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Retail & E-Commerce - May, 2014

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• Calif. AG's Online Privacy Guidelines To Shape US Standard
• Lexus To Open New Retail Concept Store In NYC
• No Legit Reason For Dollar General Refusing Info, EEOC Says
• Office Depot, Others Fight Dismissal Bid In LCD MDL
• Fresh & Easy Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Amazon Can't Nix Copyright Suit Over Anna Kournikova Pic
• Tiffany Worker Accuses Jeweler Of Widespread Racial Bias
• Apple Can't Escape Bag Check FLSA Suits
• $1.8B Men's Wearhouse-Jos A. Bank Merger Wins FTC's Nod
• Retailer Prive Porter Sues Over Net-A-Porter Trademark Spat
• Retailers Take Brunt Of Breach Liability Under New Bills
• Zale Stockholders OK Contested $690M Takeover By Signet
• Can Bankrupt Law Firms Claw Back 'Unfinished Biz' Profits?
• Get Ready For A Miami Tech Hub
• Bed Bath & Beyond Sued Over Towel Warmer Trade Secrets
• NY Judge Won't Toss FCA Kickback Suit Against Novartis
• Furniture Brands Wins OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Deals Rumor Mill: GSK, Softbank, Swift Worldwide
• 'Duty To Warn' Requires Nuanced Reading In Calif.
• GMO Food Labeling Bill Fails In Calif. Senate
• UK Clothing Retailers Lose £2.8M Tax Claim Challenge
• Appeals Court Says $1.3M Settlement Violates Due Process
• Advice From Counsel: The Emerging E-Discovery Playbook
• Hachette Rejects Amazon Deal To Jointly Pay Authors
• FLSA Doesn't Cover Amazon's Security Checks, Justices Told
• Street Artist Says Wal-Mart Stole Work, Credited It To Banksy
• In Scramble For Buyers, Retailers' Sales Attract Suits
• Judge Slams Aeropostale OT Deal As Among 'Worst Ever'
• Lawmakers Question EBay On Data Breach, Security Policies
• Amid Criticism, Wal-Mart Defends Handling Of FCPA Probes
• Coldwater Creek Creditors Slam $3.5M Exec Bonus Plan
• Is It Time To Increase Your Billing Rates?
• Key Issues In The Global Game Of Luxury M&A
• High-Stakes Litigators Can Cost $1,500 An Hour
• Digital Taxes Need Simplification, Uniformity: EU Experts
• GCs Question If Partners Are Worth The Cost
• BigLaw Hourly Rates Dwarf Rivals' Across The Board
• Firm Admits Signing Ex-Associate's Name On Complaint
• Williams-Sonoma Hit With Trademark Suit Over I-Grill
• Vitamin Shoppe, Seeger Weiss Settle Trademark Suit
• Window Open Slightly For Tesla To Beat Direct-Sales Ban
• Calif. Policymakers Take Steps To Ramp Up Data Security
• 5 Insights From Ingram Micro's Lily Hughes
• 7 Target Board Members In ISS' Crosshairs Over Data Breach
• Wal-Mart Says Voter-OK'd Expansion Can Bypass Enviro Law
• French Gov't Sues Booking.com Over Hotel-Pricing Practices
• Lowe's Faces False Ad Action Over Underfilled Mulch Bags
• Amazon Hints Pricing Feud With Hachette Not Nearing An End
• Deals Rumor Mill: Guggenheim, Facebook, GE
• CVS Asks EPA To Ease Waste Rules On Nicotine Products
• GNC Evades False Ad Action Over Amino Acid Supplements
• Alibaba Pays $249M For Stake In Singapore Delivery Service
• Safeway Can't Shrink Fee Award In Calif. Wage-Hour Action
• 'The Password Is Dead,' Microsoft Cybersecurity Partner Says
• EBay, PayPal Triumph Over Loan Violations Class Action
• Amazon E-Book Tactics Could Prompt EU Antitrust Probe
• Wal-Mart Criticized Over FCPA Transparency, Exec Pay
• And Now A Word From The Panel: What's Good For America?
