Retail & E-Commerce
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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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April 18, 2018
CEO Leveraging Under Armour For Personal Gain, Suit Says
Under Armour Inc.’s CEO Kevin Plank and two of its directors were hit with a shareholder derivative suit in Maryland federal court claiming Plank stands to make a big payday using the sports apparel company as the anchor for a multibillion-dollar Baltimore development project his real estate firm is spearheading.
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April 18, 2018
HD Sale Never Triggered Stock Awards, Del. Justices Told
One of the country’s largest industrial suppliers told three Delaware Supreme Court justices Wednesday that contract terms leave no room for former employees of a sold business unit to claim unvested equity awards, despite the appearance of an allegedly triggering event.
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April 18, 2018
Bon-Ton's Ch. 11 Liquidation Sale Approved By Del. Court
Bankrupt retailer Bon-Ton Stores Inc. received court approval Wednesday in Delaware for a transaction that will see all of its 256 store locations liquidated in the coming months after failing to receive a going-concern offer that satisfied the court.
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April 18, 2018
7th Circ. Opens Up Path For Cos. To Ditch Data Breach Suits
The Seventh Circuit built on its reputation for welcoming data breach plaintiffs in the courthouse door by recently reviving claims against Barnes & Noble, but signaled that this invitation isn't indefinite by suggesting for the first time that companies are likely to have the upper hand as these disputes move forward, attorneys say.
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April 18, 2018
Lowe's Rules Against Workers Talking Salary Aren't Kosher
A National Labor Relations Board administrative law judge deemed illegal confidentiality provisions in Lowe’s Home Centers LLC’s code of conduct that prevent employees from discussing salary information, among other things, holding that a recent agency decision explicitly declares such rules unlawful.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor
- National Labor Relations Board
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- State and international retail regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- 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
- Counterfeiting and piracy investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Breach of contract suits
- Data breach actions
- Patent and trademark suits
- Labor and employment disputes
- Mass torts
- Product liability and personal injury suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Shareholder suits
- Patent and trademark suits
- 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
- Profiles of retail and e-commerce practices
Readership
- Retail and e-commerce lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the retail and e-commerce industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals