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Retail & E-Commerce - April, 2018

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• Alibaba Loses Bid To Stop Crypto Co. From Using Name
• Ex-Worker Says Winn-Dixie Ch. 11 Plan Strips Class Rights
• Real Estate Rumors: Natixis, IMC, Blackstone
• Shell Oil Ducks Calif. Gas Station Worker's Overtime Suit
• Lowe's Chose Bad Fund For 401(K), ERISA Suit Says
• Justices To Review Phishing Row Class Arbitration Ruling
• Aldi Settles OT Suit With Store Managers For $9.8M
• Canadian Airline Wants Counterclaims Tossed From Site Fight
• TTAB Greenlights American Furniture Warehouse Logo
• US Trade Delegation Will Head To China This Week
• Debevoise Guides Pitney Bowes' $361M Print, Mail Biz Sale
• Don't Sleep On The Dormant Commerce Clause
• The Fastest Federal Civil Court For A Decade
• A Solution To China's Counterfeiting Problem
• Walmart's UK Arm Valued At £7.3B In Sainsbury Merger
• Cloud Computing IP Cases Against Amazon Patrons Stayed
• Walmart Sanctioned For Late Evidence In Cashier Suit
• Pension Fund Says Bankrupt Grocer Should Be Arbitral Ally
• Three Things States Will Keep Doing If Quill Remains
• Attys Fees Fight In $241M Walmart OT Suit Remanded Again
• Consumer Asks 9th Circ. To Revive iPhone Suit
• Consumer Harm Ruling May Hobble NJ Contract Class Actions
• Shumaker Loop Faces DQ Bid In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Michael Feinstein, REI
• Atrium Sells Bucharest Mall For $115M
• McLane Can't Nix EEOC Request For Worker Info, Judge Says
• Suing Gun Makers Is Not The Way To Curb Gun Violence
• Walmart Fights 'Gutting' Sanctions In Cashier Seating Row
• Investor Wants To Trade Claims While On Creditor Committee
• Newark Discloses Amazon HQ Bid Amid Public Records Suit
• Recent Decisions Could Fuel Escheatment Audits
• Multistate Tax Commission Seeks Input On Remote Sellers Tax
• Proactively Preparing For The Post-Quill World
• A Closer Look At Economic Issues In Food Labeling Cases
• SD Online Tax Law Could Serve As Model For Other States
• Retail Group, Symantec To Offer Workshops On Cyberthreats
• Rite Aid Investor Wants Merger Appraisal Rights Preserved
• Fed. Circ. Preserves Sharper Image Owner's PTAB Petitions
• Buy Buy Baby Sued After NY Girl Killed By Fallen Chest
• Fabric Maker Polartec Gets Quick Win In Quality Case
• AI Creates Legal Challenges For The Fashion Industry
• The Historic Legal Blunder That Enabled Our Gun Epidemic
• Companies Can't Afford To Ignore Accessibility
• Tobacco Cos. Settle Long-Running Health Warning Dispute
• Counterfeit Cosmetics: Fake Beauty, Real Danger
• Tempur Sealy, Web Host Fight Bid To Revive Data Breach Suit
• Payment Processing Co. Hits Rival With Antitrust Suit
• Textbook Cos. Ask For Final Win After $34M Copyright Verdict
• FDA Warning Wire: Spring Storm Over Youth E-Cig Sales
• 2nd Circ. Nixes Etsy Securities Suit Over Stock Drop
• Walmart Beats $32M 'Backyard' Trademark Fine At 4th Circ.
