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Retail & E-Commerce - May, 2017

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• Fantasy Sports Legalization Bill Passes Ill. Senate, Not House
• NJ Furniture Biz Contracts Had No Delivery Dates, Suit Says
• FTC Refunds $2M To Buyers Of Dr. Oz-Touted Supplement
• Atty Can't Represent Himself In Texas Extortion Row
• Standard General Defends American Apparel Lending Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Extell, Mirae, Lululemon
• Industry Groups Opine On Wal-Mart In-Store Strike Appeal
• Kraft Seeks To End 'All Natural' Sour Cream Labeling Suit
• Sears, Others Look To End Samsung Washing Machine Suits
• Retailer Re-Ups Libel Fight Over Coach Counterfeiting Case
• NYC Limits Erratic Schedules For Fast-Food, Retail Workers
• Fresh Market Investors Seek Class Cert. In Apollo Deal Suit
• The Return Of Attorney-Conducted Voir Dire
• Art Basel Says Adidas Sneakers Infringed Its Trademark
• Central Grocers Creditors Say DIP Will Shortchange Case
• BJ's Must Face Certified Class In Fla. Sales Tax Suit
• Weil, Wachtell Lipton Guide First Data-CardConnect Deal
• Walgreens Accused Of Hiking Generic Drug Copayments
• Gray Matters: Identities Are Us
• Ross Customers Seek Cert. In 'Compare At' Tag Suit
• UK Competition Watchdog To Review £3.7B Tesco-Booker Deal
• Marsh Supermarkets Wins OK For Rapid Bankruptcy Sale Plan
• The Firms That Grew Fastest Without Merging
• Biggest US Firms Opt For Modest Growth In Sluggish Market
• Turning 50, Greenberg Traurig Tops The Law360 400
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground In 2016
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• Kardashians' Hands Not Unclean, 9th Circ. Says In IP Row
• Sprint Denied New Trial In Middle Man Phone Reseller Suit
• Insurers Needn't Cover Spyware Suits, 9th Circ. Affirms
• Scotts Says Competitor Stole Fertilizer Packaging Colors
• Investors Denied $4.5B Bump-Up In PetSmart Appraisal Suit
• Pa. Woman Lands $95.6M After Building Collapse Arbitration
• NY Property Owners Urge 2nd Circ. To Rethink Cleanup Suit
• US Trustee Objects To BCBG Ch. 11 Plan Details
• FTC OKs $11B Sherwin-Williams, Valspar Tie-Up With Fixes
• Consumer Agrees To Dismiss Suit Over CVS Vitamins
• Sephora Settles Chinese Customer Account Deletion Row
• Bankrupt Payless Eyeing Claims Against Backers Over Buyout
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Web.com, Stada
• 5th Circ. Remands Texas Credit Card Surcharge Case
• Staples Unit Strikes Data Breach Deal With CVS Customers
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 2
• Fla. Gov. OKs $180M Tax Cut Led By Commercial Rent Break
• Experian Objects To $14.5M American Eagle TCPA Suit Deal
• Third Coinbase User Opposes IRS Bid As 'Fishing Expedition'
• PTAB Axes Coupon Patent Claims Challenged By Walgreens
• GOP Drops Swipe-Fee Repeal From Dodd-Frank Replacement
• Wal-Mart Rips Bid For $100M Trademark 'Windfall'
• Noncompete Agreements Under Siege At The State Level
• State AGs Set Data Security Bar With Record $18.5M Pact
• Columbia Says Ex-Worker Must Answer Hacking Row Inquiries
• Marsh Unsecured Creditors Sweat 'Extremely' Quick Sale Plan
• Delivery Agent Execs Say Stearns Weaver Can't Rep Investor
• My Milkshake Is Better Than Yours: Part 1
• Mass. Jury Clears MTD In Lawnmower Mishap
• Wet Seal Seeks Longer Exclusivity Period To File Ch. 11 Plan
• 1 Of 6 Classes Gets Cert. In Big Lots Wage Suit
• Costco, NBTY Can't Shake Supplement Label Row, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Orders New Review Of EEOC's McLane Subpoena
• The 1st Amendment Right To Pass Through Fees — And Taxes
• Del. High Court Upholds Dismissal Of Books-A-Million Suit
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Amazon's Knockoff Pillowcase IP Win
• Wal-Mart Pushes Court To Protect Bribe Investigators' Notes
• $30M Rx Service Investor Double-Crossed, Suit Says
• Forever 21 Rips Puma's 'Anti-Competitive Intent' In Shoe Spat
• 2nd Circ. Dumps Sales Tax Row Over Dunkin' Donuts' Coffee
• Delivery Agent To Convert Bankruptcy To Ch. 7
• Judge Greenlights Merck's $60M Deal In Pay-For-Delay MDL
• Nike Retail Fights Remand Bid In Calif. Wage Dispute
• Biz Execs Spar Over Border-Adjusted Tax At House Hearing
• Target Pays $18.5M To Settle States' Probe Over 2013 Breach
• Attorneys, Your Input Is Needed On Deposition Rule
• Class Calls AutoZone Parts Case 'Simple' Enough For Cert.
