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Retail & E-Commerce - July, 2018

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• Costco False-Ad Eye Doc Suit Dismissal Reversed By 9th Circ.
• Wash. Judge Blocks 3D Gun Blueprint Releases, For Now
• Remington Escapes Wrongful Death Suit Over Recalled Rifle
• GAO Floats Suggestions For Federal E-Commerce Portals
• Amazon Gets Driver Misclassification Suit Trimmed, For Now
• Navajo Couple Settles Loan Fee Class Action For $1M
• ​​​​​​​FDA Warning Wire: Um, Don't Make Medicines In Kitchen Pots
• Perkins Coie Adds Back Employment Pro From Amazon
• Real Estate Rumors: Carmel Partners, CIM, JKM Developers
• Furniture Co. Hopeful For Ch. 11 Sales Of Product Lines
• Ore. Farm Co. Let Out Of Suit Over Texas Truck Driver's Death
• USPTO Beats Suit Over Chick-Fil-A 'Eat More Kale' Dispute
• NY Tax Minutes: July
• 'Unicorn Snot' Creator Accuses Rival Of Horning In On TM
• Shumaker Loop Attys Dodge DQ In $25M Trade Secrets Suit
• Leather Goods Co. Seeks $4.5M From Insurer After Fire
• 9th Circ. Does Care About Honey Badger TM Claims
• Amazon Challenges CWA's Age Bias Suit Over Facebook Ads
• Adidas Stole Designer's 'Never Done' Catchphrase, Suit Says
• Adidas Settlement Paves Way For Closing Of Rockport Sale
• Retailers Press Claims Despite Justices' AmEx Decision
• Furniture Company Returns To Ch. 11 With $280M Debt
• Motor-Oil Maker Sells 'Cancer' For Cars, Drivers Say
• Carlyle Taps Simpson Thacher For $18.5B Private Equity Fund
• Akerman Adds Greenberg Traurig's Cybersecurity Pro
• Possible Defects In California's New Privacy Law
• States Move Fast To Make Out-Of-State Retailers Collect Tax
• 1st Circ.'s Uber Ruling Imposes Burdens On App Design
• Who Can Decide Whether 'Class Arbitration' Is Authorized?
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Indian Bank Gets Ch.11 OK To Subpoena Alleged Fraudsters
• Malpractice Suit Against Atty Tossed For Lack Of Expert
• T-Mobile Retailer Withheld Employees' OT Pay, Suit Says
• Spy Dialer Accuses Web Rival Of Installing Malicious Code
• France Fines Fnac Darty €20M For Failing To Sell Stores
• Trump-Linked Businessman Won't Fight IRS On $88M Freeze
• Texas Property Owner Says State Auto Welched On $22M Plan
• Cozen Scores Veteran Biz Litigator From Duane Morris
• Groupon Ordered To Pay IBM $82.5M In Web Patent Case
• Website Accessibility Suits Threaten Omnichannel Sales
• Are California's Economic Sourcing Rules The Next Wayfair?
• Landlord Owed Defense In $3.2M Suit Over Scuttled Pot Shop
• E-Commerce Co. Pinduoduo Leads 7 IPOs Totaling $2.7B
• JV Scores $119M Loan For Colo. Apartment-Retail Complex
• Tops Markets Beats Ch. 11 Objections Over Retention Bonuses
• Nine West Seeks Ch. 11 Plan Extension Amid Creditor Talks
• Crate & Barrel's Finger Scans Flout Ill. Privacy Law, Suit Says
• 'Complex' Hacking Suits Call For MDL, Says Saks, Parent Co.