• Singapore REIT Grows Logistics Biz With $72.4M Facility Buy
• Prince Estate Sues Walgreens, Hospital For Wrongful Death
• Nine West Files Ch. 11 Plan With $200M Stalking Horse Bid
• Tile Shop Aims To Settle Investor Suits Over Supplier Link
• Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit Revived By Idaho High Court
• Truck Drivers Nearer To Cert. In Training Fee, Wage Row
• NBC Wins Bid To Arbitrate $30M 'Housewives' Defamation Suit
• 9th Circ. Denies Zappos Rehearing Of Data Breach Ruling
• Latham Advises Consumer-Focused PE Firm On $152M Fund
• Real Estate Rumors: Beacon, Chetrit, MMG Equity
• Jury Rejects Antitrust Claims Against Grocery Wholesaler
• Pair Of London Mixed-Use Properties Trade Hands For $69M
• Dealerships Slam Fiat Chrysler's Bid To Bury RICO Claims
• Neiman Shopper Seeks OK Of $3M Deal In Price Tag Suit
• 15 Minutes With Target's General Counsel
• Toys R Us Fetches $235M Offer For Canadian Stores
• Petco Applicants Seek OK Of $1.2M Background Check Deal
• Deals Rumor Mill: Walmart, Xerox, Cosco Shipping
• New VAT Rates May Help China Retain Multinational Firms
• Wawa To Pay $25M To Settle Employee Stock Suit
• Kelley Drye, Seyfarth Shaw Steer $92M NYC Hotel Loan
• Politics Of Online Taxation Put Wayfair Case In High Court
• Auto Parts Chain Must Face Store Manager's ADA Suit
• Eli Manning, Giants Shed RICO Claims In Memorabilia Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Brookfield, Acadia Realty Trust, Edens
• Dispelling The Myth Of Insurers' Bad Faith
• Rule 23 Changes: Avoid Delays In Class Settlement Approval
• Holland & Knight Gains Kilpatrick Outsourcing Partner
• Forum Selection Clauses Can Doom PTAB Review
• Sears, More Retailers Say LA's False Markdown Suits Must Go
• Facebook To Shrink GDPR Liability With New Service Terms
• PTAB Nix Of Crib Patent Claims Reversed By Fed. Circ.
• Deals Rumor Mill: Luxottica, Intermédica, Yildiz
• Petland Ducks Claims Of Scheme To Defraud Puppy Buyers
• Audit Doesn't Bar Best Buy FCA Suit, Appeals Court Says
• CMT Divests Singapore Mall To Joint Venture For $189M
• Real Estate Rumors: Henley, Tommy Bahama, Atlas Capital
• Don't Misunderstand The Prop 65 Coffee Ruling
• CEO Leveraging Under Armour For Personal Gain, Suit Says
• HD Sale Never Triggered Stock Awards, Del. Justices Told
• Bon-Ton's Ch. 11 Liquidation Sale Approved By Del. Court
• 7th Circ. Opens Up Path For Cos. To Ditch Data Breach Suits
• Lowe's Rules Against Workers Talking Salary Aren't Kosher
• Tax Pros No Longer Sure About Justices' Take On Wayfair
• Best Practices For Building A Better Meeting
• At Wayfair Args, Justices Seem Hesitant To Overturn Quill
• Where's The Harm? NJ Justices Offer Consumer Law Insights
• Bertucci's Gets Approval On $750K Interim DIP
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toys R Us, Amazon, GE
• Tech Firms Vow Not To Aid Governments In Cyberattacks
• A&P Creditors Seek Upwards Of $26M From Pepsi, Frito-Lay
• Calif. Appeals Court Ends Suit Against Neiman Marcus
• Supreme Court Frustrated With Arguments In Wayfair Case
• Consumers, Wine Retailer Can't Get Pricing Row Deal OK'd
• Real Estate Rumors: CW Realty, KSL Capital, Zom Living
• Professionals Predict Win For South Dakota In Wayfair Case
• PetSmart Beats 3rd Circ. Appeal In Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Some 10,800 Sales Tax Jurisdictions Await Wayfair Answers
• 5 Ways Law Firms Are Becoming More Like Hotels
• Marketers Can't Toss FTC's $43M Discount Clubs Fraud Suit
• PetSmart Seeks $1.9M In Attys' Fees Over $21M HVAC Co. Suit
• US Questions China's WTO Moves, But Will Sit For Talks
• Tool Importer Must Face $1.1M Negligence Suit, CIT Says
• Ex-OneWorld Worker Cops To $2.2M Company Card Abuse
• How CPSC Late Reporting Penalty Trends Are Evolving
• Why BigLaw's Partnerships Are Shrinking
• Dropping Ranks: Lathrop's Rough Patch
• Dropping Ranks: Andrews Kurth's Pre-Merger Dip
• Dropping Ranks: Stroock's 'Shrink To Grow' Strategy
• Big Lots Unpaid Wages Class Likely Headed To Returns
• Del. Chancellor Tosses Ecuadorean Sibling Inheritance Suit
• 'Aggrieved Consumer' Must Have Suffered Harm: NJ Justices
• Startup Can't Put Mattress Firm's False Ad Suit To Rest
• Chamber Backs Sterling Jewelers In Bias Suit Class Size Row
• Trader Joe's Fruit Bar Ingredients Are Misleading, Suit Says
• High Court Arguments In Wayfair May Reshape Internet Sales
• Gorsuch's 1st Year Shows He Is A Conservative Activist
• Equifax Cybersecurity Ruling Heightens Risk For Companies
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• The Law360 400
• How 5 Firms Grew Without Merging
• Megafirms Find New Heights In Grounded Market
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Russian Must Pay $302M In International Data Hacking Case
• Up Next At High Court: Taxing Online Sales, Patent Damages
• Rent-A-Center Can't Force Ex-Worker To Arbitrate: 4th Circ.
