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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2021

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guest Articles Of 2021
• UC Strikes Out At ITC In LED Patent Suit Against GE, Ikea
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Walmart's Opioid Suit Against Feds
• Opioid Judge's 'Many Errors' Ruined Trial, Pharmacies Charge
• NFL, Fanatics Accused Of Monopolizing Amazon Market
• Man's Fentanyl Abuse Absolves Pharmacy, Pa. Justices Say
• Distill A TM Owner's Goodwill At Your Bourbon Co.'s Own Peril
• Trans Ex-Staffer Says Walmart Used 'Deadname' To Harass
• The New Right Of Publicity Theories Facing Retailers
• Wash. Yoga Studio Wants 9th Circ. Revival Of COVID Suit
• Pot Shop Accused Of Firing Delivery Driver After Robbery
• New York Cannabis Brand Blocked From Using City Logos
• Diddy Buys Back Sean John In Global Brands Ch. 11 Sale
• Cos. Must Brace For Antitrust Scrutiny Of Supply Chain Issues
• A Law Firm Leader's Guide To Seeking Effective Feedback
• Pet Store Chain Challenges Illinois Animal Purchase Law
• Ex-Assistant Seeks To Trim Lawsuit Over Her Mary Kay Book
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Forté, Milan, UM Recital Hall
• Shipping Giant Maersk Nabs LF Logistics For $3.6B
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 8th Circ. Ruling Clarifies Bankruptcy Rent Cap Guidance
• Maine Asks 1st Circ. To Uphold Medical Pot Residency Rule
• TTAB Won't Nix 'Naked' Condom TM After High Court Appeal
• Tuna Giants' Price-Fixing Admissions Made Public In MDL
• Ga. Judge Challenges FTC Evidence In $43M Deception Suit
• New Balance 'Made In USA' Claim Sparks New Consumer Suit
• FTC Demands Divestment Before Blessing Gas Station Deal
• 4 Firms Steer Planet 13's $70M Acquisition Of Pot Cultivator
• Candy Biz Can't Nix Worker Suit Over Spouse's COVID Death
• 10th Circ. Hands Insurers Another Win In Virus Coverage Suits
• Furniture Co. Hit With $3.5M IP Verdict Faults Its Attorney
• Thai Cabinet Gives Sales, Excise Tax Holidays
• Court Approves $4.2M OT Deal For Giant Eagle 'Team Leaders'
• Takata Ch. 11 Trustee Must Take $53M Insurer Claim To Japan
• What Court Clash On Fla. Law Means For Lost Profits Claims
• 2nd Circ. Ruling Offers Key Antitrust Takeaways On Standing
• Recalled P&G Deodorants Contained Carcinogens, Suit Claims
• Judge Skeptical Of Amazon COVID Race Bias Claims
• Top State And Local Tax Policies Of 2021
• Major Merger Review Moments From 2021
• StarKist Says 9th Circ. Can't Overlook Judge's Stock Conflicts
• Chamber Backs Home Depot In Massive ERISA Class Action
• Glass House To Acquire Calif. Edibles Co. In $25.6M Deal
• Calif. Hits Walmart With Suit Over Hazardous Waste Disposal
• NJ Casino Urges Court To Toss Tycoon's Contract Suit
• American Finance Trust To Buy $1.3B In Grocery, Retail Assets
• Makeup Buyers Want Final OK For $2.8M Huda Beauty Deal
• Court Split On Amazon's Seller Liability Could Be Moot
• The Biggest 3rd Circ. Decisions From 2021
• Embracing ESG: Whirlpool CLO Talks Structural Improvement
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 2
• Target Sanctioned For Losing Track Of Floor Mat After Fall
• Trends That Defined Real Estate In 2021
• BNP Sells Bank Of The West In $16.3B Deal Built By 3 Firms
• Kramer Levin Attys Rebuked For Baseless Antisemitism Claim
• Amazon Off Hook For Daily EU Privacy Fines
• Calif. Cannabis Market On Brink Of Collapse, Cos. Say
• Playboy Hit With $100M Suit Over Condom Licensing Deal
• Wash. Cannabis Cos. Agree To Settle TCPA Class Action
• LA Fitness Blames Virus For Closures In Revised Suit
• Insurer Ducks Arson Coverage Since Store Used Wrong Alarm
• CBD Store Franchisee Launches New Suit Against Company
• Texas High Court Takes Up Smokable Hemp Ban Debate
• Fla. High Court Is Wrong To Ban CLE Diversity Requirements
• Wawa, Sonic, Others Settle JBS Pork Price-Fixing Claims
• 3 Firms Shape Rezolve's $2B Go-Public SPAC Deal
• Top 10 SALT Developments Of 2021: Part 1
• Brand Battles: 'Blexit' Foundation Aims To Shut Down TM App
• How Market Definition Fueled Antitrust Win For Apple
• The Biggest COVID-19 Business Interruption Rulings Of 2021
