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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2015

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• American Apparel Asks Bankruptcy Court To OK Staff Bonuses
• Chancery Reversal Frees Merrill Lynch From Zale Merger Suit
• GNC Faces Shareholder Class Action After Ore. AG Suit
• CVS To Pay $400K To Settle Vacation Pay Suit
• DSW Worker A 'Whistleblower' For Calling Cops, Judge Rules
• Fresh & Easy Hits Ch. 11 With Plan To Close Business
• Brand Battles: Abercrombie, BlackBerry, Jack Daniels
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Oakland's Bid To Keep Pot Shop Open
• Hinckley Allen, Morgan Lewis Guide $78M Boston Deal
• Burlington Gets Another Shot At Shedding Blame For Injury
• The Wet Seal Estate Wins Ch. 11 Plan Confirmation
• Omnichannel Retail Helps Cos. Keep Up With Shoppers
• 9th Circ. Won't Replay Tossed Guitar Antitrust Row
• Google, Amazon Execs Join FAA Task Force On Drone Regs
• Feds Charge 3 In Int'l Fake Native Jewelry Probe
• Walgreens Offers Rite Aid Up To $650M In Breakup Fees
• RadioShack Lawsuit Blitz Seeks Millions From Apple, Others
• Amazon Didn't Infringe Pillowcase Design Patent, Jury Says
• Ex-Burlington Coat VP Cops To Shell Company Tax Charge
• EEOC Fights To Reinstate Suit Over CVS' Separation Pacts
• Lumber Liquidators Can't Appeal Yet In Defect Coverage Row
• Retailers Tell Court Not To DQ 12 Firms In Lidoderm MDL
• NHL, NBA, MLB Accuse Online Retailers Of Selling Knockoffs
• Consumers Ask For Cert. To Parry Ploy To Moot TCPA Suit
• Quiksilver's $175M Ch. 11 Financing Gets Final Approval
• Costco Moves To Limit Payout To Tiffany For Infringing Rings
• Rite Aid Picks New GC From Its Own Ranks
• New Economy Businesses Need New Insurance
• AmEx Dodges Shareholder Suit Over DOJ Antitrust Probe
• Hausfeld Gets Keys To AmEx Swipe Mess For Settlement Push
• Apple Urges High Court To Reject E-Books Antitrust Ruling
• GCs Find Liability Shield In Cybersecurity Info-Sharing Bill
• The Firms Behind Walgreens' $17.2B Rite Aid Play
• Foot Locker Escapes Veritas Suit Over $13M Loan
• Bargaining Power Key To Walgreens, Rite Aid Merger Review
• 5 Ways Your Ego Is Killing Your Career
• Whole Foods, Video Co. Reach Accord In Wine Name IP Suit
• Reed Smith Atty Defends Her Work In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Activist Elliott Turns Attention To Struggling Cabela's
• Robbins Geller To Lead Whole Foods Investor Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Mets Co-Owners, Darden, Klein Group
• Calif. Franchise Relations Act Could Be A Game Changer
• HelloFresh Seeks Home Court Advantage With Frankfurt IPO
• Chrysler Dealership's Antitrust Claims Fail For 3rd Time
• Hong Kong's Link REIT Sells 5 Properties For $222M
• Amazon Prime Now Drivers Launch Minimum-Wage Class Suit
• Costco Not Covered By Insurer In Crash Suit, Court Affirms
• Whole Foods Attacks Yogurt Suit's Sugar Claims
• Drone Registry Lands Hobbyists Within Reach Of Regulators
• Helen Of Troy Ex-CEO Says Company Must Foot Legal Bills
• TJ Maxx Buyers Fight Dismissal In 'Compare At' Price Suit
• 'Swivel Sweeper' Direct Sales Co. Gets Ch. 15 Shield For Now