• Wash. Tribes Urge Supreme Court To Rebuff Fishing Petition
• Jewelry Wholesaler Can't Protect 'Artistry' Mark, 6th Circ. Says
• 600 Lb Gorillas Can't Expand Suit On Eve Of Ice Cream Trial
• Simplification Beats Litigation, Retailers Tell MTC States
• Skadden, Jones Day Guide UNFI's $2.9B Grocery Chain Deal
• The Future Of Authenticating Audio And Video Evidence
• Amazon Faulty Eclipse Glasses Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Gianni Versace Wins TM Case, Block Against Other Versace
• NH Lawmakers Spar, Nix Bill To Combat Wayfair Ruling
• Mister Cookie Face Rips Gorillas' Bid To Add NJ Claim
• Real Estate Rumors: Lincoln Property, FCI, Lion Financial
• It's All Too Easy To Sell An 'Unregistered Pesticide'
• From Billable Hours To Bedtime Stories: Lawyering With Children
• Connecticut's 'Kill Quill' Bet Seems To Pay Off
• It's Not Too Early To Prep For New Mass. Employment Laws
• Target's $9M PAGA Deal Ending Seating Suits OK'd
• Brand Bankruptcy: High Court Mulls TM License Circuit Split
• EEOC Accuses Fla. Retailer Of Systemic Racial Discrimination
• PTAB Nixes 6 Auction Patents Under Alice In Win For EBay
• Del. Court Flags Creditor Sale Of Aerogroup Ch. 11 Assets
• 25 Charged With Making $4.5M In Fraudulent Car Sales
• Ticketmaster Website Not ADA-Compliant, Judge Finds
• Walmart Absence Policy Harms Pregnant Workers, Suit Says
• Amazon Ducks Out Of Insurer's Product Liability Suit
• Under Armour Investors Say Execs Misled Then Cashed Out
• Taxing Pot Could Raise $581M For Pennsylvania, Report Says
• Amadeus Reaches Deal To Exit Ticket Buyers' Antitrust Row
• How Mammoth Student Loans Are Dogging Today's Lawyers
• NJ Gov. Says Winery Loan Program Terms Too Restrictive
• A Range Of State Responses After Wayfair
• EU Fines Electronics Cos. $130M For Online Price-Fixing
• And Now A Word From The Panel: A Flood Of MDLs
• Jones Day Tells 7th Circ. EEOC Ruling Will Extend Fee Fights
• Law360's Global 20 Doesn't Acknowledge Global Networks
• 9th Circ. Revives Walmart Eye-Exam False Ad Suit
• Pool Supply Store Wins Tariff Dispute Over Floaties
• Calif. Auto Dealer Charged with Bank Fraud, ID Theft
• Data AI Co. Claims Blockchain Biz Stole Credit Score IP
• Walmart Workers Scolded For 'Inappropriate' Cert. Redo Bid
• 6th Circ. Panel Backs Toss Of ADA Suit Against Cosmetics Co.
• Real Estate Rumors: Otera, Stambul, Crown Acquisitions
• 15 Minutes With Rent The Runway's General Counsel
• Is The Grass Greener On The Solo Side?
• Wrench Maker Can't Save $6M IP Verdict Against Sears
• Furniture Co. Accuses CFO, Worker Of Selling Knockoff Beds
• Law360's Satisfaction Survey: By The Numbers
• The Least-Stressed Attorneys In A Stressed-Out Profession
• Oaktree To Counter Top Bidder In Claire's Del. Ch. 11
• 11 Firms To Steer IPOs Topping $3B In Busy Summer Stretch
• Deals Rumor Mill: Airbus, HSE24, LifePoint
• How A Fla. Ruling Ignited A Surge In Online ADA Suits
• Blind Man Sues Miami Heat Over Website ADA Violations
• Houthoff, Loyens & Loeff Guide €94M Dutch Property Deal
• NH High Court Affirms $750K Verdict For Applebee's Patron
• Whiskey Groups Plan Ky. Summit To Discuss Global Trade War
• Taxation With Representation: Latham, Freshfields, Kirkland
• Chaos Ahead For Remote Sellers
• Crystal Geyser Dumped Arsenic-Tainted Wastewater: DOJ
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Fla. Mall, United Refining
• Protein Powder Co. Sues Rival Over 'Organic Protein' TM
• Toys R Us Inks $180M Creditor Deal To Ease Wind-Down
• Chinese Co. Says It's Immune From Cathode Ray MDL
• Ruling OK'ing Philly Soda Tax Tees Up Legislative Fight
• Nike Gets Default Win In TM Suit Over Counterfeit Shoes
• Supermarket Income REIT Drops £52M On UK Store
• Walder Wyss Guides UK REIT's $104M Swiss Portfolio Sale
• ITC To Probe Powered Cover Plates From China
• Kim Kardashian's Perfume Line Targeted in Trademark Spat
• Signing As Wife Can't Shield Expedia User From Arbitration
• Groupon Bilked Boat Co. By Lying About Refunds, Suit Says
• WP Carey Inks $178M Deal For 36-Property Portfolio
• Real Estate Rumors: Univ. Of Miami, Slate, Morgenstern
• Bloomingdale's, Customers Get Nod On $1.4M TCPA Deal
• Bed Bath & Beyond Blocked From Selling Water Balloon Toy
• Wegmans Sued For Allegedly Firing Worker On FMLA Leave
• NH Lawmakers Close To Bill To Blunt Effects Of Wayfair
• NY Kosher Food Co. Must Pay $1.6M In ERISA Suit
• Pa. Supreme Court Upholds Philadelphia's Soda Tax
• NJ Court Reinstates $6.3M Jury Award For Kia Brake Class
• A Chat With Gibson Dunn Diversity Chief Salim-Williams
• Latham, Hogan Lovells Steer $6.3B Phillips Edison REIT Deal
• A Big Verdict Highlights Hazardous Trucking Practices
• What Kavanaugh's Writing Tells Us About His Personality
• ITC To Probe Amazon, Walmart Over Carburetor IP
• Employee Performance Ratings: Tainted Or Sainted?