• Grocery Store Sampling Co. Escapes Seating Suit
• Proxy Fight Over Signet's $690M Zale Bid Heats Up
• PACA And Bankruptcy: What Secured Lenders Must Know
• Landlords Hedge Against Warehouse Alteration Issues
• Whole Foods Says 'Natural' Foods Suit Doesn't Pass Muster
• Jilted Colleagues Can Trigger Sex Bias Case, 1st Circ. Finds
• Link REIT Inks $159.9M Deal To Sell 4 Hong Kong Properties
• Lowe's Forks Over $6.5M To Settle Installers' Class Action
• 5 Insights From MetLife General Counsel Ricardo Anzaldua
• Judge Won't Halt $690M Zale Merger With Signet
• BMW, Dealer's Tax Contract Fight Should Go To Trial: Judge
• Target Kills Rival Bull's-Eye Mark At TTAB
• Industry Groups Seek Data Breach Law With Narrow Trigger
• California Senate Panel Clears GMO Labeling Bill
• Trustee Blasts $2.6M Bonus Plan For Coldwater Creek Execs
• Deals Rumor Mill: Areva, ADM, Roberto Cavalli
• Retailers Benefit From Jurisdiction, Abstention Defenses
• Battling Blind POS Suits May Be Lost Cause For Retailers
• UK Watchdog Opens Probe Of EBay Cyberattack
• Costco Says Tiffany Owed No Damages In Ring Dispute
• Brazilian Drug Store Chain Spurns $2B CVS Offer
• Epson, Chunghwa Shed TracFone Claims In LCD Antitrust MDL
• FDA, Others Seize Drugs In Global Online Pharmacy Raids
• Female Family Dollar Managers Look To Save Cert. Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Reynolds American, Travelex, TSB Bank
• 11 Attys Tapped To Steer Target Data Breach MDL
• States Probe Cyberattack Affecting 145M EBay Users
• RE Rumor Mill: Secured Capital, UC Davis, Sam's Club
• EBay Hit With E-Bazaar Patent Infringement Suit
• 5 Insights From Hewlett-Packard GC John Schultz
• In UK Retail Market, FatFace Scraps IPO As B&M Eyes One
• 3 Regulations That Could Reshape Retail Biz
• Dollar General Fights EEOC Info Bid In Background Check Row
• Toyota Dealership Cleared To Arbitrate Retaliation Suit
• Whole Foods Hit With Delivery Tips Class Action In NY
• Apple Says Store Workers Aren't Entitled To Bag Check Pay
• Signet Sticking To $690M Zale Deal Despite Investor Outcry
• Home Goods Co. Claims Ex-Execs Stole Trade Secret Info
• Will Antitrust Reviews Of Supermarket Deals Change?
• Men's Wearhouse Extends $1.8B Offer For Rival, Waits On FTC
• Data Breaches Put Retail GCs In The Firing Line
• Filene's Basement Trustee Seeks Fried Frank Docs In Ch. 11
• St. Louis Rams Owner Drops $82M For Ariz. Mall
• Food Fights Make A Mess In California District Courts
• The Trial Lawyer's Guide To A Winning Direct Examination
• Hotels Must Be Proactive About Improving Online Reviews
• Data Deal With Airbnb Gives NY Authorities Keys To Kingdom
• Toys R Us Destroyed Evidence In Trademark Row, Court Told
• 5 Insights From Caterpillar Chief Legal Officer Jim Buda
• Bankrupt Coldwater Creek Gets Nod For $1.1M Spa Sale
• Target Data Breach Liability At $35M And Rising
• Rite Aid's Rx Alert Texts Violate TCPA, Suit Says
• Calif. AG Provides Guidance On Do-Not-Track Disclosures
• 8th Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Targeting SuperValu, C&S
• EBay Says User Data Was Hacked In Cyberattack
• American Realty Scores $2B In Sale Of Shopping Centers
• CVS Faces TCPA Class Action Over Cellphone Autodialing
• Coldwater Creek DIP Lender Says Creditors' Beef Is Baseless
• Calif. Sens. Drop Plan To Embed Microchips In Store Cards
• Zale Chair Blasts TIG's Objections To $690M Signet Merger
• Behind The Class Action Surge Against Mass. Retailers
• Petco To Stop Selling China-Made Treats Amid Safety Issues
• Retailers To Fight Chocolate Price-Fixing Loss In 3rd Circ.
