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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2015

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• NLRB Secures Rehire Offer For Fired Union Supporter
• Court OKs Approvals For Booze Sales At Pa. Gas Stations
• Judge Says Fees Appear 'Exorbitant' In Dollar Tree OT Deal
• Clorox Says 7th Circ. Must Decide Grocer's Bulk Price Claim
• Michael Jordan Needn't Rehash Claims In Ad Row: Judge
• Fed. Circ. Revives Newegg's Fee Bid In E-Commerce IP Row
• Congress Continues Churning GMO Labeling Legislation
• 2 Indicted Over Michaels Credit Card Skimming Scheme
• 7 Keys To Improving Your Direct Examination
• AmEx Faces Investor Suit Over Loss Of Costco Partnership
• Target Data Breach Deal Objector Blasts Attys' 40 Percent Cut
• Adidas 'SpringBlade' Shoe Falls Apart, Class Action Alleges
• Bankrupt Deb Stores Launches $10M Clawback Campaign
• JCPenney Must Pay Investor's $3M Fee, Texas Justices Told
• CVS Charges Insured Buyers More For Generics, Suit Claims
• Craft Beer's Growth Is Causing Congress To Brew Reforms
• Adidas Sues Sears Over 'Three-Stripe' Trademark
• Fed. Circ. Backs Wal-Mart, Others In Slipper Patent Fight
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Chetrit, Apple, Sam Applegrad
• Michael Jordan Can't Block Sportswear Co. IP In China
• Amazon, Wal-Mart Want $7B Deal Scrapped Over Misconduct
• Vornado Strikes $580M Refinance Deal For NYC Property
• Travel Sites Say Towns Didn't Fix Class Cert. Bid In Tax Row
• How Ill. Retailers Can Avoid Online Sales Tax FCA Suits
• Safeway Wins Dismissal In Calif. Fuel Pricing Appeal
• Michael Jordan Slams Sanctions Bid In Publicity Row
• Texas Urges 5th Circ. To Uphold Credit Card Surcharge Law
• Costco Water Sales Reps Score Deal In OT Suit
• Whole Foods Can't Win Fees In 'Eatright' Trademark Suit
• US Seeks Criminal Contempt Over Herbal Supplement Store
• Staples, Others Can't Win Fees In Dropped Pen Patent Suit
• AmEx Class Says Atty Doc Sharing Doesn't Hinder MDL Deal
• Books-A-Million Investor Sues To Halt $21M Buyout Deal
• Whistleblower To Take CVS Kickback Suit To 7th Circ.
• 8th Circ. Told Food Giants Can't Arbitrate Antitrust Row
• Outlet Co. Sued Over Wilsons Leather Data Collection
• Alibaba Pours $1B Into Cloud Computing Unit Aliyun
• Reading Between The Lines Of San Francisco's Retail Rules
• Deals Rumor Mill: Blackboard, Quiksilver, GE, Syngenta
• Lord & Taylor Blasts Mall Owner's 'Greed' In Lease Trial
• Contact Lens Cos. Call Utah Pricing Law Unconstitutional
• And Now A Word From The Panel: The Rocket Docket!