• Welch's Says Sunkist Candy Infringes Trade Dress
• Abercrombie, Workers Ink $9.6M Deal Over Call-In Scheduling
• Shopper Seeks Class Cert. In Kroger Listeria Suit
• Amazon Seeks To End FCRA Suits With $5M In Gift Cards
• Chinese E-Commerce Co. Tops 3 IPO Filings With $1.5B Deal
• Biz Groups Urge 1st Circ. To Rehear Uber Fine Print Spat
• 3 Pros, 3 Cons Of Litigation Finance
• AmEx Ruling May Have Big Impact On Health Insurance
• Why Louisiana Won't Currently Benefit From Wayfair
• GameStop Reaches Deal In Class Action Over Data Breach
• IBM Seeks $167M From Groupon For Infringing Web Patents
• $54M Adidas Claim Threatens $150M Rockport Ch. 11 Sale
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mediaset, Ele.me, Santander
• Baker McKenzie Adds Littler Mendelson Employment Duo
• Real Estate Rumors: Fla. Retail Center, Cove, Think Hotel
• Pa. Justices Will Hear GNC's Appeal In Overtime Case
• Costco, Abbott Win Nutritional Drink Sales Tax Suit On Appeal
• 9th Circ. Revives Part Of Driver's Suit Over Alcohol Firing
• New 'Shine The Light' Suits Highlight Privacy Issues
• Online Pharmaceuticals – But Not Much Online Liability
• Gucci Blocks Great-Grandson's E-Cig Trademarks
• Toyota, Kobe Steel Want Out Of Subpar Metal Parts Suit
• Walmart Cashiers' Seating Suit In Calif. Sent To Trial
• Tribal Business Wants Out Of California Cigarette Tax Laws
• Modern Communication Brings E-Discovery Challenges
• Tainted Jalapeno Powder Caused $19M Recall, Food Co. Says
• Probe Of Cos. Tied To Alleged Indian Fraudster May Be Pared
• Unsecured Creditors Rip Claire's Ch. 11 Process, Sale Plans
• Mass. Dentist Says 1st Circ. Uber Ruling Applies In Yelp Row
• Photographer Wants Justices To Hear Nike 'Jumpman' IP Case
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nine West, Mubadala, Xerox
• Edible Arrangements Must Arbitrate $209M Google TM Row
• 5th Circ. Scraps Dealership's Nearly $1M Win Against Jaguar
• Estee Lauder, EEOC Strike $1M Deal To End Leave Policy Suit
• Uniloc Says Amazon's Video Compressor Infringes Its Patent
• It's Not All About The Benjamins, Baby (Lawyer)
• Wayfair Ruling Hits Wells Fargo With $481M Tax Expense
• 5 State Tax Policy Issues To Watch In 2nd Half Of 2018
• Beer, Wine, Alcohol And Taxes: A Most Excellent Recipe
• Fewer Remedies In Calif. For Targets Of Defamatory Reviews
• Swarovksi Gets Injunction In Online Counterfeiting Battle
• Tax Implications For The California Cannabis Industry
• Inside Kavanaugh's Merger Challenge Dissents
• Judging A Book: Hood Reviews 'Lawyering From The Inside Out'
• ​​​​​​​SuperValu Loses Sanctions Bid In Suit Over Drug Pricing
• 2nd Circ. Revives Macy's' Bid To Arbitrate Disability Bias Suit
• Fired Worker Can't Use #MeToo To Revive Harassment Suit
• AmEx Ruling Moves Ball Only Slightly On Rule Of Reason
• Newark OKs $1B Payroll Tax Break To Lure Amazon HQ2
• Online Clothing Merchants Escape E-Retail Wiretapping Suit
• 'World's Largest Latin Dance Cruise' Hit With Robotext Suit
• Kohl's Escapes Investor Class Action Over Accounting Errors
• Yahoo Investors Can't Rouse Alibaba Stock Suit In 9th Circ.
