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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2022

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• The Most-Read Legal Industry Law360 Guest Articles Of 2022
• Mastercard Cuts Deal With FTC Over E-Wallet Routing
• Top International Trade Cases Of 2022
• Shower Biz On The Hook For $3M Over Hookless Knockoffs
• CIT Backs Commerce's Surrogate For Chinese Millwork Duties
• FTC's Sole GOP Member Urges Movement On Meta-Within
• Insurers Slam Scouts Plan; FTX To Start Clawback Actions
• Disinformation Promoters Got Walloped In Court In 2022
• The Biggest Moves In Cannabis Law And Policy From 2022
• WTO Interim Appeals Body Issues 1st Award In Potato Dispute
• Judge Clears Path For Detroit To License Pot Dispensaries
• NYC Cannabis Pizzerias Hit With Minimum Wage, OT Suit
• At Fed. Circ., Sonos Says Google Can't Beat ITC Speaker Ban
• Scoreboard Co. Daktronics Faces Investor's Fraud Claims
• CBP Guidance Offers Anti-Forced Labor Compliance Insights
• How Ga. Employers Can Allay Evolving Workers' Comp Risk
• CIT Unrolls Aluminum Sheet Scope Ruling
• 2nd Circ. Won't Bring Back Crest Charcoal Toothpaste Suit
• Home Furnishings Co. Keter Group Is Latest IPO Withdrawal
• DC City Council Eases Restrictions On Medical Pot Program
• Fed. Circ. Conveys Breadth Of IPR Claim Amendment Process
• The Biggest Georgia Rulings Of 2022
• This Year's Top 10 Developments In State And Local Tax
• Toilet Wipes Co. Wins Coverage Fight With Nationwide Unit
• Recent BIPA Cases Highlight Data Risks Of High-Tech Fashion
• What 3 Legal Industry Trends From 2022 Mean For Next Year
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Elfbar Vape Co. Says Fla. Smoke Shop Sells Counterfeits
• Cookie Nexus Can't Apply Pre-Wayfair, Mass. Justices Say
• Top Privacy Developments Of 2022: Year In Review
• SEC Throws Down Hammer On 'Thor' Crypto Tokens
• Gibson Rival Can't Ax Trade Secret Counterclaims
• Top International Trade Policies Of 2022
• Amgen Fights HHS' Drug Discount Claims At DC Court
• Swedish Match Looks To Toss Rival's Renewed Antitrust Case
• The Largest Securities Settlements Announced In 2022
• US Should Toss 'Made In China' Label for HK, WTO Says
• 2nd Circ. Overrules Rakoff On Pot Fraud Forfeiture
• Germany Closes Probe Of Google News Service With Fixes
• Card Trader Sues Co. Over Altered Steph Curry Rookie Card
• Groupon Accused Of Offering Bogus Small-Biz Discounts
• Learning From This Year's Legal Industry Discrimination Suits
• Chipotle Customers Seek Class Cert. In Dollar-Shorting Row
• Wash. AG Says Kroger, Others Helped Fuel Opioid Epidemic
• 6th Circ. Won't Rethink AutoZone Customer's Race Bias Suit
• Growing Product Customization Raises Trademark Questions
• HP Can't Dodge Customers' Suit Over 'Strike-Through' Prices
• The 6 Biggest 1st Circ. Rulings Of 2022
• Top State And Local Tax Cases Of 2022
• DC Circ. Won't Put Emergency Block On Albertsons Dividend
• Walmart, CVS, Albertsons To Pay $189M In NM Opioid Deals
• Jelly Belly Says Candy Man Can Face Founder Claims In Calif.