• Hanover's 3rd Circ. Win Exposes Policyholders To Vague Suits
• Jimmy Choo Accused Of Printing Sensitive Info On Receipts
• Reed Smith Atty Failed Clients In Loan Deal, Expert Testifies
• Mixed-Use Finds Footing Amid Hurdles To Fannie Backing
• Pro Bono: The New Associate's Compass To Success
• Simpson Thacher, Weil Guide Walgreens' $17.2B Rite Aid Buy
• Sports Memorabilia Sellers Violated IP Order, Judge Says
• Foot Locker, Asst. Managers Settle FLSA Suit For $600K
• Dick's Sporting Store Can Sell Guns Again, Tenn. Judge Rules
• SEC Drops Inquiry Into Alibaba Counterfeit Claims
• Q&A With Seton Hall's Charles Sullivan
• Skadden, Paul Weiss Guide China Travel Site Tie-Up
• A New Class Of Calif. Supply Chain Disclosure Suits
• Burlington Can't Ax Shoppers' False Ad Suit, Judge Rules
• 'Swivel Sweeper' Direct Sales Retailer Hits Bankruptcy
• Lumber Liquidators Pushes Judge To Nix False-Ad Floor Suit
• Vestar Scores $72M For Suburban Vegas Shopping Center
• Vitamin E User Says Calif. Rulings Keep CVS Suit Alive
• Alter-Ego Tax Ruling Exceeded Court's Powers, Justices Told
• Jones Day Leads Bridgestone In $835M Pep Boys Buy
• Refresh Or Rebuild? Website Strategies For Big Law
• Williams-Sonoma Workers Say On-Call Shifts Are 'Wage Theft'
• 5 Considerations Before Becoming Chip Card Compliant
• SEC Picks Up The Pace On Financial Reporting Fraud Efforts
• Target Internal Probe Docs Largely Shielded In Breach Dispute
• J. Crew Claims Wal-Mart Stole Copyrighted Necklace Designs
• Amazon Can't Make Pillowcase Co. Amend Site In Patent Row
• Target, Wrangler Accused Of Using Stolen Artwork On Shirts
• Quirky Gets Nod For November Auction
• Sterling Fights 2nd Circ. Revival Of EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• Snell & Wilmer Racketeering Suit Has Legs, Court Told
• Reed Smith Atty Botched Key Release In Loan Deal, Jury Told
• Feds Blast Dollar General's Tribal Court Criticism
• CFPB Aims To 'Get To The Bottom' Of RushCard's Debacle
• J. Crew Joins Parade Of Retailers Ending On-Call Scheduling
• Hanover Needn't Cover Urban Outfitters IP Suit, 3rd Circ. Says
• Ex-Wal-Mart Workers Say Sex-Bias Claims Differ From Dukes'
• Volvo, Dealership Trade Fire In Discriminatory Pricing Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Invesco, Shorenstein, Unicorp
• 'YouTube Of China' Taps Skadden To Weigh $5.6B Alibaba Bid
• CBP Rule Gives TM Holders More Info On Imported Products
• Dollar General Can't Dodge Tribe's Case, High Court Told
• Amazon Applicant Blasts 'Pick Off' Bid In FCRA Class Action
• Deals Rumor Mill: Liberty Global, Interval Leisure, Hamleys
• City Sports Gets Nod To Push Back Auction Plans In Ch. 11
• 'Honey Badger' Video Creator Targets Kohl's In Latest IP Suit
• Ill. Supreme Court Certifies Class In Pharmacy Junk Fax Suit
• Dollar Tree Wage Deal Denied Again Over Lopsided Fees
• Why More Businesses Are Considering The B Corp. Model
• A&P Gets Nod To Sell More Stores For $150M
• Reed Smith Replaces Sheppard Mullin In $30M Safeway Suit
• Pop-Up Halloween Stores Don't Scare Landlords
• Home Depot Accused Of Infringing Receipt Technology
