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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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February 10, 2026
Eddie Bauer Gets Go-Ahead For Early March Ch. 11 Auction
A Delaware bankruptcy judge approved a Chapter 11 schedule Tuesday for the retail operator for outdoor clothing brand Eddie Bauer that will see the company on the block by early March and any unsold stores closed for good by the end of April.
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February 10, 2026
Takeaways From 8th Circ. Ruling On Worker's 'BLM' Display
The Eighth Circuit's recent decision in Home Depot v. National Labor Relations Board, finding that Home Depot legally prohibited an employee from displaying Black Lives Matter messaging on his uniform, reaffirms employers' right to restrict politically sensitive material, but should not be read as a blank check, say attorneys at Hunton.
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February 10, 2026
2nd Circ. Upholds NYT's $2.4M Auto-Renewal Class Deal
A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday upheld a class action settlement resolving claims that The New York Times Co. auto-renewed California users' subscriptions without proper notice, turning away an objection that said the $2.375 million deal was unfair and the lead plaintiff lacked standing.
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February 10, 2026
Insurer Owes No Coverage For Contamination Suit Threat
An insurer for an herb supplier owes no coverage for a threat from a customer seeking over $1 million in reimbursements for alleged losses tied to salmonella contamination, a New York federal court ruled, saying that the threat of a suit had not been fulfilled.
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February 09, 2026
6th Circ. Revives Drexel's Herbicide Contract Beef With Gowan
The Sixth Circuit on Monday held that a Tennessee federal court misinterpreted a profit-sharing agreement resolving an herbicide product registration dispute between Drexel Chemical Co. and Gowan Co. LLC, siding with Drexel on when the agreement terminated and reviving Drexel's suit over it.
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.
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