• Gamers Sue To Block Microsoft's $68.7B Activision Deal
• 4 Updates From IP Leadership You Should Know About
• Ga. Justices To Study Foreign Law And Restrictive Covenants
• WTO Dispute Roundup: New Delays Heading Into 2023
• Target Settles 'Oil Free' Cosmetics Labeling Suit
• Wella Faces Illinois BIPA Suit Over Virtual Try-On Tool
• Buffalo Sues Firearms Makers Over Gun Violence And Deaths
• Amazon Wins Bid To Go After Counterfeiters' Web Hosts
• The Future Of Legal Ops: AI Has Important Role To Play
• 4 Proactive Strategies For 'Rocket Docket' Discovery In SDNY
• Kroger Says Baby Food Metal Levels Are For FDA, Not Courts
• How DC Became A Consumer Protection Pioneer
• Amazon Agrees To Biz Changes To Settle EU Antitrust Probes
• 2022 Data Privacy Suits Tested New Liability Theories
• Zuckerberg Testifies In FTC Fight To Halt Meta-VR Merger
• The 7 Biggest Massachusetts Top Court Rulings Of 2022
• 1st Circ. Scraps $14M Deal In HelloFresh Telemarketing Suit
• Colo. Judge Keeps Grip On Patent Suit Over Phone Holders
• Fed. Circ. Again Clears Interim Leader's Director Reviews
• Georgia Judge Says Company Owes Equity Fund $1.05M
• Guards Accused In $13M Theft Not Employees, Insurer Says
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Revlon Strikes Deal For $2.7B Ch. 11 Equity Swap
• IP Edge Infringement Campaign Draws Fire In New Suit
• NLRB Prosecutors Eye Captive Audience Ban In Amazon Case
• Waffle House Sued Over Breakfast Menu Prices
• Business Groups Urge Congress To Oppose NLRB Funding
• Fed. Circ. Gives Bottle Packaging Co. Another Chance
• The Biggest Trademark Rulings Of 2022
• Texas Tax Talk: What To Know About The Prefiled Bills
• 9 Considerations For Landlords Renting To Cannabis Cos.
• EU Says Meta Abusing Dominance With Classified Ads
• $100M Vonage Settlement Shows FTC's 'Dark Pattern' Focus
• Shareholder Sues Ulta Beauty In Del. Over Voting Bylaw
• Amazon Drivers Ask 11th Circ. To OK Service Awards
• Walmart Tells High Court To Skip Pharmacist's Race Bias Case
• Pa.'s Changing Employment Laws In 2022 And Beyond
• Vape User Who Hit Bus Says He Wasn't Warned He'd Get High
• Fortnite Creator Epic Games To Pay $520M In FTC Deal
• Citi, Revlon Lenders Ink Deals Ending $500M Transfer Battle
• Calif. Woman Awarded $50M In Talc Suit Against Avon
• Fendi, Marc Jacobs Hit With TM Suit Over 'Roma' Logo
• Wash. High Court Extends Block On $4B Albertsons Payout
• Brand Battles: Machine Gun Kelly's Co. Fires At 'Diablo' TM
• Wash. Judge Wary Of Going After Counterfeiters' Web Hosts
• The Biggest Copyright Rulings Of 2022
• Ex-USPTO Official Looks To Break Fed. Circ.'s En Banc 'Curse'
• Coca-Cola Wants Topo Chico Margarita Hard Seltzer Suit Axed
• Meta Calls FTC Expert's Market Definition 'Fatally Unreliable'
• Albertsons Says AGs Want To Replace Its Dividend Judgment
• Proposed FTC Impersonation Rule's Reach Is Too Broad
• USDA Grants Nearly $1M To Grow Ag Product Market Abroad
• CIT Lays First Forced Labor Enforcement Challenge To Rest
• Car Dealers Settle NJ AG's Consumer Protection Claims
• Practical Steps For Companies Facing PFAS Risks
• A High-Profile Year For The WARN Act
• Suit Claims Johnson & Johnson Sold Carcinogenic Shampoo
• Jury Awards Georgia Attorney $1.15M In Client Fee Dispute
• How NY's Student-Athlete NIL Law Fits Within NCAA Guidance
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Increasing Law Firm Polarization Will Degrade Rule Of Law
• Debunking 4 Privacy Misperceptions About Informed Consent
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Davis Polk, Cravath
• Capital Markets Activity Plunged To Earth In 2022
• China Launches WTO Dispute As US Reinforces Chip Controls
• 8th Circuit Says Debit Card Fee Rule Fight Came Too Late
• Justices Urged To Review Amazon's 'Illogical' Patent Win
• Amazon Unit Pushes For Satellite Spectrum-Sharing Rules
• Trials Over Transport Monopoly Scheme Set For Jan.
