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Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2022

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• Black Rifle Coffee And SPAC Deal Successor Hit With Suit
• Bed Bath & Beyond Investors Push Greenlight Of $7M Deal
• 11th Circ. Points To Lack Of Ala. Law In Virus Coverage Appeal
• BodyArmor Slays Sugar Claims But Not False Fruit Labeling
• Patagonia Hits Lacrosse Gear Sellers With IP Suit Over Logo
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: PEBB, Merrick Manor, Catalfumo
• Epic Wants Play Store Changes Blocked To Protect Music App
• Ranbaxy Buyers' $485M Deal In Generics MDL Gets Initial Nod
• Klarna Hit With Class Action Over Hidden Overdraft Fees
• Brand Battles: Apple Blasts Hologram Co.'s 'HoloPod' TM
• PayPal Atty's Love Of Service Extends To Ukrainian Clinic
• MORE Act's Possible Impact On State-Licensed Cannabis Cos.
• Restaurant Co. Takes Virus Coverage Appeal To NY High Court
• Associates, Look Beyond Money In Assessing Lateral Offers
• Ga. Atty Says Client Fund Won't Pay Up After Settlement
• PayPal Says FTC Probing Its Commercial Customer Practices
• Dunkin', Beyond Meat Sued Over Stolen 'Plant-Based' Slogan
• BMW Will Pay $1.75M To End Claims Of Pumping Up US Sales
• Fed. Circ. Forecast: Food Co. To Fight Coca-Cola's TM Victory
• DOJ Backs DC AG's Bid To Revive Amazon Antitrust Suit
• China-Focused SPAC Hony Capital Cancels $200M IPO
• 10 Considerations After SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal
• Composer's Febreze Jingle IP Suit Dismissed, For Now
• Ukrainian Co. Can Be Served IP Suit By Email Amid War
• Real Estate Rumors: Eric Orenstein, Wells Fargo, Cabot
• Paparazzi's 'Lead-Free' Jewelry Contains Lead, NY Suit Claims
• Bausch & Lomb Spinoff IPO Could Raise $788M
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Reckitt Benckiser, Mattel
• Dentons Stuck With $32M Malpractice Verdict Over Verein DQ
• Preventing Impermissible Client Solicitation After ABA Opinion
• Walgreens Opioid Inaction Preceded Fla. Shutdown, Jury Told
• App Maker's Suit Against Apple Deleted For Good
• Chicago Pot Seller Hit With Sexual Harassment Suit
• Poultry Execs Accuse Antitrust Chief Of Tainting Jury Pool
• Trade Manager Fired For Take On Trump Tariffs, 7th Circ. Told
• Ariz. Court Says Restaurant Must Face Dog-Bite Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: RRD International, Calta, Starbucks
• Lessons On Avoiding E-Discovery Violations And Sanctions
• Amazon Downplayed Privacy Litigation Risks, Investors Say
• Week In Bankruptcy: InfoWars' Shaky Start, Releases Still Roil
• Amazon Asks 11th Circ. To Affirm Toss Of Prime Class Action
• Mattress Firm Gets Infringing URL Back Through 'Rare Tool'
• Calif. Jury Awards Moviegoer $1.8M In Fall Suit Against AMC
• 9th Circ. Affirms Walmart's Nix Of Model's Employment Suit
• Las Vegas Outdoor Mall's Virus Coverage Suit Moves To Trial
• NY High Court Tosses $16.5M Mesothelioma Death Verdict
• Dem Senators Say Zelle Parent Co. 'Abdicated' Fraud Duties
• Atlanta Firm Fights Ex-Client's Sanctions Bid In Billing Row
• Illinois Privacy Law Extends To Info From Photos, Judge Rules
• Trade Show Co. Asks 9th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Collaborative Tech Will Dictate Future Law Firm Success
• Md. High Court To Hear Fashion Co.'s Virus Coverage Suit
• 7-Eleven Shoppers File BIPA Class Action Over Facial Scans
• DOJ Confirms 3rd Trial Attempt In Chicken Price-Fixing Case
• Judge Takes Big Bite Out Of Jimmy Dean Sandwich Suit
• EU Opens Path To Algorithm Disclosures, Content Control
• Costco Food Sample Co. Must Face Shopper's Fall Injury Suit
• 3rd Circ. Vacates Remand In UPS Store Notary Fees Suit
• When Is A Sale Considered 'Within The US' Under Patent Act?
