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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2016

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• Wyly Trustee Says Vinson Can't Get Paid For Exemption Fight
• Williams Sonoma Nixes Calif. 'On Call' Wages Class Action
• Celesio, Sainsbury's Pharmacy Deal Gets UK Approval
• Sports Authority Reaches Deal To Pay Rents, Avoid Ch. 7
• Bankrupt Quirky Ducks Most Of $1M IRS Payroll Tax Claim
• Macy's Wins Arbitration Over Unpaid Time For Bag Checks
• Deals Rumor Mill: Deltek, Save-A-Lot, Interactive
• PTAB Nixes Priceline's Bid To Review IBM Patent
• Wal-Mart Speculating In Tax Row, Puerto Rico Tells 1st Circ.
• BC Partners, PSP Investments Acquire Israel's Keter Group
• The Pay Equity Consequences Of Reclassifying Employees
• Prevent Litigation From Becoming A Threat To Data Security
• No Easy Answer On Class Arbitration, Calif. High Court Says
• Ikea Customer Raises DC Circ. Ruling In ZIP Code Remand Bid
• Retailer Claire's Reportedly Seeks Debt Restructuring
• Shareholders Certified In Tile Co.'s China Ties Suit
• Valeo Agrees To $2.1M Settlement With Auto Dealerships
• Merchants Want High Court Review In Texas Swipe Fee Row
• Groupon Strikes $2.5M Deal To Settle Overtime Suit
• Costco's Calif. Claims Can't Proceed In Antitrust MDL
• Deals Rumor Mill: Allegro, Zabka Polska, InVentiv Group
• ShopRite Sues NJ Town To Halt Competing Project
• Whole Foods Denied 'World's Healthiest Grocery Store' TM
• Bass Pro Seeks 5th Circ. Rehearing Of Discrimination Claims
• Real Estate Rumors: Whole Foods, Caval, Silicon Valley Bank
• Temasek Buys Into Italian Luxury Clothing Maker Moncler
• OPINION: Our Juries Are Being Circumvented
• Sears Sues Franchisee After Alleged Extortion Attempt
• Kate Spade Can't Escape Suit Over Outlet Pricing
• 7-Eleven Targets Copycat Brooklyn Bodegas
• Real Estate Rumors: Minskoff, DRA Advisors, Rupert Murdoch
• Sotheby's Scores Win In Fake Willie Mays Jersey Suit
• Retail Opportunity Investments To Sell $200M In Notes
• KKR Selling 15M Shares In Walgreens Boots For Likely $1.2B
• 9th Circ. Cuts Poker Accounts From Tax Suit
• Legal Aid, Meet Legal Tech
• 4 Traits Of The Top Litigation Firms
• 5 Small(er) But Mighty Litigation Shops
• Law360 Names Top 50 Firms For Litigation
• Firm Wants $64M Dickstein Malpractice Row In State Court
• Staples Can't Duck Calif. Wage Suit Over Security Checks
• Spokeo Props Up Consumers' Privacy Suit Against Microsoft
• 9th Circ. Tosses Canon Antitrust Class Action
• Chobani Lands Former GC From Gilt Groupe
• PacSun Resolves $2.4M Retirement Claim With Ex-CEO
• Burberry Sues Rapper 'Burberry Perry' For Infringement
• Adidas Asserts Class Bid Is Overbroad In Defective Shoe Suit
• Biz Groups Back Macy's In 5th Circ. Bargaining Unit Fight
• Real Estate Rumors: Stadt, Sierra Assets, Alto Real Estate
• Ways Manufacturers Can Shut Down Unauthorized Resellers
• And Now A Word From The Panel: 4 All-Star MDLs
• Dollar General Upholds Tribal Jurisdiction Status Quo
• Insurer Sues EBay, Amazon Over Fire Damage At Home
• Urban Outfitters Stays Clear Of ZIP Code Suit At DC Circ.