• Vans TM Row Paused For Justices' Jack Daniel's Decision
• How Partner Banks Can Contingency Plan For Fintech Failure
• Ga. Airport Spa Leader Says Ex-Atty's Work Isn't Worth $1M
• Under Armour Backs Wilson Sonsini Atty 'Investor' Subpoena
• 3 Firms Will Lead Peloton Stockholder Suit In Del. Chancery
• Fed. Circ. Tells Albright To Move Amazon Patent Suit To Colo.
• Florida CBD Retailer Settles Unwanted Sales Texts Claims
• Best Practices For Cannabis Cos. Managing A Product Recall
• Gov't Can't Prove ACA Fines Are Taxes, Retailer Tells DC Circ.
• Insurers Say NOLA Property Owner Can't Dodge Arbitration
• Pot Grower Sues Scotts Miracle-Gro Over Exploding Lamps
• Trial In Fee Fight Focuses On Quantity, Quality Of Atty's Work
• Antitrust Judge Asks VR Co. Exec: 'Why Sell To Meta?'
• Michigander Says Court Should Block NY Pot Retail Licenses
• Insider Trading Suspect Developed Own AI To Fight Case
• Why States Need Clear Standards For Cannabis Testing Labs
• Consumer Analysis Techniques For Partitioned Pricing Cases
• AGs Offered Nothing New In Albertsons Suit, Judge Says
• How To Deal With Difficult Clients, Practically And Ethically
• Amazon's Robotics Unit Hit With $280M Contract Breach Suit
• Winklevosses' NFT Co. Sold Unregistered Securities, Suit Says
• SBF's Arrest Shows Feds Focused On Case, Not Congress
• Perfume Co. Can't Halt Ex-Amazon Distributor From Using TM
• Albertsons Asks Wash. Justices To Forgo Blocking Dividend
• VR Market Control Keeps Zuckerberg Up At Night, Judge Told
• Heineken Sued Over 'Ranch Water' Hard Seltzer Label
• Gun Parts Maker Must Face Patent Suit, Wis. Judge Rules
• Ex-T-Mobile Store Owner Gets 10 Years For Phone Unlocking
• Ga. Atty Tells Jurors He's Owed $1 Million In Unpaid Fees
• Starbucks Asks 6th Circ. To Undo Memphis 7 Rehire Order
• 9th Circ. Ends Calif. Businesses' COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Medly Health Gets OK To Tap $4M In Ch. 11 Financing
• Sears Remnant Seeks Ch. 11 With $30M Debt, Sale Plan
• AGs Want Stay Of Albertsons Dividend Injunction Denial
• Gap Investor's Diversity Suit Met With Skepticism At 9th Circ.
• Google Asks 9th Circ. To Review Cert. Of 21M Consumer Class
• Supreme Court Won't Block Calif.'s Flavored Tobacco Ban
• LegitScript Can't Pause Drug Price Check Blacklisting Suit
• Edible's Bid To Drop TM Suit A 'Misdirection,' Opponents Say
• Web Privacy Suits Target Ulta, Bass Pro Shops
• Dallas Development Owner Faces $1.1M Suit For Unpaid Loan
• High Court Won't Hear Developer's Virus Coverage Suit
• Walgreens And CVS Finalize $10.7B Opioid Fallout Deal
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• 3 Firms Fire Up $3.7B Go-Private Deal For Weber
• Federal Courts Should Adopt Supreme Court's Amicus Stance
• Trust Co. Wants 2nd Circ. To Look At ERISA Arbitration Denial
• 9th Circ. Says 7-Eleven Didn't Misclassify Franchise Owners
• Top Firms Make Growth A Priority For 2023
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Leaderboard
• Return To In-Person Shopping May Present Risks For Cos.