• Ralph Lauren Atty's Error Can't Ax NYC Rent Deal, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Asana Partners, Verition, Publix
• Pool Toy Co. Settles Suit Over Stolen Trade Secrets
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• How To Effectively Prepare A Witness For Remote Testimony
• Judge Greenlights Nike TM Deal Barring Designers' Copycats
• Ex-EBay Exec Admits Stalking, Leaving Lone Holdout For Trial
• Ranbaxy Buyers Seek OK On $485M Deal In Generics MDL
• Illinois Judge Warms To Narrow Corrective Cannabis Lottery
• Illinois Judge Wary Of Push For Major Cannabis Lottery Redo
• Fed. Circ. Revives Bed Patent That Ashley Furniture Got Axed
• Nordstrom Settles Patent Suit After Yahoo's $15M Trial Loss
• ITC Clears Path For Costly Duties On Chinese Snowblowers
• Pinterest Investors Seek $5M In Fees For $50M Derivative Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: AJP Capital, Google, Trez Capital
• A Crucial Element In Patent Prosecution: Examiner Experience
• Thom Browne Must Face Adidas 'Stripe' Suit, Judge Affirms
• As Cyber Risks Surge, Remember Attorneys' Ethical Duties
• Ignore SG, Texas Patent Biz Pleads At High Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Woman Asks 5th Circ. To Reinstate $500K Award In Gun Case
• IP Forecast: 6th Circ. To Eye Seed Biz's $7M Trade Secret Win
• Toys R Us Creditors' Trust Can't Claw Back $12M From UPS
• DOJ Antitrust Head: No 'Chickenshit Club' Despite Losses
• Intuit Judge Doubts FTC's Emergency Bid To Block Tax Ads
• Texas Says Vroom Misleads Customers, Violates State Law
• ESG Regs Abroad Offer Road Map For US Multinational Cos.
• Chewy Seeks Sanctions For 'Frivolous' IBM Patent Claims
• Pennsylvania Restaurant's Virus Coverage Suit Is Tossed
• Rite Aid Says Spear Point's Buyout Offer Was 'Not Credible'
• Rethinking E-Discovery Readiness Amid Rise Of Collab Tools
• Tyga Collaborator Fights Vans' TRO Bid On 'Wavy Baby' Shoes
• Godiva Customers Get Approval Of Trimmed False Label Deal
• Wawa Gets Nod For $12M Consumer Data Breach Settlement
• Real Estate Rumors: Seacoast, SL Green, Zimmerman
• Pittsburgh Artist Files Second Suit Over Destroyed Murals
• Mattel Investors To Oppose Settlement In Tax Error Suit
• Google IDs 0 Cases Backing Sanctions Power; DOJ Finds 15
• Nat'l Security Officials Ask Congress To Rethink Tech Bills
• Fed. Circ. Says Appeal Of Domino's $2.7M Fee Win Too Late
• Crypto And NFTs Could Change The Future Of Real Estate
• German Review Of Meta Deal Signals Greater Involvement
• Calif. Panel Affirms Insurers' Win In $102M ConAgra Row
• Peppa Pig Ruling A Cautionary Tale On Sanctions And IP
• Small-Business Lender FundPark Nabs $250M For Expansion
• Loeb & Loeb Pilots Tech-Focused SPAC's $100M Upsized IPO
• Edible Arrangements Tries To Sink Counterclaims In TM Row
• Embracing ESG: Uber Counsel Talks Safety Standards
• Prospectively Appointing Jackson To High Court Is Unlawful
• Judge Probes If T-Mobile's 'Simply Prepaid' Name Confuses
• Okla. Goodwill Urges US Justices To Take Up Virus Coverage
• Smithfield's $42M Pork Antitrust Deal With Eateries Gets OK
