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Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2016

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• Dov Charney Can't Ditch Hedge Fund's Leadership Pact Suit
• OPINION: Engaging The Media May Help Your Client
• NJ Justices To Mull If Shirking Arbitral Fees Counts As Breach
• Pool Products Conspiracy Claims Sink In Antitrust MDL
• General Growth Scores $1.4B Loan Refinancing From US Bank
• MasterCard Says UK Fee Settlement Loss Could Top $270M
• South Dakota Sues Retailers To Enforce Internet Sales Tax Law
• Shiboleth Hit With $10M Suit Over Claims Of Shoddy IP Work
• Memorabilia Co. Sues Insurers For Coverage Of Stolen Jerseys
• Abercrombie Workers Near $2M Deal For Rest Break Claims
• Amazon's Liability For In-App Buys Weighs In FTC's Favor
• Gap Beats Injunction Bid In IP Row Over Old Navy Tees
• Payment Card Security Standards Body Updates Rules
• Stella McCartney, Steve Madden Settle Knockoff Bag Suit
• Shopping Center Customer Hits Publix With ADA Class Action
• Whole Foods Escapes PETA's Meat Advertising Suit
• Quiksilver To Settle With Workers Seeking $7M In Severance
• Louisiana Joins Debate Over Online Remote Seller Sales Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: London & Regional, Lennar, Empire State
• Proskauer, Gibson Steer $115M NYC Retail Buys
• Dentons: A New Kind Of Network?
• 22 Firms Win Top Marks From GCs On AFAs
• Amazon On Hook For Unauthorized In-App Buys, Judge Says
• Sears Prevails Over Craftsman Buyers In False Ad Row
• Amazon Unveils Plans For 2 NJ Warehouses
• Urban Outfitters Says Navajo Nation Shouldn't Get Do-Over
• US Rep. Tells FTC To Probe Limited Amazon Delivery To Blacks
• Menards Drops Class Waivers To Settle NLRB Charges
• Photogs Say Retailer Too Late To Amend Suit Defenses
• Cooley To Rep Nike, Levi, Others In Vestis Creditors Group
• Whole Foods Fixes Scales To Overcharge, Suit Says
• Drinker Biddle At Wit's End With Disk Drive MDL Client
• Quiksilver Fights Pro Surfer's $3.6M Claim In Ch. 11
• Del. Reins In Suits Against Nonstate Cos. In About-Face
• CVS Hits Back At Texas In 1st Circ. Medicaid Drug FCA Row
• Furniture Co. To Pay $15M For Avoiding Import Charges
• A New Perspective On Seated Work For Calif. Employers
• Prop. 65 BPA Listing Brings Trouble, Could Lead To Reform
• Data Breach Report Calls For Race To Catch Up With Hackers
• Sports Authority Judge Won't OK DIP Loan Without Changes
• Bebe Fights Shoppers' Cert. In TCPA Suit
• Cabela's Pays $1M To SEC Over Accounting Failures
• Simply Fashion's Ch. 11 Plan OK'd For Creditor Vote
• Verizon Pushes NY Court To Rein In Union Strike Tactics
• Deals Rumor Mill: Alibaba, Fnac, Husky Energy
• EU Trade Chief Floats Work Plan For WTO Members
• Calif. AG Tells 9th Circ. Phone Warning Rule Merits Leeway
• Dealers Say All FCA Sales Conspiracy Claims Are Well-Pled
• A Summer Storm Brews In Anticipation Of DOL Overtime Rule
• Real Estate Rumors: Olayan, HCA, NBA Players Association
• Building Parts Seller Wins $1.5M In Fla. Trade Secrets Row
• Kirtsaeng Wants Copyright Fees, But Justices Seem Skeptical
• GNC Slammed For 'Sham' Online Pricing Scheme
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Wal-Mart Migraine Drug Price Suit
• 9th Circ. Asked To Revive Harley-Davidson Relocation Row
• NLRB Targets Hobby Lobby Handbook Rules
• Dell Agrees To Drop CRT Antitrust Claims Against LG
• UK Retailer BHS Put In Administration As MPs Grill Ex-Owner
• Nissan Slams Dealers' Suit Over Incentive Program
