Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • January 07, 2026

    NJ Town Blasts 'Litigation Tactic' In Mall Sunday Sales Suit

    The New Jersey borough that's home to the American Dream megamall has asked a state judge to dismiss another municipality's lawsuit challenging Sunday sales there, arguing that the complaint failed to articulate any legally cognizable claim against the borough.

  • January 07, 2026

    Amazon Stay Bid Should Fail In Patent Suit, WDTX Told

    Texas-based Headwater Research LLC urged a Texas federal court not to pause its suit accusing Amazon of infringing a pair of server and wireless connection patents while the e-commerce giant challenges the patents at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.

  • January 07, 2026

    State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

    State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • January 07, 2026

    Fans Defend Merch Monopoly Suit Against NFL, Fanatics

    Fans suing the NFL and Fanatics over merchandise licensing agreements are urging a New York federal judge to keep their case afloat, skewering the league's attempt to liken the suit to a similar antitrust case that sputtered earlier this year.

  • January 07, 2026

    DSW Says Sony Copyright Case Filed In Interest Of Efficiency

    The owner of shoe retailer DSW has told an Ohio federal court its lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment seeking an order finding it did not infringe Sony's copyrights was not an anticipatory action but rather an effort to consolidate multiple infringement allegations into one in the interest of efficiency.

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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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