• SEC Gets Consent Win For CEO's COVID-19 Product Claims
• Alabama Shoe Company's Intangible Losses Not Covered
• Strategies To Help Close IP Law's Long-Standing Gender Gap
• Kroger Unit Escapes Worker's Suit Over Elevator Injury
• Real Estate Rumors: Macklowe, Rialto, Madison Realty
• Former EBay Exec To Plead Guilty In Cyberstalking Case
• Wawa Says Mastercard Wrongly Took $10.7M In Penalties
• Dug-In DOJ May Fare No Better In 3rd Price-Fixing Trial
• Labaton Sucharow To Lead DocuSign Securities Action
• Ch. 11 Trustee Fee Hike Was Non-Uniform Law, Justices Told
• Detroit Beats Medical Pot Facility's Zoning Law Challenge
• Cannabis Co. Acreage Taps Ex-Foley & Lardner Atty As GC
• Fashion Nova Accused Of Blocking Negative Reviews On Site
• Retailer Can't Get 2nd Bite At Virus Coverage Suit, Judge Says
• Ark. Medical Pot Regulator Can't Exit Suit Over License Denial
• DOJ Says Hung Juries In Chicken Price-Fixing Trial 'Irrelevant'
• Big Cos. Shouldn't Cry 'Settlement Pressure' To Justify Appeal
• Consumers Win Cert. Of Dietary Supplement False Ad Class
• Home Depot ERISA Class Members Seek Judge's Recusal
• Google Gets PTAB To Review IP Involved In $5M Amazon Loss
• The Rise Of Cannabis Mobile Commerce
• Lawsuit Calls Renewed Philly Mask Order 'Authoritarian'
• E-Cig Maker Wants Out of $2.6M Walgreens Suit
• 9th Circ. Revives $30M ERISA Fees Suit Against Trader Joes
• 9th Circ. Partly Revives $44.4M Jury Verdict Against Swisher
• Brand Battles: Warner Bros. Fights 'Espresso Patronum' TM
• DOJ Told To Think Over 3rd Chicken Price-Fixing Trial
• NJ Law Firm Accused Of Dropping Ball On Wawa Injury Claim
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: JMH, GID, The Easton Group
• 3 Ga. Bills That Died In The Latest Legislative Session
• AGs Insist Laches Defense Wrongly Used In Facebook Suit
• Walmart Wants Mint Fudge Cookies False Ad Suit Tossed
• DOJ Agrees To Return $1M In Seized Cannabis Cash
• Smart & Final Investor Sues Over $1.1B Sale To Apollo
• Time To Fix Legal Industry's Environmental Pro Bono Problem
• Uber Can't Dodge $91M Arbitration Bill On Appeal
• Nationwide Beats Eatery's Bad-Faith Claim In Partial Victory
• Ga. Must Face Vape Shops' Suit Over Delta-8 Crackdown
• TTAB Decision Reminds Brand Owners To Watch Their Words
• US Trustee Balks At Buyk's Ch. 11 Employee Bonus Plans
• IP Forecast: NetScout To Wrestle With Patent Biz In Texas
• Vitamin Co. Seeks Default Judgment In Kratom TM Spat
• NY Pot Regulators Approve First Adult-Use Grower Licenses
• Calif. Justices Won't Take On 'Take Home' COVID Case
• Walmart Cleared Of Infringing Animal Harness Patent, For Now
• Whole Foods Can't Escape $15M Milk Contract Fight
• NY Tribe To Open Empire State's First Adult-Use Pot Shops
• Insurer Says 7th Circ. Precedent Stops Virus Coverage Appeal
• 'Take Home' COVID And Emerging Liability Insurance Issues
• Remembering An Underappreciated Legal Skill — Listening
• Consumer Protection Takeaways From ABA Antitrust Meeting
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mobileye, Kohl's, Uniti Group
• Amazon Says Additional Info Allowed In COBRA Notices
