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Retail & E-Commerce - September, 2021

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• Ex-Iconix CEO Heads To Trial Over Accounting Fraud Claims
• Texas Justices Mull Policy Wording In Gold Coin Theft Case
• Stockholders Sue Walmart Board In Del. Over Opioid Damages
• Ropes, Latham Steer Hair Care Company's Upsized $1.6B IPO
• Arbitration's Supposed Benefits Don't Measure Up
• Federal Courts Make 2 Basic Errors In Virus Coverage Rulings
• Digital Coalition Wants EU Probe Of Google 'Privacy Sandbox'
• Chancery OKs $30M Stamps.com Insider-Trading Settlement
• Del. Judge Upholds Toss Of Performance Sports Ch. 11 Suit
• Sens. Turn Up Heat On Congress To Pass Federal Privacy Law
• 2nd Circ. Floats NY High Court Punt In Citi $500M Revlon Fight
• Bills To Cut Drug Prices, Fight Counterfeits Sent To Full House
• New Balance Sees $1M Award Nixed In Fight With Distributor
• US, EU Jointly Considering Data Exchange, Tech Platforms
• Warby Parker Shares Beat Benchmark Following Direct Listing
• How Florida Borrowers Can Reduce Mortgage Taxes
• Conn. Nail Salon Workers Get Wage-And-OT Dispute Certified
• Epic V. Apple Ruling Offers Lessons On Expert Testimony
• Ticket Dealer Says Workers Used Trade Secrets To Start Rival
• IRS Debuts Program To Help Pot Cos. Comply With Tax Law
• Court Rejects Challenge To Ill. Cannabis Licensing Scheme
• What 9th Circ. Privilege Test Means For Dual-Purpose Advice
• Latham, Davis Polk Rep Planned $901M Luxury Gym IPO
• Public Health Groups Urge FDA To Speed Up E-Cig Reviews
• Aussie Watchdog Wants Power To Make Rules For Google
• In Rare Move, US Deports Cyber Scammer Back To Russia
• DOJ Bars Google Drive For Sharing Docs In Monopoly Case
• Insurer Wants Out Of Real Estate Fight With Cannabis Co.
• Handbag Co. Beats TM Suit From Estate Of Kerouac's 1st Wife
• The DOJ Should Ramp Up FCA Focus In PPP Enforcement
• CVS Accused Of Trial-Delaying Flip-Flop In Sanitizer Row
• Lifting The Veil On The Supreme Court's Shadow Docket
• Visa, Mastercard Swipe Fee MDL Gets Class Certification
• Insurer Wants Out Of Covering McDonald's BIPA Suits
• NY Bankruptcy Judge Who Oversaw Purdue Ch. 11 Will Retire
• Orrick-Led E-Commerce Investor Valued At $850M In Series B
• FTC Chair's Plan: What We Know, And What We Don't Know
• Apple Slips Wrongful Arrest Suit But Can't Get Sanctions
• BMW, Fla. Dealers Grapple Over Incentive Programs Suit
• USPS Violated Artist's Free Speech Rights By Blocking Stamp
• NBA Player's 'Scary' Use Was Fair Use, Judge Says
• NYC Bakery Slams Delivery Apps' Bids To Arbitrate Fee Suit
• Google Must Face $2B Suit Alleging Unauthorized Ads
• Cincinnati Insurance Shakes Businesses' Virus Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: CenterPoint, Randolph Properties, Wells
• 8 Firms Guide 3 Cos. For $969M In Planned IPOs
• Embracing ESG: United Natural Foods GC Talks Bottom Line
• Virginia Doctor Pleads Guilty In $1.8M Rx Fraud Scheme
• States Go First In Google Display Ads Case