• White House Punts On Mandatory GMO Labeling
• Chevy Dealer Says GM Sales Were Boosted By Competitors
• Whole Foods Slams National Origin Bias Suit
• Abercrombie Bag-Check Suit Paused Pending Tyson Decision
• Dick's Sporting Goods Looks To Quash OT Suit
• Grocer Wants Michael Jordan Sanctioned In Publicity Suit
• 4th Circ. Won't Reconsider GNC Win In False Ad Suit
• Retailers Want $7B Interchange Fee Deal Nixed On Misconduct
• Lord & Taylor Hits Setbacks On Eve Of Md. Mall Lease Trial
• UK Wants Feedback On Setting Up Interchange Fee Rules
• A&P Gets Nod To Close 25 Money-Losing Stores
• A Standing Ovation For Plaintiffs In Data Breach Cases
• Sears, Whirlpool Ink Deal To End Some Washer Defect Suits
• Canada Nine West Operator Gets US Bankruptcy Recognition
• Apple, Nike Reach Settlement In FuelBand False Ad Suit
• Lilly Pulitzer Sues Old Navy Over Copyrighted Fabric Prints
• Carter's Insider Trading Case Survives Newman, Judge Says
• Conair Scores $4M Win Against Internet-Based Counterfeiters
• Wis. Tribe Claims Immunity In Suit Over Card Receipts
• Amazon Sued Over Illegal Chemicals Used In Suicide
• Whole Foods Hit With Suit For Overcharging NY Customers
• EBay OKs $1.2M Deal Ending 'Buy It Now' Fee Suit
• Pa. Judge Tosses CVS Pharmacist's OT Class Action
• Big Lots Background Checks Breach FCRA, Class Action Says
• Law360's Trial Aces Make Winning Look Easy
• Amazon Cuts Deal In ContentGuard's Digital Rights IP Suit
• Target Settles Sales Tax Overcharge Class Action
• Wal-Mart Suit Over Texas Liquor Permit Ban Moves Forward
• Fee Award Too Big In CVS Workers' OT Pay Deal, Judge Says
• Rakoff Grants B&N's Bid To Trim E-Book Patent Under Alice
• Judge Halts, Mostly Tosses Whole Foods Homeopathy Suit
• No Ban On Utah Contact Lens Pricing, 10th Circ. Hears
• Judge Sends Atty Misconduct To Bar In $185M AutoZone Row
• 5th Circ. Gets Clashing Takes On Kroger Worker Safety Ruling
• Costco Settles Gender Bias Suit Moments Before Trial
• Telus Inks $173M Green Bond Deal For Vancouver Project
• Dick's Says Asst. Managers Withholding Docs In OT Suit
• 25 Ways To Celebrate ADA's 25th Anniversary
• NY Appeals Court Wrongly Denied Late-Notice Defense
• Identity Theft Victim Fights For Pharmacy Drug Fraud Claims
• GM's Exclusivity Suit Belongs With Va. DMV, Dealer Says
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Thor, Ropes, TriStar
• REBUTTAL: The Problem With 3rd-Party Litigation Financing
• Amazon Gets Judge To Kill E-Commerce Patents Under Alice
• FTC Probing GM Dealers' Ads For Used Cars Under Recall
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: SAP, Korea Times, ConAgra Foods
• Vt. AG Says Food Industry Groups Want 'Lopsided' Discovery
• Judge Calls Maternity Store Privacy Deal 'Approvable'
• AAI Seeks Close Review Of Staples' $6.3B Office Depot Buy
• Land O'Lakes Can't Wrest Trademark From Tackle Co.
• Disney Wants $50M 'Power Bar' Suit Tossed
• Calif. High Court Asks State To Weigh In On Seating Row
• Long-Shot Bill Aims To Raise Fla. Minimum Wage To $15
• House Passes Bill Restricting State GMO Labeling Laws
• Wal-Mart Takes Full Ownership Of Chinese E-Commerce Site
• Class Cert. Upheld By Calif. Court In Safeway Wage Action
• Sotheby's Can't Avoid Fraud Claims In Fake Mays Jersey Suit
• RadioShack $43M Gift Card Suit Allowed To Move Forward
• Walgreen, Duane Reade Hit With Food Overcharge Class Suit
• Kohl's Hit With False Ad Class Action Over Brand Discounts
• 7th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Save Data Breach Case, B&N Says
• Wal-Mart Wants Full 6th Circ. To Rehear Gender Bias Appeal
• Retailers Caution Against Onerous TPP Apparel Rules
• Investors Slam Lumber Liquidators' Bid To Shut Down Suit
• Calif. Cases To Watch In The 2nd Half Of 2015
• Dallas Can't Ditch Residents Suit Over Big-Box Zoning Change
• Ikea Recalls 27M Dressers After Children's Deaths
• Home Depot Buys Interline For $1.6B In Pro Contracting Push
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Vanbarton, Lar Espana
• Texas Judge Trims 7-Eleven Worker's Nat'l Origin Bias Suit
• L'Oreal Customer Can't Revive Data Collection Suit On Appeal
• Foot Locker To Pay Workers $7.1M In FLSA Settlement
• Snell & Wilmer Among Those Targeted In Racketeering Suit
• Prevailing Data Breach Defense Curbed By 7th Circ.