• $890M 'Save Toys R Us' Bid Made By MGA Entertainment CEO
• Real Estate Rumors: Edge, EY, Turnberry
• A Chat With Baker Botts CMO Gillian Ward
• True Value PE Buy-In Vote Beats Injunction To Move Ahead
• Audi Can't Toss Last Claim In Fight Over $17M Dealer Sale
• Brand Battles: Rutgers Fights Pat Robertson College Over TM
• Hackers Sold Saks Data On Dark Web, Shoppers Say
• Home Depot Subcontract Worker Wins $1.8M More For Injuries
• Expedia Says Ryanair Site-Scraping Suit Belongs In Ireland
• Levi's Has Filed Trademark Suits Against Just About Everyone
• Deals Rumor Mill: GE, Wynn, Walmart
• True Value Investors Want More Info Before Vote On Buyout
• 7th Circ. Tosses Banks' Suit Over Schnuck Data Breach
• Home Depot Faces $140M Suit Over 401(k) Mismanagement
• Booking.com Asks Full 4th Circ. To Nix USPTO Atty Fee Rule
• Finance-Savvy Millennials Are Shifting Business Of Law
• 3 Indicted In Navy Exchange Bribery, Alcohol Resale Scheme
• Audi Looks To Avoid Trial In Suit Over Dealership Sale
• Real Estate Rumors: Apollo, Borsa, Zeller
• Fed. Circ. Affirms HTC, Amazon's Win In 8-Patent Alice Row
• Amazon, Other Cos. Avoid Tax On $24.5B Profits, Study Says
• Payment Processor Slams Bad-Faith Fees Bid In Patent Row
• Nixing Physical Presence Tax Rule Violates ITFA, Officials Say
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Atty From Leading Japanese Firm
• 7th Circ. Revives Barnes & Noble Security Breach Suit
• Bon-Ton Liquidation Looms After Del. Court Nixes Bid Fee
• Travel Company Told To Restore Canadian Airline's Website
• Navajo Nation Is Latest To Sue Pharma Cos. Over Opioids
• Theranos, Walgreens Dodge Some Claims In Blood Test Row
• True Value Stockholders Hammer Plans For PE Firm Buy-In
• Maximizing The Success Of 'Minimum Advertised Price' Policy
• Attorney-Client Privilege Is Alive And Well
• Dissolving Practice
• Kansas, NC State Named In College Hoops Bribery Probe
• Real Estate Rumors: David Kahnweiler, PNC, Cary Tamarkin
• Holland & Knight Nabs Texas Enviro Attys From Kelley Drye
• 9th Circ. Judge Rips Indirect Buyers' $577M CRT Settlement
• Deals Rumor Mill: Sprint, L'Oreal, Sinochem
• No Explosives For Minn. Indian Country Fireworks Store
• GGP Shareholders Sue To Block $9.25B Brookfield Merger
• Ugg Maker Handed A $5.2M Design Patent Verdict By Jury
• Macy's Must Face Injury Suit Over Shoe Rack Slip-And-Fall
• Fashion Co. Fossil Must Face Suit Over Outlet Store Pricing
• Toys R Us Asks For Extra $80M In DIP Financing
• In High Court Online Tax Case, Handicappers See Win For SD
• Insurers Urge Tenn. Justices To Affirm $146M Flood Award Nix
• Pa. Justices Question If Jury's Note Warranted $2M Verdict Ax
• Littler Brings 2 Former Shareholders Back To Chicago
• Dissolving Practice: How To Fix A Dysfunctional Law Firm
• Fried Frank, Sullivan Steer $1.8B Blackstone-Tishman Loan
• Your Guide To Wayfair: The Briefs In Support
• Ticketmaster's IP, Hacking Claims Don't Play, Scalpers Say
• Southeastern Grocers OK'd To Pay Fees On $1.125B Exit Loan
• Boston Ignored 'Duck Tour' License Applications, Suit Says
• Levi Strauss Sues French Designer Over Jean Tabs
• Polsinelli Taps 2 To Head Global Franchise, Supply Practice
• Nine West Seeks Court OK For $300M In DIP Financing
• Examiner OK'd In Ch. 11 Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster
• Walmart Cashiers Defend Sanctions Bid In Seating Row