• QVC Ducks Antitrust Claim In Suzanne Somers Diet Pill Row
• Miss. Lawmakers Reach Deal To Legalize, Tax Medical Pot
• Judge Pushes To Update Arbitration Law For 21st Century
• Walgreens Escapes 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Hair Loss Meds
• 7th Circ. Panel Says Walmart Can't Rewrite Facts In ADA Trial
• Health Beverage Co. Seeks To Block Rival's Name In IP Suit
• 3 Attorney Ethics Considerations For Litigation Funding
• Land Securities Sells 2 Retail Properties For $74M
• Calif. Jury Awards $5M In Landmark Cannabis Antitrust Case
• Brand Owner Nears Ch. 11 Deal For Jessica Simpson Line
• Skechers Gets Sneaker Burn Suit Tossed For Good
• Illinois Hit With More Suits Over Pot Biz Licensing Process
• Ruling Rightly Sends COVID Biz Interruption Question To Jury
• IP Forecast: Taylor Swift Seeks To Shake Off Copyright Case
• Calif. Becomes 1st State To Limit Warehouse Worker Quotas
• High Court Asked To Decide Fight Over Ch. 11 Trustee Fees
• Wash. Judge Tosses Fitness Centers' Virus Coverage Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Weiss Serota, Liakas Law, Janoura
• Ballard Spahr Guiding $1B New Orleans Mixed-Use Project
• NY Debt Enforcement Alternatives For Cannabis Lenders
• Texas COVID-19 Biz Immunity Law Cooks Tyson Workers' Suit
• Ex-CBD Exec Gets Employer's Counterclaims Axed, For Now
• 3 Firms Guide Cresco Labs' $90M Buy Of Pa. Pot Dispensaries
• Morrisons Fights New Equal Pay Claim From Store Staff
• MedMen Founders' New Co. Sues Pot Chain Over Sale Plans
• Chubb Slams Sweep Of Opioid Defense Order For Rite Aid
• Online Directory Can't End Privacy Suit Over People Search
• NY Gov. Taps Final Members For State's Pot Regulatory Board
• Raft Of Claims Deleted In Hard Disk Parts Price-Fixing Case
• UK Antitrust Enforcer Will Mull Music Streaming Probe
• Cooley-Guided Freshworks' $1B IPO Leads 4 New Offerings
• Aldi Freed From False-Ad Claims Over 'Vanilla' Almond Milk
• How ABA Opinion Shifts Alternative Biz Structure Landscape
• Ky. AG Wants End To Price-Gouging Probe Challenge
• T-Mobile Wants Data Hack Suit Delayed Until JPML Ruling
• Pharma Giants' $454M Glumetza Antitrust Deal Gets Initial OK
• Alex And Ani Ch. 11 Equitization Plan Confirmed In Delaware
• Clint Eastwood Nabs Another Default Win In CBD TM Suit
• New Orleans Restaurant Loses Rebid For Pandemic Coverage
• Pharmacies Win Remand Of FDA's Compounded Drug Memo
• Amazon Beats Inventor's Internet Of Things Patent Suit
• Amazon Says It's Ready To Rehire Workers Fired For Pot Use
• Freshfields-Led Universal Music Strikes Chord With Investors
• AbbVie Calls Retailers' Bystolic Generic Delay Claims Flawed
• Luckin Coffee Locks Down $187M Deal To End Investor Suit
• FTC Talks Tough On Gas Station Co. Mergers
• Pot Co. Skymint Eyes Mich. Expansion After $78M Financing
• Vaccine Passport Efforts Need To Stay Mindful Of ADA Title III
• Walgreens Invests $970M To Grab Major Stake In Shields
• Chancery Sends $875M BGC-Cantor Unit Merger Suit To Trial
• NYC Sues 'New York Cannabis' Brand For Using City Logos
