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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2018

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• Breach Reporting Landscape Becoming Global Minefield
• Insurer Can't Escape Liability In Staples Delivery Crash
• Brand Battles: Ohio State, Oklahoma Spar Over 'O' Trademark
• Worker Defends Class Arbitration Ruling To High Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Lynx, Westwood Financial
• Visa Sidesteps Texas Antitrust Suit Over Credit Card Transfers
• New Pass-Through Deduction Will Pass Over Many Lawyers
• Texas Store Blasts Evidentiary Rulings In Buc-ee's TM Trial
• UK Watchdog Raises Concerns Over £1.2B Fuel Co. Merger
• Ex-Wawa Workers Get $25M Deal, $5M Atty Fees In Stock Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Crossfit, Reebok Settle $4.8M Gear Royalties Suit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan-Dianping, Lyft, Qualtrics
• Bankrupt Aerogroup Sues Global Brands Over Aborted Sale
• How Reckless Judicial Impeachments Threaten Rule Of Law
• Judging A Book: Fogel Reviews 'Good Judgment'
• 3 Deals That Perished This Summer & What Killed Them
• Ex-Head Of Kenya Athletics Org Banned For Taking Nike Cash
• Deals Rumor Mill: Fosun, Actis, Virgin Australia
• Consumers Seek Cert. In Dollar General Motor Oil Feud
• SD Proposes Nov. 1 Tax Collection By Remote Sellers
• High Court's FLSA Ruling Blocks Amazon Workers' Claims
• Sen. Booker Proposes Moratorium On Agribusiness Mergers
• 10 Ways To Prevent E-Discovery Woes
• Indian Bank Can Depose Ex-Exec Of Modi's US Jewelry Cos.
• Surprise $40M Stalking Horse Bid Placed In Brookstone Ch. 11
• Fla. High Court To Hear Miami Beach Minimum Wage Case
• NM Man Jailed Over Fake Native American Jewelry
• Deals Rumor Mill: Wilsonart, Eldorado Brasil, MediaMarkt
• VW, Bosch Say 3 Dealership Suits Must Be Axed
• Toys R Us Plan Shortchanges Priority Claims, Trustee Says
• Real Estate Rumors: WeWork, Henley, Blackstone
• Ross Stores Inks 1M-Square-Foot Industrial Lease In Calif.
• TM Licensors Beware: Your Product Liability Risks May Vary
• BJ's Hits Tyson, Perdue And Others With Price-Fixing Suit
• Fired CEO Slams Barnes & Noble Founder In Defamation Suit
• Home Depot Says 401(k) Plan Members Can't Prove Fault
• 7th Circ. Backs Disbarred Atty's Fraud Conviction, Sentence
• Hogan Lovells, Skadden Steer Brixmor's $250M Notes Offering
• Japan Retail Fund Investment Paying $50M For Chiba Property
• Family Feud Over $20M Ohio Dealership Won't Be Scrapped
• Cloudy With A Chance Of Price Gouging
• Amazon Driver Wage Suit Sent Back To Mass. State Court
• Common Offsite Problems Arising From Triple-Net Leases
• An Unclear Path For Defending Calif. Wage-And-Hour Claims
• 4 Key Components To New Firm Partnership Agreements
• US Cos. Culpable In $2B Indian Bank Fraud, Examiner Says
• Brookstone Gets $35M Purchase Offer In Delaware Ch. 11
• Nordstrom-Owned Boutique Agrees To $1.75M Deal In OT Suit
• GNC Urges Pa. Justices To Ax Time And A Half OT Ruling
• CWA Says Sprint-T-Mobile Merger Would Cost 28K Jobs
• Ugg Maker Wants $1.4M In Attys' Fees After $5.2M Jury Win
• Furniture Co.'s Final DIP OKed After Hiking Committee Fees
• Amazon Not Liable For Products Sold Via Website, Judge Says
• Boston Scientific Hit With Robocall Class Action In Mass.
