Retail & E-Commerce Archive » November, 2015

Retail & E-Commerce - November, 2015

286 articles

• GE, Electrolux Say DOJ's Critique Of Merger Distorts Market
• Amazon Says Fine Print Still Mandates Arbitration
• CVS Pharmacists Win OK For $3M OT Deal On 2nd Shot
• Experian Escapes Consumers' American Eagle Text Suit
• Arkema Unit Slapped With $55M Defective Tile Mortar Suit
• Grocer Pushes 7th Circ. To Allow Clorox Antitrust Suit
• RJ Reynolds Job Seeker Can Claim Disparate Impact
• Nordstrom, Jeans Co. To Pay $4M To End 'Made In USA' Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Anheuser-Busch, BATS
• Real Estate Rumors: Black Bear, Publix, Baywood Hotels
• Santander's Auto Loan Biz Sued For Ending Dealer Contract
• Justices Decline Law Firm's Appeal Over Negative Yelp Review
• CPPIB, Hermes Drop $235M On London Office Property
• Sheppard Mullin Snags Snell & Wilmer Deal-Maker In LA
• Panama Wins Challenge To Colombia's Apparel Tariff At WTO
• Goldberg Weprin Reps Newmark On $115M NY Office Buy
• What Happens In Latin America Doesn't Stay In Latin America
• GE Trims Confidential Info Request After LG, Lowe's Object
• Luxury Cos. Win $64M Default Against Counterfeiter
• Quiksilver Trustee Questions Worker Retention Payments
• Teikoku Loses Bid To Boot 12 Firms From Lidoderm MDL
• Wal-Mart Slams Class Cert. Bid In Mexico Bribery Suit
• Brand Battles: Wal-Mart, American Airlines, Disney
• Sports Photogs Denied 'Sweeping' Memorabilia Ban In IP Suit
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Members Clash Over Ag, E-Payments
• NLRB Orders Calif. Grocer To Nix Class Action Waivers
• Merchants Slam $7.25B Interchange Fee Deal's 'Limited' Relief
• Chile Wants E-Commerce, Competition Folded Into WTO Talks
• OPINION: In Search Of Our Best Law Firm Selves
• Albertsons Buying Back 30 Stores From Bankrupt Haggen
• The Dangerous Secrets Your Client Is Keeping From You
• Employers, Are You Prepared For Cyber Monday?
• GE, Electrolux Can't Get Quick End To Some Antitrust Claims
• Home Depot Says Data Breach Outreach Won't Mislead Banks
• Union Calls For DOJ Probe Over Wal-Mart Worker Surveillance
• Car Shippers Blast GM 'Ruse' To Keep Antitrust Claims Alive
• Chamber, Others Ask 9th Circ. To Rethink PAGA Ruling
• Pa. Opinion On BJ's Sales Tax Can't Be Appealed, Court Says
• DOJ Says AmEx Can't Block Partner Retailers From Steering
• Retailer Moves For Win In $13M Visa Data Breach Suit
• A&P Sues Lee & Associates Over Botched $12M Store Sale
• 4 Things Retail Developers Will Watch For On Black Friday
• News Corp. Pans Ad-Monopoly Claim In Heinz, Dial Class Suit
• Urban Outfitters' Call-In Shifts Are Illegal, Suit Says
• Slate Office REIT Sells $42M In Canadian Properties
• 5 Ways Retailers Can Avoid A Breach This Holiday Season
• New Federal Rules Acknowledge It's Time To Drop The 'E'
• FinCEN Expands Data Collection Geography Beyond Banking
• Downtown West Palm Beach Site Sells For $24M
• DOJ Says Samsung, LG Not Relevant To GE-Electrolux Deal
• Judge Overseeing A&P, Hostess To Mediate Molycorp Spat
• Ropes & Gray, Paul Hastings Guide $4.6B Petco Buy
• Judge Slams Apple's 'Orwellian' Puppy Picture Defenses
• High Court Urged To Review How Fed. Circ. Interprets Alice
• Target Pays $99M To End Lease Row Over Canadian Stores
• OfficeMax Managers Get Nod For $3.5M Settlement Of OT Suit
• Kate Spade & Co. Slapped With False Pricing Suit
• Jordan Reaches Undisclosed Deal With Chicago Grocers
• Class Counsel Fees Getting 'Intense Judicial Scrutiny'
• Terms And Conditions For Your App: 6 Key Considerations
• Albertsons Sold Unapproved ADHD Generic Drug, Parent Says