• Insurer Says Faulty Headset Caused Fire At Kansas Wendy's
• Vaping Industry Rips Into FDA After Nearly 1M Products Pulled
• NJ Court Won't Stop J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' In Talc Suits
• Attys Seek $610K In $1.8M Dollar General False Ad Settlement
• Apple Must Face 'Austin Powers' Copyright Suit, Judge Says
• Walmart Beats Greenpeace's Recycling Label Suit, For Now
• Sympathetic NJ Judge Blocks Virus Coverage From Travelers
• Amazon, Publishers Ask Court To Ax E-Book Price-Fix Suit
• Telehealth Co. Accuses Short Sellers Of Defamation-For-Profit
• Software, Fintech Startups Lift IPO Targets To Start Busy Week
• CBP Says 4 Cos. Hid Cabinet Imports' Origin To Avoid Duties
• Olaplex Joins Crowded IPO Pipeline With Plans To Raise $1B
• Embracing ESG: HPE Counsel Talk Effective Board Oversight
• Juul, Altria Fight Investors' Class Certification Bid
• NJ Municipal Tax Expert Can Testify In Another Town's Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Fairwinds, Halloween Adventure, Apex
• IPO Lockup Periods Begin To Loosen Amid Market Pressure
• Brand Battles: Microsoft Strikes Back At 'Rise of Empires'
• Zurich Beats Virus Suit From Children's Place Retail Chain
• Boston Cannabis Board's Former GC Joins Prince Lobel
• 3rd Circ. Preview: Antitrust, Defamation Suits Kick Off Fall
• Justice Gap Demands Look At New Legal Service Models
• Privacy Now Looms Large In Antitrust Enforcement
• Insurers' Bid To Escape Wawa's Virus Suit Meets Skepticism
• CVS Says NY Online Pharmacy Can't Enforce Noncompete
• LuLaRoe Buyers Win Cert. Of 10K Class In Sales Tax Suit
• Victoria's Secret Parent Can't Slip 401(k) Fees Suit Just Yet
• Ga. Judges Deny LG Chem's Bid To End Faulty Battery Case
• Investor Says Jessica Alba's Co. Hid COVID Stock-Up Losses
• HP Beats Investor Suit Over Printing Supplies Revenue Drop
• 'Bachelor' Winner Sues P&G Over 'Stinky' Downy Ads
• DC Shared-Living Project Gets $31M To Finance Construction
• Furniture Factory Approved For Ch. 11 Plan With Releases
• Pot Giant Acreage Sells Oregon Dispensary Chain For $6.5M
• Del. M&A Ruling Holds Lessons On Post-Termination Rights
• Amazon Can't Force Flex Driver To Arbitrate Privacy Claims
• 'Roaring Kitty' Ex-Employer Fined $4M Over GameStop Posts
• 1st Circ. Revives Ex-Walmart Greeter's Disability Bias Battle
• 9 Companies Storm Capital Markets With IPOs Totaling $3B
• Mass. AG Deal Can't Save Philip Morris From $10M Punitives
• 1st Circ. Mulls If Whole Foods Workers' BLM View Covers KKK
• DoorDash Sues NYC For Requiring It To Share Customer Data
• Ex-Shoe Co. Exec Gets 6 Years For 'Breathtaking' $30M Theft
• Mass. 7-Eleven Case Carries Broad Employment Ramifications
• How SPAC Investors Might Rethink Material Adverse Effect
• Willkie Farr Exec Says Attys Have Shown They Can Be Remote
• Truly Seltzer Owner Hit With Investor Suit Over Sales Slump
• CVS Says Choctaw Nation Must Arbitrate Rx Claims In Arizona
• Judge Revives FTC's $5M Restitution Win Against Credit Co.
