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Retail & E-Commerce - June, 2014

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• Corporate Religious Rights In Flux After Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Lawyers Weigh In On Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby Ruling
• Hobby Lobby Workers' Coverage Gap May Spur Regulatory Fix
• DOJ-AmEx Antitrust Trial May Turn On Market Power Question
• Hobby Lobby Arms ACA Opponents For Future Battles
• Amazon, Apple Accused Of Cornering Market For IPad Covers
• Ex-Benjamin Moore Worker Sues Over 'Racist' Paint Names
• Examining Arguments Made (And Not Made) In Hobby Lobby
• Sony Retail Stores Avoid $5M In Calif. Taxes
• Government Says Novartis Can't Escape FCA Kickback Suit
• Justices Reject Family Dollar Appeal In Pay-Bias Suit
• American Apparel Fights Charney's 'Self-Interested' Power Bid
• Transit Authority Sues Ill. Over New Sales Tax Regulations
• Justices Say For-Profits Can Skirt ACA Contraception Mandate
• Canada's Tough Anti-Spam Law Catches US Cos. Off Guard
• China's Tencent Pours $736M Into E-Marketplace 58.com
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Deutsche Bank, Property Markets
• Canada High Court Says Wal-Mart Closure Violated Labor Law
• LCD Makers Can't Duck Florida Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Dechert, Skadden
• J. Crew Settles ZIP Code Collection Suit
• Wal-Mart Says 'RedNek Wine Glass' Not Being Infringed
• $15M Sales Tax Rebate Row Shot Down By Texas High Court
• ITC Opens Circuitry Patent Probe Targeting Sony, Best Buy
• Deals Rumor Mill: Cavalli, Fosun, Airbus
• Pa. Senate OKs Bill Allowing Tesla To Operate 5 Dealerships
• 4 Things Every Law Firm Should Do Upon A Cyberbreach
• Today's Retailers Are Fighting Yesterday's Privacy Laws
• 5 Big NLRB Cases Up For Review After Noel Canning
• G&E Lures Brown Rudnick Pro To Lead Its Bankruptcy Group
• NJ 'Ban the Box' Bill Goes To Christie
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hart, TreeHouse, Manitowoc
• Oakley Settles Suit With Fry's, Best Buy Over Eyewear Design
• Surviving FCA Claims In Novartis Kickback Row To Stay Put
• RE Rumor Mill: Olymbec, PrivatePortfolio, Sushil Patel
• 4th Circ. OKs Ford's Rejection Of Dealership Sale
• EU's Telecom Value-Added Tax Overhaul On Track For 2015
• Bed Bath & Beyond Aims To Kill 'Sparse' Trade Secrets Suit
• Retailer Hit With Damages In Skirmish Over Bad Review
• Pa. House Votes To Suspend 13 Business Tax Credits
• Michaels, Hyatt Accused Of Infringing Traffic Detection Patent
• Calif. Court Revives Toyota Dealership Race-Bias Case
• Ikea Latest Retailer To Boost Minimum Wage
• Chapter 93A Pitfalls For Mass. Retailers
• AutoZone, JC Penney Duck Claims In Mobile IP Suit
• US Trustee Says Fresh & Easy Ch. 11 Plan Needs Work
• McD's, Others Are Antennatech's Latest Patent-Suit Targets
• Computer Patent Ruling Likely To Stanch Retailer Settlements
• Albertsons Will Pay $3.4M To Settle Hazardous Waste Probe
• Lend Lease To Jointly Develop $2.5B Malaysian Project
• Deals Rumor Mill: Del Taco, China Post Group, Aetna
• Ex-Aeropostale Exec Owes $26M For Kickbacks, DOJ Says
• Haynes And Boone Reps RE Equities On $119M SoHo Sale
• Amazon Workers Want Stay On Calif. Wage Suit Lifted
• Hyundai Dealership Contract Breach 'Incurable': 2nd Circ.