• High Court Won't Hear Case With Abstract E-Reader Patents
• French Retailer Makes Final $1.32B Play In Darty Bid War
• Sephora Says Palmer Reifler Liable For Defense Costs
• $400K Row Over Kazakh Socialite's Handbags Back In Court
• Okla. Senate Passes Internet Retail Sales Tax Bill
• EU Advocate General Backs Belgian Tobacco Law
• Hasbro Seeks To DQ Greenberg Traurig From Game IP Row
• Costco, Samsung Unit Settle CRT Antitrust Claims In MDL
• 8th Circ. Asked To Ignore Objector In $10M Target Deal
• Urban Outfitters Managers Ask For Final Cert. In Wage Suit
• Home Depot Says Banks Face No Future Harm In Breach Suit
• Quiksilver Balks At $7.3M Severance Payments In Ch. 11
• Brand Battles: Gatorade, Nike, Monster Energy, Universal
• B&N Says 7th Circ. Ruling Shouldn't Save Data Breach Suit
• 5th Circ. Nixes Bid To Revive Beverage Permit Residency Rule
• 4 Fronts In The Fight To Tax Interstate Sales
• Ill. Tampon Tax Elimination, Birth Control Coverage Bills Move
• Cole Haan Regularly Denies OT And Breaks, Calif. Worker Says
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Skadden, Kirkland
• Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Researching Attorneys In PACER
• Chanel Workers' Unpaid OT Class Cert. Bid Bagged Up
• EEOC Slams Bass Pro Bid To Obtain Evidence During Stay
• Sprouts' W2 Leak In Data-Phishing Scam Prompts Suit
• Fed. Circ. Refuses To Revive Consumer Rewards Patent
• Retailers Steinoff, Fnac Trade Takeover Bids For Darty
• Bankrupt Hancock To Sell Liquidating Store Leases, IP
• REIT Pumps $42M Into DC Area Mixed-Use Project
• NY AG Dings Walgreens For Misleading Ads
• Real Estate Rumors: Hearst House, Bluestone Group, Giralda
• New Tax Plan Will Hurt IT, Pharma Vendors In Texas
• Illinois Breach Decisions Show It's Not Just About Standing
• Why Earth Day Is Everyone's Business
• Sports Authority Abandons Consignment Vendor Settlement
• High Court Grapples With Auto Service Advisers' OT Eligibility
• Gibson Dunn Seeks $1.8M For Sports Authority Work
• REIT InvenTrust Inks $72M Deal For Calif. Shopping Center
• Wal-Mart Blasts Texas Group's Bid To Join Liquor Permit Row
• 3rd Circ. OKs $1.4M Shipping Lien In Bankruptcy Row
• Sports Memorabilia Retailer Wants Out Of Photo IP Suit
• One Rock Nabs Chevron's Hawaii Refinery, Gas Stations
• GP Investments Pays $566M For Company Behind Pyrex, Corelle
• Scope Of EU Privacy Law Has Companies Scrambling
• Shareholders Sue Over Samsonite's $1.8B Deal For Tumi
• Jeweler Tells 9th Circ. 'Red Gold' Isn't Generic
• Sprint Wins $2M In Phone Unlocking Beef
• Real Estate Rumors: Rockpoint, Pontus Capital, Al Klairmont
• CFPB Says Online Payday Lenders Run Up Clients' Bank Fees
• Sports Authority, Lenders Buck Call To Immediately Pay Rent
• English Court Likely To Nix $84M Award, Calif. Court Told
• Endo, Others Denied Wholesale Info In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• DC Judge 'Troubled' By Market In FTC's Staples Merger Row
• Visa, BofA Rip Lack Of Evidence In Chip-Card Liability Suit
• Texas Slams CVS Stores In 1st Circ. Medicaid Drug Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Euronext, Bass Pro Shops, Yahoo
• Ore. Firm Flouted Duty To Apple Retailer In Owners' Row: Suit
• PayPal Used Fraud Alert As Guise For Credit Phone Calls: Suit
• Whole Foods Label Suit Paused Pending 9th Circ. Rulings
• Vestis OK'd For $125M Interim Financing During Ch. 11 Sale
• How Newegg's Lee Cheng Declared War On Patent Trolling
• Real Estate Rumors: Zara, Doron Pergament, ISM Properties
• What Is Acceptable 'Wear And Tear' In A Commercial Lease?