• Etsy Investor Suit Over IPO Fraud Sent Back To State Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Stuy Town, Hudson Yards, Kraft Heinz
• Big 5 Atty 'Too Cute By Half' In ZIP Row, 9th Circ. Judge Says
• Consumers Give Class Cert. 2nd Spin In Optical Drive MDL
• CFPB's Options Limited In RushCard Debacle
• EDekka To Appeal Shopping Cart Patent Loss
• Amazon Succeeds In Pushing Pricing Suit Into Arbitration
• Morris Missry, Blaivas Guide $68M Thor-Harbor NYC Deal
• Under Armour Settles TM Suit With 'Inner Armour' Maker
• An Update On Section 101 Rejection Rates At The USPTO
• Brown Rudnick Reps Boston Nonprofit In $1.5M Argo Tea Suit
• Ex-Coach Manager Says She Was Fired For Weight Gain
• 9th Circ. Says Amazon Search Results Don't Violate TM Law
• Auto Repair Co. Must Pay Worker Harassed With 'Taliban' Slurs
• SL Green Selling 2 Manhattan Properties For $649 Million
• Drone Fliers Navigate Privacy Pitfalls Without FAA Guidance
• 2 CPSC Consent Decrees Could Be Influential Outliers
• 4 Reasons To Use Electronic Deposition Exhibits
• Del. Justices Say Workers Needn't Be Given Equal Coverage
• Dealerships Slam Autotrader With $1B Suit Over Inflated Stats
• Calif. Watchdog Sides With Workers In Suitable Seating Row
• Fashion Designer Sued For Using NY Times Photo On Apparel
• Thor Equities Scores $90M From TPG For Brooklyn Buy
• Sidley Austin Reps Wells Fargo On $350M Loan To REIT
• Whole Foods Overcharging Case Will Stay In Federal Court
• FTC Stops Probe Of Wal-Mart's 'Made In USA' Labels
• Jewelry Channel Gets Rival's Auction Patent Axed Under Alice
• 5 Times To Consider Filing For Design Patents
• PE Duo Makes Play For European Photo Printing Co.
• 4 Obstacles In Push To Revitalize The Los Angeles River
• Wal-Mart Settles With Women In Fla. Gender Bias Suit
• FTC Says Amazon Customer Calls Vital To App Charges Row
• High Court Urged To Revive Patent Suits Against Retailers
• Haggen Gets Green Light For $92M Bankruptcy Auction Plan
• Safeway Says Shoppers Have No Standing In Recall Action
• DOJ Tells 2nd Circ. NCAA Ruling Backs Its AmEx Case
• Home Depot Supplier's $5M FLSA Deal Gets Initial OK
• NY Releases Draft Corp. Tax Regs On Digital Products
• High Court Asked To Settle Circuit Split On OT Pay
• New Judge Takes Over Navajo-Urban Outfitters TM Row
• Dell Strikes Deal With Mitsubishi In CRT Price-Fixing MDL
• 'Flushable' Wipes User Wants Stay Of P&G Suit Lifted
• Nordstrom Dodges Bid To Revive Investor Suit Over Plane Use
• 1st NYC Tenant Harassment, Then Commercial Rent Control?
• Ascertainability Relaxed: The New Wave Of Rulings
• OPINION: The Bitter Pill Of Competition Within Large Law
• Unpaid Interns Sue Michael Kors, Versace For Compensation
• A&P Gets Nod To Sell More Stores
• Judge Slams Lead Counsel End Run In News Corp. Ad Row
• Urban Outfitters Settles Ex-Worker's Overtime Pay Suit
• MoFo Reps JPMorgan On $177M Loan For Boston Project
• American Apparel Optimistic About Post-Bankruptcy Fate
• Brooklyn Poised For Boom In Retail Property Deals
• Apple Store Workers Say Bag Checks Flout Calif. Labor Law
• 'Honey Badger' Video Creator Bites BB&B With IP Suit
• B&N Tablet Buyers Rip 'Irrelevant' Bid To Block Class Cert.
