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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2014

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• Google Sues Visa, MasterCard After $5.7B Fee MDL Opt-Out
• Ex-American Apparel CEO Wants Shareholder Suits Tossed
• New Balance Says Its Sneakers Aren't Chuck Taylor Knockoffs
• Safeway Hit With Wrongful Death Suit From Listeria Outbreak
• Kroger Guts Calif. Union Delivery Workers' OT Suit
• Judge Rejects Push For Egg Labeling Of Hen Treatment
• LG, Epson Shed Some Claims In LCD Price-Fixing MDL
• Rite Aid Customer Seeks Class Cert. In Telemarketing Suit
• Family Dollar Delays Vote On $8.5B Dollar Tree Deal
• Amazon, Sellers Hit With Patent Suit Over Cellphone Mounts
• RE Rumor Mill: Beacon Capital, Polidev, Ashkenazy
• Inquiry Into Sterling Presuit Probe Improper, EEOC Says
• Lowe's Beats Sales Tax On Contract Work In Ind.
• Delia's Reaches Tentative Creditor Deal On $20M DIP
• States Will Lead The Way On Chemical Regulations In 2015
• Claims Pared In Michelin Tire Price Discrimination Row
• Ellandi, Lone Star Funds JV Drops $403M On 7 UK Malls
• Barnes & Noble Buys Back Pearson's Nook Stake In $28M Deal
• FDA Hints At Legal Action Against Powdered Caffeine Sales
• Top IP Firms Hired To Fight Converse TM Blitz
• Target Ruling Lowers Bar For Standing In Data Breach Suits
• FlipKart Draws $700M, Files To Become Public In Singapore
• Indiana AG Floats Beefed-Up Online Privacy Regs
• Anderson News Calls Publishers' Antitrust Claims A Tall Tale
• Guess Licensee Guns For Zurich Sanctions In Handbag Row
• $3M JC Penney Attys' Fee Ruling Stands In Investor Suit
• CVS Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unsolicited Text Messages
• 2014 NLRB Year In Review
• Kennedy Wilson Inks £503M Deal For UK Real Estate Folder
• Amazon Fights Class Action On Dangerous Diet Drug Sales
• Freeborn Challenges $1M Malpractice Verdict In 7th Circ.
• UK Accounting Watchdog Opens Tesco Investigation
• Safeway, Albertsons Sell Stores To Win FTC Nod For $9B Deal
• American Apparel Confirms Takeover Bid Worth Up To $245M
• The State Of Technology-Assisted Review In 2014
• Law360 Names Law Firms Of The Year
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Split 1st Circ. OKs Kohl's Win In EEOC's Diabetes ADA Suit
• Chancery Won't Block Family Dollar Vote On $8.5B Buyout
• Staples Says More Than 1M Customer Cards Breached
• Lululemon Settles Blind Shopper Class Suit On Sales Devices
• Walgreen, Kroger Urge 11th Circ. To Kill Fla. Swipe Fee Ban
• Amazon Fire Phone Infringes Messaging Patent, Tech Co. Says
• Market Rumors: Fitbit, Permanent TSB, American Apparel
• Tracking State Data Protection Enforcement In 2014
• Wal-Mart Accused Of Ignoring Order To Give Up Bribery Files
• Dollar General Still Talking With FTC Over Family Dollar Bid
• CVS, Walgreen To Expand ACA Promotion Work
• Judge Slams Symantec's 'Ridiculous' Quash Bid In Target MDL
• Colo. Resort Sues J. Crew Over 'Broadmoor' Mark
• Neb., Okla. Ask Supreme Court To Stamp Out Colo. Pot Law
• Calif. Appeals Court Backs State Agency's Sales Tax Rule
• The Biggest M&A Moments Of 2014: First Half
• The Naked Truth: Intricacies Of Naked Short Sales
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Greenberg Traurig's Ernest Greer
• Alice Saves Amazon, Barnes & Noble From Not-So-Novel Idea
• Market Rumors: Carige, Carrefour, Romania
• RE Rumor Mill: Blackstone, GGP, BuzzFeed
• NY Eases BitLicense Rules, But Compliance Worries Remain
• Target Data Breach Suit Left Largely Intact
• Kmart Faces Class Action From Bank Over Data Breach
• JC Penney Workers Win Class Cert. In Vacation Gripe
• Former Rite Aid VP Cops To $15M Kickback Scheme Lies
• OPINION: Grinchy Hackers Haven't Ruined Christmas
• Top NY Financial Cop Pushes For Faster Payment Clearances
• FaegreBD Reps Couche-Tard In $1.7B Convenience Store Deal
• Roberto Cavalli Inching Toward Long-Awaited PE Deal
• CNN, Others Denied Copy Of Steve Jobs Depo In Apple Case
• Deb Stores Gets Nod For Bankruptcy Auction Plans
• Insurer Says It Doesn't Have To Cover Target In Copyright Suit
• RadioShack Shells Out $700K To Settle OT Class Action
• RE Rumor Mill: Prudential, Premier Group, GLL Real Estate
• Apple Canada Ordered To Turn Over Docs In IPhone Probe
• Avon China Pleads Guilty In $135M DOJ, SEC Deal
• Whole Foods, Others Sued Over Fresh-Made Bread Claims
• Cohen Milstein, Others To Helm Propane Tank Antitrust MDL
• PetSmart Details Financing Plan, Breakup Fee For $8.7B Sale
• Chanel Shuts Down 'Chanel's Salon' In Trademark Spat
• What Happens When Legal Aid Cuts Stimulate Pro Bono?