• Gov't Wants More Electrolux CEO Testimony After Distortion
• Whole Foods Urges Judge To Toss Food Overcharging Suit
• Dentons Hiding Key Info In Bid To Reverse DQ, Gap Says
• Retailer Duluth Rallies After $80M IPO Prices Below Range
• Ex-Egg Producer Fights Class Cert. In Price-Fixing MDL
• Shareholder Suit Another Bitter Pill For GNC After Ore. Action
• Tribe Denied Quick Win Over Urban Outfitters' 'Navajo' Label
• Video Store Workers Score Class Cert. In OT Suit
• Costco Workers Urge 9th Circ. To Reverse Class Cert. Denial
• Newegg Wins Atty Fees For 'Frivolous' Appeal In IP Row
• News Corp. Says Dial, Heinz Failed To Prove Ad Monopoly
• Don't Let Lax Vendor Info Security Ruin Your Holiday Sales
• Family Dollar Says Workers Contradicted Selves In Wage Row
• San Francisco Hits AmEx With Suit Over Merchant Restraints
• Patagonia Says Fundraising Group Is Misusing Its Trademark
• 3 Ways Technology Is Changing Law Office Designs
• American Apparel Allowed To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• 13 Key Business Objectives For Corporate Legal Departments
• Nike OKs $12B Share Buyback, Stock Split
• Electrolux Knew Of GE Antitrust Issues For Years, DOJ Says
• Retailers Welcome IRS Clarity On Remodeling Deductions
• IRS Announces Fresh Crackdown On Inversion Deals
• Wal-Mart Workers Can't Intervene In Settled Bias Suit
• Google, Facebook, Others Say Alice Kills Email Patent
• Clifford, Mayer Brown Steer $415M London Property Deals
• Party City IPO Investor Sues Over Melting 'Frozen' Sales
• Starboard Pushes Yahoo To Reconsider Alibaba Spinoff
• Senate Cybersecurity Bill Vs. House Cybersecurity Bills
• GE Says $3.3B Electrolux Deal Needed To Beat LG, Samsung
• 3rd Circ. Says Retailer Liable For Temp Workers' Bias Claims
• PC Richard's Receipts Compromise Customer Info, Suit Says
• CFPB Sues Online Lender Over False Finance Disclosures
• Full 2nd Circ. Urged To Mull NY Credit-Card Surcharge Ban
• FTC, Profs Urge 3rd Circ. To Revive Pay-For-Delay Complaint
• Costco Says Wages Class Action Belongs In Fed. Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Meyer Bergman, TIAA-CREF, McCord
• Dollar General Says Tribal Courts Offend US Sovereignty
• Converse Claims ITC Win Against Wal-Mart Over Chuck Taylors
• Sports Memorabilia Seller Deserves Sanctions, Photogs Say
• Target's $10M Deal Over Data Breach Gets Final Approval
• CVS Says Precedent Supports Axing Vitamin E Labeling Suit
• Hudson's Bay Sells $533M Stake In Simon Property Retail JV
• Zappos Asks Judge To End Data Breach MDL
• Retailers Wield 'Big Stick' Over GE-Electrolux, Judge Told
• Atty Looks To Escape Grocery Owners' Suit Over Property Buy
• NJ Panel Bounces Oil Leak Row Back To Trial Court
• Dollar General Gets 2nd Crack At EEOC Race Bias Data
• Robbins Geller Argues For Discovery In Wal-Mart FOIA Fight
• Bass Pro Calls For 'Viable Trial Plan' In EEOC Bias Suit
• CVS Photo Developer Says Breach Suit Doesn't Allege Harm
• American Apparel Calls Creditors' Woes 'Manufactured'
• Top Treasury Official Says Banks Must Tailor Cyber Defenses
• Exhibit A — Winky Face: Emoticon Evidence Enters Courts
• Apple, Publishers Take Aim At E-Book Antitrust Suits
• GE-Electrolux Merger Will Hike Appliance Prices, Court Told
• German Watchdog Probes Amazon-Apple Audiobook Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Tsinghua, Staples, Dali Foods
• As Self-Insured, Grocer Settled Claim On Time, 1st Circ. Says
• Wal-Mart Says Proposed Intervenors In Bias Suit Lack Standing
• 4 Reasons Macy's, McDonald's Won't Spin Off REITs
• Dominion To Take Over Amazon Solar Plant In Va.