• Trader Joe's Attacks 'Moving Target' Labeling Complaints
• Sears Forced To Supply Withheld Discovery In Dryer Fire Row
• Haggen's $56M Store Sale Flouts Employee Rights, Union Says
• Alibaba Makes $3.5B Takeover Bid For 'YouTube Of China'
• The Gift Card Problem For Retailers In Chapter 11
• Chip-Enabled Card Compliance Will Hit Some Merchants Hard
• Parsing The Possibilities Of Discovery Limits Under PAGA
• Miss. Tribe Says Dollar General Suit Belongs In Its Court
• Californians Push For Class Cert. In Burlington Fake Price Suit
• Former Meadowlands Builder Says Lehman Unit Owes $1.3B
• New Balance, Asics Accused Of Infringing Sports Bra Patent
• Publix Supermarkets Hit With $5M TCPA Class Suit
• 3 Firms Steer Square's Plans For $275M Public Debut
• Wawa Worker Told To 'Speak English' Says Firing Was Biased
• Endo Lobbies For Dismissal Of Painkiller Pay-For-Delay Suit
• Quiksilver Gets Nod On $175M Oaktree DIP If Sale On Radar
• Beacon Capital Gets $321M From Deutsche For NYC Property
• Deals Rumor Mill: Anheuser-Busch, Staples, Analog Devices
• Williams-Sonoma Fights 'Identical' Containers With IP Suit
• Singapore Post Drops $169M On E-Commerce Biz
• Ohio Tax Panel Keeps Alive Kohl's Property Valuation Row
• Commercial Sector Gets Its Turn In Miami's Real Estate Boom
• Ex-Rite Aid Worker Can't Boost Award In Firing Suit Appeal
• Drugmaker Wants 12 Firms Booted From Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Asics Hit With Fraud Suit Over Shuttered Retail Stores
• Judge Denies RadioShack Challenge Of $100M IRS Claim
• Visa, GameStop Dodge Gamers' Rewards Program Suit
• Banks Denied Class Cert. In Kmart Data Breach Suit
• Metadata 101 For Lawyers: A 2-Minute Primer
• Forever 21 Latest Hit With Suit Over On-Call Scheduling
• First Data's $2.6B IPO Falls Short While Albertsons Delays
• Haggen Looks To Settle $15M Claim With Grocery Trade Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor Equities, Nicola, TIAA-CREF
• Tesco Unloads 14 UK Development Sites For $386M
• SuperValu Says Lack Of Harm Should End Data Breach MDL
• 4 Reasons Cos. Can Ask Exempt Employees To Work For 'Free'
• Fender Claims Custom Guitar Site Sells Knockoffs
• Judge Slams Apple Warranty Buyers' Cert. Bid, Prior Attys
• Insurer Must Cover Apparel Co. In Copyright Battle
• Quiksilver Urges Court To Reject Alternative Ch. 11 Financing
• Dentons Fighting For Its Megafirm Model In DQ Appeal
• Trustee Says Quirky's Employee Bonus Plans Aren't Justified
• Reebok Blocks Blind Customers From Its Website, Suit Says
• Dentons To Appeal Conflict DQ In Gap Patent Dispute
• $1B LA Project Faces Tight Timeline, Oceanwide GC Says
• Recent Reflections Of Heightened Class Ascertainability
• A&P Wants Bankruptcy Stay Extended To Personal Injury Suits
• Amazon Says Giving FTC Customer Calls Would Flout Privacy
• New Regs, Old Roadblocks For US Banks And Telecom In Cuba
• 3 Questions When Picking Business Interruption Insurance
• 3rd Circ. Wraps Up Chocolate Price-Fixing Case: 5 Lessons
• Quiksilver Creditors Fight Oaktree Financing Proposal
• Levi Says $15M Contract Claims Too Old To Arbitrate
• Texas High Court To Weigh If Tax Cut Is In Hallmark's Cards
• Q&A With Fordham's James Brudney
• Wal-Mart, Others Blast FCA Suit Alleging They Sold Old Meds