• Eolas Can't Evade Google, JC Penney Web Browser IP Suits
• Hobby Lobby Workers Say Iskanian Axes Arbitration Order
• Land Securities Takes £656M Stake In London Shopping Mall
• Barnes & Noble To Spin Off Nook Media
• Parties Should Consider Judges When Approving Settlements
• Whole Foods Fined For Overcharging Weighed Food In Calif.
• Hachette Buys Perseus Books Amid Amazon Price Fight
• Jailed Dick's Atty Wants No Fine In RE Kickback Row
• Mich. Justices Say Buyer Not Retailer On Hook For Sales Tax
• DOJ Loses Bid To Block AmEx Evidence In Antitrust Fight
• German Booksellers Target Amazon In Antitrust Complaint
• 5 Tips For Defeating A Class Cert. Bid
• Consumer Groups Say CarMax Lies About Used Vehicle Safety
• Tommy Hilfiger Floats Tweaked $1.85M Payroll Deal
• Calif. Panel Buries Ralphs Customer's Privacy Suit
• LCD Makers Tell Judge To Limit Costco Antitrust Claims
• Best Buy Seeks To Decertify Repair Tech Class In Wage Suit
• Wal-Mart Heart Supplement Class Action Stops Beating
• REITs Spin Off Assets To Pile On Returns
• Buckyballs Case Shows What An Uncooperative CPSC Can Do
• ValueVision Replaces CEO, Shuffles Board Amid Proxy Fight
• Supermarkets, Lexington Battle Over $22M Sandy Deductible
• Opt-Outs May Get Shot To Rejoin $6B Swipe Fee Deal
• American Apparel Founder To Fight Board's Firing
• 9th Circ. Allows Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's Arbitration Pacts
• Judge Axes Tommy Hilfiger's $1.8M Worker Payroll Deal
• Bankrupt Brookstone Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Plan, $174M Sale
• Coldwater Creek Gets OK To Solicit Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Insurer Needn't Defend Lowe's Fuel Firepot Row, Suit Says
• Car Dealers Accuse Auto Parts Cos. Of Power Window Cartel
• Travelocity, Expedia Fight Puerto Rican Hotel Tax
• RE Rumor Mill: Mondrian Soho, Bryant Park Hotel
• Calif. Defibrillator Ruling Likely To Draw Lawmakers' Attention
• Deals Rumor Mill: Shire, Monsanto, Lululemon
• Lowe's Withholds HR Managers' OT Pay, Suit Says
• Target Accused Of Flouting Priceline Founder's Patent
• Ex-CVS Pharmacist Seeks High Court Review Of ADA Suit
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Dollar General Asks Justices To Limit Tribal Authority
• 4 Ways To Prevent A Regulatory Filing Blunder
• 3 Executive Compensation Tax Traps To Steer Clear Of
• Drug Software Co. Can't Duck Warning Suit On Appeal
• Bank Regs Led To Tax Woes For Weed Dispensary, Court Told
• Michaels' Customers Say Data Protection Was Subpar
• Martha Stewart, HSN Beat Chinese Cutlery Action
• LCD Maker To Fight Best Buy's $1.8M Fee Award In 9th Circ.
