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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2015

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• Kohl's Can't Get Rid Of FCRA Suit, Ex-Employee Tells Court
• RadioShack Scheme Gave Control To Hedge Fund, Suit Says
• Dollar General Tells High Court It Isn't Subject To Tribal Court
• MAC Cosmetics Settles ZIP Code Privacy Suit With Gift Cards
• Travel Sites Could Face Taxes Over Biz Model, Judge Says
• Sears Hit With OT Suit By Auto Technicians
• EEOC Tells 5th Circ. Bass Pro Appeal Misreads High Court
• AutoZone Says Engine Part Class Action Lacks Detail
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Forever 21, BuzzFeed
• Sears May Face Punitive Damages Over Exploding Mower
• Carlyle Drops $98M On Candle Merchant
• Wal-Mart Can't Hide From Mexican Bribery Suit, 8th Circ. Told
• Estee Lauder Antitrust Suit Should Be Reheard, 11th Circ. Told
• Amazon Beats Sex Toy Bid In Fire TV Trademark Spat
• Users Slam Shutterfly's Bid To Toss Photo Scan Privacy Suit
• When Courts Invoke Equitable Tolling In Noncompete Cases
• How Grocery Retailers Are Filling The Urban Grocery Gap
• 5 Insights From 3M General Counsel Ivan Fong
• Calif. Auto Dealers Want Brakes Put On Tesla Referral Deal
• CarMax Asks High Court To Force Worker To Arbitrate OT Row
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Drug Price Suit Against J&J, Others
• Omega Asks High Court To Review Costco Watch IP Row
• Wyly Wants SEC's $300M Win Nixed Over Tax Ruling
• Ex-NFLer Says Nike Must Halt 'Lights Out' TM Infringement
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear IP Case Following Office Depot Win
• Pier 1 Hit With Shareholder Class Action Over Rosy Forecasts
• Abercrombie Gift Card Class Hangs By A Thread After Ruling
• 4 Needs For Brick-And-Mortar Tenants In The Digital Age
• Chrysler Dodges Calif. Contract Row Over Property Deal
• Circuit City Drops Mitsubishi Claims In Price-Fixing MDL
• The Confusion Over Leegin And Retail Price Restraints
• NLRB Puts Spotlight On Employers' Business Relationships
• Schnuck Grocery Chain Loses Bid To Toss Data Breach Suit
• Tribal Gas Tax Refunds Constitutional, Wash. High Court Says
• Ohio Justices Decertify Class In Auto Dealer Contract Row
• Calif. High Court Snubs 9th Circ.'s Data Collection Query
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, Nippon Life Insurance, Dalian Wanda
• Lumber Liquidators Investors Say Ex-Exec Led China Deals
• Google Calls EU's Shopping Sites Antitrust Fears 'Unfounded'
• CVS Warehouse Workers Lower Attys' Fee Request In Deal
• Etsy Investors Slam IPO Fraud Suit's Removal To Fed. Court
• Travel Sites Can Dispute Biz Model In Puerto Rico Tax Row
• Tips For Responding To An FTC Subpoena
• $371M Antitrust Suit Against Time, Hearst Goes To 2nd Circ.