• Hain Cosmetics Label Row Paused Pending 9th Circ. Rulings
• Insurers Won't Pay Wal-Mart's 'Excessive' Tracy Morgan Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Signature Bank, Viking Partners, A&E
• Market Map: 4 Trends In Philadelphia Real Estate Deals
• Kmart Says Banks Not Covered By Consumer Fraud Laws
• Subsidiary Of China's 58.com Raises $300M In Funding Round
• Nordstrom Can't Topple 'Compare At' Pricing Class Action
• Lane Bryant Owner Ascena Signs $2.2M PE Stake Deal
• DC Circ. Won't Rehear Car Dealer Union Recognition Suit
• Ex-Rite Aid GC Demands Indemnification For Fraud Conviction
• 10 Ways To Become A 360-Degree Lawyer
• Wal-Mart Fired Worker For Being Transgender, Suit Says
• Chip-Enabled Cards Still Vulnerable To Fraud, FBI Says
• Trustee Wants Stroock Off Haggen Ch. 11 Over JPMorgan Ties
• 49ers, Ticketmaster Look To Void Ticket-Printing Suit
• HarperCollins, Others Say E-Book Antitrust Suits Fall Flat
• American Apparel Lender Thinks Ex-CEO Might Disrupt Ch. 11
• Google, Facebook Lose Bid To Toss Email Patent Suit
• CMBS Delinquencies Fall In US Even As Retail Stumbles
• Sandal Maker Accuses Famous Footwear Of Stealing Designs
• BCBG Hit With Wage Theft Class Action Over On-Call Shifts
• Rejected Amazon Applicant Seeks Class Cert. In FCRA Suit
• 9th Circ. Continues Calif.'s Chipping Away At Arbitration
• Calif. Gov. Approves Microbead Ban Starting In 2020
• 2nd Circ. Wonders If Fight Over Vt. GMO Label Law Is Ripe
• Wal-Mart's Pork And Beans Pure Hogwash, Class Action Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: Valentino Fashion Group, Sony, Dell
• CRT Purchasers Call Price-Fixing Deal, Atty Fees Unfair
• Akerman, Brownstein Hyatt Guide JV's $224M Real Estate Buy
• Potential 3-D Printing Pitfalls For Retailers
• Aaron's Franchisee Not Covered In 'Harassing' Call Suit
• Chip-Enabled Cards Won't Stem Data Breaches, Retailers Say
• Karmaloop's Bankruptcy Converted To Ch. 7
• Lumber Liquidators To Pay $13.2M In DOJ Settlement
• Hausfeld, Others To Helm Contact Lens Antitrust MDL
• Amazon, GNC, Others Sued Over Workout Supplements
• GM, Chevy Dealer Battle Over Venue For Contract Dispute
• Trustee Raises Privacy Objections To Quirky's Sale Bid
• UK Sporting Co. To Drop $53.4M For Stake In Irish Retailer
• Tesco Hit With Securities Suit Over $500M Overstatement
• Amazon, Staffing Co. Say High Court Ruling Nixes Pay Case
• Amazon Can't Escape Class Action Over Background Checks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan.com, Staples, Skyscanner
• Barnes & Noble Sued Over Faulty Nook Chargers
• A&P Gets Nod For $40M Wakefern Auction
• Urban Outfitters Agrees To Stop On-Call Scheduling In NY
• Stella McCartney Sues Steve Madden Over Knockoff Bags
• Hermes, Redevco Form €250M Retail Buying JV
• Beyonce, Jay Z, Kanye Sue Over Unauthorized Merchandise
• Saks Dodges Class Action Alleging Shortchanged Refunds
• Amazon Sued Again For Not Disclosing Background Reports
• Alibaba Site Belongs On 'Notorious Markets' List, USTR Told
• Wal-Mart Slams Ex-Workers' Bid To Join Sex Bias Suit
• American Apparel Gets Interim Nod On $90M DIP Facility
• AmEx Tells 2nd Circ. Merchant Rules Don't Harm Consumers
• Flooring Co. Can't Get Quick Win In Copyright Case
• REIT Tanger Sells 5 Factory Outlets For $151M
