Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • July 02, 2026

    7-Eleven Says New Nike Shoes Copy Its Tricolor Design

    7-Eleven has accused Nike of swiping its distinctive orange, green and red stripe design for a new shoe it plans to release on July 11 — or 7/11 — according to a suit filed in New York federal court.

  • July 02, 2026

    Cox, Hikma Rulings Set Stage For Trademark Liability Fights

    After the U.S. Supreme Court narrowed paths to secondary liability in copyright and patent cases this term, trademark law stands apart with an older, potentially broader rule for when intermediaries can be held liable for another party's infringement.

  • July 02, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Wants More Analysis In Amazon Transcribing IP Suit

    The Federal Circuit on Thursday said a lower court needed to revisit a claim construction issue in an infringement case against Amazon over audio transcription patents, saying the question of whether the relevant claims were in the means-plus-function format needs a more thorough analysis.

  • July 02, 2026

    Revised Suit Against Erika Girardi's Attorney Tossed

    A Florida federal judge once again dismissed a clothing company's abuse of process suit against an attorney of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Erika Girardi, determining Thursday it was a "shotgun pleading" for the second time in less than a year.

  • July 02, 2026

    After Durnell, Connecting Science And Causation Will Be Key

    The U.S. Supreme Court's June 25 decision in Monsanto v. Durnell narrowed label-based failure-to-warn claims — meaning that going forward, viable theories will depend even more on whether experts can reliably connect scientific evidence to the causal proposition the law requires, says Alex Smolak at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar.

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  • AGENCIES
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  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • 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
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  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Labor and employment disputes
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  • Antitrust 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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