• The Impacts Of Wayfair On Alabama Tax Amnesty
• Startup Tells Quicken Loans To Stop Using Trade Secrets
• EXCLUSIVE: Long Island Mall Scores $99M Loan From UBS
• Kavanaugh Splurged On Baseball Tix, Reports Say
• Online Macy's Shopper Lodges Data Breach Suit
• 4 Kavanaugh Arguments You Gotta Hear
• Kennedy's Legacy Remains Alive In Kavanaugh's Nomination
• Senate Panel Gearing Up For Kavanaugh Vetting Fight
• What Civil Rights Rulings Could Look Like Under Kavanaugh
• Fiat Chrysler Buries RICO Claims In Dealership Suit
• Rite Aid Booted, Walgreens Stuck In Suit Over Failed Merger
• NH Council OKs Special Session To Counter Wayfair Ruling
• Veggie Burger Buyers Ask For Cert. In Kellogg Labeling Row
• NJ Appeals Court Revives Suit Over Car Dealer Ownership
• 3 Top E-Discovery Case Law Lessons Of 2018 (So Far)
• Texas Court Nixes Juice Bar Owner's Award In Contract Row
• 'Not A Complicated Case': Kavanaugh's Straightforward Style
• Rockport Opens Del. Ch. 11 Suit To Block $54M Claim
• Walmart Challenges Shoppers' Self-Checkout Video Suit
• Dems Need Unified Front To Combat Trump's High Court Pick
• 5 Tips For Kavanaugh As Confirmation Gets Underway
• NJ Whole Foods Avoids Liability Over Worker's Vandalized Car
• With Kavanaugh's Nomination, Chevron's Future Looking Grim
• Dyson, SharkNinja Say $16M False Ad Verdict Wrong
• Tech Cos. Ask 9th Circ. To Back Amazon Transfer Pricing Win
• 8,000 Sephora Workers Told Cert. Bid Needs Fleshing Out
• Law Schools Must Take A Stand Against Mandatory Arbitration
• Mass. Biz Exec Cops To $2.7M Spending Spree On Co.'s Dime
• What Louboutin's EU Trademark Win May Mean For Fashion IP
• How Kavanaugh's Conservative Cred, DC Ties Won The Day
• Senate Battle Lines Drawn With Kavanaugh As Trump's Pick
• 5 Kavanaugh Opinions You Need To Read Right Now
• Trump Picks Brett Kavanaugh For Supreme Court
• Costco, Walmart Ran Illegal Eye Exam Shops, 9th Circ. Told
• Levi's Wants Apparel Co.'s 'Trademark Bully' Case Tossed
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear 'Jumpman' Logo IP Case Against Nike
• Del. High Court Revives Fresh Market Investor's Deal Suit
• Printing Co. Says Arbitrator 'Refused To Follow' Texas Law
• Safeway Worker Says 401(k) Plan Bungled Out Of Ignorance
• NYU Professors Urge 9th Circ. To Uphold Amazon Tax Win
• Real Estate Rumors: Retail Value, R2, Vital Climbing Gym
• State AGs Take Aim At Fast Food Noncompete Clauses
• What You Need To Know For The Supreme Court Nomination
• Swipe Fee Ruling Opens Visa, MasterCard To Wave Of Claims
• Calif. Art Royalties Law Only Applies To 1977 Sales: 9th Circ.