• Utah Court Tosses Antitrust Suit Over Mattress Trade Probes
• Ohio AG Slams Google's Bid To Ditch 'Common Carrier' Suit
• Target Hit With Biometric Claims Over Virtual 'Try On' Tech
• One Boerum Place Developers Land $176M In Financing
• Groups Urge ITC To Ban Google's Speakers In Sonos IP Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: 13th Floor, Coast Hospitality, Related
• Ex-EBay Execs Tell Judge Docs Undermine Stalking Case
• Furniture Company's COVID-19 Coverage Suit Splinters
• Pot Co. Prez Wants Out Of 'Borat' Actor's Copyright Suit
• NY Eatery Can't Use Travelers 'All Risk' Insurance For COVID
• Vivendi Readies Universal Music Spinoff At $39B Valuation
• Mass. AG Investigating T-Mobile After Massive Data Breach
• These Firms Have The Most Women In Equity Partnerships
• 2nd Circ. Says Restored Antique Watches Didn't Infringe TMs
• Pearson Says Chegg's Sale Of Textbook Answers Infringes IP
• Epic Games Ruling Could Haunt Big Tech
• 7 Companies To Join September Blitz With IPOs Topping $2.8B
• Wells Fargo, Target Settle VoIP Patent Cases Ahead Of Trial
• 4 Key Compliance Areas Under Biden's Vaccine Mandate
• DC Says Amazon Heaps Unfair Terms On 1st-Party Sellers Too
• Chamber Of Commerce Wants Worker's COVID Suit Tossed
• Judge Doubts 'Pink Tax' Suit Over Walgreens Hair-Loss Meds
• Belichick's Girlfriend Backs Leniency For Shoe Co. Embezzler
• Dillon McCandless Wants To Reopen Pandemic Suit Fee Fight
• Embracing ESG: Leidos GC Talks Social Responsibility
• Web Service Says CBD Co. Breached Exclusivity Agreement
• Real Estate Rumors: Bouskila, Chewy, Lucky's Management
• Cravath, Stinson Lead Black & Decker's $375M Turf Biz Buy
• Law360's Glass Ceiling Report: What You Need To Know
• Ex-EBay CEO Taps Heavy Hitters In Couple's Stalking Case
• Airport Shops Operator Sued Over Employee Info Data Breach
• DoorDash, Grubhub, Uber Eats Sue To Block NYC's Fee Caps
• 5 Takeaways From Friday's Epic, Apple Ruling
• Ritz-Carlton, Quality Inn Fight For Virus Coverage At 7th Circ.
• Costco Beats Wiretap Suit Targeting Web-Tracking Software
• Most Insurer Payout Defenses Tossed In $120M Coverage Suit
• Mass. COVID Tolling Rule Could Affect Thousands Of Suits
• Workers Say WARN Act Applies To Enterprise Virus Closures
• Feds Still Fighting Hong Kong Shirt Co. Over Blacklisting
• NJ Plaza Owner Filed Ch. 11 To Dodge $9M Debt, Lender Says
• Sales Training Software Co. Accused Of Privacy Violations
• What's At Stake In High Court's CVS Disability Bias Case
• Real Estate Rumors: Barbanel, Pearlstone, Prestige
• Fraud Enforcement Risk Mitigation Steps For PPP Lenders
• 15 Firms To Guide IPOs Exceeding $3.4B As Activity Resumes
• Brow-Raising TM Case Could Reshape Influencer Contracts
• As 'Emoji' TM Cases Surge, One Defendant Calls It 'Trolling'
• Reed Smith, Gunderson Rep $474M Golf Tech Co. Deal
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Apple Can Block Epic's App Store Rival But Not Outside Sales
• Amazon Sued Under BIPA For 'Virtual Try-On' Feature
• Groupon Investor Seeks To File Sealed Suit Against Execs
• 'Suspicious' Judge Unsure Of SEC's Crypto Claim In IPro Case
• Sonos Tells ITC Not To OK 'Trivial' Google Patent Redesigns
• Zenni Eyes Arb. In 'Virtual Try-On' Biometric Privacy Suit
• Google Won't Seek Dismissal Of Epic, AG Play Store Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: Chetrit, Sixpenny, Pebb Capital
• Pharma Giants Ink $300M Deal To End Glumetza Antitrust Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Engie, Advance.AI, Aramex
• Ethan Allen Benefits Manager Can't Escape Bias Suit
• FDA Delays On Juul, Orders Other E-Cigs Off Market
• Shoe Co. Exec's 'Insidious Fraud' Calls For 6 Years, Feds Say
• Lessons In Crisis Lawyering 20 Years After 9/11
• Cooley, Davis Polk Rep $1.6B E-Commerce Go-Public Deal
• Ind. Man Sues Over Pic As Minor Used In PeopleConnect Ads
• Grubhub Must Face Investors' Claims That Execs Hid Info
• Amazon, Publishers Look To Toss Bookstore's Antitrust Suit
• Calif. Releases New Unified Rules Governing Pot Industry
• Split 3rd Circ. Opens State Law Battle On Amazon Arbitration
• 4 Firms Guide Assa Abloy's $4.3B Home Hardware Unit Buy
• 4 Firms Craft Perrigo's $2.1B Deal For PE-Owned Self-Care Co.
