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Retail & E-Commerce - May, 2016

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• E-Tailer Gets Group's Help In Fighting 'Patent Troll'
• SuperValu Seeks To Protect Data Breach MDL Win At 8th Circ.
• Lace Firm Must Put Bow On Nike Settlement, Judge Rules
• Attorney Web Bios: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
• Judge Bars Sales Of Ch. 11 Grocery Stores Amid Fraud Claims
• NLRB Uses 7th Circ. Class Waiver Ruling To Sway DC Circ.
• Auto Parts Co. Faces Bias Suit From Black, Latino Workers
• Pittsburgh Retail Center Scores $70M Loan From Nationwide
• Auction House Veep Gets 1 Year For Bid-Rigging Scheme
• Deals Rumor Mill: Carmila, Valeant, Bank of America
• Judge Offers To Do Quinn Emanuel Atty's Job In Cozen Row
• Amazon Workers Say Security Screening Is Compensable
• Lessons On Contingent Earnouts From Utah District Court
• Fla. Retailers Could Face Double Tax On Out-Of-State Sales
• 7th Circ. Allows Kmart FCA Suit Over Medicare Payments
• Target Can't Hide CRT Price-Fixing Settlement, Judge Rules
• Mich. Court Says Big Box Store Can't Dodge City Tax Finding
• Online Ticket Broker Sues Yahoo For Misrepresenting Ads
• 5 Ways Employers Should Prep For The New OT Expansion
• Lipitor Retailers Push 3rd Circ. To Revive Pay-For-Delay Claims
• Texas High Court Will Hear OXXO's Beer-License Challenge
• Behind The Curtain: Technical Advisers In Complex Cases
• New US Banking Data Policy In Trade Deals Still Has Critics
• Sainsbury-Home Retail Deal Questioned By UK Watchdog
• How Best Buy Is Directly At Odds With Halliburton II
• Ex-Staples Worker's $16M Age Bias Win Upheld On Appeal
• Michaels Customer Asks 2nd Circ. To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Navajos Beat One Of Urban Outfitters' Defenses In TM Row
• Hedge Fund Nets $112K Ch. 11 Fee For Quiksilver Loan Idea
• Equifax Hit With Class Action Over Kroger Data Breach
• Lloyds PE Arm Reveals $114M IPO Of UK Lifestyle Brand
• Chevy Dealer Hit With $40K Fine Over Unrepaired Defects
• Fla. High Court Upholds Tax On Florist's Interstate Orders
• What To Know About The DOL's New Overtime Regulations
• 5 Tips For Negotiating And Drafting Joint E-Discovery Plans
• Safeway Olive Oil Buyers Get Class Cert. In False Ad Row
• Wal-Mart On Its Own In Cheese False Ad Suits, Travelers Says
• NY Gov. Promises He'll Sign Bill To Ax 'Tampon Tax'
• Wyly Estate Suit Judgment Not Affected By Stay, SEC Says
• Sports Authority Unsecured Creditors Can Hire Houlihan
• CVS Hit With Overtime Suit In Fla. Federal Court
• Feds Charge NY Atty With Fraud Over Forged Lease
• Women's 'Returnship' Program Goes In-House
• Pa., DC Seek Fees For Roles In Staples Merger Case
• Pet Food Co. Says Wal-Mart, Purina Lying About Ingredients
• Lumber Liquidators Workers Seek Nod For $117K OT Deal
• SEC Probing Alibaba Accounting For Possible Violations
• Kmart Cuts $3.8M Deal With Asst. Managers In Class OT Row
• Wayfair Ducks Suit Alleging Competitor Omission In IPO
• Mitsubishi Settles With Distributor In CRT Price-Fixing Suit
• Valspar Stockholder Opposes $11.3B Sherwin-Williams Deal
• Sports Authority Gets OK To Liquidate All 450 Stores
• Costco Drops Antitrust Suit Against J&J Over Contact Lenses
• UK Competition Watchdog Fines Refrigerator Supplier $3.4M
• Russian Asset Freeze Is Enough In Mall Award Row, Court Told
• Wal-Mart Can't Topple NJ Worker's Win In Firing Row
• Barington Capital Readies Proxy Fight At Chico's
• AutoZone Can't Query Other Firms In Disability Bias Row
• Pet Shops Gone To Dogs After Breeder Ban, 7th Circ. Told
• Hardware Seller's Engine Warranties Flout CAA, Suit Says
• Megamergers Under The Microscope
• Trader Joe's, Consumers Agree To Drop Soy Milk Suit
• Panama Papers: Reminders About Law Firm Cybersecurity
• AutoZone's $5.7M Deal In Credit Check Suit Gets Tentative OK
• Chrysler Wins Spoliation Sanctions Against Dealership
• Va. Judge Slashes Attys' Fee Request In Dollar Tree OT Suit
• PetSmart Selling Knockoffs, Multiple-Pet Leash Maker Says
• Breach Victims Say B&N Wrong On Spokeo's Impact
• Ticketing Website Incurred Excessive Debt, Shareholder Says
• Aeropostale Shareholder Fights Sycamore Ch. 11 Settlement
• High Court Won't Hear Supermarket Antitrust Appeal
• Whirlpool, Others Fight Class Cert. Bid In Energy Star Suit
• Are Alabama, South Dakota Overeager To Challenge Quill?