• Texas 'Gentlemen's' Club Suit Blasts Raid Over Latex-Wear
• Retroactive Tax Laws Muddying Businesses' Future Decisions
• RetailMeNot Investors Sue In Del. For $630M Merger Data
• Agent Provocateur Seeks $200K Loan From Prospective Buyer
• Justices Asked To Weigh Amazon's Alice Win In IP Suits
• Stolen Trade Secrets Cost Pharmacy $2M Per Month, Suit Says
• Shop Owners Move To Keep $1.8M Dress Seizure Suit Intact
• Davis Wright Lands Leading Privacy and Marketing Lawyer
• American Dream Closes $1.67 Billion Construction Financing
• Feds Oppose Coinbase User Intervention In IRS Summons
• High Court Nixes Challenge To Backdated Mich. Tax Law
• Marsh Supermarkets Proposes Exec Bonus Plan
• Fla. Retail Chain, Managers Strike $1.2M Deal In FLSA Suit
• Judge Approves $5.2M Kmart Breach Settlement With Caveat
• Toys R Us Won't Face New Trial Over Girl's Bike Crash
• GOP Lawmakers Dive Into Digital Currency Records Row
• Target, Wal-Mart Can't Dodge Herbal Supplement MDL Claims
• Co. Faces Arbitration On Claims Levi Asian Unit Curbed Sales
• Under Armour's $1.05M Bag-Check Deal Nears Final OK
• Transgender Ex-Cabela's Worker Can Press ADA Claims
• Lowe's Off The Hook In Tenn. Sexual Harassment Suit
• MLB Pushes Up Under Armour Uniforms To 2019
• Haseko Adding $300M Mixed-Use Complex To Hawaii Resort
• Del. Can't Appeal Restaurant Co. Dismissal In Gift Card Case
• DMCA 2.0: A Potential Shift In Safe Harbor Jurisprudence
• Class Member In $2.7M Ice Price-Fix Deal Fights Attys' Fees
• Goodwill Worker Gang Accusations Untrue: NLRB Judge
• How Client Feedback Programs Benefit Law Firms And Clients
• Drugmaker Says Middleman Overbilled It For Services
• Objector To $10M Target Breach Deal Fails To Sway Judge
• 2nd Circ. Looks Unwilling To Revive Dunkin' Donuts Tax Beef
• Lowe's Builds On Multifamily Biz With $512M Acquisition
• Don't Overlook The 1st Amendment In Labeling Litigation
• Calif. High Court (Mostly) Clarifies Rest Day Rules
• Harbor Freight Tools Settles Deceptive Price Tag Suit
• Coinbase Users Move To Stay Unnamed, Quash IRS Summons
• Macy's Accused Of Bias With Background Checks At EEOC
• Central Grocers Gets Interim OK For New $205M DIP Loan
• Spokeo Doesn't Save Receipt Suit Against DKNY, Judge Says
• SC Judge Tosses Clean Air Act Suit Over Standing
• Travelers Must Cover Charney Suit, Standard General Says
• Macy's Cites Spokeo In Bid To Drop Robocall Class Action
• Pet Food Maker Tells 9th Circ. Don't Revive Labeling Spat
• PTAB Denies Review Of Solar-Powered Patio Umbrella Patents
• CFPB Prepaid Rule's Escape Lifts Hopes For Arbitration Foes
• Delivery Agent Creditors' Discovery Bid Must Wait, Judge Says
• Cole Capital REIT Inks $78M Deal For Ala. Retail Center
• Sears, Supplier Hit With $6M Verdict In Wrench Rip-Off Suit
• TPG, Dragoneer Join Call For Possible Sale Of Etsy
• PetSmart, Mars Pinning Pet Food Antitrust On FDA, Court Told
• Merck Seeks OK For $60M Settlement In Pay-For-Delay Row
• Poshmark Lands Quick Win In TCPA Suit Over User Invites
• Fashion Retailer Rue21 Files For Ch. 11 Protection
• Data Breach Class Actions: Addressing Future Injury Risk
• Solving The Legal Industry's Data Protection Breakdown
• What US Cos. Must Know About EU E-Commerce Rules: Part 2
• Class Cert. Bid Uncertain For Calif. Big Lots Workers
• Whirlpool Hits NJ Biz With Fraud Suit Over Service Calls
• Lloyd's Wants Dickstein Malpractice Case Back In Fed. Court
