Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • March 25, 2026

    Ener-C Drink Buyer Claims 'All Natural' Mix Uses Synthetics

    The company behind Ener-C sugar-free vitamin drinks falsely advertises its beverages as "all natural" despite using a synthetic ingredient derived from petroleum products, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Washington federal court.

  • March 25, 2026

    Cognizant Must Face Clorox's $380M Suit Over Login Sharing

    A California state judge has trimmed Clorox's $380 million lawsuit accusing the cybersecurity company Cognizant of enabling a "catastrophic" 2023 cyberattack by voluntarily handing over Clorox employee passwords after hackers merely asked for them, tossing an intentional misrepresentation claim but keeping the bulk of the suit alive.

  • March 25, 2026

    Ulta Seeks Quick Appeal To Challenge Wash. Antispam Statute

    Beauty retailer Ulta asked a Washington federal judge this week for permission to immediately appeal a February ruling that upheld the validity of a state law barring commercial emails with false or misleading subject lines, a move that could have sweeping implications for dozens of pending lawsuits brought under the statute.

  • March 25, 2026

    Nut Co. Can Argue Pistachio Trade Dress Is Generic

    A New York federal judge has allowed the majority of Nut Cravings Inc.'s counterclaims in a trademark infringement suit involving pistachios to survive, letting the company continue arguing that The Wonderful Co.'s trade dress is generic and unprotectable.

  • March 25, 2026

    Fake Urine Co. Says Smoke Shop Infringed Brand

    The maker of Quick Fix, a synthetic urine product, is suing an Alabama smoke shop and its owner, accusing them of selling a knockoff version of its product and damaging the company's brand.

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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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