• DC AG Wants Another Shot At Antitrust Suit Against Amazon
• Philip Morris Gets $2.5M Atty Award Overturned In Engle Suit
• 7 Firms To Lead Goldman, Morgan Stanley Insider Info Suits
• Pittsburgh Starbucks The First Pa. Shop To Vote For Union
• Battery Co. Must Pay $100K Over FTC 'Made In USA' Rule
• Consumer Fights Bid To Ax Kombucha Beer False Ad Claims
• Justices' Ruling On Inadvertent Error Excuse May Be Limited
• Google, Apple Renew Bid To Toss Search Conspiracy Suit
• Attorneys Can Promote Trade, Security Amid Global Conflict
• Juul Strikes $22.5M Deal With Wash. Over Youth Ad Claims
• A Casino At Citi Field? How Steve Cohen's Bid Could Play Out
• Ex-Iconix CEO's Retrial Bumped To Oct. After Paul Weiss Exits
• Burger King Sued Over Chemicals In Whopper Packaging
• Google, DOJ Asked To Submit More Info In Privilege Row
• Ill. Judge Nixes Pro-Gun T-Shirt Co.'s TM In Slogan Fight
• Krispy Kreme Patron Says Tooth In Food Not So Toothsome
• Mapping The Top Trials To Know In The Opioid Litigation Wave
• Biltmore Estate Says Interior Designer Is Ripping Off Its Brand
• 6th Circ. Partially Revives ERISA Suit Against Walmart
• Labor Notches Win In NJ's Incoming Adult-Use Pot Market
• Toppled Amazon Facility Wasn't Up To Code, Attorneys Say
• NFT Due Diligence Lessons From Recent Cases
• 16,000 Class Members Slashed From Cricket 4G False Ad Suit
• Albright Lets Expedia, Trivago Fly GPS Patent Row To Austin
• NY Judge Clears Chewy Of Infringing 4 IBM Patents
• 6th Circ. Backs USPS' Win In Clerk's Race, Disability Bias Suit
• Ill. Pot Regulator Urges Judge Not To Halt Licensing Process
• Ill. Judge Recommends Injunction In Kroger, Grubhub TM Row
• Amazon Snuffs Warehouse Workers' Drug-Test Challenge
• Nestle Beats 'Fake White Chocolate' Suit For Good
• Uber, Postmates Ask 9th Circ. To Stop Calif. Contractor Law
• 2 Firms Steer Tech-Focused SPAC For Increased $100M IPO
• Akerman Adds Employment Partner From Jackson Lewis
• COVID-19 Test Supplier Ordered To Return $2M To Retailer
• Lowe's Can't Duck Patent Suit Over Product Location Tech
• Smithfield To Pay $42M In Pork Price-Fixing Deal With Eateries
• SG Urges Justices To Skip Flawed Fed. Circ. IP Suit Ruling
• Coca-Cola Names Ex-Facebook Atty To International GC Role
• Oat Milk Co. Wants Out Of Investors' 'Greenwashing' Suit
• DC Man Cops To Using $2.4M In PPP Loans For Tesla, Crypto
• Walgreens Execs Saw Profit In Opioid Crisis, Fla. Jury Told
• Suit Says Auction Co. Has Duplicate Cubs World Series Ring
• Amazon Hit With Suit Over Faulty Exercise Band
• Cloud Startup Pax8 Worth $1.7B In SoftBank-Led Funding
• 9th Circ. Questions Mall Over Coverage For LA Fitness Suit
• NJ Regulators Allow Big Pot Cos. To Begin Retail Sales
• Del. Justices Uphold Chancery Ruling In Yatra-Ebix Deal Suit
• Albright Won't Ax Payment IP Row Against Bed Bath & Beyond
• Walmart Says It Made No Promise To Pay Drivers During Meals
• The Future Of Legal Ops: Reining In Outside Counsel Costs
• Google Says Online Puppy Sales Scam Harms Its Reputation
• 5 Firms Guide Shopify's Plans For 10-For-1 Stock Split