• Toshiba, Others Rip Circuit City Claims In Optical Drive MDL
• Retail MVP: Sheppard Mullin's Craig Cardon
• Rosen Firm Takes Lead Role In Wayfair IPO Omission Suit
• NY Cybersecurity Rules Expand Banks' Compliance Woes
• Real Estate Rumors: GE Japan, MetLife, Saks
• Should In-House Counsel Use US Contract Terms In Europe?
• Lululemon Investors Fight To Keep Alive Suit Over Trades
• Fresh & Easy Can't Evade Union's Subpoena, 9th Circ. Says
• Judge Refuses Best Buy's DQ Bids In OT Class Action
• Panel Reverses Pajama-Clad ShopRite Worker's Injury Award
• Retail MVP: Morgan Lewis' Gregory Parks
• Wal-Mart Urges Justices To Review Renewed Gender Bias Suit
• Edible Arrangements Can't Ditch Rival's Antitrust Claims
• Sears Pushes For Decertification In Ill. Moldy Washer Suit
• Live Nation Hit With Class Action Over NJ Ticket Witholding
• Amazon Loses Fee Bid Over Last-Minute Toss Of Patent Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: NY Life, Paragon, Miami Warehouses
• Kering To Resume Mediation In Alibaba Counterfeit Case
• Landmark TPP E-Commerce Rules Juggle Profits, Privacy
• Fossil Group To Pay $260M For Wearable Tech Maker Misfit
• 11th Circ. Ruling Doesn't Clear $7.25B Deal, 2nd Circ. Told
• KB Home Sales Staff Lose Class Cert. In Wage Spat
• Take Your Marks: An Associate's Guide To Your 1st Big Trial
• American Apparel Creditors Say Disclosure Ignores CEO Suits
• Hilfiger Workers Seek Final Approval Of $1.8M Payroll Deal
• How The Trans-Pacific Partnership Treats Data Flow Issues
• OPINION: A New Scarlet 'A'? Not So Fast!
• Wal-Mart Urges Chancery To Toss Alleged Bribery Plot Claims
• Omega Drops 'Gray Market' High Court Case Against Costco
• Lead Counsel Named In Lumber Liquidators False Ad Suit
• Express Scripts Sues Horizon For $140M, Cuts Pharmacy Ties
• Pfizer Unit Slams Retailers' Skelaxin Pay-For-Delay Claims
• Deals Rumor Mill: Postal Savings Bank, T-Mobile, Syngenta
• Quiksilver Floats Plan To Retain 'Key' Employees
• 3rd Circ. Revives NJ Landlord's ShopRite Antitrust Claims
• Pep Boys Shareholders Sue To Block $835M Bridgestone Deal
• Procter & Gamble, Rite Aid Again Escape Fixodent Mass Tort
• Ex-NYPD Commish Says Companies Must Up Cyber Defenses
• FTC Must Weigh Economics In Privacy Rules: Ex-Commish
• GE, Electrolux Want Ongoing Sales Data In $3.3B Antitrust Trial
• Unions Blast Mexican Retailer With OECD, NAFTA Complaints
• JC Penney To Pay $50M To Settle False Discount Claims
• Whole Foods Wants PETA's Suit Over Meat Standards Nixed
• 9th Circ. Urged To Rethink Ruling On Iskanian PAGA Rule
• Retail MVP: Gibson Dunn's Robert Weigel
• Navajos Say Urban Outfitters Improperly Withholding Docs
• Historical Use May Serve As A Current CEQA Baseline
• Endo Has No Privilege To Withold SEC Drafts In Drug MDL
• GNC Hit With Suit Over Alleged Illegal Ingredients
• Family Dollar, Workers Spar Over FLSA Executive Exemption
• Sparse Competition Before $3.3B GE-Electrolux Deal: Ex-CEO
• Costco Can't Get Quick Appeal In Tiffany Trademark Case
• Winston & Strawn Wants To Ax Store's Tax Malpractice Suit
• Select Comfort Wants Mattress Contract Suit Put To Bed
• Payless Sued By Managers Over OT, Off-The-Clock Work
