Retail & E-Commerce

Retail & E-Commerce Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the retail and e-commerce industries. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals involving traditional stores, online shopping companies, and retail developers.



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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • April 13, 2026

    Oracle Wins TRO Against Ex-Worker Threatening Secrets Sale

    A North Carolina federal judge Monday issued a temporary restraining order barring a recently laid-off Oracle sales employee from disclosing trade secrets that the software firm alleges he has threatened to sell to the "highest bidder" unless he receives an "unreasonable" fee.

  • April 13, 2026

    Wash. Antispam Law Violates Due Process Clause, Co. Claims

    Clothing retailer Destination XL Group Inc. urged a Seattle federal judge to strike down a putative class action accusing it of barraging shoppers with false and misleading spam emails, arguing that a Washington state law's $500-per-email penalty is unconstitutionally excessive.

  • April 13, 2026

    Insurer Says Coverage Barred For Alleged Nitrous Oxide Sales

    Admiral Insurance Co. has no duty to defend or indemnify a group of smoke shops from claims they illegally sold nitrous oxide canisters to individuals, allegedly resulting in several fatal car accidents, the insurer told a Michigan federal court.

  • April 13, 2026

    FTC Ends Teen Height Growth Supplement Claims

    A supplement maker and its owners agreed to pay $750,000 to end claims they misled customers into thinking their products could make their children taller, the Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday.

  • April 13, 2026

    DC Circ. Digs Into FTC Rationale For Media Matters Probe

    A D.C. Circuit panel tore into a Federal Trade Commission lawyer on Monday as the agency fought to convince the three judges that a lower court had no right to block it from investigating a left-leaning media watchdog, a probe the group claims is retaliation for publishing anti-Nazi content.

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  • AGENCIES
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  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • Federal Trade Commission
  • State and international retail regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
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  • Credit card transaction rules
  • Franchise regulation
  • Minimum wage and tip requirements
  • Sales tax issues
  • Retail and e-commerce lobbying
  • International retail legislation and regulation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Import bans and trade restrictions that affect retailers
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  • Merger reviews
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  • Data breach actions
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  • Labor and employment disputes
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • Franchise and management agreements
  • Retail project finance and real estate deals, including mall developments
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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