• Former EBay Execs Must Face Cyberstalking Case In Boston
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Pet Food Seller Sues Freshpet For Alleged $8M Breach
• Walmart, Kohl's To Pay $5.5M Over Bogus Bamboo Textiles
• En Banc 9th Circ. Affirms Cert. Of StarKist Tuna Buyers
• Google's 'Privilege' Labeling Unlikely To Yield Sanctions
• Mich. Pot Shop's License Award Suit 'Goes Up In Smoke'
• ​​​​​​​French Court Backs €150M Google Fine For Advertiser Abuse
• L'Oreal Accused Of Having Toxic Chemicals In Its Mascara
• Brand Battles: Target Zeros In On Kathy Ireland's 'Up' TM
• Publix Can't Probe Financial Ties Of Morgan Injury Attys, Docs
• Buyers Gaining Ground In 'Right To Repair' Fight
• Restaurateur Loses $50M Virus Suit In First NY Appeal Ruling
• When Congress Seeks Cos.' Nonpublic Info From Regulators
• IPO Outlook Slightly Brightens After A Dismal Start To 2022
• Trader Joe's Downplays Pressed Juice Processing, Suit Says
• Goat Milk Skin Care Co. Hit With Probiotics Labeling Suit
• Ga. Biz Wants Law Firm Sanctioned In Representation Row
• Spanish E-Commerce Fintech Ritmo Snags $200M In Funding
• Amazon Union Attorney Talks Staten Island Labor Win
• Paramount Hit With Copyright Suit Over 'Star Trek' Photos
• Charming Charlie Settles WARN Suit
• DOJ Says Google's 8,000 New Releases Show Privilege Abuse
• Sunglasses Co. Says Award In Israeli IP Fight Must Be OK'd
• Trade Group Tells 9th Circ. To Kill Virus Coverage Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Barings, Northwind, Santander
• COVID Closure Can't Nix Delay Damages In $2M Injury Verdict
• La. Panel To Hear Appeal From 1st COVID-19 Coverage Trial
• Deals Rumor Mill: Atlantia, Shein, Kokusai Electric
• Georgia Claims Immunity In Delta-8 Crackdown Suit
• NM AG Asks Judge To Ignore Angry Birds Dismissal Bid
• In Early Mediation, Negotiate With Empathy, Not Threats
• Joint Venture Lands Financing Toward $60M Vermont Mall Buy
• 1st Circ. Panel Questions Maine's Medical Pot Residency Rule
• Titan Of The Plaintiffs Bar: Tycko & Zavareei's Hassan Zavareei
• Paul Weiss, Davis Polk Drive CDK's $8.3B Go-Private Deal
• Alsup Calls Amazon In-House Atty's LinkedIn Gap 'Suspicious'
• Grocery Chain Pays $175K In Calif.'s COVID Price Gouge Suit
• Insurers Keep Win In $490M COVID Coverage Dispute In NJ
• China Tariff Clash Leaves Sliver Of Hope For Importers
• Apple Beats User's Suit Over Deleted ID Account, For Now
• Ga. Opposes Vape Shops' Bid To Halt Delta-8 Crackdown
• Tort Report: Soccer Megastar Escapes Sex Assault Suit
• Half A Dozen Firms Guided Top Q1 Hospitality M&A Deals
• North Face, Vans, JanSport Slam Counterfeiters With TM Suit
• Addressing Problematic Drinking In The Legal Profession
• 5th Circ. Says Jury Should Hear Walmart Injury Case
• Antitrust Considerations Are Heating Up In Food Industry
• Attorneys Will Get $250K For Mooted EZCorp Investor Suit
• CBD Dealer Inks Agreement To End TM Franchise Feud
• NY, Native Cig Biz Get Go-Ahead To Settle Tax, Trafficking Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Rubell Family, Best Buy, Vivian Dimond
• Retailer Can't Bag Sanctions Against Univ. Of Ill. In TM Row
