chinese Cos.' US IPOs Plunge Amid Regulatory Crackdowns
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: NC Inches Closer To Medical Pot
• Judge Denies 'Fishing' Request For Morgan Lewis, EBay Docs
• Nevada Pot Regulator Hits Cos. Over Tracking, Surveillance
• 9th Circ. Revives Beauty Products Co.'s Trademark Suit
• Brand Battles: Nine West Takes On 'Drag Race' Star Nina West
• Nike Accuses Another Designer Of Selling Fake Sneakers
• Goodwin-Led Software Co. Toast Readies IPO
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, WeWork, Moshe Oppenheim
• Mass. Pot Dispensary To Pay $300K For Violating Wage Laws
• 101 Indicted In Transnational Cellphone Trafficking Scheme
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apple To Pay $100M, Alter App Store To End Antitrust Suit
• State AG Sues Angry Birds Maker Over Child Data Collection
• First Nations Cigarette Co. Asks High Court To Hear Case
• Amazon's Eligibility Dispute Comes Too Late, Israeli Co. Says
• Albright Lets Facebook, EBay Ship IP Suits To California
• Real Estate Rumors: Home Depot, Sumitomo Mitsui, Linden
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear FTC's 1-800 Contacts Loss
• Ga. Justices Suggest High Bar For Overturning Arbitration
• Apple Opposes Epic's Bid To Access Class Action Docs
• NY Cos. Denied Virus Coverage Like 'More Than 100' Before
• TravelPass, Choice Hotels End Legal Fight Over Search Terms
• Squarespace Dodges Part Of Website Building Patent Suit
• 3 Blank-Check IPOs Tap Public Markets For $410M Combined
• Big Tobacco Could Dominate Legal Pot, Colo. AG Warns
• J&J's Talc Denials Merit Punitive Damages, Calif. Jury Is Told
• Amazon Says It Ousted NJ Workers For Pot After Legalization
• Policyholders Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suits
• Judge Rejects Most Of Google's Bid To Shield Play Store Info
• Stonebridge JV Seals $300M In Deals For DC-Area Project
• Amazon Faces Another Employment Suit Over Pot Drug Test
• Jared Hit With Class Suit Claiming It Inflates Diamond Weights
• Trio Of Suits Claim Food Makers Fudging Ingredients
• US Franchisers Face New Compliance Hurdles In Australia
• Morgan Lewis Faces Subpoena Bid For EBay Stalking Report
• 10th Circ. OKs $113M Award Tied To Reach Of Lanham Act
• Calif. Panel OKs Weed Cos. Operating By Empty School Plots
• L'Occitane's US Arm Gets Ch. 11 Plan Confirmed In NJ
• QVC, Suzanne Somers Can't Stop Dispute From Going To Trial
• Landry's Asks To Pause $20M Data Breach Judgment
• Zantac Makers, Retailers Urge Nix Of Medical Monitoring Class
• Fed. Circ. Shoots Down Sanctions Bid In Microphone IP Fight
• Ga. Justices Question Sam's Club Liability For Mattress Fall
• Nixon Peabody Expands Real Estate Team With Seyfarth Atty
• Amazon Says Patent Biz Doesn't Deserve High Court Review
• Kirkland-Led Fashion Platform Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• Best Practices For Compliance With NYC's New Vaccine Order
• How The 'Rocket Docket' Continues To Roar Through COVID
• Texas Court Rules Smokable Hemp Ban Unconstitutional
• Insider Trading Claim Dropped From $535M Wayfair Note Suit