• Buyers of Tainted Pomegranate Seeds Seek $29M Judgment
• Colo. Bakery Says Ky. Appeals Ruling Boosts Cert Petition
• High Court Leaves Home Depot Class Action In State Court
• Studios, Labels Tell 2nd Circ. To Uphold ReDigi Ruling
• Calif. Co.'s Video Software Subject To NY Sales Tax
• Wal-Mart Discriminated Against Pregnant Workers, Suit Says
• 5 Things To Know About Justice Gorsuch's First 30 Days
• Central Grocers Reaches Terms On $100M Stalking Horse Bid
• Fraud Didn't Have To Be Only Explanation In UK VAT Case
• What US Cos. Must Know About EU E-Commerce Rules: Part 1
• Navigating Pay Rules For Commissioned Calif. Employees
• Kroger Unit Sued Over Alleged Storage Of Worker Fingerprints
• 5 Mistakes That End Law Firms
• Iowa Top Court OKs Class Cert. Of Corn Plant Pollution Suit
• Marsh Supermarkets Seeks Quick Del. Ch. 11 Sale Checkout
• Tribe Members' Suit Over Cig Sale Prosecutions Gets Nixed
• Brand Battles: Jaguar, Puma Clash Over Big Cat Logos
• Skeptical Judge Gives Costco's $2M Wage Deal Initial OK
• Property Cos. Slam Haggen Creditors' Aim To Block Expenses
• Tenn. Assembly Halts Out-Of-State Sales Tax Collection
• McCusker Anselmi Sued For Malpractice In $1M Contract Row
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Sullivan, Fried
• Cadwalader Guides JPMorgan's $1.2B Park Avenue Loan
• ABA Groups Urge Caution On Japan Vertical Restraint Plans
• Fried Frank, Mayer Brown Steer $1.25B NYC Loan Deal
• The Case For A Lawyer As Chief Operating Officer
• Takeaways From Ivanka Trump's TM Approval In China
• Sears' $7.5M Commissioned Workers Deal Wins Quick Assent
• Retailer Says Spokeo Dooms Receipt Suit In NC State Court
• Columbia Shoppers Partially Prevail On Cert. Bid In Price Spat
• Central Grocers Extends Ch. 11 Cash Use For Another Week
• 2nd Circ. Tosses NY Property Owners' Cleanup Costs Case
• Wal-Mart CEO Can Be Deposed In Mexico Bribery Case
• Boies Schiller, Robbins Geller To Lead Contacts Class Action
• RadioShack Gets Court OK On Sprint Wind-Down Settlement
• The Limited Asks For More Time To File Ch. 11 Plan
• Urban Edge Lands $100M NJ Shopping Center Refinance
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rehear Needlephobic Pharmacist's Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Abercrombie, Dominion Diamond, HCG
• Confectioner Underfills Chocolate Boxes, Consumers Claim
• Lawmakers Ask NLRB For Franchise Joint-Employer Clarity
• Judge Tosses Some Priceline Claims In IBM IP Row
• Marsh Supermarkets Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $67M Debt
• Cybersecurity Is The Next Frontier Of State Regulation
• Kardashians Have 'Unclean Hands' In IP Row, 9th Circ. Told
• Cherokees' Opioid Suit A Test For Tribal Courts' Reach
• 5 Top Priorities As Gottlieb Takes Reins At FDA
• CFPB's Prepaid Card Rule Evades Repeal, But Tweaks Coming
• NJ Mall Owner Says Target Blocking New Supermarket
• Publix Spinach-Artichoke Dip Recalled For Glass Shards
• Speedway Can't Boot Class Claims Over ADA Compliance
• Investors Ask 2nd Circ. To Renew Alibaba IPO Class Action
• EU Hones Antitrust Enforcement Approach On E-Retailers
• BCBG Ch. 11 Sees Azria Wife Appeal Loss Of $7M Payout
• 6 Habits Of A Successful Tech Lawyer
• Herrick Closes $855M In Deals Involving CVS, Others
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, China Construction, JPMorgan
• CVS Says TCPA Claims Too Individualized For Class Cert.