• NFT Suits May Blaze New Trail For Trademark Law
• Hermes Fights To Keep 'MetaBirkin' NFT Suit In Play
• 'Intense Pressure' To Ink Opioid Deal? Too Bad, 6th Circ. Says
• Chicken Execs Again Seek Acquittal After Second Mistrial
• Kimberly-Clark 'Flushable' Wipes Buyers Ink $20M Deal
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive False Claims Act Suit Against Safeway
• Transforming Law Firms' Diversity Intent Into Real Progress
• Insurer Beats Fashion Retailer Lulus' COVID Coverage Suit
• Where DOJ Is Heading On Consumer Protection Enforcement
• Pennsylvania CBD Sellers Say Franchiser Cheated Them
• Indicted Trader Gets GPS Anklet After Witness-Stalking Claim
• How Sonic Boom Risk Informs 'Physical Loss' For COVID Era
• Walmart Hit With $30M Suit Over Abandoned Disinfectant
• NJ Judge Skeptical Customer Didn't Get Arbitration Clause
• Real Estate Rumors: Clearline, Blackstone, Pacific Western
• Mass. 7-Eleven Ruling May Threaten Some Franchise Models
• Conn. Judge Finds Virus Exclusion Bars Coverage For Cos.
• Amazon Wins Bid To Arbitrate Delivery Driver's NJ Wage Suit
• Abbott Labs Fights Suit Over Comparisons To Breast Milk
• Ex-Zuora Exec Sues For Legal Fees After Company Sues Him
• Court OKs $42M VW Deal, $12.6M Fee In Takata Air Bag MDL
• TTAB Sets New Precedent On Handbag Design Genericness
• Apple, Google Can't Force Arb. In Search Suit, Court Told
• Cyber Coverage Hopes Buoyed By Target Data Hack Win
• Illinois Man Convicted Of Operating $20M Retail Theft Ring
• Shopify Sued By Crypto Holders Over 2020 Data Breach
• ​​​​​​​Walmart Barred From Selling Alleged Vans Knockoffs For Now
• Bob's Discount Furniture Sued Over 'Goof Proof' Warranty
• Illinois Auto Group To Pay $10M Over Discriminatory Fees
• Justices Urged To Scrutinize 'Bad Faith' FCA Defenses
• RJ Reynolds Wants Rehearing On LA's Flavored Tobacco Ban
• Justices Must Apply Law Evenly In Shadow Docket Rulings
• Calif. AG Defends Unfair-Competition Law In Apple Appeal
• One By One, States Are Banning NDAs To Protect Workers
• Nev. Judge Cuts Patent, Trade Dress Claims From Sauna Row
• Senate Passes Ocean Container Shipping Oversight Bill
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: NH, Maryland Eye Full Legalization
• DOJ's Kanter To Speak For 3rd Chicken Trial April 8
• Brand Battles: TikTok Owner Wants To Block 'Tik Toxic' TM
• Patent Suit Against Nintendo Given New Life By Fed. Circ.
• Vitamin Shoppe Beats Suit Over Muscle Supplements
• FTC, DOJ Push New Approaches To Reining In Digital Giants
• Nike Accused Of Stealing 'Ballin' Campaign Idea In TM Suit
• Tips For Negotiating Litigation Funding Agreements
• Insider Trader Stalked Witness At Synagogue, Feds Say
• Real Estate Rumors: Truist, Zelig Weiss, Prospect Real Estate
• Trade Court Orders Reconsideration Of China Tariffs
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Tishman, Botaniko, Lee Health
• Staten Island Amazon Workers Back Union In Landmark Vote
• Attys Don't See Ill. Justices Joining Virus Coverage Forum Yet
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London