• Judge Says It's Too Soon To Ax 2 IBM Patents Found Abstract
• Toymaker's Bid To Duck Tinkerbell Toy Defect Suit Won't Fly
• Biden's Antitrust Policies Won't Depart Entirely From Trump's
• Trulieve, Exec Hit With Noncompete Suit By Medical Pot Rival
• California Jury Awards $26.5M In Talc Mesothelioma Trial
• Top Court NCAA Ruling Can't Save Recruit's Adidas RICO Suit
• Direct Selling-Focused SPAC Files For $200M IPO
• Apple Says Texas Patent Biz Is No American Axle
• Google Wants Play Store Info Shielded Despite Epic Unsealing
• Visa Tests NFT Space With $150K 'CryptoPunk' Purchase
• Apple Wants Sanctions For 'Egregious' Suit Over Thief ID
• Juul-Altria Force Some Buyers Into Arb But Can't Duck Suit
• Mass. Cannabis Regulator Gives Guidance On Diversity Hiring
• Illinois Contractor Must Face Suit Over Manhole Fall Injuries
• LA Pot Companies Drop Social Equity Lawsuit Against City
• Brand Battles: Coursera Seeks To Cut 'Classera' TM
• T-Mobile Data Breach Lawsuits Start Rolling In
• How CD&R Bagged A UK Grocery Giant With Its New £7B Bid
• Iron Maiden, Law Firm Settle E-Commerce Co.'s Theft Claim
• 11th Circ. Agrees To Close Book On Yellow Pages IP Row
• Cannabis Container Maker Can't Add Allegations In IP Suit
• Natural Disaster Defense Unsuited For Virus WARN Act Cases
• Apple Created 'Roadblocks' To DOJ's Google Suit, Court Told
• Justices Urged To Undo 9th Circ. Copyright Damages Ruling
• Campbell Gets Partial Fed. Circ. Win On Soup Display Patents
• NJ Pot Regulator Adopts First Rules For Adult-Use Market
• Real Estate Rumors: Bradford Douglas, Skyview, Ram Realty
• Google Can't Keep App Store Antitrust Allegations Private
• Liberty Mutual Says Poppy Seed Stroke Claims Not Covered
• Court Blocks Rosati's Restaurants From Selling Frozen Pizza
• 6 Firms Guide Trio Of SPACs Seeking To Raise $550M
• SEC Sues Ohio Company Over COVID-19 Product Claims
• Why A Missed Email Could Cost You Your Case
• 1-800 Contacts Sues Warby Parker Over Search Engine Ads
• Anheuser-Busch Gets Veza Sur False Marketing Suit Canned
• Ill. Pot Cos. Say They Were Excluded From License Lottery
• Pot Delivery Co. Eaze To Acquire Retailer Green Dragon
• Apple Says DOJ Is Asking It For Too Much Info In Google Case
• Vroom Execs Botched Inventory, Duped Investors, Suit Says
• Macquarie Asset Management Drops $78M On Norway Facility
• Teeth Whitening Co. Says False Ad Suit Is A Sham
• Pot Co. Exec Admits Duping JPMorgan To Open Bank Account
• Insurer Must Cover Cabinet Co. In Certification Mark Dispute
• Walmart Snags Ex-DOJ Atty To Head Up Global Compliance
• Alexander Wang Stole Job Applicant's Design, $75M Suit Says
• Subaru Accused Of Selling Cars With Faulty Brake Technology
• Atty In Amazon Pay Suit Chided For 'Hide And Seek' On Key Q
• Ex-USGA Worker Charged With Stealing US Open Tickets
• Pot Packaging Co. Hatches Settlement Of IP Row
• Mass. City Dodges Zoning Law Challenge Over Pot Shop
• CPSC Again Recalls Co.'s Small High-Powered Magnets
• Mobile CEO Can't Use 'Gamesmanship' To Ax $1.6M Fraud Suit
• Vape Co. Counters Brand Owner, Says It Broke $1.2M Contract
