Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • March 12, 2026

    Amazon, Workers Clash Over Security Pay At 2nd Circ.

    Amazon and a group of warehouse workers sparred in letters to the Second Circuit over the impact a recent Connecticut Supreme Court ruling has on whether employees must be paid for time spent exiting company warehouses.

  • March 12, 2026

    Mich. Justices Weigh City Manager's Sway In Pot Retail Case

    The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday over whether a city manager violated the state's Open Meetings Act when he evaluated and ranked applicants for limited recreational marijuana licenses behind closed doors.

  • March 12, 2026

    How To Engage With Gov't's Direct-To-Consumer Drug Policy

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' recent request for industry input on manufacturers' direct-to-consumer drug sales reflects the government's caution in this arena, and allows stakeholders a rare opportunity to help shape policy, says Mary Kohler at Kohler Health Law.

  • March 12, 2026

    Icahn Outbid By $7B Caesars Offer, And Other Rumors

    Billionaire Tilman Fertitta is in exclusive negotiations to buy Caesars Entertainment for roughly $7 billion, superseding a competing all-cash offer from Carl Icahn's Icahn Enterprises, and Papa John's received a bid from Qatari-backed investment firm Irth Capital Management that could value the pizza chain at $1.5 billion. 

  • March 12, 2026

    Texas Judge Largely Keeps 'Maida's' Family TM Dispute Alive

    A Texas federal judge has allowed all but one count of unjust enrichment to move forward in an intrafamily suit alleging a company has been infringing trademarks associated with Maida's Belts & Buckles brand.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • Federal Trade Commission
  • State and international retail regulators
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  • 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
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  • Merger reviews
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  • Data breach actions
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  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
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  • Share buybacks and stock splits
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  • Retail project finance and real estate deals, including mall developments
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of retail and e-commerce practices

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