• A New Inclination Toward Arbitration Agreements In Calif.?
• Tax Offender Asks Top Court To Consider Evidence Exclusion
• Visa, GameStop Push 2nd Circ. To Back Gamer Suit Dismissal
• Calif. Car Dealer Tells Supreme Court To Curb OT Ruling
• Yogurt Maker Wants Out Of Sugar Content MDL
• Global Trade Of Knock-Off Goods A Nearly $500B Business
• Williams-Sonoma Defends Win Against NJ Workers' OT Suit
• Littler Lures Jackson Lewis Employment Pro In Miami
• Mack-Cali's Residential Arm Drops $85M On 3 JV Buyouts
• Vestis Retail Hits Ch. 11 With $246M Debt, Plans Asset Sale
• PE-Backed Floor & Decor Pulls $100M IPO
• Another Take On Reed Smith, Pepper Hamilton Merger Talks
• NewRiver Retail Drops $172M On London-Area Properties
• Real Estate Rumors: AvalonBay, Astoria Bank, Clarion
• The Best Law Firms For Female Partners
• The Glass Ceiling Report
• The Top 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Women
• The 100 Best Law Firms For Female Attorneys
• Dentons DQ Row Shows Investors' Desire To Stay Secret
• Firing Due To Pregnancy, Ex-P&G Makeup Salesperson Says
• Texas High Court Sides With Hallmark In 'Net Gain' Tax Case
• Chinese Car Website Attracts $3.6B Buyout Offer
• Direct Purchaser Attys Win $11M In Fees In Optical Drive MDL
• A Meaningful Halliburton II Rebuttal
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Squire Patton, Vinson
• Online Customers Not Buying Burlington's 'Terms of Use'
• 9th Circ. Won't Stay Investor's $84M Award Pending Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Morgan, Pistilli, Texas Mixed-Use Project
• Sports Authority Suing Consignment Vendors Early And Often
• OPINION: Advising The GOP About Its Obligation To Advise
• Industry Outpaces Gov't Agencies On Cybersecurity: Report
• Gemalto Tells Texas Judge Retailers Owe $46M Arbitral Award
• Ill. City Gets Deal With Final Travel Sites Over Hotel Taxes
• Canadian Artist Seeks To Reopen Award Confirmation Suit
• Ping An-Tied Co. Picks Up Stake In China Project For $359M
• Sports Authority Gets Nod For Delayed Ch. 11 Auction Plans
• Judge Narrows Tax Malpractice Suit Against Winston & Strawn
• 7-Eleven, Ex-Worker Agree To End National Origin Bias Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Square's PTAB Win On Payment Patents
• 4 Ways Malls Are Reacting To The Ride-Hailing Economy
• Toys R Us Wants Gordon & Rees DQ'd From Chalk Patent Row
• Jeans Mogul Says Sussman Shank Blew JPMorgan Fraud Row
• Patrizia Immobilien Drops $360M On German Retail Portfolio
• When Product Liability Meets The Uniform Commercial Code
• Walgreens Urges 3rd Circ. To Keep Provigil Class Certified
• Chancery Throws Out Claims Over TripAdvisor Director Pay
• Best Buy's Halliburton Win Seen As Hard Act To Repeat
• Kroger Win In Fat Labeling Suit Appealed To 9th Circ.