• Wawa, NJ Cleared From Suits Over Motorcycle Accidents
• Privilege Takeaways From 3 Cybersecurity Report Rulings
• These Law Firms Have The Most Diverse Equity Partnerships
• Insurer Begs 5th Circ. to Rethink 'Radical' Data Hack Error
• Pa. Mask Buyers Say Fed. Judges Erred On Sales Tax Rulings
• Ex-EBay Exec Says His Spy Work Undercuts Stalking Charges
• Stamps.com To Pay $100M To End Securities Fraud Suit
• J&J's Talc Indifference Led To Woman's Cancer, Jury Hears
• Tim Hortons China Valued At $1.7B In Planned SPAC Merger
• Supreme Court Asked To Consider 'Initial Interest' TM Doctrine
• Real Estate Rumors: Live Oak Banking, Sperry, Lennar
• Ex-EBay Exec In Stalking Case Seeks Morgan Lewis Docs
• Google Says It's Not A Common Carrier, Seeks Ohio Suit Toss
• Creative Commercial Lease Negotiations Can Help Revive NYC
• Hobby Lobby Discriminated Against Trans Worker, Panel Says
• Ex-California Mayor Charged With Taking Pot Industry Bribes
• ITC Seeks Input On Potential Google Product Ban
• Insurer Sues Fla. Firm Despite 'Serious Doubts' Of Malpractice
• AutoStore Can't Escape Ocado's Suit Over Storage Patents
• 6th Circ. Revives Amazon Workers' Security Check Wage Suit
• 17 Best Practices For Defending Against Ransomware Attacks
• Law360's Diversity Snapshot: What You Need To Know
• Businesses Have The Right To Deny Unvaccinated Patrons
• Jim Bakker Loses Fight to Block COVID 'Cure' Investigation
• Sens. Raise Flag On Amazon's Biometric Data Collection
• Google Infringed Sonos' Wireless Audio Patents, ITC Says
• Tyson Pays $1.5M CFTC Fine Tied To Soybean Position Limits
• Brand Battles: Apple Fights Mattel Over Apples To Apples TM
• Real Estate Rumors: Woodward, Acore, LIVWRK
• Drivers Say VW, Porsche Can't Shake Emissions Cheat Suit
• OSHA Issues New Workplace COVID Guidance As Cases Rise
• Pot Co. Is Sued After Firing Guardsman Called To Service
• Ex-Cowboy Smith Fumbled IP Defamation Suit, Judge Says
• Texas Panel Won't Toss Trade Secrets Suit Against Walmart
• Subaru Windshield Class Counsel Defend $515K Fee Bid
• 5 Reasons Lawyers Often Fail To Secure Litigation Funding
• Peloton Tax On NY, Va., Mass. Memberships Invalid, Suit Says
• Freshfields Reps PE Firm On €3B Deal For Pet Products Co.
• Viacom Sues Rusty Krab Eatery Owner Over SpongeBob TM
• Cannabis Co. Says Calif. City Faked Social Equity Program
• Ill. Sued Over Veteran Provision In Pot Dispensary Licensing
• DOJ, FTC Push Fed's Proposal For Virtual Wallets
• Despite Giuliani's Assertion, Lawyers Cannot 'Throw A Fake'
• Maine's Medical Marijuana Residency Rule Struck Down
• Prolific NJ Class Action Atty Targets Hair Growth Pill Co.
• Food Distributors Brush Off FTC Merger Warning
• Google Says Epic 'Sidestepping' Safeguards In Redaction Row
• Cos. Must Consider Legal Risks Of Buy-Now, Pay-Later Tech
• Kaufman Dolowich Expands In Bay Area With Veteran Litigator
• Hengeler Mueller, Latham Steer Adidas' $2.5B Reebok Sale
• It's Time To Upgrade Our Attorney Licensure Rules
• Sex Toy Retailers WOW Tech, Lovehoney Unite In €1B Merger
• Amazon Used Jewish Stereotypes To Bias Jury: Israeli Co.