• Expedia's Puerto Rico Tax Dispute Headed For Jury Trial
• Sears Hit With False Ad Class Action Over 'Phantom' Sales
• Best Buy, Monster Hit With False Label Suit Over HDMI Cables
• Whole Foods, Other Grocers Beat 'Freshly Baked' Suits
• Real Estate Rumors: CIM, US Bank, Multi-Employer Property
• Illinois Gov. Vetoes Data Breach Notification Bill
• RadioShack Estate Reaches Deal In Texas AG's Gift Card Suit
• Honda, Takata Air Bag Suit Sent Back To State Court
• Judge Scolds Wal-Mart For Doc Dump in Dukes Sex Bias Suit
• Karmaloop Seeks Quick Switch To Ch. 7, Citing Tax Burden
• OSHA Mulls Joint Employer Standard For Safety Probes
• Target Says SEC Won't Penalize It For 2013 Data Breach
• Judges Grow Frustrated As Atty Barbs Proliferate
• 5th Circ. Forces Drug Stores To Arbitrate Claims Against CVS
• Citi Slams Merchants' Update In $7B Swipe Fee Appeal
• Plaintiffs Seek New Class Cert. In Supple False Ad Suit
• Amazon, Wal-Mart Sued Over Messaging Stuffed Animals
• Walgreens, Others Deny Infringing Lip Balm Patent To ITC
• Home Depot, Plaintiff Seek To Dismiss Driver OT Suit
• Sandal Maker Says Insurer Can't Sidestep Bad Faith Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: LeBron James, Ocean Bank, Sun Wansam
• Deals Rumor Mill: Worldpay, Staples, Tesco
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Price-Fixing Suit Against Fender
• CardSoft, VeriFone Spar Over Teva's Effect On $15M Verdict
• Guess Accused Of Stiffing Workers On Meal Breaks
• Lands' End Tries To Kick 'Made In USA' Suit For Good
• FTC's Section 5 Statement: Progress, But Little Predictability
• Wyly Can't Relitigate SEC Suit's Findings In Bankruptcy
• CVS Can File Alice Motion In Texas, But Discovery Goes On
• Ex-Wawa Worker Says She Was Bullied For Being Gay
• Etsy Says Investor's IPO Fraud Suit Belongs In Fed. Court
• Target To Pay $2.8M To Quell EEOC Hiring Bias Claims
• Apple, Amazon, Others Dodge Adaptix LTE Patent Suits
• Fla. Judge Nixes $700K Deal In Water Sales Rep OT Suit
• Amazon Must Face Dangerous Diet Drug Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• AutoZone Accused Of Harassment, Wage Docking In Calif. Suit
• Walgreen, Rite Aid Slam Dismissal Bid in Opana Antitrust MDL
• Jordan Verdict A Warning For Advertisers On Image Use
• Avon FCPA Pension Suit Heads to Mediation
• $25M 'Hot Fuel' Settlement Gets Final Nod From MDL Judge
• King & Spalding, Kirkland Guide Belk's $3B Sale To Sycamore
• Law360 Pro Bono All Stars Show Dedication To Helping Others
• Jury Slaps Dominick's With $8.9M Verdict For Jordan Ad
• AUO, LG Seek To Undo Costco's $62M Award In Antitrust Row
• 20 Firms Show How To Win Big And Do Good
• Furniture Brands Trustee Launches Clawback Campaign
• A&P Seeks OK On $8M Pharmacy Assets Sale To Rite Aid
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tesco, Novo Banco, Indian Oil Corp.
• Lowe's HR Managers Denied Early Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Banks Detail Target Security Lapses In Class Cert. Bid
• CORRECTED: Wyly Gets Nod To Sell Audubon, Rockwell Art To Pay Debts
• Whole Foods Reaches Settlement In Sales Tax Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: AXA, AEG And Crosstree, Melo
• Franchisors Must Find The Right Data Security Balance
• Oakland Loses 9th Circ. Fight To Keep Medical Pot Shop
• Abercrombie Worker Class Can't Cut Line In Wage Settlement
• Wal-Mart Pharmacists Earn Conditional Cert. In OT Row
• Head Of Sports Auction House Gets 20 Months In Prison
• Michael Jordan Can Add Loan-Out Co. To Suit, Judge Says
• Allergan Product-Hopping Suit Nixed On Faulty Assignments
• Fifth Ave Project Scores $150M Loan From JP Morgan, Fisher
• Time, Hearst Win Toss Of $371M Antitrust Suit
• Lowe's Hit With Worker Classification Class Action In NJ
• Auto Law Firm Drives Dealer's Malpractice Suit To Fla.