• Why Lead Paint Litigation May Go To The Supreme Court
• Open The Federal Courthouses
• Full 9th Circ. Urged To Care About Honey Badger TM Claims
• Walmart Says Opioid FCA Suit Doesn't Show Medicare Fraud
• Samuels Jewelers Wants To Seal Proposed Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Wash. Liquor, Cannabis Official Tossed From Cig Sale Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Convenience Store Chain Faces Privacy Suit Over Receipts
• Fenwick Adds Davis & Gilbert IP Partner To NYC Office
• $1.4M Bias Suit Fee Bid Cut For 'Lack Of Billing Judgment'
• A Deluge Of Suits Over Connected Devices Could Be Coming
• Real Estate Rumors: Toys R Us, McSam Hotel, Mill Creek
• Calif. Panel Reverses Block Of Hollywood Target Superstore
• AT&T Sues To Stop Resale Of Unlocked Discount Phones
• Warner, Lowe's Can't Dodge Benefits Suit, HIV Patients Say
• Local Sugar Taxes May Be Headed For A Crash
• FTC Scores Separate Trial In AndroGel Antitrust Row
• Deals Rumor Mill: Hutchison, Vertiv, PDC Brands
• 'Jewish Jordan' Co. Drops Basketball Patent Suit
• PTAB To Review VR Patents After Fed. Circ. Saves Petitions
• Venture-Backed Ticketing Website Eventbrite Files $200M IPO
• UK Watchdog To Probe Sainsbury's Bid For £7B Walmart Unit
• Disney Rejects $260M Tax Break Before Minimum Wage Vote
• Could Diversity Pledge Lead To Unintended Consequences?
• Rite Aid Counters $5.5M Tech Co. Suit With $16M Demand
• US Trustee Objects To Concealing Brookstone Ch. 11 Bonuses
• Ex-Best Buy Worker Fights Arbitration Imposed 'By Fiat'
• Unpaid $26.16 Bill Sinks Used Clothing Duty Row At CIT
• Men's Wearhouse Agrees To Settle Robotext Suit For $1.8M
• Norway's Wealth Fund Pays $291M For Boston Building Stake
• Walmart Workers Win Partial Cert. In Wage-And-Hour Suit
• High Court Sets Arguments For Tribal Tax, Hovercraft Cases
• Walmart Board Fights Shareholders' Supreme Court Cert. Bid
• Claire's Senior Creditors Sue Oaktree Over Plan Opposition
• Omnicare's $1.3M Deal In Credit Reporting Suit OK'd
• FTC Pushes For Separate Trial In AndroGel Antitrust Suit
• Older Workers Fine-Tune Bias Suit Over Facebook Job Ads
• Biz Groups Urge High Court To Hear Sherwin-Williams Case
• Harley-Davidson Dealership Looks To Ditch Fla. TCPA Suit
• Cards Against Humanity Ends Suit Over 'Trump' Game
• Nossaman Nabs Reed Smith Real Estate Veteran
• 'High Availability' — A Key Term In Law Firm IT Strategy
• NLRB Tells Sears To Re-Recognize Backroom Workers Union
• Furniture Brands Trustee Worried By Heritage DIP Releases
• $3.5M Injury Verdict Against Sam's Club Axed By Md. Court
• Apple Site Violates ADA For Those Who Are Blind, Suit Says
• Romag Atty Fees Award Cut To $2.4M In Bag Fastener IP Row
• CVS, Rite Aid Hit AbbVie With Antitrust Suit Over AndroGel
• Real Estate Rumors: 1stdibs, Redwood Capital, JPMorgan
• Tribal Cig Cos. Say Justices Should Weigh ATF Records Row
• 2nd Circ. Looks Set To Revive Ex-Salesman's Gay Bias Suit
• M7 Bolsters New Fund With $89.4M Seed Portfolio Buy
• UK Online Fashion Retailer Joins Wave Of IPO Filings
• Sun Capital Pushes Del. Court To Throw Out RICO Suit
• Delta Customer Says Data Breach Suit Shouldn't Go To Calif.
• 15 Minutes With Plated's General Counsel
• The 'Post-Fact' Jury In The 'Fake News' Era
• SL Green Realty To Sell Stake In NY Building For $223M
• More China Tariffs Loom As USTR Opens Marathon Hearings
• Chancery Rejects Bid To Unwind $170M Furniture Co. Merger
• Nissan '0% Financing' Suit Tossed For Lack Of State Claim
• Walmart Can't Crunch Buyer's 'All Natural' Pita Chips Suit
• Atari Hits T-Shirt Retailer With Counterfeiting Suit
• Scammers Are Extorting 'Sugar Daddies,' Dating Site Claims
• Claire's Retains Del. Ch. 11 Control, Beats Challenge
• Dollar General Must Face Afghanistan Vet's Suit: 8th Circ.
• Chicago Cubs Ripped Off Souvenir Design, Suit Claims
• NJ Appeals Court Won't Revive Grocery Sales Tax Challenge
• Retailers Can't Escape Duracell's TM Suit, Judge Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Lennar, Amerra Capital, Google
• Judging A Book: Lipez Reviews 'Last Great Colonial Lawyer'
• Memorabilia Dealer Barred From Using Sports Photogs' Work
• Will Law Schools Start Counting 'Generation ADA'?