• Google's Redactions Bid Not About Trade Secrets, Epic Says
• 7th Circ. Nixes Biometric Co.'s Bid To Arbitrate Privacy Claim
• Giorgio Armani's Furniture Deal Fight Sent To Arbitration
• Instacart Asks Appeals Court To Deliver Claims To Arbitration
• Virus Exclusion Blocks Coverage For Sporting Goods Stores
• Baseball Teams Lead Pitch To 9th Circ. On COVID Coverage
• Real Estate Rumors: ShipMonk, Broad Sky, Renzulli
• 3rd Circ. Erases Challenge To Pa. Virus Orders As Moot
• New Balance Sues Michael Kors Over 'N' Logo Sneakers
• CBD Co. Slaps Hemp Distributor With $2.5M Defamation Suit
• Singapore Court Criticizes Playing 'Hardball' In Mall Fight
• CBL Gets Ch. 11 Confirmation Nod Over Equity Objections
• Data-Based Predictions On Case Timelines After Pandemic
• Amazon Will Pay Up To $1K For Injuries From 3rd-Party Goods
• Chase Can Arbitrate 2 More Small-Biz Customer PPP Suits
• Court Keeps New Yorker's Suit Against Dutch CBD Co. Alive
• Apple Can't Combine COVID-19 App Case With App Store Suit
• Dr. Martens Maker Gets $0 Despite TM Trial Win in Calif.
• State AGs' Google Ad Suit Must Join Private Ones In NY
• 11th Circ. Delves Into Contract Over Phone Book Images
• Real Estate Rumors: Hellman & Friedman, Thor, Cabot
• Pa. Panel Axes Mass Consolidation Of Virus Coverage Cases
• Missed Email A 'Cautionary Tale' In Failed 5th Circ. Appeal
• Designer Says Bed Bath & Beyond Yanked Job Over Visa
• Embracing ESG
• Benzene In Sunscreens Could Be The Next Big Toxic Tort
• Pa. Judge Rejects QVC Privilege Bid In Suzanne Somers Suit
• UK Watchdog Clears ATM Giants' Merger With No Conditions
• Dealership Dodges Claims In Hyundai Engine Fraud Suit
• 1st Circ. Asks Mass. Top Court To Decide 7-Eleven Wage Suit
• Long Beach Escapes Calif. Grocers' Pandemic Pay Challenge
• The IPO Market Is Finally Taking A Breather
• Pomerantz, Robbins Geller Ask to Lead E-Cig Investor Suit
• FTC Asks 2nd Circ. To Rethink 'Free Pass' For 1-800 Contacts
• Calif. Vote Moots Suit Over Flavored Vape Ban, Judge Says
• Ill. Residents Say Macy's Belongs In Facial-Data Privacy MDL
• 8th Circ. Revives Challenge To Arkansas 'Ag Gag' Law
• Retention Is Key To Meaningful Diversity At Law Firms
• Kimberly-Clark Hits Back At ERISA Fee Suit Over $4B 401(k)
• McGlinchey Adds Experienced Trial Attorney In Houston
• Virus Exclusions Bar Salon, Laundromat's COVID-19 Coverage
• Columbia Sportswear's Patent Claims Fall Short At Trial
• Amazon Wins Round In India Over Future Retail Deal
• Rent-A-Center Says Mass. AG Has Floated Deal To End Probe
• J&J Talc Case Sent Back To Philly After 11th-Hour Removal
• Brand Battles: Prince's Estate Takes On 'Purple Rain' Wine
• Washington Prime Cancels Auction For Lack Of Bids
• 9th Circ. Poised To Weigh COVID-19 Coverage Battles
• Federal Cannabis Reform: Inevitable But Inevitably Piecemeal
• Forced-Labor Enforcement Surge Muddles Compliance Efforts
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• UK Grocer Valued At £6.7B In Sweetened Takeover Bid
• Ex-Adidas Exec Tells High Court To Nix Wire Fraud Conviction
• Real Estate Rumors: Doron Valero, Rialto, Bank Of America