• Testing The UBE: Portable But Inaccurate Bar Exam Scores
• Zales Can't Use 9th Circ. Decision To Decertify OT Class
• Hartford, Liberty Must Cover Spyware Suit, 9th Circ. Told
• NJ Car Dealer Seeks New Trial Over Roofer's Fax Barrage
• Amazon Defends Cloud Tech, Customers Against IP Holder
• PE-Backed At Home Group Primes $130M IPO
• Aeropostale Gets OK To Poll Voters On Ch. 11 Plan
• Blank Rome Nabs Wuersch & Gering Corporate Litigation Pro
• RadioShack Employees Want Prebankruptcy Vacation Wages
• Office Depot's Defend Claim Revived In $30M Fight With AIG
• PE Giant Apollo Takes Redbox Operator Private In $1.6B Deal
• Testing The UBE: Missouri Benefits From Uniform Bar Exam
• LVMH Selling DKNY In $650M Deal With G-III
• Under Armour Scores Win In 'Healthbox' Trademark Case
• Sports Authority's Unsecured Creditors Urge Ch. 7 Conversion
• Consumer Seeks Sanctions Against Kohl's Attys In TCPA Case
• Dooney & Bourke Escapes Shoppers' False Ad Suit For Now
• Hastings Parent Gets Green Light For Liquidation Sales
• Ex-Dukes Members Push To Keep Wal-Mart Class Claims Alive
• Delhaize, Ahold Win FTC OK Of $29B Grocer Merger
• Greenberg Traurig DQ'd By Hasbro In 'Life' Royalty Dispute
• Valero Escapes Debit Card Holders' Gas Price Action
• CVS' MinuteClinic Can't Duck Autodialing Suit, Consumer Says
• Wal-Mart Beats Mexican Bribery Suit In 8th Circ.
• Calif. CVS Pharmacists Not Paid For Training, Suit Says
• RioCan REIT Buys Out CPPIB's Mall Stakes For $267M
• Philip Morris Relator Wants Cig FCA Suit Relit At DC Circ.
• Sony Hit With Terms Class Action Over Playstation Websites
• Amazon Wins Nix Of 2nd Set Of Appistry Patents Under Alice
• Ex-CEO Convicted For Running $900M Online Ponzi Scheme
• Whole Foods Told To Pay $3.5M On Add-Backs Per NY Tax Law
• Broncos Want $1M From Sports Authority Over Ad Deal
• Liquidators Win Ch. 11 Auction For Assets Of Hastings Parent
• EPA Pressed To Use New Powers To Tackle 10 Chemicals
• Wal-Mart, Puerto Rico Say District Court Can Hear Tax Spat
• Sports Authority Creditors Fight $71M Lender Deal, Bonuses
• Real Estate Rumors: Orbach Group, Lennar, Brill Holdings
• Female Saks Cafe Servers Claim Firings Were Sexist, Ageist
• AutoZone Fights Doc Requests In Defective Engine Part Row
• FTC Finally Weighs In On 'All Natural' Labeling Claims
• Calif. Developers Wary Of Plateauing Office, Retail Landscape
• Spokeo Saves SuperValu Data Breach MDL, 8th Circ. Told
• Wal-Mart Settles Dukes Bias Row As Workers Seek To Join
• 9th Circ. To Hear Cert. Denial Appeal Over 'Inadequate' Attys
• Deals Rumor Mill: BC Partners, Mondelez, Clariant
• EEOC Says Transgender Rent-A-Center Worker Unfairly Fired
• Dollarama Raises $402M In Its Largest-Ever Bond Sale
• Unilever To Acquire Dollar Shave Club For $1B: Reports
• Toys R Us Is Accused of Selling Knockoff Crocs
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Hubb NYC, Under Armour
• NY Probe Backs Shoppers' Whole Foods Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Starwood, Vencom To Sell 6 Swedish Retail Assets For $359M