• Profanity Protection: It's Now A 'Concerted Activity'
• When Fighting Calif. Tax Disputes, See Loeffler V. Target
• Icahn Presses Family Dollar To Sell Itself Immediately
• FTC Eyeing Discriminatory Power of Big Data
• SD High Court Rejects Landowners' Anti-Walmart Appeal
• Modell's Sporting Goods Settles ADA Class Action
• Forever 21 Swipes Sales Tax On Returned Items, Suit Says
• Retailers Say Confessional Cig Ads Strip Free-Speech Rights
• Amazon Warehouse Workers Get Stay Lifted From Wage Case
• NJ Court OKs Contracts That Limit Workers' Time To File Suit
• Sparboe, Vendors Call Truce In Egg Price-Fixing Saga
• American Apparel CEO Booted Amid Harassment Claims
• Australia's David Jones Delays Vote On $2B Woolworths Buyout
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Williams Mullen's McCarroll
• Risk Management Lessons From Buckyballs
• At Last, Men's Wearhouse Seals $1.8B Jos. A. Bank Pickup
• Smartphone Forensics: Tips From The E-Discovery Trenches
• UK-Based LLP Partners Now Enjoy More Protections
• Combating Damages Models In Food, Cosmetic Class Actions
• Calif. May Force Emergency Medical Equipment On Retailers
• Insurer Sues To Avoid Covering Michaels Data Breach Suits
• NY Judge Won't Block NYC Tobacco Coupon Ban
• Kirkland Reps Starwood In $1.4B Purchase Of 7 Malls
• Jones Lang Aids Record 615K-SF LA Lease To 99-Cent Chain
• Retail Group Blasts Push To Expand Data Breach Liability
• RE Rumor Mill: Queens Rental Record, TIAA-CREF, Greystar
• Billionaire Takes Stake In David Jones Ahead Of $2B Deal
• Barnes & Noble, LSI End Nook Patent Dispute
• Petco Hit With Class Action Over ZIP Code Collection
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Davis Wright's Kelli Sager
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bush Seyferth's Cheryl Bush
• Merchants, AmEx Urge 2nd Circ. To Scrap $7B Swipe-Fee Deal
• Safeway Settlement Shines Light On Contingent Value Rights
• Bill Would Create FCC Ban On Internet 'Fast Lane' Deals
• Washington Prime Pays $162M To Up Stake In 7 Properties
• Brookstone Ch. 11 Plan Ducks $1.6 Million IRS Debt
• Judge Exits Michael Jordan Row After Schiff Hardin 'Attack'
• Sen. Introduces Draft Of Cybersecurity Data Sharing Bill
• Class Must Tidy Up Claims In Whirlpool Washer Row: Judge
• Ex-Aeropostale Fragrance Supplier Says Rival Stole Account
• Wal-Mart, CVS, Others To Put Unit Pricing Online, NY AG Says
• Heller Ruling May Be Knockout Punch Against Jewel Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alstom, Medtronic, BP
• Apple Settles $700M E-Books Antitrust Suit To Avoid Trial
• Still The Fastest Justice Anywhere
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Levine Sullivan's Gayle Sproul
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Monica Shilling
• Novartis Seeks Dismissal Of FCA Kickback Claims
• Hobby Lobby Wage Row Sent To Arbitration Under Concepcion
• Safeway Looks To Clear $9B Deal With Investor Settlement
• NJ Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Tesla Direct Sales
• 9th Circ. Says Truck Drivers Not Independent Contractors
• EBay Gets $12M Tax Credit To Expand In Chicago
• Alibaba Reveals Strategy Behind Billion-Dollar Deals
• $875M Queens Apt., Retail Tower To Break Ground In 2015
• JC Penney Liable For Meddling In Macy's-Martha Stewart Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Grocery Outlet, Telefonica, Alibaba
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Nexsen Pruet's Marguerite Willis
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Steptoe & Johnson's Flanery
• Credit Unions Want Retailers More Liable For Cybersecurity
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Camp's Plan To Ditch LIFO A Nightmare For Businesses
• NAD Says Online Reviews Don't Bolster Shark Vacuum Claims
• McAndrews Held Sues Ad Agency For Fees In TM Row
• 3-Year-Old Sycamore Vying For Top Billing In Retail PE
• Schneiderman Pushes New NY Rules For Payroll Cards
• Priceline Gobbles Up OpenTable In $2.6B Cash Deal
• 4 Ways For Retailers To Avoid FCPA Entanglements