• Ralph Lauren, Others Sued Over Recharging Purse IP
• Banks Say Negligence Claims Not Barred In Home Depot MDL
• Fairway IPO Suit Should Be Tossed, Magistrate Judge Says
• China Cinda Drops $1.6B On Beijing Project
• Walgreen, Others Want AmEx Antitrust Ruling Applied To MDL
• DOL Overtime Rules May Rattle Retailers With Litigation
• Texas Judge Puts Claim Construction Ahead Of Alice Motion
• NJ Bills Would Ease Microbrewery Restrictions
• Publix Beats Most Of Employees' OT Calculation Suit
• Safeway Shoppers Fight To Keep Recall Class Action In Play
• CVS, Giant Eagle Escape Prescription Identity Theft Suit
• Costco Sells Shrimp Farmed By Thai Slaves, Suit Claims
• Safelite Rival Says False Ads Wrecking Its Glass Repair Biz
• Swipe-Fee Merchants Want Fees Despite Atty Misconduct
• Golf Retailer Wants Nike To Hand Over Discovery Docs
• Top 5 Ways To Help A Law Professional Land A Job
• What To Watch For When Avoiding Retail Cyberattacks
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Lone Star, Ceruzzi
• Airbnb Teams Up With VC Firms To Grow In China
• Target Sets High Bar For Data Breach Deals In Visa Pact
• Willkie Farr To Produce More Atty Emails In Swipe Fee MDL
• Travel Sites Shouldn't Echo Issues In Tax Row: Puerto Rico
• DC Circ. Revives Suit Alleging DC Councilman Rigged Bid
• Snapdeal Raises $500M, Draws Investors Alibaba, Foxconn
• Jordan Tells Jury He Worked Hard For Million-Dollar Deals
• NJ Settles Fraud Allegations With Volkswagen Dealer
• Real Estate Rumors: Savanna, Eataly, Zoetis
• Target To Pay Visa Issuers Up To $67M Over Data Breach
• Chevy Dealer Fights GM's Arbitration Bid In Exclusivity Suit
• Don't Let FCA Become Fraud Catchall, Kmart Tells 7th Circ
• Newegg Loses Invalidity Bid Despite Killing $2.3M IP Verdict
• Jordan Misled Jury In Publicity Rights Trial, Grocer Says
• A&P Exec Says Union 'Bumping' Rules Threaten Store Sales
• Aggrenox Plaintiffs Say Boehringer's Lidoderm Take Is Wrong
• Queens Shopping Center Site Trades For $78M
• Travel Sites, Puerto Rico Lash Out Over Exhibits In Tax Case
• How Much Money Does It Take To Make A Lawyer Happy?
• Real Estate Rumors: Cosgrave, Est4te, SurveyMonkey
• Sports Photogs Win Memorabilia Sales Injunction In IP Row
• QVC Parent Co. Drops $2.4B For Online Retailer Zulily
• 7 Sins To Watch For In Co-Tenancy Clauses In Mall Leases
• Reading Into NLRB's Amended Union Election Rules
• Investors Settle Appraisal Of Zale Shares After Signet Deal
• Sterling Jewelers TCPA Suit Removed To Ga. Federal Court
• BP Beats Franchisees' Unfair Gas Pricing Claims At Trial
• Sandell Says Ethan Allen Is Trying To Stop Board Shakeup
• Jordan Won't Sell For Less Than $10M, Ex-Agent Tells Jury
• $350M Bond Issue OK'd For Meadowlands Project
• NY AG Joins Push For RadioShack Gift Card Notification
• Blank Check Co. IPOs Rise As Low Risk Level Draws Investors
• JC Penney Seeks 2nd Depo Of Plaintiff In False Discount Suit
• Ikea Hit With $3M Contract Suit By Kitchen Installation Co.
• Travel Sites Gaming Court In Tax Case, Puerto Rico Says
• Simpson Thacher, Fried Frank Guide $410M Queens Deal
• Clorox Gets Stay In Antitrust Suit For Appeal To 7th Circ.
• Costco Can't Beat Labeling Class Action
• TrueCar, Goldman Sued Over IPO Investors' Losses
• Boehringer Says Retailers' Aggrenox Suits Still Must Be Nixed
• Mediation — Panacea Or Placebo?