• Louis Vuitton Asks 9th Circ. To Find 'Red Gold' Generic
• Honest Co. Can't Nix Dishonest Labeling Claims, Buyers Say
• Bebe Wrongly Broke World Trade Center Lease, Suit Says
• Fla. Retailers Sue To Block City's Plastic Foam Ban
• 10th Circ. Nixes Crocs Shareholder Claims Against Deloitte
• Enviro Consultant Wants Out Of Mall's Pep Boys Cleanup Suit
• Bluerock REIT Buys $75M Atlanta Apartment Community
• Macy's Urges 5th Circ. To Rethink 41-Member Union Ruling
• Target Bid To DQ Attys Over Alleged Insurance Conflict Denied
• Home Depot Wants $8.5M Fee Bid Halved In Data Breach Deal
• Brazilian Underwear Co. Buys PE-Backed Lingerie Maker
• Target Investors Want Robbins Geller, Labaton To Lead Suit
• Pa. Justices Drop Appeal Over Gas Station Beer Sales
• Faulty Blood Test Suits Pile Up Against Theranos, Walgreens
• The Key To Educating Employees On The Effects Of Fraud
• VPN Dilemma: Anonymous Expression Vs. Defamation
• $8.3M Jury Award Thrown Out In Apparel Co.'s Contract Row
• Hastings Owner May Get Going-Concern Bid At Ch. 11 Auction
• Spokeo Invoked In Burlington Terms-Of-Use Suit
• Guardian Must Wait To Unseal Docs In $1.5B Amazon Tax Row
• Real Estate Rumors: Related Cos., Infinity, Newmark
• Aeropostale Says Restructure Unlikely, Pivots To Sale
• USTR Unveils Digital Trade Policy Group
• Victorinox Stands Behind Locke Lord In Swiss Army TM Row
• Stay Bid Fought In Monster, Best Buy HDMI False Ad Row
• AutoZone Avoiding Discovery In Engine Part Row, Court Told
• Skadden Steers Senior Housing Properties Trust's $620M Loan
• How Law Firms Can Create Next-Generation Office Spaces
• Mobile Tech Co. Director Fined By UK For Insider Trading
• Sports Authority Gets Ch. 11 Approval For IP, Lease Sales
• Rite Aid Challenges NY Tax Rule At Supreme Court
• Draw Another Circle Gets Quick OK For Stalking Horse
• Real Estate Rumors: Property Markets, Sabates, Rockefeller
• PacSun Says Workers Desperate For Rep For Wage Claims
• Smokers' Rights Groups Sue FDA Over New Tobacco Regs
• Wal-Mart Shoppers Say Spokeo Unrelated To ZIP Code Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Enbridge, Williams Cos., Walgreens
• Urban Outfitters Says Spokeo Nixes ZIP Code Class Action
• Tobacco Co., Grocer Win Back $71M In UK Antitrust Fines
• GOP Bill Would Require 'Physical Presence' For Sales Taxes
• Denso To Pay $255M to Car Buyers, Dealers For Price-Fixing
• Sainsbury's Wins $90.6M In MasterCard Interchange Fee Suit
• Kardashians Face $10M Cosmetics Line Row, Initiate IP Fight
• SuperValu Shoppers Ask 8th Circ. To Undo MDL Dismissal
• Washington High Court Says CRT Antitrust Suit Can Proceed
• ITC Spells Out How Broad Use Sunk Converse Sneaker TM
• Loser In 'Chalk Paint' Dust-Up Owes $95K Fees, Attys Say
• Delhaize, Ahold To Sell 86 US Stores To Win Nod For Merger
• Target Nabs GC From Xerox As Longtime Legal Head Retires
• Safeway Off The Hook For One Underfilled Tuna Can Claim
• China Opens Up To Wholly Foreign-Owned E-Commerce Cos.