• Judge Denies Bid To Stop Some Sports Authority Ch. 11 Sales
• Toshiba Says Sharp's CRT Claim Belongs In Japan
• Daimler Asks ITC To Ban Alleged Wheel Knockoffs On Amazon
• Warburg Pincus Grabs Majority Stake In UK Fashion Co. Reiss
• Schneiderman, 8 Other AGs Probe Retailers' On-Call Shifts
• Alibaba Slams Investors' Letter In $25B IPO Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Jehovah's Witnesses, Prologis, Sagamore
• Dentons Faces Malpractice Suit For Gap DQ At ITC
• Grocery Chain Schnucks Dodges Rest Of Data Breach Suit
• Acacia Unit Escapes Fee Bid Over Suit Dropped Due To Alice
• CVS Shoppers Ask 1st Circ. To Reverse Vitamin E Label Ruling
• Health Cos. Settle FTC's 'All Natural' False Ad Claims
• Beauty Retailer Ulta Accused Of Stiffing Customers On Returns
• David's Bridal Copycatted Convertible Dresses, Suit Says
• Fee Bid In London Award Litigation Is Reasonable, Court Told
• CORRECTED: Lowe's Prices $3.3B Notes Offering To Fund Rona Buy
• Calif. Art Resale Law Preempted By Copyright, Judge Says
• Kohl's Wins Early Approval Of $6.15M Deceptive Sales Deal
• Fla. Drops Tax On Some Cigar Wraps After Court Ruling
• OCC Says New Risk Policy Won't Stop Fintech Innovation
• Banks Look To Wrap Up $39M Target Breach Settlement
• The Many Faces Of IP Infringement In The Sports Industry
• Skanska Sells Boston Property To Union Investment For $452M
• Alibaba Pours $1B Into Southeast Asian E-Commerce Platform
• Booking Sites Want Remaining Ill. Hotel Tax Claims Killed
• Best Buy Beats Class Cert. On 8th Circ.'s Halliburton Ruling
• Daimler IP Suit Nails Amazon For Mercedes Wheel Replicas
• Auto Service Advisers OT Eligible, U.S. Tells High Court
• Hot Topic, BB&B Settle 'Honey Badger' Video Trademark Row
• Apple Denied Quick Win On Validity Of MobileMedia Patent
• Fresh & Easy Creditors Can Go After Accounting Records
• Weil Snags Shearman Restructuring and Acquisitions Pro
• Brand Battles: Gov't Fights Bid To Own Army Gun Acronym
• Cole Schotz Guides $105M SoHo Retail Property Buy
• Kimco Buys CPPIB's Stakes In Florida Properties For $299M
• Staples, Office Depot Slams FTC's 'Hypocrisy' On Amazon Info
• Deals Rumor Mill: Standard Chartered, Yahoo, Tesco
• Bass Pro Fights EEOC Bid For More Hiring Data In Bias Suit
• GNC Agrees To Pay $9M To End Calif. Labor, Wage Class Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: L3 Capital, Ocean Bank, Marx
• Sports Authority Derides New Consignment Settlement Fight
• 'Smart' Ways To Avoid FTC Internet Of Things Scrutiny
• Commerce Finds Thailand Co. Dumping Plastic Shopping Bags
• Ind. Tax Court Signs Off On Mall Property Assessment
• Palmer Reifler Says It Has No Liability For Sephora's Defense
• Staples Asks Calif. Appeals Court To Cut $16M Age Bias Loss
• Adidas, Reebok Sue 200 Retailers For Alleged Knockoffs
• Auto Sales Reps Want Final OK Of $5.5M Deal In Wage Suit
• LD Vision Tells 10th Circ. Utah Is Blind To Lens Price Law
• PacSun Gets Green Light For $62.5M In DIP Financing
• FTC Competition Chief Stands By Declaration Practices
• Arbitration Must Wait In $15M Levi Royalty Row, Judge Says
• Fed Circ. Urged To Circle Back To Square's Payment IP Win
• Wal-Mart Says Pork And Beans Suit Lacks Facts, Not Meat
• Legal Delivery In The 'Gig Economy'
• Fresh Market Investors Sue Over $1.36B Apollo Acquisition
• Harley-Davidson Dealer Openly Agreed To Move, 9th Circ. Told
• DEA Mulling Whether To Reclassify Marijuana
• Philip Morris Beats $1.8B Suit Over 'Lights' Marketing
• Fact-Based Seating Test Leaves Class Cert. Prospects Murky
• Experian Seeing 70 Tax Phishing Scams Weekly, Director Says
• Ch. 11 Rules Stacked Against PacSun's Reorg Attempt