• Lord & Taylor Wins $31M Verdict For Mall's Lease Breach
• Fed. Circ. Stands By 'Buzzsaw' Alice Ruling In Amazon IP Row
• Autozone Workers Fail To Win Cert. In Massive Mileage Suit
• Safeway Only Gets Partial Costs After Rewards Patent Win
• US Trustee, SkyMall Trade Barbs Over Liquidating Plan
• 6th Circ. Says Insurer Must Cover Abercrombie Gift Card Row
• Lumber Liquidators Exec Says Class Doesn't Implicate Him
• Deals Rumor Mill: Baxalta, TPG Capital, Femsa
• Mont. Justices Say Online Travel Cos. Must Pay Tax On Fees
• Sears, Kmart Drop Mitsubishi Claims In CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• West Palm Beach's $300M Transit Village Nabs Key Approval
• Jessica Simpson's Clothing Line Sale Spurs Opposing Suits
• Adidas Slammed With $14M Loan Fraud Lawsuit
• CPSC Launches E-Filing Pilot For Product Imports
• FTC Investigated Dealers For TrueCar Boycott: Report
• Sports Photogs Say Defendant Lied To Avoid IP Injunction
• US Man Gets 6 Years For Costa Rica-Based Fraud Scheme
• Economists Push 2nd Circ. To Reverse AmEx Antitrust Ruling
• Lumber Liquidators Wants A Peek At Docs In Investor Suit
• Texas Ducking Questions Over Swipe Fee Law, 5th Circ. Told
• 5th Circ. Says Rejected Settlement Doesn't Moot ATM Case
• Ill. Towns Defend Class Cert. Bid In Travel Site Tax Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: GardaWorld, Enea, LBO France
• Lord & Taylor Pushes For $65M Jury Award In Md. Lease Trial
• Jordan's Name Comes With A $10M Price Tag, Jury Hears
• A&P Pushes To Change Employment Agreements In Ch. 11
• CVS Workers May Lose Cert. Of 40K Class In Bag Check Suit
• More Claims Trimmed From Car Parts Price-Fixing MDL
• Alibaba To Buy Back Up To $4B Shares Amid Market Concerns
• Wal-Mart Urges 8th Circ. Not To Revive Mexican Bribery Suit
• Tishman Speyer Inks $270M Deal For Brooklyn Macy's Space
• Real Estate Rumors: Paulson, Centrum, Hoffman
• BP's 'Rigged' Gas Prices Cost Franchisees $1.6M, Jury Told
• Sen. Urges 7th Circ. to Reject Kmart Arguments In FCA Suit
• GNC Liable For Wage And Break Violations, Workers Say
• CVS Accused Of Autodialed Ads In TCPA Suit
• Meadowlands Project Gets Modified $390M Tax Break OK'd
• Discount Chain Fred's Reveals Breach Of Credit Card Data
• NTSB Blames Tracy Morgan Crash On Walmart Driver Fatigue
• Texas AG Wants RadioShack To Notify Gift Card Holders
• Online Retailers Run Risks Under ADA's Title III
• Dollar General Says Alice Invalidates Web Navigation Patents
• Nike Fights To Keep Jordan Deals Secret Ahead Of Trial
• American Apparel Layoff Suit Loses Named Plaintiff
• Judge Calls Sanctions Bid In Celeb Chef Row 'Baseless'
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Suprema's Impact On ITC's Digital Authority
• Judge Won't Rethink $40M TracFone False Ad Settlement
• Full House Resorts Proposes $650M Entertainment Complex
• 'Initial Interest Confusion' In Amazon Case Is Troubling
• 6th Circ. Won't Toss Wal-Mart Post-Dukes Sex Bias Suit
• Kohl's Can't Force Credit Card Class Action Into Arbitration
• Tax Court Upholds $1.2M Deficiency On Marijuana Retailer
• A&P Gets Go-Ahead To Auction Off 118 Stores
• Alibaba Nabs 20% Stake In Chinese Appliance Retailer
• Plumbing Co. Says Rival Stole Trade Secrets, Employees
• Expedia Fights Jury Demand In Puerto Rico Hotel Tax Feud
• Consumer Watchdog Blasts 'Monopolistic' Expedia-Orbitz Deal
• Hackers Expose Data of 2.4M UK Cellphone Co. Customers
• Michael Kors' $5M False Discount Settlement Wins Approval
• Commerce Plans To Alter Chinese Bedroom Furniture Duties
• TPG Real Estate Buys European Developer TriGranit For $2.7B
• Kia, Hyundai Wrongfully Blocked Dealership Sales, Suit Says
• In Calif., It Is Caveat Venditor On Price Comparison
• CVS Unravels FLSA Overtime Class Cert. On Disparate Duties
• Estee Lauder Creams Class Action Over Anti-Aging Claims
• 11th Circ. Frees Estee Lauder Of Duty Free's Antitrust Suit
• CORRECTED: Calif. Judge Draws Blueprint For CRT Antitrust Trials
• Urban Outfitters Ducks Out Of Visa, MasterCard Fee Suit
• Costco Can Delay Sharing Docs In $162M Wage Suit: Judge
• Under Armour Says Shoe Brand's Logo Infringes Its Trademark
• Costco, CVS Online Photo Centers Still Down
• RadioShack Extends Gift Card Claims, Settles Creditor Fights
• Target Calls Banks' Breach Claims Too Distinct For Class Cert.