• Fox Rothschild Hospitality Leader Joins Carrington Coleman
• AutoStore Wins Bid To Amend Patent In Warehouse Tech Case
• What We Learned About Logistics In 2021
• The Biggest Texas Rulings Of 2021
• IPO Stampede Powered Record Capital Markets Activity In '21
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• High-End Jeweler Yurman Says Mejuri Is Ripping Off Its Brand
• FTC Inks $2M Deal With Ad Platform Over Kids' Privacy Claims
• San Francisco Asks Judge To Toss 15% Delivery Fee Cap Suit
• StarKist Cites 'Unlucky Timing' As It Seeks Antitrust Rethink
• J. Crew GC Says She Was Belittled, Fired After Hearing Loss
• Judge Questions Feasibility Of October Google Play Trial
• Arcade Owner Tells 11th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• CFPB Launches Probe Into 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Financing
• Judge Gives Initial OK For $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Suit
• Lawyers Must Prepare For Contract Tech Co. Consolidation
• How Attys Should Handle Unsolicited Privileged Information
• Nevada Pot Co. Receiver Blames Creditors For Funds Shortfall
• Alsup Miffed At Fee Provision In Apple's $30M Bag Check Deal
• Pot Co. Wants Tobacco Rival Sanctioned Over Phony Photo
• Coppertone Buyers Get Final OK For $2.25M False Ad Deal
• What We Learned About Malls In 2021
• US Broadened Reach Of Targeted Sanctions In 2021
• Attorney Can't Front Sanctions For Clients, Pa. Court Says
• Tobacco Tax Dodger Gets 14 Mos. For Laundering $3.8M
• Ga. Panel Holds Firm That LG Must Face Faulty Battery Suits
• Internet Association, Amicus Filer In Many IP Cases, Disbands
• 'Non-Plant Touching' Cos. Shine In 2021 Top Cannabis Deals
• Manhattan Diamond Dealer's Virus Coverage Suit Tossed
• Ticket Reseller Settles Trade Secrets Suit With Ex-Workers
• Feds Say South Korean Polymer Imports Harming US Biz
• What Calif. Automatic Renewal Law Changes Mean For Cos.
• Timing Is Key In Juul-Altria Arbitration Row With Buyers
• DevaCurl Buyers Push For Final OK On $5.2M Settlement
• BigLaw's Big Guns Of Revenue Keep Growing
• MedMen Says Ex-Partner Trying To Dodge $10.4M Judgment
• Real Estate Rumors: Boich, Entrada Partners, Konover South
• Georgia Justices Reverse Rare Ruling Against Arbitrator
• High Court Told Law Barring Fraud Coverage Is Constitutional
• Apple, Google 'Mobile Ecosystem' Worries UK Watchdog
• Hard Rock's $1B Vegas Hotel Buy Prompted By Inflation Fears
• Greenpeace Fights Bid To Dismiss Walmart Recycling Suit
• How Firms Can Adapt Amid COVID's Shifting Legal Needs
• Tornadoes Damaging But Manageable, Insurer Analysts Say
• 3 Forces That Will Define Sales Tax Compliance In 2022
• 5 Firms Vie To Lead Insider-Trading Suit Over Archegos Crash
• Prestige Draws Young Attys, But Keeping Them Takes Work
• SenseTime Delays Hong Kong IPO After US Investment Ban
• Toolmaker Matco Inks $15.8M Deal In Misclassification Suit
• Vanessa Hudgens Says Beauty Brand Faked Her Endorsement
• Real Estate Rumors: Edens, Madison Realty, Lincoln
• Best Buy Settles Ga. Worker's $1.9M Forklift Injury Case
• Bilzin Sumberg Helps With $340M Miami Construction Loan
• Cannabis Production Workers Cleared For Union Vote
• Contractor Says Resold Workout Machines Are Fed's Problem
• OSHA Starts Probe Into Amazon Building Collapse In Illinois
• Embracing ESG: Synchrony Counsel Talk Role Of Legal Teams
• Arbitration's Advantages Make It A Superior Solution
• Insurer Ducks Coverage For John Varvatos Discrimination Suit
• Insurer Tells 7th Circ. Furniture Co.'s Losses Aren't Physical
• NJ Firm Loses Fee Cut Challenge In Walmart Injury Case
• Justices Won't Hear J&J Challenge To Miss. AG's Talc Trial
• Prestige Leaders: A Look At Our New Law Firm Ranking
• The 2021 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Prestige Leaders: Sizing Up Firms By Revenue
• Amazon Wins Bid To Send Chinese Seller Fight To Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Sizes Up Whether Levi's Too Tight With Arbitrator
• 7th Circ. Deals Policyholders 'Body Blow' In Virus Ruling
• Clayton Utz Guides Blackstone's Australia Logistics Buy
• The Top Product Liability Cases Of 2021
• Couple Claim Amazon Drivers' Attack Made Them Flee Ga.