• The No-Nonsense New Yorker: Justice Jeffrey K. Oing
• RE Rumor Mill: Hugo Boss, Stropiq, Jane Street
• 5 Insights From Prudential General Counsel Susan Blount
• Lead Attys Named In Target Data Breach MDL
• Amazon Fights To Keep Stay Intact In Security Check MDL
• E-Commerce New Target For Organized Theft, NRF Says
• Target Heart Attack Case Could Unleash Wave Of Litigation
• Guess Cuts Deal To Duck NY Comptroller's Shareholder Plan
• Wal-Mart, Walgreen Settle Cartilage Supplement Suits
• Rite Aid Seating Ruling Makes Class Cert. Harder To Beat
• Bulk Of ADA Suit Over Redbox Closed Captioning Dismissed
• Top Legal Headaches For Retailers In 2014
• 5 Insights From Microsoft Deputy GC David Howard
• DOJ Demands Accessible Websites, Apps And POS Devices
• Chipping Away At Wal-Mart V. Dukes
• Meyer Bergman Drops $185M On London Retail Property
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Record SoHo Sale, Apple
• Expedia, Booking.com Hit With Italian Antitrust Probe
• How To Effectively Deliver IT Service In The Retail Sector
• Guitar Center's OT Deal Not Good For Class, Judge Says
• UN Official Calls For Taxes On Obesity-Causing Food
• Calif. Appeals Court Revives Rite Aid Seating Class Action
• Amazon, Google Accused Of Flouting Networking Patent
• Overstock Unit Covertly Records Calls, Suit Says
• Shopping Center Pipeline Stacked Amid Global Slowdown
• Sears Can't Reap 'Bad Debt' Tax Refunds: Mich. High Court
• Brookstone Wins OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• High Court Denies Retailers' Bid To Nix Gender-Based Tariff
• Victoria's Secret Sued Over 'Spirit' Jersey Trademark
• Herbal Testosterone Supplement Makers Face RICO Action
• Home Depot Says Energy Star Class Action Is Preempted
• Judge Skeptical Of Remanding Fake Giants Memorabilia Suit
• Judge Douses Buzz Bee's Water Gun Injunction Bid In IP Row
• Creditors Say Coldwater Creek DIP Loan 'Gave Away The Store'
• HP Tablet Buyers Must Arbitrate, B&N Tells 9th Circ.
• FTC Urges Missouri, NJ To Ax Limits On Direct Auto Sales
• ABA Opens Doors For Reviewing Jurors' Social Media
• Deal Reached To Allow $30M Syms HQ Lease Sale
• Insurers Defeat Urban Outfitters In ZIP Code Coverage Row
• Law Practice Is Evolving Via 'Legal Project Management'
• Web Retailer Can't Fine Customer For Bad Online Review
• H&M Recalls Girls' Leggings Due To Choking Hazard
• Wal-Mart Hit With Unpaid Wages Class Action In Calif.
• Sears Sued Over NJ Shopping Center Lease Default
• 5 Insights From Aetna General Counsel William Casazza
• Obama Renominates CPSC's Adler For Commissioner Post
• Missouri May Allow Retailers To Tout Absorbed Sales Tax
• Deals Rumor Mill: AT&T, Orange, Dave & Busters
• Costco Accused Of Stiffing Workers On Meal Breaks
• Data Breaches Growing Worry For Retailers, Report Says
• Oregon Ruling Could Chill Prepetition DIP Offers
• Wilmar, First Pacific Bump Bid To $1.3B For Goodman Buyout
• Zale Backs $690M Signet Merger Despite Investor Pushback
• British Electronics Retailers Unite In $6.2B Merger
• States Helping Themselves To Nationwide Tax Jurisdiction
• Model Sues L'Oreal, Wal-Mart For $1.6M Over Image Use
• SEC Silences Critics With Resounding Victory In Wyly Trial
• Creditors Blast Coldwater Creek's 'Rushed' Ch. 11 Case
• Target, Others Launch Center To Combat Cyberattacks
• Blue Harbour's $125.5M Chico's Stake Buy Gets FTC's Nod
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, WeWork, PMC
• 5 Insights From Cisco General Counsel Mark Chandler
• Wal-Mart Resolves Listeria Suits Over Jensen Farms Outbreak
• Wal-Mart Contractor Agrees To Pay $21M In Wages Action
• Cannabis Credit Co-Ops Won't Solve Pot Banking Dilemma
• Wash. City Won't Delay Licenses For Marijuana Sales
• Sears Looking To Sell Majority Stake In $1.5B Canadian Biz