• A&P Creditors Object To $100M Bankruptcy Financing
• J. Crew Can't Escape Suit Over Printed Credit Card Numbers
• Target Says Unsealing Breach Docs Invites Another Attack
• Auction.com Sees Momentum For Online Property Deals
• CPSC Major 'Repair Program' Is Not Labeled A 'Recall'
• Judge Blasts Wal-Mart's Response To Worker's Suit, Atty Fees
• US Trustee Says Cache Kept Workers' Health Care Deductions
• Gardere Nabs Ex-Locke Lord Litigator Who Served Gov. Perry
• Simply Fashion Creditors Go After Insiders' Claims
• Tribal Group Looks To Limit Potential Dollar General Fallout
• New UK Supply Chain Disclosures Apply To US Companies
• Consumers Fight To Keep Alive 'Fresh-Baked' Bread Ad Claims
• Class Cert. Bid In $43M RadioShack Gift Card Suit Takes Fire
• Autozone Escapes Package Tracking Patent Blitz
• Metro Pays EQT $290M For Asia-Based Fine Foods Distributor
• 2nd Wave Of Auto-Renewal Lawsuits Attack Business Model
• 49ers Fans Say Season Ticket Resale Rule Harms Competition
• US Hotel Group Blasts Expedia-Orbitz $1.6B Tie-Up
• Marshalls, TJ Maxx Workers Ask For Final Nod On $4.8M Deal
• AmEx Tells 2nd Circ. Antitrust Ruling Ignored Cardholders
• Taylor Swift Can't Dodge Depo In 'Lucky 13' Trademark Suit
• AmEx Ruling Prompts Questions On $7B Interchange Fee Deal
• Rejected AmEx Deal Shows Ethical Risks Of Atty Friendships
• Sports Photogs Defend Injunction Against Memorabilia Sellers
• NLRB Says Neiman Marcus' Mandatory Arbitration Unlawful
• Zara Wants To Trim $40M Gay Jewish Bias Suit
• Iodine Product Isn't Diet Supplement, Seller Tells Court
• Best Buy Settles With Hitachi Over CRT Price-Fixing Claims
• Pondering The State Of Pro Hac Vice Law In California
• Neiman Marcus Trashes 7th Circ. Ruling, Asks For Rehearing
• Apple Security Check Wage Suit Fires Up In Philly
• Harley-Davidson Dealership Appeals Relocation Row Loss
• Feds Want In On Wash. Tribes' Tax Row With State, County
• Shutterfly Asks Judge To Nix Face Template Class Action
• Evanston Says It Needn't Cover Fat-Burning Supplement Suit
• Judge Throws Out EEOC Race Bias Case Against AutoZone
• Car Dealer Owed Union Recognition To Displaced Mechanics
• AmEx Judge Rejects Merchant Deal Over Atty 'Collusion'
• Real Estate Rumors: Apple, Hillwood, Prudential
• Amazon Must Give FTC Data On Kids' In-App Purchases
• Michael Kors Latest To Target Landlords In War On Knockoffs
• Paul Weiss Guides Tencent Offer For China Travel Site ELong
• 3rd Circ. Expands Exception To Shareholder Proposal Rule
• Calif. Justices Make Deal Unconscionability A Tough Sell
• EBay Looks To Nix Resale Royalty Suits After 9th Circ. Ruling
• Calif. High Court Says Arbitration Deal Not Unconscionable
• A General Counsel's 6 Tips For Documenting Worker Behavior
• Costco Says $62M LCD Price-Fixing Award Should Stand
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petco, BASF, Syngenta, Third Point, Suzuki
• Borders Trust Asks High Court To Pass On Gift Card Spat
• NY Reaches Deals With Retailers Over Realistic Toy Guns
• Native American Biz Drops Appeal In Jewelry Marketing Row
• StubHub Suit 'Not An Antitrust Problem,' Ticketmaster Says
• Trader Joe's Rips Age Bias Row Venue Defense As 'Clumsy'
• Chinese Rental Site Raises $300M In Financing Round
• Real Estate Rumors: Simplex, Shanghai, Restoration Hardware
• Citi Can't Reargue Liability Cap In Grocer Card Breach
• FTD Nips Flower-Swapping Class Action In The Bud
• China Mulls Limits On Size Of Online Payments
• Privacy Takeaways From The Neiman Marcus Breach Case