• TKK Symphony Prices $220M IPO To Pursue China Deal
• Antitrust Suit Against Walgreens, Benefits Manager Tossed
• Under Armour, Slogan Owner Settle 'Prove It' Suit
• Insurer Seeks To Duck Lumber Liquidators' $36M Settlement
• Neb. Officials Seek To End Tribal Cos.' Tobacco Lawsuit
• Deals Rumor Mill: Babytree, Amazon, Midstates
• Ticket Buyers Say They Didn't Know Class Cert. Not Needed
• NYC Butcher Shop Stiffed Workers On Wages, Suit Says
• A Chat With Ogletree Knowledge Chief Patrick DiDomenico
• Duane Morris Nabs Epstein Becker Immigration Pro In NY
• A Teachable Moment On Adequate Disclosures
• Challenge To Beckham's Miami Stadium Referendum Tossed
• Mass. Grocers Appealing Loss In Wholesaler Antitrust MDL
• Out-Of-State Drugs Can Be Taxed, Minn. High Court Rules
• 'Star Wars' Book Dealer Sued Over Translation Credit Error
• Fed. Circ. Rules Database Patents Correctly Axed Under Alice
• Morrison Cohen Guides $66M NYC Loan To Somerset Group
• Fed. Circ. Won't Toss Balloon IP Case From Texas Court
• New Accessibility Lawsuit Trend: Class Action Complaints
• How One Firm Moved The Needle On Disability Inclusion
• Calif. Privacy Law Isn't End Of The World, Lawmakers Told
• LL Bean Customer's Warranty Suit 'Makes No Sense': Judge
• Cadwalader Guides Wells Fargo On $120M Loan To Vornado
• CVS Escapes Class Action Over Flu Shot Text Messages
• NLRB Can Pursue Retaliation Case Against Menard: Judge
• Why A Hoverboard Suit Against Amazon Went Up In Flames
• Interview Essentials For Attorneys On The Move
• David Boies On How Dyslexia Shaped His Practice
• Michael Kors Wage Class Action Likely Headed To Arbitration
• BigLaw's Mental Health Stigma Shows Signs Of Fading
• Calif. Panel Nixes WinCo Foods Meal Break Suit
• FedEx Knocks Out Part Of Intellectual Ventures Tracking IP
• Lululemon Workers Poised To Get Cert. In FLSA Suit
• SC Offers $250K Threshold For Remote Sales Tax Collection
• Cozen O'Connor Hires New Head For Calif. Franchise Practice
• State Farm Sues Amazon Over Exploding Vape Battery
• Awaiting Clarity On Fluctuating Workweek In Pa.
• Trends In Protection Of Anonymous Online Speech
• Clerking For Ginsburg
• Gaining Access: Disabled Lawyers Share Their Stories
• How The Legal Industry Lets Down Lawyers With Disabilities
• Business Groups Take Up Fight To Amend Calif. Privacy Law
• Mexican Treat Maker Infringed Rival's TMs, DC Circ. Holds
• Deals Rumor Mill: Frontier-Suzhou, VF Corp., SIG Combibloc
• Insurer Won't Cover Bias Suit Over Employee's Breast Cancer
• City Can't Ax Neighboring Town's Walmart Contract Suit
• Nike Sued Over Sex Bias, Ignoring Harassment Complaints
• Apollo Global, HR Co. Cut $3M Deal In WARN Act Suit
• A Right To Carry Everywhere, On A Road To Nowhere
• Taxation With Representation: Kirkland, Cleary, Weil
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 3 Surprises
• Sports Direct Buys House Of Fraser's UK Stores For £90M
• Visa, MasterCard Take Swipe Fees Battle To UK's Top Court
• Real Estate Rumors: Aetna, NB Private Capital, Stiles
• Draft Of Calif. Wayfair Law Mulls $500K Sales Threshold
• Ugg Maker's Patent Upheld After $5.2M Jury Win
• Del. Judge Not Inclined To Reverse $82M IBM Patent Wins
• Nissan Settles Incentive Row With Ohio Dealerships
• Airline Can't Probe Immigration Status In IP Row, Court Told
• Newark Gives Final OK To Tax Breaks To Woo Amazon HQ2
• Wash. Tribe Urges Supreme Court To Review Fishing Decision
• Testing Mandate Is Straining California Cannabis Cos.