• Office Depot Restating Old Arguments In FCA Row, AIG Says
• Dial, Heinz Attys Want $73.2M In Fees After News Corp. Deal
• AutoZone Promptly Probed Sex Harassment Claim, Judge Says
• Dunkin' Donuts Can't Ditch Suit Over Carcinogen Labeling
• Accused StubHub Cybercrime Ring Members Headed To Trial
• UK Retailer Nabs 298 Stores In $153.8M Deal
• Firm Wants Malpractice, Duty Claims Tossed In Mall Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Jamieson Laboratories, Symantec, Carlyle
• Sports Authority, Pre-Bankruptcy Lenders Ink $71M Deal
• Real Estate Rumors: Google-LinkedIn, Trade Desk, Bohlin
• Breach Response: New Laws To Know And 5 Questions To Ask
• SEC Can Try To Force Wylys To Bring Offshore Money Home
• Poundland Accepts $793M Offer From Steinhoff
• NY Ruling Strengthens Shield For In-House Ethics Advice
• Internet Advocates Want Safe Harbor In Services Trade Pact
• Baby Co. Says Sanctions Unnecessary In Trade Secrets Row
• Groupon Settles Shareholder IPO Suit For $45M
• FDA Overreaching With Tobacco Rule Expansion: E-Cig Cos.
• Toys R Us Online Terms Barred By Spokeo, Consumers Say
• GNC Says Investors Can't Back Up Illegal Drug Suit
• Banking Experts Say Fintech Charter Support Conditional
• Real Estate Rumors: Vulcan, McSam Hotel, Blumenfeld
• Etsy Investors Look To Keep IPO Securities Fraud Suit Alive
• IKEA Dresser Recall Widens To China
• Men's Clothing Execs Accused Of Hostility To Women Workers
• Sports Authority Landlords Want No Changes In Sold Leases
• PacSun Shouldn't Cap $135M Claim in Ch. 11, Ex-Workers Say
• House Torn Over Bill To Protect Gay Marriage Opponents
• Sam Wyly Plans Appeal Of $1.1B Tax Fraud Judgment
• Office Depot, AIG Spar Over Fate Of Coverage Dispute
• Foley & Lardner Steers Regency Center's $353M Offering
• P&G Seeks To Scrub Fixodent MDL After Experts Nixed
• FAA Regs For Small Drones — A Step In The Right Direction
• Radio Frequency Identification: The Benefits And Risks
• Carter's, OshKosh Push For Nixing Of False Markdown Suit
• Bebe, Shoppers Clash Over Spokeo's Effect On TCPA Row
• Consumer Says Spokeo Bolsters Privacy Fight With Microsoft
• The BigLaw Firms Fighting For Transgender Rights
• Judge Won't Rethink Remand In Advance Auto Data Breach
• Adidas Sues Skechers Over 'Spring' Sneaker Patents
• Real Estate Rumors: Winton Capital, 13th Floor, Vanbarton
• How To Close A Law Firm — Practically And Ethically
• Bed Bath & Beyond Ignoring Spokeo, Consumer Class Says
• Dollar General Shows A Path Forward For Tribal Law
• New States Fight Obama Transgender Policy, Big Biz Supports
• Experian Says Spokeo Kills American Eagle TCPA Suit
• Draw Another Circle Taps Cooley As Ch. 11 Corp. Counsel
• Pa. Mall Developer Loses Bid To Fight $16.5M Loan Default
• Wal-Mart Can't Keep OT From Final Wages, 9th Circ. Told
• Hancock Fabrics Seeks $9.3M Ch. 11 Sale Of Headquarters
• Anbau Scores $67M For NYC Condo Project
• The Dark Side Of French Contract Law, In Light Of Reform
• Indirect Buyers Get $577M CRT Settlement Plan Approved
• Advance Auto Says Remand Won't Cut It In Data Breach Row
• Wal-Mart Sex Bias Suit Not Over, Workers Tell 5th Circ.
