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

  • January 21, 2026

    Tex-Mex Chain's 'Feeling' Isn't Trade Secret, NC Biz Court Told

    A chain of upscale Tex-Mex restaurants in North Carolina failed to specify the trade secrets a former manager is accused of stealing to replicate its dining concept at another restaurant in Missouri, defense counsel told a North Carolina Business Court judge on Wednesday.

  • January 21, 2026

    UPS Strikes Deal In Class Action Over Pay For Military Leave

    UPS has reached a deal to end a class action alleging the package delivery giant violated federal law by failing to pay drivers for short-term military leave despite providing compensation for jury duty and other short-term absences, according to a filing in Washington federal court.

  • January 21, 2026

    Trump Backs Off Tariffs Over Greenland With Deal In Works

    President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will back down from tariff threats on European countries in an effort to acquire Greenland after reaching an agreement on a framework for a deal involving U.S. security interests in the Arctic region.

  • January 21, 2026

    Cresco Accused Of Withholding Revenue Share From Partner

    An Ohio company that claims it helped cannabis giant Cresco Labs LLC build its medical and retail marijuana operations in the Buckeye State alleges in a new federal lawsuit that the company bilked it out of promised fees when it expanded its business into adult-use cannabis.

  • January 21, 2026

    Delivery Drivers Ink $975K Deal To End Misclassification Suit

    A class of truck delivery drivers asked an Illinois federal judge Tuesday to grant preliminary approval to a $975,000 settlement resolving their lawsuit alleging a logistics company they worked for misclassified them as independent contractors.

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  • 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

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