• Rite Aid Broke Law By Changing Benefits, NLRB Judge Finds
• Investors Reach $90M Deal To End Juul, Altria Marketing Suit
• Don't Miss It: Skadden, Willkie Guide Week's Hot Deals
• Taxation With Representation: Ashurst, Freshfields, Gibson
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Glaser Weil Snags New Real Estate Partner In Los Angeles
• Nev. Pot Shop Faces $457K Fine Over Recordkeeping Lapses
• Md. Panel Affirms Medical Pot Biz Agreements Pending Trial
• New Orleans Jeweler Turns To 5th Circ. In Virus Coverage Row
• IP Forecast: Amazon To Fight Damages Theory In Patent Row
• Vape Co. To Pay $51M Over Youth Ad Blitz, Mass. AG Says
• Salon Can't Get Client's Mental Health Records In Burn Suit
• Wash. Eatery Operator Owed Virus Coverage, 9th Circ. Told
• Germany Wants A Look At Facebook's Kustomer Deal Too
• How 11th Circ. Ruling Dominated 2021 COVID Insurance Cases
• For Junior Lawyers, Authenticity And A Solid Pitch Are Key
• Amazon Fined $1.3B By Italy's Competition Regulator
• Apple Gets Epic App Store Order Paused Pending Appeal
• JPay Founder, Money Manager Charged In $4M Trading Fraud
• Lowe's Hit With $2.1M Jury Verdict In LED IP Trial
• Another Ohio Appeals Court Sides With Insurer In COVID Suit
• Tennis Software Co. Faults Retailer For 'TennisPoint' Branding
• Univ. Of Illinois Claims Online Retailer Infringing Its TMs
• Mass. Justices Eye Narrow Ruling In 7-Eleven Worker Case
• 4th Circ. Seems Skeptical In Its First Virus Coverage Appeal
• Hyundai NA CEO Can't Nix Counterclaims In Fraud Row
• NJ Pot Regulator Approves Delayed Medical Shop Licenses
• Jury Awards Ga. Shopper $1.2M For Walmart Slip-And-Fall
• Amazon Sneaking Ads Into Product Searches, FTC Told
• A Compliance Primer For Attorneys Outsourcing Legal Work
• Ex-GGP Investors Tell Del. Justices Brookfield Dividend Unfair
• Real Estate Rumors: Respark, CenterPoint, Union Investment
• Chaotic Pa. Music Festival Sued Over 'Fyre'-Like Conditions
• 2 Firms Rep In Consumer Goods Biz's $1.5B Go-Public Deal
• 3 Firms Build $3.2B Deal For Black & Decker's Security Biz
• 'Bad Grammar' Doesn't Make Contract Ambiguous: 6th Circ.