• Jeweler Yurman Pockets $2M In Suit Over Knockoff Sales
• Artists Urge 9th Circ. To Rescue Calif. Resale Royalty Law
• Blackstone Commits $294M Toward Singaporean RE Assets
• Coldwater Creek Asks To Sell Its Piece Of $6B Swipe Fee Deal
• Pa. Gives Class Actions Warm Welcome In Wal-Mart Ruling
• FINRA In No Playing Mood With Toys R Us Research Case
• American Apparel Fires Charney, Hires New CEO
• SuperValu Data Breach Actions Combined In Minnesota
• CVS To Buy Back $10B In Shares, Predicts Growth In 2015
• Is Jury's Verdict In IPod Antitrust Litigation Irrelevant?
• E-Cig Co. Pulls Plans For $150M IPO Citing Market Woes
• RadioShack Hoists In New CFO From Restructuring Firm
• Citing Tiffany, Google Wants App Store TM Claims Nixed
• Deb Stores Faces Opposition To Bankruptcy Sale Plans
• Family Sues Wal-Mart Over Fatal Ohio Police Shooting
• Jury Sides With Apple In ITunes Monopoly Case
• Annual Bankruptcy And Restructuring Roundup
• Pa. Supreme Court Affirms $187M Wal-Mart Wage Verdict
• Pa. Liquor Board Passes ADA Buck to Property Owners
• Arrowood Can't Get Reimbursed For Moldy Bed Suit Deal
• Apple, IPod Buyers Send $351M Music Monopoly Case To Jury
• In-House Forecast For 2015: Past Is Prologue
• After Jones Day Scold, RadioShack Wage Suit Gets Revived
• Bankruptcy Pressure Mounts On Teen Apparel Retailers
• High Court Clears Air On Class Action Removal Disputes
• Lackluster Take-Private Market Sees Late-Year Shine
• JJB Sports Ex-CEO Gets 4-Year Fraud Sentence
• NJ Paid Sick Leave Bill Advances Amid Preemption Concerns
• High Court Skips Calif. Truck Driver Wage-And-Hour Case
• RE Rumor Mill: Jurys Inn, Heritage Equity, Warby Parker
• NJ Assembly Clears Expanded Data Breach Requirements
• 2nd Circ. Skeptical Of DOJ Arguments In Apple E-Book Case
• Tour Co. Tuniu Nixes Public Offering For $148M Investment
• EEOC Says 10th Circ. Flubbed Abercrombie Hijab Case
• PetSmart Marks Activist's 2nd Large-Cap Buyout Coup In 2014
• Changing Table Inventor Hits Babies R Us With Patent Suit
• Customer Referrals Could Cause NJ Sales Tax Obligations
• Deception Concerns Loom Large At CFPB Over Prepaid Cards
• High Court Ruling Sets Low Bar For Class Action Removal
• 3 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Hiring Appellate Counsel
• BC Partners Offers $8.7B For PetSmart In 2014's Biggest LBO
• Apple, DOJ To Go Head-To-Head On E-Books At 2nd Circ.
• RadioShack Not In Debt Default, ISDA Panel Says
• Brand Battles: Williams-Sonoma, Remy Martin, Google
• Blackstone Sells Retail Portfolio Stake To Kimco For $512.3M
• Circuit City Trustee Sues Calif. For Tax Overpayment
• Apple, IPod Buyers Wrap $351M Evidence, With No Class Rep
• Nordstrom Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Revive Rest Day Suit
• Lobbyists Join 8th Circ. Fight Over Halliburton II Meaning
• Permira Nets $622.4M In Hugo Boss Stake Sale
• Mich. Senate Passes Internet Sales Tax Bills
• Class Makes Bid To Revive EBay Auction Suit At 9th Circ.