• Wal-Mart Trespass Claim Against Union Survives Fla. Appeal
• Sears Can't Cut Workers From Bargaining Unit, NLRB Says
• Merchants Say Credit Card Liability Suit Shows Conspiracy
• Del. Wal-Mart Ruling Seeds Doubt Over Records Demands
• Wal-Mart Dodges $1.4M Penalty In Late-Operations Lawsuit
• PacSun Workers Say Ch. 11 Overlooks $90M In Unpaid Wages
• Pot Companies Eyeing California Ahead Of Nov. Election
• Wal-Mart, Puerto Rico Spar Over Bid To Seal Financial Info
• OPINION: Sotomayor's Solution To Pro Bono Is Incomplete
• Denim Co. Blasts USA Labeling Suit As Defective
• Creating Barclay Damon: Lessons From A Law Firm Merger
• Lumber Liquidators Pays $26M To End Investors' Import Suit
• Reflecting On The 20th Anniversary Of BMW V. Gore
• B&N Says Spokeo Spells The End Of Data Breach Suit
• Winston & Strawn Takes Aim At NY Malpractice Suit On Appeal
• Navajo Can Seek Per-Product Damages In TM Suit, Judge Says
• NLRB Nixes Hobby Lobby's Arbitration Pacts
• Drone Stakeholder Group Finalizes Best Practices
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider (The Sequel)
• New OT Rules To Hit Retail, Hospitality Cos. Hardest
• Witness-Free Staples Defense Was No Match For FTC Theory
• Final OT Rule Could Put Employers In Classification Bind
• CFPB Sets Date For Payday Lending Proposal
• Converse Wants OT Claims Tossed In Bag Check Row
• Dog Supply Outfit Bark & Co. Fetches $60M For Expansion
• Sports Authority Gets No Bids To Keep Bankrupt Chain Open
• Gordon & Rees DQ Hearing Is Unnecessary, Toys R Us Says
• Urban Outfitters Can't Limit Navajo Damage Claims
• Tracking The Elusive Consumer Data Breach Class Action
• Home Depot Can't Dodge Banks' Claims In Data Breach MDL
• LG Settles CRT Price-Fixing Claims With Oregon
• Wal-Mart Blasts 'Unlawful' Puerto Rico Alternative Biz Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, Treo Group, Thor Equities
• Labor Department Issues Final OT Expansion Rule
• Safeway Urges 9th Circ. To Ax $42M Judgment In Pricing Suit
• Converse Worker Seeks Class Cert. In Calif. Bag Check Row
• Target Hit With Investor Suit Over Retreat From Canada
• Gilstrap Pauses Intellectual Ventures Suit For AIA Review
• Latham Snags Ex-Shearman & Sterling Capital Markets Partner
• Amazon Couldn't Save Staples-Office Depot Deal, Judge Says
• Liquidators Reportedly Win Sports Authority Ch. 11 Auction
• LendingClub Hit With Stock-Drop Class Action
• CVS Tells 1st Circ. Disclaimer Sinks Vitamin E Label Fight
• Dr. Scholl's Foot Care Logo Dispute Now Up To Jury
• 11th Circ. Asks If Facts Back Porn Co. In Amazon TM Dispute
• Gas Station Owner Can't Ditch SEC EBay Insider Trading Suit
• USA Discounters' Creditors Can Pursue Challenge Of Liens
• Sheppard Didn't Lie To Court In Delivery Suit, Safeway Says
• Don't Pause Judgment Without $115M Bond, Mall Investor Says
• OPINION: Stop 'Vigorously Defending' Your Clients
• UAE Food Co. Says NY Exporter Can't Duck $5.7M Award
• 9th Circ. Sends Back Gun Shop Suit's 2nd Amendment Claims
• Brynwood Nets $415M In Sale Of Personal Care Products Unit
• Real Estate Rumors: GE Capital, Citizens Bank, Whole Foods
• Advantages Of Parallel Court And Arbitration Proceedings
• Putting LendingClub's Troubles In Perspective
• Class Sour On Whole Foods' Destruction Of Yogurt In MDL
• LendingClub Hit With DOJ Subpoena Over CEO Resignation