• 5 Ways To Avoid Trouble When Using Background Checks
• Target To Direct Minn. Vendors To Talk To Janitors' Union
• 'Made In The USA'? Check Again
• Deals Rumor Mill: Siemens, Alibaba, American Securities
• Saks Accused Of Withholding Sales Tax From Refunds
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Ogletree Deakins' Melissa Bailey
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Sterne Kessler's Eldora Ellison
• Coldwater Creek's Disclosure Statement Sent Back To Kitchen
• Chase, CVS Say All Worker Duties Should Factor Into Seating
• Vermont GMO Law Faces Constitutional Challenge
• CarMax Wins Bid To Keep Calif. Wage Class In Fed. Court
• Bass Pro Shops Fined For Unlicensed Rifle Scope Exports
• Belgian Insurer Ethias OK'd To Amend Restructuring Plan
• Tax Foundation Rebukes Walgreen Inversion Report
• Hogan, Goodwin Guide $360M Prudential Real Estate Buy
• Priceline Founder Sues Sears Over Remote Payment Patent
• NLRB Says Cos. Don't Have To Arbitrate Before CBO In Place
• Ohio Appeals Court OKs Measurement Between Nissan Dealers
• Blackstone, DDR Form JV For $2B American Realty Mall Buy
• British Retailer B&M Raises £1B In IPO
• Judge Says CVS Workers' Wage Claim Would 'Waste My Time'
• Verizon Retailer Pays $1.3M To Settle Credit Card Receipt Row
• Hobby Lobby To Fork Over $220K In NY Deceptive Ad Row
• Transparency In Consumer Tracking Can Ward Off Legal Woes
• Adopt Value Or Be Left In The Ash Heap Of History
• CVS, Rite Aid Dodge Mich. False Claims Suits Over Generics
• Fighting Fail-Safe Classes In TCPA Claims
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Bryan Cave's Chris Cesare
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gordon & Rees' Leslie Benitez
• A More Relaxed Defamation Standard For Online Comments?
• 'Worst-Ever' FLSA Settlement Shows Attys What Not To Do
• Walgreen Inversion Would Cost US $4B In Tax Revenue: Study
• Retailers Ask Senate To Block NLRB's Micro-Union Push
• Lack Of Defect Claim No Pass For Automakers: Mass. Court
• JC Penney Seeks Toss Of Suit Over Knockoff Ugg Boots
• The Hidden Costs Of Spreadsheets In Risk Management
• Legal Risks Of Mobile Apps: Rules, Standards And Gaps
• Amazon Blocks Sales Of Warner Home Videos
• Franchisees Sue To Block Seattle's $15 Minimum Wage
• CFPB Opens Inquiry Into Mobile Banking
• Novartis Gets FCA Kickback Suit Pared Down
• LCD Makers Want Antitrust Damages Limited To Named Parties
• Alibaba Unveils US Marketplace, Chinese Mobile Co. Deal
• Enviros' Wal-Mart Challenge Falls Under NJ Law, Judge Says
• CPSC Muscles Retailers Into Expanded Safety Role
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Gardere's Kim Yelkin
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Proskauer's Margaret Dale
• Aeropostale OT Action Decertified After 'Worst-Ever' Deal
• Apple Deals Blow To Location Tracking With New IOS Feature
• H&M Beats Trademark Suit Over Pig Logo
• Winston & Strawn Tries To Kill Store's Tax Malpractice Suit
• Coldwater Creek Creditors Again Attack Bankruptcy Plan
• Macy's, Clothing Co. Targeted In 'Made In USA' Class Action
• RE Rumor Mill: Cajamar, Primark, Jade Enterprises
• Yahoo Can't Shed Parts.com Dilution Suit Over Sponsored Ads
• Best Buy Pays $4.5M To End TCPA Rewards Program Row
• Friskier FTC Makes US-EU Data Transfers More Perilous
• Calif. Gives Businesses Guidance On Virtual Currency
• Grocer Schnuck Presses For Return Of Data Leak Funds
• Deals Rumor Mill: SIG, B&M, Bouygues
• Philips' Brazil, Taiwan Branches Can't Duck Price-Fixing MDL
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Rutan & Tucker's Kathy Jenson
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Thacker Martinsek's Martinsek
• High Stakes In Ascertainability Of Low-Dollar Purchases
• Early Regulatory Authority On Virtual Currencies
• Hobby Lobby Wage Class Pits PAGA Against Concepcion
• High Court Won't Hear Auto Dealer Arbitration Appeal
• Colorado Tinkers With 'Nexus' In Online Sales Tax Law
• RE Rumor Mill: Pier 40, M&G Real Estate, Hearn Co.