• British Land Selling London Retail Property For £400M
• Home Depot Appeal To Test Banks' Data Breach Footing
• Blind Advocacy Group Targets J. Crew In Latest ADA Suit
• T-Mobile Retailer Hit With Wage Suit In Illinois
• Sports Authority Gets Nod For 'Perfect' Vendor Settlement
• Target Execs Escape Derivative Claims Over Data Breach
• Sprouts, Workers Want W-2 Phishing Suit Paused For JPML
• Dooney & Bourke False Ad Suit Has Legs, Shoppers Say
• The Smart Money Is Not Following Traditional Law Firms
• Barington, Chico's Continue To Spar As Proxy Vote Draws Near
• REIT Prices $657M Offering To Fund Boston Property Buy
• Real Estate Rumors: Prestige Imports, Zeller, Hamlin
• Smart Toys Pose Risk To Kids' Privacy, Senator Says
• A Successful Supreme Court Term For Native American Tribes
• Jones Day Says Gordon Rees Breached Confidentiality Pact
• 9th Circ. Urged To Revive Canon Antitrust Class Action
• Egg Buyers Get $3M For Expenses In Antitrust Suit
• Draw Another Circle Sets Sale Hearing, Sees Bid Interest
• Jeffer Mangels Sued For Malpractice By Kitson Store Founder
• The Honest Co. Wants False Advertising Suit Tossed
• Whole Foods Overcharge Claims Underwhelm, 2nd Circ. Told
• CSPC Recalls 500,000 Hoverboards For Fire Risk
• AutoZone Says Exec Flubbed Testimony In Meal-Break Suit
• Fade Out On Music Streaming IP, Amazon Tells Fed. Circ.
• Linklaters, DLA Piper Steer $67M Belgian Retail Park Deal
• Circuit City, RadioShack Seek To Save Disk Drive MDL Claims
• Advance Auto Data Breach Suit Slides Back To State Court
• Navajo Knock Down Another Affirmative Defense In TM Row
• Antitrust Claims Against Airline Ticket Cos. Trimmed
• Home Depot To Appeal Banks' Claims In Data Breach MDL
• UK Court Upholds ISP Blocking Order On Cartier Fakes
• RFP Lessons: 5 Ways Law Firms Can Beat Frustration
• Amazon Unit Settles Delivery Workers' FLSA Suit
• Dell To Settle Cathode Ray Tube Claims Against Samsung SDI
• German Antitrust Agency Calls Online Payment Rules Illegal
• MasterCard To Face $24.7B UK Interchange Fee Antitrust Suit
• Office Depot Calls AIG Bid To Nix Coverage 'Opportunistic'
• Dick's Can't Rely On Terms Of Use To Force TCPA Arbitration
• Aeropostale Creditors, Trustee Object To Employee Bonuses
• CIT Slams IKEA's Bid To Shake Aluminum Duties
• Ashley Furniture Alleges Cardboard Price-Fixing Plot
• Partners Group To Invest $265M In US Property Portfolio
• PE Firm Advent Wants Out Of Party City IPO Class Action
• Lowe's, Armstrong Fight Flooring Formaldehyde Class Action
• RFP Lessons: 7 Tips To Improve Your Responses
• In Congress: Gun Control, Zika, FAA
• Wal-Mart Can Keep Union Protesters Out, Appeals Court Says
• Wal-Mart Supervisors Ask For Cert. In Pa. Wage Action
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Hedge Fund's Petters Row With Costco
• Attys Can Keep Firm GC's Advice From Clients, NY Court Says
• Unsecured Creditors Blast Draw Another Circle Sale Plans
• LA Fashion Co. Says Nordstrom Copied Its Popular Handbag
• Consumers Eye Deal On Documents In Contact Lens MDL
• Home Depot Wants Out Of Whirlpool Energy Star Label Row
• 3 Issues To Watch In Barington And Chico's Proxy Battle
• 1st Circ. Upholds Dismissal Of FCA Suit Against CVS
• Wyly Can't Shield $250M In Offshore Payments From SEC
• Bankrupt Sports Authority Unveils New Vendor Settlement
• Judge Blocks Miss. Law Protecting Gay Marriage Objectors
• UK Retailer Fined $50K In Amazon Price-Fixing Row
• Amazon Unfair Practice Case May Affect Data Breach Cases
• RFP Lessons: A General Counsel's List Of Law Firm Mistakes