• SEC Says Wyly Estate Must Include $249M Annuities In Ch. 11
• 6th Circ. OKs Dismissal Of $5M Starbucks Tassimo Pod Suit
• Drinker Biddle Allowed To Ditch Disk Drive MDL Client
• Becker & Poliakoff Faces Malpractice Suit Over Mall Project
• Real Estate Rumors: Bonjour, Eric Schmidt, L3 Capital
• Palmer Reifler Had Duty To Defend Sephora In Shoplifter Suit
• Think Tank Predicts $28B In Taxes If Marijuana Is Legalized
• Invesco REIT Buying 5 Japanese Properties For $452M
• AutoZone Says Denied Break Claims Too Varied For Class Cert.
• The Top 100 Firms For Minority Attorneys
• The Top 50 Firms For Minority Equity Partners
• White & Case Outpacing Peers In Diversity
• US Law Firms Fail To Move Needle On Racial Diversity
• The 5 Ways BigLaw Is Failing Minorities
• Urban Outfitters Beats Navajo Nation's TM Dilution Claims
• Berkeley Rips Group's FCC Radiation Rule Claims At 9th Circ.
• Trade Groups Say Treasury Is Rushing Anti-Inversion Regs
• Brand Battles: Paramount Targets 'Godfather'-Inspired Logo
• FTC Wants More Info On Sherwin-Williams' $8.9B Valspar Buy
• Lowe's Settles EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit For $8.6M
• Consumer Court Wins Spur Surge In NJ Contract Class Actions
• How The Beer Industry Can Brew Better Franchise Laws
• Wal-Mart Beats Mexican Bribery Claims In Chancery Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Sage Hospitality, Hines, Benchmark
• Atty Class Member Says $3.2M PayPal Deal Isn't Enough
• Kmart, Banks Reach Deal In Data Breach Suit
• Iraqi Couple Ends Case Against Costco Over Arrest, Jail Stay
• Striking Verizon Workers Can't Picket Hotels, Judge Says
• Target Beats FCRA Suit Over Background Check Disclosure
• Forever 21, Ross Accused Of Stealing Fabric Design
• Banks' $39M Settlement Over Target Data Breach OK'd
• Advance Auto Parts Sued Over 'Illegal' Terms And Conditions
• Ex-NFLer Settles Latest 'Lights Out' Trademark Suit
• Chicago Mayor Hails Plans For New 62-Acre Neighborhood
• Target Data Breach Deal Favors Few Consumers, 8th Circ. Told
• Zurich Subsidiary Drops $51M On San Diego Mall
• Sports Authority Lenders Lose Emergency Sales Escrow Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Alliance, Chicago Soho House, Frye
• Corporate Counsel: Consumer Becomes Provider
• When Does A CPSC Late Reporting Violation First Accrue?
• GameStop Customers Press 2nd Circ. To Revive Fraud Suit
• RadioShack Lender Fight Over Liquidation Cash Dismissed
• 4 Takeaways From The FTC's Staples Antitrust Triumph
• Porn Store Owner Bags Fee Win In Fla. Appeals Court
• 7-Eleven Chip Eater Tries For 2nd Dip At False Ad Suit
• Wyly Ruling Shows Good Advice Can't Shield Bad Intentions
• 5 Major Obstacles For Unmanned Aircraft Systems
• Victoria's Secret, Bra Designer Reach Deal In Patent Suit
• Cypriot Co. Says It Can Nab Ukraine Mall After Arbitral Win
• 'Real Housewife' Wants Claims Tossed From Apparel Co. Fight
• Key Senator Slams Rule To Expand OT Eligibility
• Google Ad Ban Dings Payday Lenders As Regulators Loom
• Aeropostale Resolves Spat With Supplier
• Sports Authority Vendors Rip Emergency Consignment Appeal
• Dov Charney Can't Arbitrate Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Case
• Best Buy Cert. Order Clashes With Halliburton, 8th Circ. Told
• Calif. Justices Must Shield Info In PAGA Suits, Retailers Say
• What Do The Highest-Paid Lawyers Make An Hour?
