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

  • February 12, 2026

    Elliott Takes Stake In Stock Exchange Group, More Rumors

    Activist investor Elliott Management has taken a sizable stake in the London Stock Exchange Group as it faces underperformance, payments company giant Stripe is planning a tender offer that could value it at $140 billion, and private equity firm Hellman & Friedman is looking to buy payments firm Bill Holdings.

  • February 11, 2026

    Amazon Says $309M Returns Deal At Risk If Detail Unsealed

    Amazon urged a Seattle federal judge to keep secret a provision of a recently announced $309 million settlement agreement that would resolve claims the e-commerce giant shorted consumers on refunds for returned goods, arguing that revealing the details could torpedo the deal.

  • February 11, 2026

    Wash. Atty 'Vehemently' Denies Using AI In Supplement Suit

    A Washington state plaintiff's attorney "vehemently" denied allegations that she submitted filings riddled with artificial intelligence hallucinations in a product liability case, as defense counsel countered during a hearing Wednesday that the misconduct has persisted and called on a Washington federal judge to "stop the bleeding."

  • February 11, 2026

    Design Patent Dissent Highlights Frustration Over Subjectivity

    Federal Circuit Judge Kimberly Moore's impassioned dissent to the court throwing out a design patent infringement suit captured how difficult it can be to frame comparisons, from a legal standard and based on differences in how people perceive the world, attorneys say.

  • February 11, 2026

    AGs Warn Cos. Plastic Initiatives May Break Competition Laws

    The attorneys general of 10 red states have warned 80 corporations that their purported involvement in organizations aiming to reduce plastic waste might run afoul of antitrust and consumer protection laws, following similar competition-focused actions targeting environmental and diversity groups at the state and federal levels.

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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

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  • 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