• A&P Defends Proposed $40M Wakefern Sale
• CPSC Targets LA Retailer Over Dangerous Chinese Toys
• Sports Memorabilia Seller Decries Photogs' Sanctions Bid
• Goodyear, Sears Settle $19.5M Co-Branded Tire Deal Dispute
• Alter-Ego Tax Case Doesn't Warrant Review, High Court Told
• Snell & Wilmer Wants 'Indecipherable' Racketeering Suit Axed
• Bed Bath & Beyond, Breville Sued Over Man's Amputated Hand
• Perils Of Ignoring Supply Contract Insurance Provisions
• 5 Things Clients Never Tell Their Lawyers
• Colorado Pot Grower Hit With Suit Over Fungicide Use
• American Apparel Gets Time To Sort Out Litigation In Ch. 11
• Costco Contractor To Pay $4.25M To Settle Wage Suit
• New MetLife Debt Fund Lends $86M To Cypress For Minn. Mall
• High Court Turns Down $210M Borders Gift Card Spat
• Boston-Based City Sports Files For Ch. 11
• High Court Won't Hear Antitrust Claims Over GM Auto Parts
• Kohl's Beats Employees' FCRA Background Check Claims
• Justices Still Not Interested In 6th Circ. Preemption Ruling
• Rite Aid Owes $1M In Attys' Fees After $8.7M Firing Verdict
• Haggen Gets $92M In Bids For Calif. Grocery Stores
• Supreme Court Rejects NJ Atty's $200M Meadowlands Appeal
• 'Flushable' Wipe Class Actions Stayed Pending FTC Inquiry
• NY Grants License To Winklevoss-Backed Bitcoin Firm
• How Gemini's Internal Battle Combusted Into Ch. 11s
• Whole Foods Beats Most Claims In 'Natural' Foods Suit
• EEOC Wants 7th Circ. To Put AutoZone Bias Suit Back In Gear
• Urban Outfitters Says Tribe Can Bear Extra Costs In TM Row
• UK Modern Slavery Act: Public Shame In The Supply Chain
• American Apparel Files For Chapter 11
• Costco Fights For 2nd Circ. Appeal Of Tiffany Counterfeit Win
• Rep. Argues Buyers Should Know About Labor Trafficking
• Lumber Liquidators Pushes To Move Insurance Row To Wis.
• Circle K Settles National Origin Discrimination Suit
• EEOC, Tire Retailer Urged To Talk Settlement In Sex Bias Suit
• Verizon Retailer To Pay $1.3M To Settle OT Class Action
• Heatmax, Wal-Mart Look To Dump Hand Warmer Injury Suit
• Bankruptcy Atty Calls Square's 'Bad List' Discriminatory
• Burlington Says 'Compare' Price Suit Asserts No Facts
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, Univision, Status Capital
• Snell & Wilmer Co-Defendants Say RICO Suit Is Full Of Holes
• Weil Steers CCMP's Deal For Anti-Slip Shoe Maker
• Columbia Hit With Latest Outlet Store Pricing Class Action
• Congress Brings Warranties Into The Internet Age
• Merrill Lynch On Its Own In Suit Over $690M Zale-Signet Deal
• Retailers Say Microchip Cards Alone Won't Protect Shoppers
• Ex-Quiksilver Exec Fights Bid To Nix Severance Deals
• Shops At Sunset Place In South Miami Sells For $110M
• Target Pushes To Block Banks From Breach Probe Docs
• A Cyberattack Survival Guide For Policyholders
• Urban Outfitters Looks To Force Insurers To Cover IP Suits
• Specialty Pharmacy Market Ripe For Private Equity Buyers
• Real Estate Rumors: Monogram REIT, Origin Capital, Antioch
• 5 Firms Steer $2.3B In Macerich Mall Stake Deals
• Kohl's Accused Of Using Deceptive Sale Prices
• Adidas Says Springblade Shoe Defect Class Action Fails
• Passengers Want 5 Firms To Lead Airline Class Action
• Lessons From Avon's FCPA-Related Settlements
• Like Neiman Marcus, Wyndham Is Not All It's Cracked Up To Be