• CORRECTED: Insurers Can't Kick Urban Outfitters Trademark Coverage Suit
• Advance Auto Parts' Data Breach Remedy Falls Short: Suit
• CVS Affiliate Settles Worker Overtime Claims For $1.47M
• Challenging Going-Private Mergers In NY Just Got Tougher
• Wylys On Hook For Tax Fraud, Texas Bankruptcy Judge Rules
• Dr. Scholl's Copied Rival Foot Care Co.'s Logo, Jury Told
• Treasury Recs Could Limit Disruption By Marketplace Lenders
• Wal-Mart Hits Visa With Suit Over Debit Card Policy
• E-Cig Co. Nicopure Sues FDA To Block New Oversight
• Fresh Market Strikes $5M Deal To End Workers' FLSA Suit
• EDTX Aids 'Trolls' By Flouting Patent Fee Test, Justices Told
• Grocery Execs Not Liable For Slip And Fall, Texas Panel Says
• Deals Rumor Mill: ABF, Telecom Italia, Pershing Square
• OshKosh Kids Clothes Maker Sued Over 'Phantom Markdowns'
• NC Dems Offer Sweeping Rewrite Of Bathroom Law
• Staples, Office Depot Drop $6.3B Merger After FTC Injunction
• Bankrupt PacSun Gets OK To Pay Up To $2M In Exec Bonuses
• Whole Foods Fights Bid To Delay Yogurt MDL
• Eminence Owes Men's Wearhouse Parent $17M, Investor Says
• 10th Circ. Says Contract Too Ambiguous To Uphold Sprint Win
• California Advances Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill
• CTIA Says Berkeley Cellphone Warning Not Based On Science
• Ex-Capital One Analyst's Insider Trading Retrial Bid Denied
• Simon Property Group Reaches Deal To Sell $569M In Notes
• Del. Enhances Post-Merger Defense For Directors, Advisers
• Ala. High Court Scraps Liability Verdict Against GM Dealer
• US Trustee Blasts PacSun Bid To Seal $2M Bonus Plan Info
• Groupon Hits 'Dial-Up Dinosaur' IBM With New Tech-IP Suit
• 3 Takeaways From NC, DOJ Transgender Bathroom Suits
• Insurer Sues To Duck Coverage Of Exploding Kombucha Suit
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Suit Over Costco 'Natural' Drink Label
• Jewelry Co. Urges High Court To Undo Sex Bias Suit Ruling
• American Eagle Wants Experian Held Liable For TCPA Suit
• Hedge Fund Seeks Toss Of Failed American Apparel Deal Suit
• NY Bankruptcy Judges Irked By Long-Winded First-Day Filings
• Lowe's, Armstrong Sued Over Flooring Formaldehyde Levels
• Blackstone, Mirvac Pay $620M For Australian Shopping Centers
• Germany Serves Up $103M In Beer, Food Antitrust Fines
• Best Buy To Drop CRT Claims Against LG, Toshiba, Others
• KKR To Net Up To $1.2B In Sale Of Walgreens Boots Shares
• ACLU Sues Miss. Over Law Shielding Anti-Gay Beliefs
• Real Estate Rumors: Weingarten, Simons, Bridgeton
• NC, DOJ File Lawsuits Over State's Transgender Bathroom Law
• Zappos Data Breach MDL Moves Forward With Limited Scope
• Macy's Rejects NLRB's Bid To Cite 4th Circ. Union Ruling
• GNC Says Pa. Investor Suit Fatally Relies On Ore. AG Action
• Coach To Pay $1.75M To Settle Workers' Security Check Suit
• 3rd Circ. Sides With Giant Eagle In IRS Fuel Perks Tax Row
• NJ Biz Took IRS To Cleaners On Payroll Taxes, Feds Say
• The Fastest Rocket Docket For The 8th Straight Year
• Philly Councilman Wants To Halt 32-Story Mixed-Use Project
• NY Court Says GM Sales Performance Standards Are Unlawful
• $690M Zales-Signet Merger Survives Del. High Court Challenge
• Fla. Pet Store Can't Halt Privacy Suit For Spokeo, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Vornado, Paylocity, Joseph Sitt
• Valero Spinoff CST Sells 79 Stores To 7-Eleven For $408M
• Online Arbitration Clauses After Sgouros: Down But Not Out