• Edwin Watts Golf Gets Nod For Ch. 11 Disclosure Statement
• Hines, Qatar To Add On CityCenterDC Hotel, Retail Space
• Illinois' Effort To Bring Order To Sales Tax Spreads Chaos
• The Purpose Of Proposed Rule 37(e)
• Investors Want Emergency Injunction In $9B Safeway Deal
• Ex-Patton Boggs Atty Cries Foul Over AmEx Fee Settlement
• Petco Can't Escape Wage-And-Hour Collective Action
• CVS Severance Suit Should Stay In Court, EEOC Insists
• Family Dollar Adopts Poison Pill After Icahn Reveals Stake
• Sycamore Closes $2.5B Fund, Nabs Coldwater Creek Brand
• Coldwater Creek Gets OK For $2.5M Exec Compensation Plans
• Fake It Until You Make It? Battling Fake Online Reviews
• Family Dollar Forks Over $1.15M To Settle Manager OT Suit
• Female Powerbrokers: WhatleyKallas' Edith Kallas
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Michael Best's Kerryann Minton
• CPSC Guidance Signals Shift Toward Online Obligations
• Del. Chancery Tosses Investor Suit Over $13M Bluefly Sale
• Ralphs Customer Urges Calif. Panel To Revive Privacy Suit
• RE Rumor Mill: Fifth Ave., Ben Carter, Steen & Strom
• Urban Outfitters Settles IP Suit Over Torn-Up Harley Shirts
• 9th Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of Redbox Privacy Class Action
• Colo. Gov. Signs E-Retailer Sales Tax Collection Bill
• Madonna Pulls Wal-Mart Into 'Hard Candy' TM Fight
• AmEx Surcharge Fee Deal Draws Retailer Objections
• Wal-Mart Snubs Independent Chair Amid Foreign-Bribery Buzz
• Taxation With Representation: Tax Counsel On The Deal
• Mexico's Fibra Shop Drops $116M On 3 Malls
• EEOC, Jones Day Attys Debate CVS Severance Pact Suit
• Relaxed Indian E-Retail Rules Would Spur Trademark Spats
• Best Buy To Fight $16M Fee Reduction In LCD Antitrust Case
• British Video Game Retailer Raises $203M In IPO
• Wal-Mart Says ZIP Code Collection Class Too Broad To Certify
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Husch Blackwell's Hanaway
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Waller's Katie Stenberg
• FTC Nod Stokes Support For $1.8B Men's Wearhouse Offer
• Mister Softee Wins Freeze On 'Master Softee' Trucks
• Pregnant Sears Worker Lost Work-From-Home Privilege: Suit
• Amazon Workers Not Owed For Security Check Time, SG Says
• Equal Pay, Working Parents Top EEOC Priorities, Official Says
• Faberge Sues NYC Restaurant Over 'Shameless' Use Of Name
• French Retailer Casino Mulls IPO For New E-Commerce Unit
• Apple On Hook For State Antitrust Penalties In E-Books Fight
• NJ Lawmakers Push To Allow Tesla Direct Sales
• Retailers Stand To Gain From Updated EPA Waste Rules
• 8th Circ. Affirms Sam's Club FACTA Violation Not Willful
• Keys To Successful Legal Outsourcing
• Alibaba Drops $192M On Soccer Club In Shopping Spree
• Coldwater Creek Blasts 'Reckless' Creditor Ire Over DIP Loan
• Walgreen To Hire Pricing Auditors In Deal With Missouri AG
• JPML Consolidates 5 OT Suits By Michaels Managers
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Duval & Stachenfeld's Terri Adler
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Brown Rudnick's Louise Verrill
• 4 Steps To Good Trademark Strategy In A New GTLD World
• Another Victory For Arbitration Agreements In Calif.