• Phillips Nizer Accused Of Botching $38M Contract Suit
• Sears Washer Suit Poses New Wrinkle For Plaintiffs Attys
• Ex-Rite Aid Employee Claims $8.7M Win In Discrimination Row
• Furniture Retailer Settles Bias Suit With Ex-HR Director
• Class Wants $32M Atty Award Tossed In Swipe Fee MDL
• Bankrupt Simply Fashion Cleared To Sell Off IP Assets
• Lululemon Brass Sued Over Ex-Chair's 'Suspicious' Trades
• Acme Bids $256M For 76 Stores As A&P Set To Shed Assets
• Albertsons Says Store Buyer Must Pay $41M For Groceries
• Chrysler Can't Stop Montana Federal Preemption Litigation
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Blackstone, Gucci, BankUnited
• Judge Leaves $8M Grocery Vehicle Insurance Row Up To Jury
• After 10 Years, Sears Moldy Washer Plaintiffs Get Class Cert.
• Hershey Can't Nix Claims It Sweetened Vending Rival's Deal
• Ill. Towns Again Seek Class Cert. In Travel Site Tax Case
• Container Store Accused Of Discriminating Against The Blind
• Neiman Marcus Data Breach Suit Revived By 7th Circ.
• IBM Rips Priceline's Hope That Patent Row Will Just 'Go Away'
• Under Armour Sued Over Alleged Racist Remarks
• Dollar Tree Gets 5K Worker Rest Break Class Scrapped
• Costco Ordered To Produce Docs In $162M Calif. OT Action
• TJ Maxx Accused Of Duping Buyers With 'Compare At' Prices
• Michael Kors Escapes Sanctions In E-Discovery Dispute
• Deutsche Asset Unit Takes Stake In Pair Of NYC Properties
• Bankrupt Furniture Brands Reaches $6M Deal With EPA
• CVS, Costco Photo Sites Down After Possible Hack
• AutoZone Drops Challenge To $185M Pregnancy Bias Verdict
• Target Slip-And-Fall Plaintiff Wins Mostly Blame, Little Money
• Yahoo Fine-Tunes Plans To Spin Off Alibaba Shares
• EEOC, Abercrombie Settle Hijab Religious Bias Suit
• Retailers' Claims Trimmed In Lidoderm Pay-For-Delay Case
• Dick's Owes Assistant Managers $6M In OT Pay, Suit Says
• Supermarket A&P Hits Ch. 11 For 2nd Time In 5 Years
• Class Cert. Sought In AutoZone, SA Gear Engine Part Suit
• Wal-Mart's Patriotism Challenged In Mislabeling Class Action
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Tribeca, JDS, The Wharf
• 2nd Circ. Intern Ruling Could Change Employer Behavior
• Chanel Store Workers File Class Action Over OT Pay, Breaks
• Class Defends Growth In Safeway 'E-Grocery' Overcharge Suit
• CVS Gets OK For $7.4M Deal In Pharmacist OT Class Actions
• RadioShack Gift Card Holders Sue Bankruptcy Estate
• 6 IPOs Eye $1.04B In Coming Week
• Banks Say Dairy Antitrust Ruling Backs Nixing Of Calif. Claim
• EEOC Urges 7th Circ. Revival Of CVS Severance Pact Case
• CVS Says Photo Customers' Card Data May Have Been Stolen
• Google Customers File Suit Over Gift Card Balances
• BP's Gasoline Pricing Cost Franchisees $1.6M, Jury Told
• AutoZone Twisting Evidence In Bias Case, EEOC Tells 7th Circ.
• Apple Retail Workers Win Class Cert. In Bag-Check Suit
• 62K Abercrombie Workers Win Class Cert. In Look Policy Row
• Gov't Says Wyly Can't Raise Issues Resolved In SEC Suit
• E-Sellers Say Counterfeit Sports Goods Not Sold In-State
• CCMP-Backed Ollie's Bargain Outlet Raises $143M With IPO
• 3 Firms Guide PE Buyers On $925M EBay Enterprise Deal
• Newegg Gets $2.3M IP Verdict Nixed After 20-Month Delay
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Yelp, Ashkenazy, Itochu
• Texas Blasts RadioShack Bid To Toss Ch. 11 Gift Card Suit
• Appeals Court Won't Halt $1B Miami Project For Shop's Suit
• Mass. Supreme Court Frees Atty From $240K Sanctions
• CVS Pharmacists Reach $2.3M Deal In OT Suit, Seek Cert.