• Detroit Says Updated Cannabis Ordinance Is Constitutional
• Medly Health Files For Ch. 11 With Plans To Sell 22 Stores
• LA Street Vendors Slam 'No-Vending' Zones As Discriminatory
• Judge Says $4B Albertsons Payout Not Anti-Competitive
• Meta's Within Buy Meant To Boost VR Use, Exec Tells FTC Atty
• Trade Groups Urge High Court To Take Up Hotel ADA Fight
• Trader Joe's Beats Suit Over Cold-Pressed Juice Processing
• AGs Have Nothing New On $4B Albertsons Payout, Court Told
• Attys Seek $12.6M In Grubhub Investors' Securities Suit
• NY Pot Regulators Eye Appeal Of Order Halting Licenses
• Zendesk Investors Seek Appraisal In Del. After $10.2B Buy
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Simpson Thacher, Latham
• FTC Says Meta Crying Wolf At Hearing To Pause Within Deal
• NewAge Investor Sues Brass Over Co.'s CBD, Army Claims
• Grocery Chain Says Collective Can't Stand In OT Dispute
• Court Won't Freeze Oregon's Ammo Magazine Cap
• Texas Egg Price-Fixing Suit On Eggshells, Judge Says
• Ricola Faces Class Action Over Throat Drop Mislabeling
• Claims That Zillow Misled Investors Move Forward
• Pa. Cannabis Co. Didn't Pay For Plant Growth IP, Firm Says
• AutoZone Workers Nail Down Class Status In 401(k) Fee Suit
• Judge Refuses To Halt LA's Pot License Lottery
• Amazon Says Calif. AG Price Floor Suit Lacks 'Coordination'
• Real Estate Rumors: Popular Bank, Trae Young, Naya
• 5th Circ. Scolds Judge Over Stock Conflict, But Backs Ruling
• Deals Rumor Mill: LedgerX, Unilever, Global Switch
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Amazon Union Head's Race Bias Claims
• Pa. Court Says Suits Over Giant Eagle's Mask Policy Are Moot
• FinCEN Wants Feedback On DeFi's Crime-Fighting Potential
• Huggies Burned Babies' Skin, Kimberly-Clark Customers Say
• Louis Vuitton Must Face BIPA Suit Over Virtual Try-On Tool
• Amazon's PillPack Can't Avoid TCPA Suit
• Navigating Tough Copyright Issues In International Trade
• DC AG Says Amazon Tip Theft Defrauded Consumers
• Defective QVC Pressure Cooker Suit Shipped To Federal Court
• H&M Says Shoppers' 'Greenwashing' Claims Are Baseless
• Turkish Cargo Airline To Go Public Via $676M SPAC Merger
• Ga. Co. Agrees To Pause E-Cigarette Sales In Feds' Case
• Pepsi's $13M Unpaid Wages Suit From Kronos Hack OK'd
• 9th Circ. Backs CVS' Win Over $121M Drug Overcharge Claim
• Juul Founders Say NY's Illict Marketing Claims Must Fall
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Ad Antitrust Suit Against Google
• Retail Org. Urges Full 9th Circ. Review Of H&M Copyright Loss
• Court Cans Boston Beer Co. Investor Suit Over Hard Seltzer
• Judge Sends Uber, Lyft Price-Fixing Suit Back To State Court
• Gap, Execs Face Investor Suit Over Old Navy Campaign Miss
• FTC To Test Meta's Future Reality In VR Merger Fight
• DOJ Charges 12 For Transport Monopolization Scheme
• CBD Entrepreneur Wants Jelly Belly Founder Suit Tossed
• L'Oreal Case Highlights Legal Risks Of Anti-Aging Claims
• Colo. Panel Skeptical Of State's Cigarette Tax Argument
• Unlicensed Calif. Pot Gummy Makers Hit With $128M Fine
• Citi, Revlon Lenders Nearing End To $500M Transfer Fight
• FTC Extends Review Of Kroger, Albertsons $24.6B Deal
• DSW Stock Tip Case Dropped After Witness Gets Cold Feet
• Hertz To Pay $168M To Settle False Stolen Car Report Claims
• Taylor Swift Fans Say Ticketmaster Debacle Violated Calif. Law
• Atlantic Records, Warner Accused Of Covering Up Sex Abuse
• 5th Circ. Mulls Chase Contract In $20M Data Breach Row
• AGs Want 'Breakneck' Speed In Albertsons Payout Challenge
• Lack of ID Details Dooms Consumers' BIPA Consent Claims
• Apple's $50M Deal To End 'Butterfly' Keyboard Suit Wins OK
• Chicago Inks $10M Settlement In Uber Eats Probe
• Mall Of America Lease Fight With Sears Turns To Remedies
• US-EU Talks Bring Barrage Of New Tech, Trade Initiatives
• 6th Circ. Blocks Street Vendors' Bid To Sell Near Detroit Arena
• 7-Eleven Sues Insurer Over George Floyd Protest Damage
• Airbnb Stiffs Homeowners Of Promised Protection, Co. Says
• Insurer Again Asks To Duck Defending Grocer In BIPA Suit
• DOJ Needs Time To Review Assa Abloy's Planned Merger Fix
• Real Estate Rumors: Gaw Capital, Rudin, Alberta Ranch
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• E-Commerce Co. Rokt Hits $2.4B Valuation With Eye On IPO
• Justices Won't Hear Appeal Of Long-Running Swisher Case
• Which Pandemic-Era Retail Bankruptcy Changes Will Stick?