• NY Outlines Coming Bank, Insurer Cybersecurity Rules
• ACE Reaches Settlement In $5.2M Lease Transfer Suit
• Furniture Co. Loses TM Row Due To Separate Markets
• Wrong Numbers Do Not Make TCPA Class, Sterling Says
• High Court Won't Hear $11.7M Alter-Ego Tax Case
• Gas Cap Maker Added To Sears Lawnmower Explosion Suit
• Bath & Body Works Strikes $2M Deal To End OT Class Action
• Taylor Swift Settles Lucky 13 Trademark Fight
• Retailers Fight To Keep SanDisk Memory Antitrust Suit Alive
• EEOC Slams Bass Pro's Bid To Stay Discovery In Bias Suit
• GM Gets Chevy Dealer Exclusivity Row Into Arbitration
• Pro Sports Leagues Run Interefence On E-Tailer Knockoffs
• Apple Beats Calif. Class Action Over Unpaid Bag Checks
• Auto Dealers Want Supreme Court To Review OT Exemptions
• When Consent Is Implied Even If You Expressly Withheld It
• Sponsored Social Media Posts Are Riskier Than Ever
• Law360's Super MVPs In A Class Of Their Own
• 5 Firms Lead The Pack With MVP Wins
• Law360 MVP Awards Go To Legal Aces From 86 Firms
• Banks Slam Home Depot's Bid To Approach Data Breach Class
• Retailers Say 11th Circ. Backs Them In Swipe Fee MDL
• Grocer's Breach Liability Row Headed To 8th Circ.
• Makeup Co. Resolves Madonna 'Hard Candy' Trademark Rows
• Google, More Ask Fed. Circ. To End East Texas Patent Docket
• Quirky Gets Nod On $15M Sale Of IoT Buisness Wink
• Chancery Gives Charney More Time In Standard General Row
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Wants $4.5M Store Sale To CVS OK'd
• E-Retailers Ask Gilstrap For Fees In Axed EDekka IP Suit
• Brand Battles: HBO, Victoria's Secret, Amazon, NCAA
• Atty Suing B&N Over Tablets Faces Sanctions For Lost Drive
• 'YouTube Of China' Agrees To $3.6B Alibaba Takeover Bid
• Electrolux, GE Merger Fight May Turn On Customer Testimony
• Ticketmaster, Warriors Win Toss Of StubHub Antitrust Suit
• Health Care Caught In RCRA Hazardous Waste Enforcement
• Dov Charney Says Attys Withdrew In Standard General Row
• Teikoku Backs Up Bid To DQ 12 Firms In Lidoderm MDL
• BALCA Nixes Ralph Lauren's Job Cert. For Filing Wrong Info
• Amazon's Jury Win Gets Nod From 'Troubled' Judge In IP Suit
• USPS Workers Union Blasts $6.3B Staples-Office Depot Merger
• Insurer Pokes Holes In Urban Outfitters' IP Coverage Suit
• Big Lots Accused Of Background Check Violations
• Bankrupt Fresh & Easy Gets OK To Tap Part Of $6M DIP Loan
• Bankrupt City Sports To Liquidate All Its Locations
• Florida Gov. Rick Scott Seeks $1B In Tax Cuts
• Jury Clears Reed Smith In Car Dealer's Malpractice Suit
• Lowe's Settles NY Flooring Installation Fee Claims For $1M
• Out-Of-Florida Flower Sales Tax OK, Fla. Justices Told
• Duane Morris Taps MCCA Head For Top Diversity Post
• Ex-Willkie Atty Indicted In $7.8M Scheme To Defraud Firms
• Car Buyers Say Shipping Law Doesn't Bar Antitrust Claims
• Whole Foods Says Alleged Pricing Lapses Didn't Hurt Shopper
• 2nd Circ. May Put Sleepy's Mattress Trademark Case To Rest
• Whole Foods Settles Age, National Origin Bias Suit
• Target Workers Closer To Unionizing As NLRB Won't Undo Vote
• American Apparel Cleared Over Firings After Pinata Protest