• OPINION: Litigation Finance Can Help Break The Glass Ceiling
• Out-Of-State Attys Lose Fee Fight In Dick's Credit Card Suit
• Grocery Operator A&P Denies Bankruptcy Is Imminent
• Developer Evergrande Drops $840M On 3 China Projects
• Skanska Keeps Up Deals Streak With $116M DC Tower
• Customer Data Sale In Bankruptcy: Lessons From RadioShack
• Whole Foods Says Ill. Sales Tax Suit Claim Falls Short
• Nordstrom Says Family Paid Fairly For Private Plane Use
• Airline Ticketing Cos. Hit With Another Antitrust Action
• Newegg Can't Skip Straight To Fed. Circ., TQP Says
• Hiscock's Argument Favored Malpractice Foe, Judge Says
• RadioShack Says Texas Can't Be Middleman For Gift Cards
• Fla. Judge Halts Alleged Online Adidas, Reebok Counterfeiters
• Uniqlo Wins New Chance To Force Arbitration In Firing Suit
• StubHub Gets Nod For Deal After Prior Version Didn't 'Add Up'
• Macy's Slams NLRB Ruling In 5th Circ. Micro-Units Dispute
• Gay Workers Hit Wal-Mart With Discrimination Class Action
• States Writing Biometric-Capture Laws May Look To Illinois
• BP Franchisees Say Gas Price Policy Sabotaged Their Stations
• Standard General Again Sues Ex-American Apparel CEO
• Builder Seeks Millions For Miami Ikea Store's Construction
• Authors, Booksellers Want DOJ Antitrust Inquiry Of Amazon
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Settles With NJ Over Unlawful Upsells
• White & Case Reps CBRE Fund In $1.43B Europe Mall Sale
• Armani Accused Of Retaliating Against Bias Whistleblower
• Chrysler Dealer Says Rival's Rent Help Broke Antitrust Rules
• SL Green Inks $365M NY Sale, Sells Stake In $278M Building
• Trader Joe's Accused Of 'Blatant' Forum Shopping In Bias Row
• Clorox Says Grocer Can't Demand Discount Bulk Sales
• Say What? How To Manage Employees With Foreign Accents
• Takeaways From 2nd Circ.'s Apple E-Books Ruling
• BP Franchisees Slam Pricing Policy At Trial Opening
• Blame ID Thief, Not CVS Or Giant For Drug Fraud: Magistrate
• Tory Burch Counterfeiters Ordered To Pay $41M In TM Row
• World Duty Free Turns To Court In Tampa Airport Bid Dispute
• Amazon Shakes Internet Tech Patent Suit After Alice
• Brand Battles: Boeing, Major League Baseball, Wal-Mart
• Jewel Retailer Gets Final OK For $650K FLSA Settlement
• Publix Toaster Tart Fruit Claims Are Sweet Lies, Suit Says
• Avon Wants Employees' FCPA Pension Suit Nixed
• 8 IPOs Set Sights On $600M In Coming Week
• Newegg Strikes Out At Fed. Circ. In Exceptional Case Bid
• GM Says Dealer Improperly Added Other Auto Brands To Lot
• Macy's Settles Class Action Over Customer Info Collection
• Home Depot Says Workers Foiling Own Class Cert. Bid
• Hammerson Inks $70.3M Deal To Shed French Mall
• CFPB Urges Privacy Considerations In Faster Payments Push
• Embracing Business: Dubai Launches New E-Commerce Hubs
• Walgreen Puts Up $22.4M To End NY Medicaid Billing Probe
• SPG Directors Say Chancery Was Right To Ax CEO Bonus Suit
• SEC Queries Accused Avon Manipulator's Medical Condition
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sikorsky, EBay, Russell Investments
• 4th Circ. Raises Bar For False Ad Plaintiffs In GNC Ruling
• Wal-Mart Pays $5M To Settle Sales Tax Class Action
• Peter Stone Seeks Sanctions In Native American Marketing Suit
• Safeway Fights To Let Jury Decide Online Pricing Class Action
• FDA Delays Menu Labeling Rule After Industry Requests
• Allstate Sues Electrolux, Home Depot Over Appliance Fire
• Consumer Seeks Win In Suit Over 'Made in USA' Jeans Label
• Insurer Can't Revive Late-Notice Defense In Estee Lauder Row
• EU Regulators Say MasterCard Transaction Fees Too High
• Real Estate Rumor Mill: Polsinelli, Related, Brooklyn Law
• Another Sweeping State Virtual Currency Law
• American Apparel Asks Chancery To Nix Charney Atty Fee Bid
• Dentons Conflict Ruling Should Give Megafirms Pause
• Murphy Oil OT Row Tossed Over Arbitration Delays
• Broad And Cassel Hires Ex-Partner To Manage Tampa Office
• Second-Largest US Grocery Chain Files For $100M IPO
• Mitsubishi Buyer Class Wins Cert. In CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• Whole Foods Wants Atty Fees In 'Eatright' Trademark Suit
• Damages Based On The Intrinsic Value Of Privacy?