• Rent-A-Center Beats Ore. Back-Tax Bill For Subsidiary
• The Tenacious Technocrat: Judge Francis Allegra
• Apple Pushes 2nd Circ. To Delay E-Book Damages Trial
• Blind Customer Drops ADA Suit Against Lucky Brand
• Ayala Land Inks Deal For Mall At Manila's Solaire Casino
• Duro Bag, Rival Wrap Up Antitrust Row
• La. Lawmakers Kill Use-Tax Return Bill
• 5 Insights From MassMutual General Counsel Mark Roellig
• Bankrupt Retailer Sues Rose Snyder Over $2.9M Tax Refund
• Etsy To Grow To 200K SF At NYC's DUMBO Heights Project
• Calif. Bounty Hunters Will Benefit From Prop 65 'Reform'
• 9th Circ. Revives AutoZone Managers' OT Class Action
• Vantiv To Plunk Down $1.65B For Mercury Payment Systems
• Space Squeeze Drives NYC Retailers Underground
• Florida Gov. Signs $121M Tax-Free Shopping Bill
• RE Rumor Mill: JC Penney, Smith Gambrell, Dr. Dre
• Best Buy's $18M Fee Request Slashed In LCD Antitrust Case
• Grocery Stores Deny Luring Egg Producers Into Price-Fixing
• Trade Groups Push Senate To Act On 'Patent Troll' Bill
• 5 Insights From UPS Chief Legal Officer Teri McClure
• EEOC Wants 2nd Circ. To Weigh Presuit Sex-Bias Probe
• Deals Rumor Mill: CalPERS, Carphone, Time Warner
• 5 NLRB Cases Nonunion Employers Need To Know
• Hogan Lovells Adds 2 Tech Partners To Bay Area Offices
• Payless Inks Deal To End Fluctuating Workweek Class Action
• Privacy Threat Alone Triggers Coverage, Urban Outfitters Says
• Chinese E-Commerce Co. Eyes $1.7B IPO
• Court Denies Class Cert. In Dollar General Wage Suit
• SEC Wins Big As Wyly Brothers Found Liable In $550M Trial
• Starbucks, Kraft Beat Cert. Bid In $5M Tassimo Class Action
• EEOC Sues AutoZone Over Discriminatory Attendance Policy
• American Apparel Settles With FTC Over Safe Harbor Lapse
• Lawmakers May Combine 2 Major Online Tax Bills
• Miami OKs Controversial $600M Hotels, Marina Project
• Wal-Mart, Apple, Google Join Obama's Clean Energy Push
• RE Rumor Mill: Etsy, Jewish Home, Brooklyn Bridge Park
• Syms Creditors Blast Challenge To $30M Lease Sale
• Kennedy Wilson Europe Drops $659M On Irish Properties
• Wal-Mart Mexico Bribes Suit Should Proceed, Magistrate Says
• Ethan Allen Asks Justices To Review Dumping Payouts
• Balancing The Cost Of Legal Research Investments
• Wal-Mart Customers Seek Class Cert. Over ZIP Code Collection
• Former EBay Exec Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading
• Louis Vuitton Claims Ex-VP Took Secrets To Coach
• Michaels Stores Wage Class Decertified By Judge
• Post-Target Breach Laws Ratchet Up Pressure On Companies
• Lands' End Gets Tax Assessment Lowered In Wis. Appeal
• SanDisk Monopoly Class Entitled To SK Hynix's Sales Data
• Tutor Perini Unit Bags $285M In Calif. Building Contracts
• Costco Hit With OT Class Action By Pharmacists
• Tesla Says Amended Bill Would Ban Direct Sales In Mo.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Beats, ShopRunner, T-Mobile
• Brazil Sporting Goods Co. Lands $170M In Equity Funding
• SEC Says Bitcoin Investments Are Risky, Volatile
• Walgreen's Out-Front Druggists Don't Risk Privacy, HHS Says
• Observations From Target, Wyndham Derivative Suits
• 5 Insights From Sprint General Counsel Charlie Wunsch
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brinks' Laura Beth Miller
• Crabtree & Evelyn Workers Sue Over Missing Meal Break Pay
• Yet Again, Men's Wearhouse Extends $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Offer
• Dealers' Gripe With Tesla Sales Model Hits Mass. High Court
• Fed. Circ. Didn't Apply EBay Correctly In Apple V. Motorola
• Rebuttal: Mandatory Pro Bono Is Needed
• Amazon, Google, Others Urge FCC Against 'Fast Lanes'
• Home Depot Says It Can Pursue LCD Antitrust Claim
• AmEx Can't Escape Antitrust Suit Over Merchant Rules