• RE Rumor Mill: Dr. Dre, Blackstone, Allianz Real Estate
• DDR Ducks More Claims In Coventry's Mismanaged Malls Suit
• Home Depot's Antitrust Claims Trimmed In LCD Price-Fix MDL
• How Bitcoin Will Bring About A Legal Practice Revolution
• Calif. Tries To Plug Retail Data Breaches
• NLRB Judge Faults Toyota Dealer's Arbitration Pact, Handbook
• Atty In Dick's Kickback Scheme Resigns From Pa. Bar
• Retailers Face Pitfalls In Effort To Share Cyberthreat Info
• Wal-Mart Used Tax Loophole To Save $104M: Report
• Deals Rumor Mill: CVC, Lenovo, Hutchison
• Sam's Club Leads Charge To Bring Chip Tech To Store Cards
• Redbox Slams Privacy Class Action Appeal
• NY Minimum Wage Policy Back On Table As Gov. Rejoins Fray
• Dufry Drops $1.7B On Rival Travel Retailer Nuance Group
• Female Powerbrokers Q&A: Hanson Bridgett's Linda Klamm
• Wal-Mart, Heatmax Sued After Hand Warmers Burn Breasts
• Conflict Mineral Filings To Draw Harsher Spotlight
• Chinese Investors Team Up In $173M Bid For Brookstone
• Employers Brace For Expansion In EEOC Pregnancy Guidance
• Del. Whistleblower Suit Could Reshape Gift Card Programs
• Michelin Can't Escape Tire Price Discrimination Claims
• Michaels Seeks Quick End To Data Breach Class Actions
• Genesco Says Visa Hoarding Docs In $13M Data Theft Suit
• Coldwater Creek Landlords Balk At Lease Sale Timeline
• Chevy Dealership Urges 9th Circ. To Overturn RICO Dismissal
• GrayRobinson Adds 3rd Ex-Alcohol Regulator This Year
• Push For Chip And PIN Technology In Calif. Dies In Senate
• Wal-Mart, Target, Safeway Seek Relaxed Waste Disposal Rules
• How To Control Your Law Firm's Real Estate Costs
• Pa. Biz Groups Resist Minimum Wage Hike
• GM Dealers Say Ignition Switch Defect Cheapened Inventory
• LCD Makers Tell MDL Judge To Limit Office Depot's Damages
• Deals Rumor Mill: DIA France, Kontera, Triton
• 5 Insights From Nationwide Chief Legal Officer Pat Hatler
• Countering The Surge In Cosmetic Class Actions
• Google, Others Reveal Products May Have Conflict Minerals
• 4 Legal Woes For Retailers Expanding Abroad
• Coldwater Creek Gets Nod For $1.7M Exec Bonus Plan
• Saks Says Proposed Calif. Wage Action Could Cost Millions
• Ex-Walgreens Druggist Who Shot At Robbers Loses In 6th Circ.
• Youth Apparel Co. Ecko Gets Judge's OK For Ch. 11 Sale
• Whole Foods 'All Natural' Labeling Suit Gets Green Light
• Retailers Ask EPA To Ease Nicotine, Aerosol Can Waste Regs
• Nordstrom Strikes $7.65M Deal In Sales Workers Wage Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Google, Cinven, Protective Life
• Retailers To Appeal Swipe Fee Loss To High Court
• Simplexity Says Fifth Third Bid To Force Ch. 7 Falls Short
• TCPA Suit Claims Kohl's Sniffed Out Customers' Cell Numbers
• Retail Opportunity Pays $210M For LA Shopping Center
• Creative Collaborations: Law Firms And Corporations
• Fed. Circ. Backs Commerce In CIT Row Over Chinese Furniture
• Heineken, Anheuser-Busch Settle Alcohol Warning Signs Row
• Global Privacy Regulators Ramping Up Mobile App Scrutiny
• Retailer Gap Hit With $10M False Discounting Class Action