• Store Managers Blast Aldi 'Strong-Arm Tactics' In OT Suit
• Vitamin Shoppe Sued Over Supplement's Weight Loss Claims
• 'Excess' Atty Fees Chopped In $40M Sears REIT Settlement
• Hanes' Maidenform Says Lingerie Co. Infringed Bra Patent
• Broker's Suit Over Unrenewed Cubs Season Tickets Tossed
• California Tampon Tax Bill Fails A Second Time
• Simpson Thacher Deal Maker Picked To Lead SEC Corp. Unit
• Safeway Publicity Plan For Underfilled Tuna Can Deal Wins OK
• Whirlpool Customers Lose Cert. Bid Over Oven Overheating
• Fed. Circ. OKs Kroger Rewards Program IP Win Under Alice
• EZCorp Must Face Some Of Investors' Securities Fraud Claims
• Brigantine Servers' Collective Action Gets Green Light
• Expect Change At The Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Cards Against Humanity Deals A Suit Over 'Knockoff' Sets
• Eyelid Scrub Maker Loses Bid To Block Walgreen Products
• NY Judge Signs Off On $13.5M Duane Reade OT Deal
• Sen. Tester Blasts Federal Online Sales Tax Bill
• Calif. High Court Clarifies Rest Days At 9th Circ. Request
• Telemarketing Co. Says Proposed Call Class Is Too Broad
• Auto Loan Financier Hit With Robocall Class Action
• Judge Signs Off On Craft Co.'s $2.9M FLSA Settlement
• Hotels Consolidate In Expedia 'Bait And Switch' Suit
• Luxury Brand Coach Inks $2.4B Kate Spade Buy
• How 1 Firm Helped Navigate A Dozen Texas Hotel Deal Changes
• JC Penney To Pay $97.5M To Settle Securities Suit
• Pet Food Co. Takes Ohio Tax Row To Supreme Court
• Wal-Mart Bribe Investigator's Work Not Privileged, Judge Says
• Central Grocers Gets OK To Use Lender Cash For A Week
• Ex-Target Kiosk Worker Can't Get 8th Circ. To Revive Bias Suit
• Clothing Co. Must Pay For Failed Bid To Dodge Arbitration
• 9th Circ. Revives Claim Over Best Buy DirecTV Gear Lease
• Del. Unclaimed Property Rules Defy Ruling, Tax Group Says
• Retailer Wins Suit But No Sanctions In Spam Messages Appeal
• Sterling Jewelers Resolves EEOC Sex Bias Suit
• B&N Shoppers Say Ill. Ruling Doesn't Doom Data Breach Spat
• Calif. Visa, MasterCard Chip Antitrust Suit Moved To NY
• Jump Rope Co. Accuses Chinese Rival Of Infringing Tech
• 'Right To Know' Data-Selling Bill Passes Ill. Senate
• Shielding Names Is Bad For PAGA, Calif. Justices Told
• Pecan Co. On The Hook For $1.5M, Hacked Nut Supplier Says
• Group Denied Bid For CFPB, GOP Prepaid-Rule Exchanges
• Ugly Sweater Co. Sues Retail Rival Over Google Keyword Buy
• Home Depot's Paint Price-Fixing Suit Needs Another Coat
• Central Grocers Seeks Store Sales, Wind-Down In Ch. 11
• Chicago Cubs Seek To Toss Broker's Suit Over Season Tickets
• Hancock Fabrics Gets OK To Poll Creditors On Ch. 11 Plan
• Calif. Nike Retail Workers Seek Remand In Wage Suit
• Home Depot And Its Implications For Breach-Related Suits