• Trader Joe's Hides Salt Content In Sunflower Seeds, Suit Says
• Alibaba Taps Simpson Thacher's US IPO Expertise For Float
• NY GMO Labeling Bill Edges Ahead In State Assembly
• French Retailer Looks To US For E-Commerce IPO
• Office Depot Beats Website Search Patent Suit
• Martha Stewart, HSN Tell Judge To Chop Knockoff Knife Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Gannett, SoftBank, Foxconn
• Ikea Gets Split Ruling On 'Akea' Trademark At TTAB
• Redbox Slapped With Unpaid Wages Suit By Kiosk Workers
• Office Depot Settles With NY AG To End Overbilling Probe
• 5 Insights From News Corp. GC Gerson Zweifach
• Shopping Center Can't Sue Attys After $2.6M Defects Deal
• Texas Alcohol Law Under Scrutiny In Stores' Permit Appeal
• Employers On Alert As EEOC Eyes More Severance Pacts
• Big Tobacco Says NYC Coupon Ban Violates 1st Amendment
• Liberty Plans To Form $3B Unit In TripAdvisor Stake Spinoff
• Target, Other Stores Need Defibrillators On-Site, Panel Told
• Coldwater Creek Wins Nod For $161M Liquidation Deal
• China's Alibaba Group Plans $1B IPO In US
• Elder Statesman Of The Capital Court: Judge Paul Friedman
• Retail Group Allowed Into EEOC Suit Over CVS Severance Pact
• Walgreens Can't Shake Cartilage Supplement False Ad Suit
• Safeway Says Investor Suit Over $9B Deal Is In Wrong Venue
• Schwan Unit To Pay $2.5M To Settle Calif. Robocall Suit
• CVS Spurns $7B Deal, Keeps Heat On Visa And MasterCard
• Woolworths' $2B David Jones Buy Clears Regulatory Hurdle
• Alliance Boots Drops $638M On GCS' Pharmacy Retail Biz
• An Innovative Model For Collaborative Pro Bono
• Strategies For Protecting Market Share: Part 4
• 5 Insights From Archer Daniels Midland GC Cameron Findlay
• Urban Outfitters ZIP Code Privacy Suit Goes To Fed. Court
• Atty's Class Cert. Bid Tanks In Fla. Text Spamming Suit
• Toys R Us Settles 'Free Gift' False Ad Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Energy Future, Pfizer, Siemens
• Target Axes CEO Steinhafel After Massive Data Breach
• Sycamore Escapes Hot Topic Merger Class Action
• 5 Insights From AIG General Counsel Tom Russo
• Burlington Coat Factory Misclassified Managers, Suit Says
• Google Snares Ex-Amazon Execs' Retail Analytics Co.
• CVS Hit With False Labeling Action Over Vitamin E Pills
• South Africa Considering Alcohol Excise Tax Revamp
• Unique Issues Sink Class In Untruncated Grocer Receipts Row
• EB-5 On The Rise In Retail, Mixed-Use Projects
• Workers Twisted Comcast Class Argument, Duane Reade Says
• L'Oreal Shakes Class Action Over Kiehl's Data Collection
• Fla. Court Revives Claim That Publix Worker Shoved Shopper
• RadioShack Dodges Class Cert. In Pa. OT Row
• Mister Softee Aims To Freeze Rogue 'Master Softee' Trucks
• Mill Road Pays $215M For Accessories Co. RG Barry
• Taylor English Snags Employment Pro For Atlanta Office
• A Warning From Delaware For Gift Card Programs
• Syms Landlords Blast Approval Of $30M HQ Lease Sale
• Squire Sanders Adds Ex-Judge To Miami Litigation Group
• 6th Circ. Grills Wal-Mart In Class' Sex Bias Appeal
• Home Depot's $1.4M Deal With Fired Workers In Jeopardy
• EEOC Fights Amicus Brief Bid In CVS Separation Pact Suit
• FTC Urges Advertisers To Police False Weight-Loss Claims
• Kind Faces Uphill Climb In Clif Package Feud, Judge Says
• Goodwin Reps Kimco On $270M Buy Of 24 New England Malls
• Colo. Senate Approves E-Retailer Sales Tax Bill
• Arent Fox Snags Ex-Fox Rothschild International Chair
• Deals Rumor Mill: Pfizer, Sprint, AT&T
• Target Beats California Class Action Over Takeout Coffee Tax
• EBay Settles DOJ, California Antitrust Hiring Suits
• Colo. Gov. Set To Sign Advanced-Industry Tax Break Bills
• UK Clothing Co. FatFace Eyes £110M IPO
• Avon To Shell Out $135M To End FCPA Probes