• IBM, Groupon Gear Up For 10-Day Patent Battle In Del.
• Ex-Sally Beauty Worker Sues Over Off-The-Clock Bank Runs
• Lawmakers Question PE Firms Over Toys 'R' Us Collapse
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, MetLife, Mercantil Bank
• Ex-Wawa Worker Says $25M Settlement In Benefits Suit Unfair
• CVS Sued Over 'Memory-Enhancing' Dietary Supplement
• Woods Oviatt Steers AXA Life's $75M Queens Office Loan
• Myths And Facts About Using TAR Across Borders
• FDA Can't Compel New Tobacco Co. Warning Labels Yet
• Osco Drug Wants Sanctions In Prescription Refill TCPA Suit
• What Will Happen With Tenn. Rule 129 In Light Of Wayfair
• Pittsburgh Pushes Court To Keep Amazon HQ2 Bid Secret
• Macy's, Others Say Data-Storage IP Suit Based On 'Fable'
• Quicken Loans Wants Tech Trade Secrets Suit Tossed
• Color Spot Licensor Balks At Potential Sale Of TM Agreement
• Toys R Us Gets OK For Shorter Voting Period In Ch. 11
• Rockport's Ch. 11 Banker OK'd, Asset Auction Canceled
• Sainsbury's Secures £3.5B In Financing For Asda Deal
• Perry Ellis Urges Shareholders To Resist Randa's Rival Bid
• Law360 Reveals The Global 20 Firms Of 2018
• How Smaller Firms Can Go Global Without Going Bankrupt
• Global Law Firms Bulk Up In Europe As Brexit Approaches
• MasterCard, Visa Lose UK Appeal In Swipe Fee Antitrust Suits
• Calif. Privacy Law To Spark GDPR-Like Compliance Efforts
• FTC Gets TRO Against Online Marketers Of 'Free' Trials
• Barnes & Noble, Advised By Paul Weiss, Terminates CEO
• DC Circ. Says ATF Can Inspect Tribal Cigarette Cos.' Records
• Inventory Auditor Blames FLSA Suit, $123M Debt For Ch. 11
• Whole Foods Gets Misleading Juice Labels Suit Trimmed
• Real Estate Rumors: Katara, Time Century, Brack Capital
• Businesses Sue Transpo Agencies Over Vt. Highway Project
• Fashion Tech Co. Says Rival Sites Stole Millions Of Images
• A Look At Chicago's Data Protection Proposal
• From Lawmaker To Lawyer
• Texas AG Tells 11 Cities Their Plastic Bag Bans Are Illegal
• The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term
• Yelp Needn't Delete Defamatory Atty Reviews: Calif. Justices
• High Court Nomination Watch: 7th Circ.'s Amy Coney Barrett
• Narrow Rulings Reveal Wide Gulfs Between Justices
• 4 High Court Lineups That Might Surprise You
• The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court Term
• Inventor Wins $11M Jury Award In Pet Product Patent Row
• Consumer Accusing Marketing Co. Of Deception Seeks Cert.
• Marshalls Hit With Gender Bias Suit Over Bag Check Policy
• GrubHub Facing Another Driver Wage-And-Hour Suit
• Rite Aid Investor Demands Information On Albertsons Deal
• Trump Plows Ahead With Supreme Court Selection Process
• Raymours Wins Bid To Send NJ Text Message Action To NY
• Chinese E-Commerce Co. Leads 6 IPO Filings Totaling $1.6B
• 2nd Circ. Upholds Italian's Conviction Tied To 'Click Fraud'
• Willkie Guides Randa's $444M Offer For Perry Ellis
• PTAB Must Mull All Grounds In Nike IPR, Fed. Circ. Says
• REIT Offers Up 3 Properties Valued At $99.8M To Form JV
• Pro Leagues, Colleges Sue Sites Pitching Bootleg Merch
• Real Estate Rumors: Thor, Pompano Beach Agency, L&L
• 15 Minutes With Qurate Retail Group's General Counsel
• A Trump Supreme Court Nominee Can Be Defeated
• The Firms That Won Big At The Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court Term By The Numbers
• The Most Talkative Justices Of The Term