• Ohio Tax Litigation Reflects Evolving Nexus Landscape
• Judge Tosses Suit Over Bangladesh Clothes Factory Collapse
• Retailer Trusts Accused Of Overreach In Disk Drive MDL
• KB Home To End Staff's Wage Suit With $3.4M Settlement
• Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl's Settle 'Honey Badger' IP Suits
• 3rd Circ. Asked For Redo In $1.45M Shipping Lien Suit
• Beer Drinkers Ask 9th Circ. For 2nd Round On Anheuser Suit
• Threat Of New Bias Suit Against CVS Draws Judge's Rebuke
• Retailers Must Remit All Tax Shown On Invoice, NJ Court Says
• NY Grants License To Exchange For Bitcoin Rival
• NJ Court Upholds Atty DQ For Flouting Discovery Order
• Calif. To Raise Smoking Age From 18 To 21, Regulate E-Cigs
• Latham, Venable Guide REIT Kimco's $150M Notes Offering
• Aeropostale Gets Breathing Room With $100M Financing
• Manhattan Residential Portfolio Trades For $165M
• Deals Rumor Mill: TWC, Dalian Wanda, Camping World
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Groupon Patent Case
• NY High Court Raises Bar On Go-Private Suits
• Sports Authority Can Pay Workers $1.2M To Stick Out Ch. 11
• Yogurt Buyers Fight To Keep Sugar Content Suit Alive
• 6 Ways Lawyers Can Enhance Cross-Office Communication
• Your Online Insurance Sales Can Land You In Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Donahue, Tribune, Retail Properties
• E-Cigarettes Will Be Subject To FDA Regulation
• Short-Packing Claims Against Mulch Maker Remain Alive
• Wal-Mart Slapped With NLRB Complaint Over Strike Practices
• Fairway Gets Nod To Begin Tapping $55M Ch. 11 Loan
• Mastercard Doesn't Owe Food Co. For Data Breach Fallout
• Del. Top Court Told Of Conflicts In Zale-Signet Merger
• Amazon Needn't Police Infringement, EBay Tells Fed. Circ.
• McDermott Sued For Negligence By Shopping Center Financier
• Macy's Labeling Class Leader Can Back Out To Save Counsel
• Sonova Inks $955M Deal For Hearing Aid Retailer AudioNova
• Real Estate Rumors: Normandy, Fla. Polo Club, Nugent
• 3 Firms Steer $238M Park Avenue Deal
• Employee Safety: When A 'Reasonable Response' Isn't Enough
• Aeropostale Hits Ch. 11, Plans To Shutter 154 Stores
• Apple To Get Trimmed Subpoena In Merchant Swipe-Fee MDL
• Toyota Dealer Fights For Arbitration At Calif. High Court
• Home Depot Night Shift Workers Get Class Cert. In OT Row
• Toshiba Can't Seek Toss Of Sharp CRT Antitrust Claim
• PacSun Gets Del. Judge's OK For Ch. 11 Bid, Auction Plan
• Sports Authority Gets Nod For $600M DIP Loan After Changes
• UAE Food Co.'s Arbitration Win Can't Stand, Court Told
• Char-Broil Fights Claims Grills Have Hazardous Igniters
• In State High Court, Ohio Defends Taxing Internet Retailers
• Gordon & Rees Fights Against DQ Bid In Toys R Us Patent Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Adam America, CIM Group, UC Santa Cruz
• Grocer Fairway Group Files For Bankruptcy
• Yogurt Consumers Want Dairy Kept In Sugar Content MDL
• NLRB Nixes Bloomingdale's Arbitration Pact
• Puerto Rico Asks 1st Circ. To Revive Alternative Biz Tax
• Amazon Says Shopper Can't Skirt Airtight Arbitration Clause
• Shell Pays $2.2M To End Skiers' Suit Over Lift Ticket Offer
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Eagle Brook, Crescent Heights
• SanDisk Beats Antitrust Suit Over Flash Memory Patents
• Forced Labor Loophole Closed, Fashion Brands Beware
• High Court Won't Hear Bid To Amend Seattle's $15 Min Wage