• RE Rumor Mill: TGI Fridays, Wal-Mart, Steve Cohen
• High Court Clarifies What Is Compensable Work Time
• 6 Questions To Ask Before An Internal Investigation
• Victoria's Secret Accuses CafePress Of Selling Rip-Offs
• JPML Combines Whole Foods Yogurt Suits In Texas
• Enviro Groups Want Miami Beetle Protected In Wal-Mart Fight
• ACLU, Religious Groups Back EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Suit
• Safeway Liable For Higher Online Prices, Judge Finds
• Home Depot Data Breach Cases Sent To Georgia By MDL Panel
• Wet Seal Warns Investors Of Possible Bankruptcy
• What Lawyer-Novelists Learned From Being Lawyers
• Netflix, Others Can't Keep Del. Gift Card Suit In Fed. Court
• Target Takes Another Shot At Junk Fax Settlement
• Bezos Ducks US Tax Court Subpoena In Transfer Pricing Case
• Starboard Buys Into Staples, Fueling Merger Chatter
• Fed. Law Unravels 'Made In USA' Labeling Suit, Macy's Says
• Goldman, Citi Among 10 Fined For Toys R Us Research Pledge
• Amazon Wins Bid To Send Hidden-Charge Suit To Arbitration
• Wal-Mart's Calif. Dress Code Illegal, NLRB Judge Rules
• Apple Updates Kept IPods Safe, Music Monopoly Jurors Hear
• Vermont Defends GMO Label Law Under Congress Scrutiny
• Alibaba Film Unit Misstated Chinese Business, VAT Taxes
• USPTO To Review Auto-Leasing Customer Alert Patent
• CAIR Lends Support to EEOC in Abercrombie Hijab Case
• EMS Jumps On Bandwagon For Qatar's Canary Wharf Bid
• CVS Pharmacists Lose Class Cert. Bid In OT Suit
• Bridgestone Wins Approval Of $3M Wage Deal With Mechanics
• DDR Holdings — A Beacon Of Hope For Software Patents?
• JC Penney Fights Loss To Macy's In Martha Stewart Dustup
• Ice Dancer May Rescue $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• Lumber Liquidators Hit With Defect Suit Over Bamboo Flooring
• HSBC Buys Scotland's 2nd-Largest Mall In $351M Deal
• Supreme Court Stymies FLSA Security Check Lawsuits
• Sears' $1.6M Wage-And-Hour Deal Rejected As Overly Broad
• Oregon GMO Measure's Backers Sue Over Rejected Votes
• Tracy Morgan's Attys Accused Of Causing 'Media Frenzy'
• Gomez-Acebo Reps REIT Axia On €180M Spanish RE Buy
• Questions Linger As Family Dollar Antitrust Review Wears On
• London's Camden Market Owner Seeks IPO To Fuel Expansion
• Neiman Marcus Urges 7th Circ. To Toss Data Breach Appeal
• Michaels Buries Background Check Disclosure, Suit Says
• Abercrombie CEO Retires Amid Slow Sales, Investor Pressure
• FDA Menu Labeling Rules Have Long Reach
• High Court Says No Pay For Workers' Security Check Time
• What Every Company Should Be Thinking After Target Ruling
• 2 Cos. Tell 9th Circ. Max Damages Count For CAFA Removal
• Justices Question Federal Jurisdiction In Colo. Tax Case
• Barnes & Noble Wants Book Closed On OT Cert. Bid
• Class Rep. Booted In $351M Apple ITunes Antitrust Trial
• NPS Says Contract Tweaks Didn't Harm Grand Canyon Hotelier
• Joint Retail-Finance Group Urges Cybersecurity Legislation
• Walgreen Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Alliance Boots Buy
• Visa, MasterCard Swipe Fee MDL Gets New Judge
• RadioShack Sued For Investing 401(k)s In Own Stock
• Qatar Says PE Firm Supports $4B Bid For Canary Wharf Owner
• Fed Circ. Finds Website Patent Invalid, Jury Award Revisited
• Family Dollar Investors Seek To Hold Up $8.5B Buyout Vote
• Steve Jobs Takes Center Stage In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial
• Jones Day Atty Draws Calif. Panel's Ire Over OT Suit Tactic
• Ikea Customers Lose Class Cert. In Calif. ZIP Code Suit
• Slaughter & May Reps Songbird On Rebuff Of $4B Buyout Bid
• Sentry Aims To Nix Bid To Cover Edible Arrangements IP Row
• Whole Foods Hit With FCRA Suit Over Background Checks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Merro, TDC, Alex & Ani
• Converse Rivals Want To Know Why TM Suits Came So Late
• EEOC Turns To 7th Circ. In CVS Severance Pact Challenge
• Justices' Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Ruling Could Curb Federal Suits