• 3 Pricing Trends In Law Firm Use Of Litigation Funding
• In Law Firm Race For Revenue, Top Dogs Stand Alone
• The 2022 Law360 Pulse Prestige Leaders
• Amazon Workers Drop Newly Revived COVID Safety Suit
• Google Takes $4B Android Fine Appeal To EU Top Court
• Brand Battles: Meta Aims To Clear Path For 'Metaview' TM
• Target, Starbucks Sold Recalled Food With Bacteria, Suit Says
• CVS, Walgreens Take Aim At $650M Opioid Verdict
• RFA Faces Suit In Montana Over Exploding Charger
• Investor Serves Up Securities Suit Over Poshmark-Naver Deal
• Walmart's $35M Calif. Wage Statement Deal Nears Finish Line
• Guns N' Roses Wants Firearm Store's TM Slashed
• Real Estate Rumors: Quarters, BankUnited, Ben Silverman
• Interest Rates Doom Lender, Crypto Winter Persists
• Pierre Fabre Accused Of Selling Cancerous Dry Shampoo
• Atty Avoids Sanctions For Tossed Time Records In Client Row
• Edible Arrangements Drops 'Incredibles' TM Dispute For Now
• Louvre Museum Says Digital Mall Simulation Rips Off TM
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Safeguarding Attorneys' Greatest Asset: Our Mental Health
• Nev. Names Winners Of First 20 Cannabis Lounge Licenses
• Jay-Z Can't Halt Arbitration Over Bacardi Venture, Judge Says
• Service Members See Suit Trimmed In Bias Row With Amazon
• Yale Lock Owner Sells Units To Clear $4.3B US Hardware Deal
• DC, Calif., Ill. AGs Try Again To Block Albertsons' $4B Payout
• 9th Circ. Revives Crypto Users' Suit Over Shopify Data Breach
• Top Opioid Target Kroger Inks $85M Deal, With $25M For Attys
• Hotels' ADA Fight Seen As Ripe For Supreme Court Review
• DirecTV Streamers Join Tying Fight With Disney Over ESPN
• Walgreens Provides Deficient COBRA Notices, Suit Says
• Ruling Says Court Can't Change 'Status Quo' In Fla. Contracts
• Alsup Won't Let Meta, OnlyFans Off The Hook In Blacklist Suit
• NY Cannabis Policy Advisers Mull Two-Tier Regulations
• T-Mobile Settles Ex-Worker's COVID-19, LGBTQ Bias Suit
• Wilson Sonsini Atty Blasts Under Armour Docs 'Harassment'
• Ex-Amazon Employees Plead Guilty To $9.4M Invoice Fraud
• Over 20 Groups Urge FTC To Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: McKinsey, Avanath Capital, State Farm
• Building Better Brand Deal Agreements For Influencers
• Hartford Unit Settles With Colliers In Suit Over Defense Duty
• Next Bails Out Retail Store Rival Joules With $42M Acquisition
• Could State Ownership Solve US Cannabis Policy Issues?
• Oregon AG, Police Sued Over Gun Magazine Ammo Cap
• Georgia Panel To Review Anti-Crime Measures At Atlanta Store
• Former Exec At 50 Cent's Cognac Biz Appeals Arbitration Loss