• CVS Deserts Chamber Of Commerce Over Smoking Stance
• Dentons Challenges Conflict DQ In Gap Patent Suit
• Wyly Bros. Lose Bid For New Trial After $300M SEC Judgment
• 20-Month Judgment Delay Is 'Far Too Long,' Fed. Circ. Told
• Wal-Mart Must Face Post-Dukes Sex Bias Suit, 6th Circ. Rules
• Foam Co. Settles With Mattress Makers In Antitrust MDL
• FTC Says Amazon Must Hand Over In-App Purchase Data
• CCMP-Backed Ollie's Bargain Outlet Readies $134M IPO
• SEC Proxy Rules Outdated, 3rd Circ. Says In Wal-Mart Opinion
• Sheppard Mullin Adds Ex-Loeb & Loeb Corporate Atty
• Deka Drops $774M On German Retail Portfolio
• NY Appeals Court Blocks $3B Project Near Mets' Stadium
• Privacy Groups Warn Of ICANN Proposal's Harassment Risks
• Whole Foods Looks To Crumble Cookie Labeling Class Action
• Amazon Must Face TM Suit Over Search Results, 9th Circ. Says
• Home Depot Is Shirking OT Pay, Delivery Drivers Claim
• TracFone's $40M Settlement Over False Advertising Approved
• SXSW, Steve Madden Cleared In Texas Atty's Concert Injury
• Dixons Carphone, Sprint Reach Deal To Open US Stores
• CORRECTED: FTC OKs Dollar Tree's Family Dollar Takeover
• Home Depot Slams Banks' Claims In Data Breach MDL
• Dentons DQ'd Over Verein Conflict In Gap Patent Case
• Whole Foods Admits To Overcharging NYC Customers
• Apple Store Employees Renew Cert. Bid In Bag-Check Suit
• Urban Outfitters Seeks To Limit Navajo Nation's Damages Bid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anthem, Cigna, Yelp, Tesco
• Borders Gift Card Holders Ask Justices To Fix Mootness Split
• Food Lion Settles EEOC Row Over Fired Jehovah's Witness
• Pa. Gov. Vetoes Liquor Privatization Bill
• Burlington Coat Factory Accused Of Faking 'Compare' Prices
• The Biggest NJ Court Decisions Of 2015: Midyear Report
• 8th Circ. Says Nissan Dealer Spat Belongs In State Court
• Franchises And The Dangers Of Unauthorized Products
• Banks Seek Class Cert. In Target Data Breach MDL
• Fairway Says Investors Misapply Omnicare In IPO Claims
• Kenneth Cole Accused Of Deceptive Outlet Discounts
• Skechers Gets Toning Sneaker Suit Tossed As Time-Barred
• Macy's Ditches Trump After Mexican Immigrant Remarks
• Hot Topic Investors Succeed With 2nd Try At Class Settlement
• Apollo Unit Originates $123M Loan For Retail, Hotel Properties
• Judge Blasts Home Depot Attys' 'Dishonest' Dismissal Bid
• Franchising And The Internet: New Challenges In The EU