• AXA Sheds Finnish Retail For $131M To PE Venture
• Clothing Retailer Delia's To Liquidate After Deal Bid Fails
• Bebe Stores Confirms November Data Breach
• Retailer Mocks Don Henley For Suing Over 'Obvious' Joke
• IOI Properties Drops $808M To Buy Stake In Taipei 101
• RE Rumor Mill: Ashkenazy, Extell, Watergate Hotel
• Twist In $351M Apple Antitrust Trial As Standing Questioned
• Target Data Breach Ruling Raises Stakes For Retailers
• Court Upholds EEOC's Contempt Bid Against Jewel-Osco
• Class Can't Lay Claim To Expert In American Eagle Spam Suit
• Sterling Faults EEOC Presuit Probe In 2nd Circ. Bias Suit
• IRS Says Lawyer's Fraud Doesn't Trigger Statute Of Limitations
• Engle Progeny Plaintiffs Fight To Pursue Punitive Damages
• RE Rumor Mill: SL Green, Old Main Post Office, Lightstone
• Uber Valued At $40B After Latest Financing Round
• E-Book Price-Fixing Suits May Include Foreign Sales
• HomeGoods The Latest Retailer Sued Over Blind POS Access
• Barnes & Noble, Microsoft End Nook Media Partnership
• Kenneth Cole Hit With Latest NY Unpaid Intern Class Action
• Qatar Fund, Brookfield Float $4B For Canary Wharf Owner
• Expedia Ordered To Cough Up Hotel Tax Formula
• SoftBank Injects $250M Into Southeast Asian Uber Rival
• Retailer Deb Stores Hits Ch. 11 For Possible Liquidation
• Dollar General Holds To $9B Family Dollar Bid As Vote Looms
• Apple DRM Chief Tells Jury ITunes Updates Targeted Hackers
• Rite Aid Inks $3M FCA Deal Over Gift Card Kickbacks
• Sears Workers Must Arbitrate OT Claims, Calif. Court Says
• $75M Whole Foods-Anchored Texas Project Secures Financing
• Amazon Unveils $6B Bond Issue After Moody's Cool Reception
• CORRECTED: Aspen Way Can't Duck Coverage Battle Over Spy Software
• Mass. Wants Precise Tax Records For Point-Of-Sale Systems
• Ex-TigerDirect, Systemax Execs Cop To $9M Kickback Scheme
• Apple Can't Have 'App Store' TM In Australia, Judge Says
• Arbitration Denied Again In Class Action Against Car Dealer
• JD.com Shareholders Pare Stakes In $619M Follow-On Offering
• And Now A Word From The Panel: End Of An Era
• Honda Lending Arm Braces For Feds' Loan Pricing Action
• Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Morgan Lewis' Gregory Parks
• Cargill Yanks Beef From Canadian Walmarts After E. Coli Test
• Judge Slams Rite Aid OT Deal As 'Gamble' On Inattentive Class
• EarthGrains Seeks Sanction Against Rival In $6M Judgment
• Deals Rumor Mill: Arizona Chemical, Brown Shoe, Pepe Jeans
• Apple Should Pay $351M For ITunes Monopoly, Jury Told
• Target Loses Bid To KO Banks' Data Breach Litigation
• Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Arent Fox's Anthony Lupo
• Home Depot Hit With Suit Over Unpaid After-Hours Work
• $8.1B IndCor Sale Highlights Surge Of Blackstone RE Deals
• Mexican REIT Fibra Uno Pays $744M For 19 Properties
• RadioShack Says It Will Fight Salus Capital Breach Claim
• American Eagle, Street Artist Settle Copyright Suit
• Deutsche Bank Drops $991M For Frankfurt Tourism Complex
• Tracy Morgan's Attys Say Wal-Mart Trying To Delay Suit
• Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio
• Craft Beverage Legislation Goes Down Smooth In NY
• Retail & E-Commerce MVP: Theodore Grossman
• Shell Oil Can't Wipe Out Ski Ticket Coupon Claims
• Judge To Trim Victoria's Secret Clerks' $37M Wage Suit
• Amazon Can't Escape FTC's In-App Purchase Lawsuit
• Chastened Apple Wins 11th-Hour Antitrust Trial Secrecy Bid
• RE Rumor Mill: Anschutz, Abu Dhabi, Wei Chuan
• Alibaba-Backed Momo Aims To Raise $276M Through US IPO
• Suit Challenging Breyers' 'All Natural' Label Is Dropped
• EEOC Conciliation Efforts Should Be Reviewed, Justices Told
• TPG Cashes Out Of China Grand Auto After Failed IPO
• Ares Inks $433M Deal For British Paint Co. Farrow & Ball
• GCs Name Most Arrogant Law Firms
• OPINION: NJ Consumer Fraud Act Is Not 'Devolving'
• GCs Add 35 Firms To List Of Most Arrogant
• Minority Powerbrokers Q&A: Cooley's DeAnna Allen
• What Businesses Must Know About The Berkeley 'Sugar Tax'