• CD&R, Fortress Will See £7B Morrisons Fight Head To Auction
• CVS Tells High Court Mailed Prescriptions Not Disability Bias
• Pot Co. Cresco Hit With OT Suit Over COVID Safety Measures
• 6 Companies Recharge IPO Market With Plans To Raise $2.7B
• NJ Panel Puts ShopRite On Hook Over Worker's Injury
• How UK Data Breach Ruling May Rein In Insurance Claims
• US Report Shows Pandemic's Toll On International Trade
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Yesharim, DivcoWest
• Chicago Eateries Hit 15 Insurers With Pandemic Loss Suit
• Sports Supply Co. Can't Dodge Ruling In Dick's Burst Ball Suit
• Anti-Mask Shoppers Told To Turn Over Facebook Messages
• Online Retailers' Losing Streak Shows Evolving Liability Trend
• Loss Of Use Backs Venue's Virus Coverage Suit, 4th Circ. Told
• Lawyers Gear Up For Packed IPO Pipeline As Autumn Nears
• Mass. Justices OK COVID-19 Deadline Tolling In Injury Case
• Brand Battles: Popsicle Maker Roasts 'S'Moresicle' TM
• Washington Prime Gets OK For $911M Chapter 11 Plan
• Calif. Privacy Enforcement To Heat Up As Regulation Matures
• 'So What?' Drake's Champagne Co. Takes Shot At Wine Sellers
• In War On Arbitration, Consumers And Companies Both Lose
• CMBS Issuance On The Rise, But Questions Remain
• Enterprise Fails To Change Court's Mind On Willful OT Claims
• Akerman Helps With $45M NY Life Real Estate Loan
• IRS Gets Green Light From Court On Pot Co. Summonses
• JD.com Unit To Launch $2.1B China Logistics Takeover Bid
• IP Forecast: Herman Miller Readies For Chair TM Fight
• Keds Says Hanes Tried To Extort It Via 'Champion' TM Suit
• EBay Exec's 'Spy' Past No License To Tail Bloggers, Feds Say
• Washington Prime Bondholders Can't Halt Ch. 11 Plan Hearing
• Talc Users Want To Bar J&J's 'Texas Two-Step' Ploy In NJ
• Apple Making More App Store Changes Amid Pressure
• UK Antitrust Agency Again Assails Sports Stores' Merger
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hand Hospitality, Pensam
• Home Depot Fights Workers' Bid For Early Win In $140M Suit
• Toss Of Gallery's Virus Policy Suit Looks Safe In 2nd Circ.
• What Attorneys Should Know About 'Ghost Kitchen' Clients
• Dems Call For Criminal Inquiry Into Google-Facebook Ad Deal
• Why Structured Data Is Increasingly Important To Your Case
• Pot Giants Ayr, Planet 13 Ink Deals Worth $135M Combined
• Ford Dealer's Insurer Wants Out Of Suit Over Worker's Killing
• VW Inks $42M Deal To Resolve Takata Air Bag MDL
• Walmart Is Latest Co. Hit With Baby Food Heavy Metal Suit
• Miami Eatery Denied Coverage In Pandemic Coverage Suit
• Jessica Simpson Steps Up To Buy Back Brand In Ch. 11
• Amazon Wants NJ Pot Policy Challenge Nixed
• Embracing ESG: AIG Counsel Talks SEC Risk Alert
• Procter & Gamble Slips 'Natural' Pantene Shampoo Label Suit
• Graco Can't Beat Suit Over Safety Of Car Booster Seats
• Progressive Groups Press FTC To Block Amazon's MGM Deal
• CORRECTION: Constellation Sued Again, Now Over Modelo