• Cousins JV Sells Atlanta Mixed-Use Space For $199M
• Amazon Settles Antitrust Case In EU With E-Book Fixes
• Real Estate Rumors: Crown, Tommy Hilfiger, Rockefeller
• Shoppers Lose Class Cert. Fight In Kohl's ADA Suit
• Kohl's Blasts LA-Lieff Cabraser Fee Deal In Sale Price Row
• Retailer Wants $100M After 'Backyard' TM Win Over Wal-Mart
• Firm Sanctioned For Extending Cert. Deadline In False Ad Suit
• Virtual Reality Headset Co. Hits Amazon With TM Suit
• LaSalle, O'Connor Invest In $135M Orlando Shopping Center
• Bass Pro Casts For 5th Circ. Ruling On Bias Suit Question
• Insurer Ducks More Coverage In Superstorm Sandy Case
• 2nd Circ. Won't Revive Michaels Data Breach Suit
• B&N Cafe Managers Denied Conditional Cert. In OT Suit
• Jimmy Choo Co-Founder's $4M Contract Suit Tossed
• Green Mountain Fights Investor Cert. Bid In Coffee Suit
• IRS Wants $1.8M Wedding Dress Seizure Lawsuit Trimmed
• 10th Circ. Nixes Pot Dispensary's Challenge To IRS Probe
• Thrifty Payless' $900K Deal In Wage And Hour Suit Gets Nod
• House Passes Bill To Give Workers Time Off Instead Of OT
• Cartier Says 'Drive' Watches Don't Infringe Trademarks
• Apparel Co. Moves To Block Levi Unit's Arbitration Push
• Tribe Members Fight Bid To Nix Cigarette Sales Fight
• Hedge Fund Urges Etsy To Make Changes, Weigh Sale
• Costco To Pay $775K To End Coconut Oil Labeling Suit
• Insurer Asks Judge To Rethink Fla. Sinkhole Coverage Order
• Tobacco Co. Asks Justices To Review Backdated Tax Law
• Del. Fights Ruth's Dismissal From Unclaimed Gift Card Suit
• Law360's Gray Market Goods Guidebook
• McAfee & Taft Fights DQ Bid In Soil Contamination Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Staples, Home Capital, Guangzhou Rural
• Recent Trends In Enforcement Of Intercreditor Agreements
• What Lawyers Should Know To Avoid Online Scams
• DMCA Takeaways From Zillow For Website Owners
• Nestle Loses Sanctions Bid Against Locke Lord In TM Row
• Investors Can't Have Walgreens Docs On Alliance Acquisition
• Texas Justices Side With State Alcohol Board In Permit Row
• FDA Postpones Menu Labeling Rule To 2018
• Pro-Business Agenda Threatens Consumer Legal Funding
• Grocer Data Suit Tossed, Unlike Target And Home Depot
• Bankruptcy Atty Urges 9th Circ. To Revive Square Bias Row
• In Reversal, Judge Moves Wal-Mart Patent Suit To Calif.
• SA Gear Says Faulty-Parts Class Would Be A 'Nightmare'
• Clorox Wants Antitrust Suit Axed After High Court Denial
• Split 5th Circ. Denies Bass Pro Discrimination Rehearing Bid
• Craigslist Claims Competitor Stealing Its Users' Ads
• Biz Lobby Sets Goals For New China Trade Talks
• 3 Guidelines For Avoiding CPSC Penalties
• Web Servers: An Overlooked Cybersecurity Risk At Law Firms