• J&J Can't Dodge Costco Antitrust Claims Over Pricing Policy
• Snell & Wilmer Foe Rips 'Gamesmanship' In Racketeering Suit
• Gilstrap Says $2.3M Award Correct If IP Verdict Reinstated
• Mushroom Growers Push For Pause Of Price-Fixing MDL
• Tribe Not Immune To Credit Card Privacy Rules, 7th Circ. Told
• Apple Store Workers Demand Pay For Bag Check Time
• Reed Smith Atty Says Pa. Car Dealership Knew Release Terms
• 11th Circ. Finds Fla. Swipe Fee Law Unconstitutional
• Target Breach Claims Review Backs $10M Deal, Customers Say
• Mortgage Cos. Defend Bringing Abstraction Case After Alice
• American Hit With Cease & Desist Over Canceled Tickets
• Wal-Mart Investor Seeks Class Cert. In Mexico Bribery Suit
• Frederick's of Hollywood Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan
• FTC Backs Clorox's 7th Circ. Price Discrimination Appeal
• OPINION: Via Duke, Companies Are Shaping Discovery
• Amazon Workers Seek Approval Of $3.7M Wage-And-Hour Deal
• Ex-Foot Locker Exec Gets 4 Months For $18M Fraud Scheme
• Judge Sends Instacart Drivers' Class Action To Arbitration
• Analyzing 2nd Circ. NY Credit Card Surcharge Ban Case
• Customer Seeks Cert. From 9th Circ. In Ikea ZIP Code Suit
• Direct Purchasers Settle Optical Drive MDL For $37M
• Wayfair Investor Wants Suits Over IPO Omission Combined
• Rite Aid Investor Seeks To Block Walgreens' $17B Takeover
• Petco Dodges Punitive Damages In Customer's Rat Fever Suit
• Quirky Picks Q Holdings As Stalking Horse For Asset Auction
• Troutman Steers Bank of China's $220M Loan To NYC Tower
• Dilworth Atty Praises Reed Smith In $25M Malpractice Trial
• Defunct E-Book Co. Says Apple Can't Duck Antitrust Suit
• Fresh & Easy Workers Sue Over Layoffs After Co. Hits Ch. 11
• BNP Paribas Sheds French Mall Co. Stake In $909M Deal
• TJ Maxx Tells Judge 'Reasonable' Buyers Don't Ignore Signs
• Wal-Mart Wants Tracy Morgan Insurance Spat In Fed. Court
• NY Says Information Tech Analysis Service Exempt From Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: CWCapital, Google, Peak Capital
• 5 Strategies For Maintaining Privilege After A Data Breach
• Strategies For Law Firms Leaping Into Latin America
• AutoZone Can't Limit ADA Suit To 3 Stores
• Costco Labeling Suit Latest To Be Paused For 9th Circ.
• Processors Want 8th Circ. To Weigh Grocer's Breach Liability
• Ex-SK Foods Execs Shouldn't Owe Restitution, Judge Says
• 99 Cent Only Stores Escapes Most Of 'Deceptive' Prices Suit
• DC Circ. Probes Appealability Of DOL Warning Letters
• Reed Smith Atty Slams Ex-Clients In $25M Malpractice Row
• AmEx Looks To Bar Evidence From Antitrust MDL
• Artis REIT Buys Minneapolis Tower For $69M
• Bob Marley T-Shirt Co. Can't Take IP Case Before High Court
• Urban Outfitters Inks $5M Deal With Employees In OT Row
• Snell & Wilmer Says Court Is Being Misled In RICO Suit
• American Apparel Gets Final OK For $90M Bankruptcy Loan
• Under Armour Can't Nix All 'Offshore Armor' Marks At TTAB
• Rep. Wants Gas Tax Hike To Keep Highway Fund Solvent
• Fashion Philanthropy: How Brands Can Give Back
• Using Information Graphics Effectively In The Courtroom
• In Congress: Default Averted, A Return To The 'Typical'