• Drone Store Asks DC Circ. To Nix FAA Remote ID Drone Rule
• Texas Drops Some Google Damages Claims To Avoid Transfer
• Wash. Black-Owned Pot Shop Accuses State Of Discrimination
• Walmart Says Texas Mass Shooting Deposition Is Harassment
• Bakery Agrees Not To Threaten Migrants In DOL Wage Probe
• Gunderson-Led Lender Tops $900M Value With Series D
• Insurance Groups Urge 2nd Circ. Not To Revive NY Virus Suit
• Texas Panel Upholds Sale Of Smokable Hemp Products
• Germany Fines Musical Instrument Makers €21M Over Pricing
• Weber Leads Trio Of IPOs With Downsized $250M Offering
• Postmates To Pay $1M To Resolve Seattle Sick Pay Probe
• Ill. Pot Regulator Sued Over 'Absurd' Social Equity Scoring
• Cannabis Software Co.'s New GC To Focus On Product Rollout
• Walmart Customer Can't Sue Over Tax On 5-Hour Energy
• Pepperidge Farm, Campbell Face False Ad Suit Over Goldfish
• Compliance Pros Say Pandemic Had Little Effect On Culture
• Avoiding Unauthorized Practice Of Law In Remote Work
• PTAB Won't Review Patent Involved In Fake Eyelash IP Fight
• Drug Price Checker Replies To Pharma Group's Counterclaims
• Toys R Us Parent Co. Hits Rival With A Trademark Suit
• Sony Sues Bang Energy Over Copyrighted Music On TikTok
• Justices Told Registration Errors Can't Nix Infringement Suits
• Rite Aid's 11th-Hour Axing From Pa. Talc Case Troubles Judge
• Best Buy Hit With Ponzi Scheme Suit Over Sham Investments
• Insurance Groups Urge 7th Circ. To Toss Virus Coverage Suit
• Fed. Circ. OKs EDTX's Venue Ruling In Victoria's Secret Suit
• Virus Shutdown Orders Trigger Coverage, 11th Circ. Told
• What To Know About GOP Senators' Latest Data Privacy Push
• CBP Says Cannabis Product Co.'s Seizure Fight Premature
• Real Estate Rumors: TPA, Wells Fargo, Joseph Stern
• Bakery Derailed Probe With Migrant Worker Threats, DOL Says
• 4 Firms Usher Wolverine's $410M Deal For Sweaty Betty
• 4 Firms Aid As PepsiCo Unveils $4.5B Juice JV With PE Firm
• Pot E-Cig. Co. Ordered To Stop Using Logo After Kool TM Suit
• Steve Madden Can't Trim Converse Shoe Design Patent Claim
• Rawlings Bat Buyers Down In Count On Cert. In False Ad Suit
• Judge Ends Smith & Wesson's Suit Over NJ Ad Probe For Now
• 'Cannabis King' Owes $203K For Urgent Work, Ore. Firm Says
• Ill. Court Cuts $4.7M Construction-Injury Judgment To $3.1M
• Grubhub Looks To Arbitrate NYC Bakery's Fee Cap Suit
• Insurer Wants Amazon To Pay For Solar Generator House Fire
• Pawnshops Seek 1 Deductible For Floyd Protest Damage
• Illinois Cannabis Cos. Sue Over Licensing Lottery Exclusion
• Mich. High Court Clears Drivers Unaware Of Cig. License Law
• Burlington Wants $750M Virus Suit Back In NJ State Court
• Calif. Shooting Victims' Suit May Bypass Gun Maker Immunity
• UK To Make Digital Platforms Collect, Report Sellers' Data
• Soccer Team Juked Investor Out Of Sale Proceeds, Suit Says
• EU Taking Deeper Look At Facebook's Kustomer Deal
• NY Commercial Leases Must Work For COVID, And Courts
• Judge Trims Sanitizing Wipes Maker's Suit Over Recall Order
• Foot Locker Inks 2 Deals Totaling $1.1B To Boost Biz Globally
• 4 Firms Steer Square's $29B Bet On Afterpay