• E-Sellers' Bid To Keep Quill Ignores Case Law, SD Says
• Whole Foods Wants 'Hypoallergenic' False-Ad Suit Tossed
• Disney Tries Again To Shut Down Redbox Code Sales
• Dissolving Practice: Partner Agreement Clauses That Can Help
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Lord & Taylor Hit With Suit Over Recent Data Breach
• Employment Roundup: 7 Things You May Have Missed
• Tech Cos. See High Stakes In Row Over Anonymous Reviews
• Albertsons Pulls IPO Filing In Favor Of Rite Aid Merger
• Footwear Co. Nine West Files For Ch. 11, To Sell Units
• Dissolving Practice: The Unfinished Business Doctrine
• Drug Cos., Pharmacies Want Pause In Cherokee Opioid Suit
• 5 US Trading Partners Want Closer Look At China IP Case
• Wilson, Consumers Settle Youth Baseball Bat False Ad Suit
• Massachusetts Ban On Assault Weapons Upheld
• China Not Backing Down After Latest US Tariff Threat
• 9th Circ.'s Expansive Standard For Standing In Breach Case
• What To Do After A Product Recall
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nine West, Dolce & Gabbana, BNP Paribas
• Delta, Sears Customer Data Possibly Caught In Breach
• Impax's $20M Settlement In Pay-For-Delay Suit Clears Hurdle
• Trump Floats New Tariffs As US-China IP Scrap Intensifies
• County's Use Of Gross Receipts Tax Sinks Its Cert Quest
• Real Estate Rumors: HCP, Puma, Related
• Target Settles Background Check Suit For Nearly $3.75M
• PetIQ's Deal To Buy Veterinary Clinic Chain Faces Challenge
• Fiat Chrysler Looks To Bury RICO Claims In Dealership Suit
• What To Do During A Product Recall
• Equifax Can't Skip Mass. AG Suit Alleging Security Failures
• Romanian Bank Shells Out €315M For Eurobank Units
• Amazon Unit Seeks OK Of Award Against UK Book Cos.
• Why PE Isn't The Real Reason Retailers Are Going Bankrupt
• Ex-Chrysler Dealer's Franchise Fight Hits Snag At 6th Circ.
• Activist Challenges Newark Effort To Shield Amazon HQ Bid
• Remote Taxation Up To Congress, Wayfair Amici Tell Justices
• Home Depot Subcontract Worker Gets $6.6M In Injury Suit
• Ex-Bauer Execs Slam Ch. 11 Trustee's Stand On Pay Claims
• Okla. Tribe Says Drug Cos. Played Major Role In Opioid Abuse
• Fla. Medical Pot Provider Challenges Dispensary Limits
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Edison, Amazon
• What To Do Before A Product Recall
• Jewelry Merchant Charming Charlie Confirms Ch. 11 Plan
• Target Hit With Infringement Suit From Beanie Babies Maker
• Deals Rumor Mill: CBS, Pfizer, Mediaset
• Vitamin Shoppe Answer Claims It Pumped Up Powder Benefits
• Yelp Says Bad Atty Review Ruling Will Hurt Web Publishers
• Amazon's Public Search Occurs In Dark, Watchdog Contends
• Clerk Fired For Burning Harasser Can't Sue, 8th Circ. Says
• Hain Celestial Dodges Bulk Of Juice False Ad Suit
• Retail Merchandiser Sent Worker W-2s To Scammers: Suit
• UK Antitrust Watchdog To Probe Laundry Co. Merger
• Hot Topic Seeks TCPA Suit Stay Until 'Autodialer' Defined
• Target Says Its Makeup Wipes Are Appropriately Advertised
• Saks, Lord & Taylor Confirm Payment Card Data Breach
• UK Registering Non-EU Seller Warehouses In VAT Fraud Fight
• Hobbico Approved For Pair Of Ch. 11 Asset Sales At $26M
• Ice Miller Adds Jenner & Block Partner To Privacy Group
• Twitter, Yelp Back Glassdoor In Negative Review Spat
• TrueCar Hit With Investor Action Over USAA Web Sales
• Justices Deny Cert On Duty-Free Gross Receipts Tax Case