• Toys R Us, Bed Bath & Beyond Sued Over Website Terms
• Zales Workers Win Cert. For Calif. OT Class, FLSA Opt-Ins
• Saks Says It Lost $11M When Salon Ditched Licensing Deal
• Appeals Court Reaffirms FreshDirect's Bronx Move Subsidies
• Fla. Consultant Doesn't Have NY Income, Tax Panel Says
• EU Takes Step Toward Revamped Value-Added Tax Regime
• Hanes To Buy Champion Europe In €200M All-Cash Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Connor, North Face, Capital Commercial
• PacSun Files For Ch. 11, Citing High Rent
• Class Action Fallout From Pa. Wal-Mart Ruling May Be Limited
• Ex-Russian Legislator Slams Baker & McKenzie's Fee Bid
• Lumber Liquidators Nears Win In Prop 65 Warning Label Suit
• Urban Outfitters Insurer Says It Belongs In Navajo TM Case
• Staples' Bold Move Shores Up Status Quo In FTC Fight
• State AGs Turning Eye To Health Breaches, Ill. Official Says
• Pharmacist Fights To Keep $16M From Wal-Mart Bias Verdict
• Franchisees Ordered To Pay UPS $1M In Trademark Suit
• SuperValu Says Data Breach Evidence Came Too Late
• Sports Authority Consignment Payouts Won't Stop For Appeal
• Fresh & Easy Unsecured Creditors Denied Audit Email For Now
• Chrysler, Detroit Dealer Settle Sanctions Battle
• Etsy Moves To Nix IPO Securities Fraud Suit
• A&L Goodbody Guides $63M Deal For 2 N. Ireland Retail Parks
• CVS, Rite Aid Hit Warner Chilcott With Loestrin Antitrust Suit
• Mo. High Court Says Office Depot Doesn't Owe Tax On Mailers
• MasterCard's Use Of IBM Goods Not Tax Exempt, Court Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Rubenstein, Acadia, Joel Schwartz
• Ex-NFL Linebacker Files Suit Over 'Lights Out' Pajamas
• FTC Study Could Lead To Changes In PCI DSS Certification
• Sports Authority Lender To Appeal Consignment Sale Process
• DC Circ. Won't Revive Internet Tax Row Over Cigarette Sales
• Egg Buyers Don't Prove Liability In Antitrust Suit, Judge Told
• Wal-Mart's High-Cost Migraine Drug Misled, 9th Circ. Told
• Chicago Mayor To Tackle Zoning In Poorest Neighborhoods
• Fisher & Phillips Opens Sacramento Office With New Partner
• Axed Patent Claims Don't Doom Amended Ones: Fed. Circ.
• 4 Firms Steer $225M Loan For LA Mixed-Use Project
• Berkeley Defends Cellphone Warning Ordinance At 9th Circ.
• Real Estate Rumors: Jamestown, Publix, Hudson Cos.
• Tactics For Defending Price Comparison Class Actions In NY
• Staples Says FTC 'Failed Utterly' In Antitrust Case
• DC Judge Questions How FTC Inked Staples Merger Challenge
• Judge Seeks More Info Before Making Call On BlackBerry Suit
• Ex-Russian Legislator Appeals $84M Award To 9th Circ.
• Kohl's False Ad Suit Denied Class Cert. Over Copycat Claims
• Worker Seating Rule Depends On Task, Calif. High Court Says
• Sports Authority Denied Fast Track For Consignment Deal
• Whole Foods Staff Called Transgender Man 'It,' Suit Says
• Shop-Vac, Lowe's End False Ad MDL With Warranty Extension
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, BTG, InterAmerican Hotels
• 7 Lessons I Learned As A Trial Lawyer On Jury Duty
• High Court Won't Review Wal-Mart's $188M Break Suit Loss
• Costco Says Pharmacists Can't Support OT Suit
• Sports Authority Floats Consignment Vendor Deal In Ch. 11
• 10th Circ. Won't Rethink Upholding Colo. 'Amazon Tax' Law
• Staples Blocks FTC's Amazon Evidence In Merger Row
• Design Co.'s 'Overly Broad' Noncompete Blocked By Judge
• Fish & Richardson Ducks DQ Bid Over Patent Judge Hire
• Ex-NJ Furniture Exec Cops To $17M Bank Leumi Loan Fraud
• The 2016 Rising Stars, By Firm
• Real Estate Rumors: Akelius, JK Moving, David Berley
• NJ Warranty Act Class Tanked By Individual Inquiries