• DOJ Case Against Google Formally Split In Two
• Amazon Can't Ditch Suit Over Faulty Lithium-Ion Batteries
• Amazon Urges Judge To Toss Mistaken Military Leave Claim
• Armada Hoffler Pays $246M For Most Of Baltimore Property
• Tribal Coalition Tells High Court Intertribal Trade Is Essential
• Albright Won't Increase $13M Verdict In Payment IP Trial
• Feds Say Insurer Liable For Part Of $1.4M Jewelry Duties Bill
• When And How To Depose Fact Witnesses Remotely In 2022
• Amazon, Cashmere Group Sew Up IP Suit On Eve Of Trial
• Alphabet Investors Sue Over 'Billions' In Antitrust Liability
• Warby Parker Wants 1-800 Contacts' 'Thin' Search Suit Nixed
• Whole Foods Escapes False Ad Suit Over Sugar In Oatmeal
• Kid's Clothing Co. Sues Cannabis Cos. For TM Infringement
• Supreme Court Won't Try On Ugg Boots TM Fight
• Insurer Rejects Car Dealer's Coverage Bid For Worker's Killing
• 9th Circ. Snuffs VW Sales Reps' Bid To Save Lost-Income Suit
• Goodwin-Led YipitData Raises Up To $475M In Series E
• Pot Exec Can't Duck IP Suit Over Unapproved 'Borat' Billboard
• Embracing ESG: PayPal CLO Talks Gauging Impact And Intent
• High Court Won't Hear COVID Insurance Physical Loss Fight
• Walgreens Medicaid FCA Suit Tossed Over Federal Law Clash
• Albright Denies Atty Fees For $13M Winner In Payment IP Trial
• Motley Rice Atty To Lead PlayStation Antitrust Class
• Apple Claims Of Epic's Control 'Simply Untrue,' 9th Circ. Told
• 3rd Circ. Opens Door To Reviving Zillow Antitrust Claims
• Lightspeed's Statements Were Light On Facts, Investors Say
• 2 Firms Guide Schwazze's Latest Financing And Pot Co. Buys
• Bass Pro, Sportsman's Warehouse Ax Deal After FTC Threat
• Texas Ruling In $1.2M Gold Coin Theft Suit Boosts Insurer
• GBG USA Moving Toward Ch. 11 Plan Following Diddy Sale
• Feds Say Ex-EBay Brass Can't Sink Witness-Tampering Claim
• Don't 'Fix' Misrepresentation Class Claim Pleading Standards
• CVS, Target, Walmart Must Face 'Flushable' Wipes Suit
• Lighting Co. Investors Seek $15.7M Deal In Stock-Drop Suit
• Class Attys Get $540K In Dollar General False Ad Suit
• Attys Seek $1.5M For Walmart Slip-And-Fall Verdict
• Amazon Can't Renege On Quick Cashmere IP Trial, Judge Told
• Avenatti Wants New Nike Trial Over Potential Brady Violation
• Classwide Deal Complicates CaptureRx Breach Venue Fight
• IP Forecast: 9th Circ. To Eye Class Cert. In Rock Music Fight
• Blackstone REIT Lands $690M In Financing From 2 Banks
• Buyers Say $40M In Chicken Of The Sea Antitrust Deals Fixed
• Consumer Lender Kueski Lands $202M In Series C Round
• Grocer Says Insurer's BIPA Coverage Fight Is 'Self-Serving'
• Kroger Fights Allegations Of Broken Job, Benefits Promises
• Mass. City Charged Pot Co. Illegal Fees To Open, Suit Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Facebook, Presidente
• Trading Card Cos. Settle Dueling Antitrust, Trademark Claims
• Giant Eagle Opposes Letting Lawyer Front Clients' Sanctions
• Deals Rumor Mill: Lundin Energy, Vifor Pharma, Lone Star
• Diddy Seeks To Buy Back His Bankrupt Fashion Line
• Shopify Hosts, Aids 'Textbook Pirates,' Publishers Say
• Anderson Kill To COVID-19 Policyholders: Don't Give Up
• Amazon Gets Flex Driver Privacy Suit Paused For Appeal
• Juul Wins Permanent Trim Of MDL Suit Claims
• App Makers Backing Epic 'Controlled By Epic,' Apple Says
• CVS Must Face Illinois Suit Over Repeated Robocalls
• Judge Told SEC's Penny Stock Fraud Suit Is Time-Barred
• StarKist Tells 9th Circ. Judge's Conflicts Doom Class Cert.
• Avoiding Audit Disaster After Receiving A Disaster Grant  
• Apple Gets Coronavirus Tracker's App Store Suit Thrown Out
• Ohio Opioid Verdict Brings Focus To Role Of Pharmacists
• Delaware Justices Grill Great Hill, Plimus On Atty Fee Duel
• Amazon Faces Fast-Tracked Trial Over Counterfeit Cashmere
• Amazon Gets Warranty Claim Clipped In Henna Burn Suit