• Clerking For Ginsburg: A Superhero Supreme
• Rite Aid, Albertsons Call Off Merger Amid Investor Concern
• Jones Day Lands An IP Pro From Paul Hastings
• Indian Bank Raises Fraud Concern In Samuels' Del. Ch. 11
• Wawa Sued By Ex-Employees Over Forced Stock Sales
• Nine West Creditors Seek Lenders' Info On 2014 Takeover
• EEOC Slaps Ga. Piggly Wiggly With Sexual Harassment Suit
• H&M Workers Win Bag Check Cert. After Starbucks Ruling
• Blockchains: A Better Tool For Supply Chain Management
• When Antitrust Conspiracy Cases Merit Summary Judgment
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 RBG Lessons On Having It All
• J&M Sales Will Seek Restructuring In Ch. 11 Case
• Counterfeit Ring Sold $73M In Fake Jordans, Feds Say
• Cabela's Sued Over Sale Of Murder Weapon To Felon
• PE Firms Trade Fraud Claims In Chancery Over $115M Deal
• Jewelry Co. Hits Ch. 11 Amid Indian Bank Fraud Allegations
• Cosmetics Co. Asks Judge To Nix Used-Makeup Class Action
• Dollar General Loses Appeal Of Diabetic Worker's Bias Verdict
• Deals Rumor Mill: Advent, Alibaba, HNA
• Google Pix Exclusion OK'd In Texas Inflatable Man Injury Trial
• SD Gov. Calls Special Legislative Session On Sales Tax Law
• Real Estate Rumors: Mack, Midtown Capital, Riviera Resort
• Clerking For Ginsburg: How To Play The Long Game
• 2nd Circ. Nixes $371M Antitrust Suit Against Time, Hearst
• MMA Fighter's Suit Over Dietary Supplements Limps Forward
• Texas Retailers Sue USDA to Keep SNAP Data Confidential
• Fed. Circ. Backs CIT In Dispute Over Tariffs For LED Candles
• Aerogroup Creditor Agrees To Halt Foreclosure Action
• Retailer J&M Sales Opens Del. Ch. 11 With $110M Debt
• Gucci Cites 'Mountain Of Evidence' Against Forever 21
• Ryanair's Suit Against Expedia Can't Travel To Ireland
• Real Estate Rumors: Blackstone, Mautner-Glick, Bank OZK
• Actavis At 5: Where Pay-For-Delay Litigation Stands
• Deals Rumor Mill: Mattress Firm, SoftBank, Sprint
• Grocery Co. Didn't Retaliate Against Whistleblower: DOL
• 5 Firms Guide $5.2B Amcor, Bemis Packaging Co. Tie-Up
• Texas Gas Station Can't Use Logo After Buc-ee's TM Win
• Clerking For Ginsburg: In Pursuit Of Precision
• EU Finance Officials To Tackle Digital Tax At Sept. Meeting
• 15 Minutes With JCPenney's General Counsel
• CVS Hits Pfizer With Antitrust Suit Over Lipitor Delay
• Lowe's 401(k) Participants Fight To Save ERISA Suit
• Egyptian Cotton Consumers Owe Costs For Tardy Amendment
• Oaktree Slams Claire's Ch. 11 Moves, Challenges Control
• Kohl's Hit With TCPA Suit Over Advertising Texts
• Brookstone To Begin Closing Sales At All 101 Mall Locations
• Allstate's Electrolux Dryer-Fire Claims Spread Over States
• 2nd Circ. Restarts Long-Running 'Lucky' Trademark Fight
• 7th Circ. Upholds Grocery Store Worker's Title VII Win
• Deals Rumor Mill: Amcor, Kraft Heinz, Ofo
• Feds Can't Halt Tribe's Suit Over Neb. Cigarette Laws
• Bookmaker William Hill Announces Miss., W.Va. Casino Deals
• Randa Sweetens Offer For Perry Ellis To $459M
• Holland & Knight, Fried Frank Steer $257M NY Property Deal
• Clerking For Ginsburg: My RBG Guide To Judging
• How New Credit Freeze Law May Affect Data Breach Cases
• Lower Award Or New Damages Trial For Unicolors In H&M Row
• Online Smoothie Startup Loses Bid To Halt In-Store Rival
• Rent-A-Center Investor Sues To Halt $1.4B PE Sale
• Food Group Sues USDA Over Delayed GMO Rule Release
• Walmart Beats Insurer's Appeal In $1.7M Heater Fire Suit
• Retailer Brookstone Opens Ch. 11 In Del. With Sale Plans
• Albertsons Says FCA Suit Makes Same Claims As Earlier Ones
• Sabre Fights Against Cert. In Airfare Antitrust Row
• 7-Eleven Hits Ex-Franchisee With TM Suit In Wage Dispute
• 3D Gun Legality After Defense Distributed Settlement, Ruling
• Clerking For Ginsburg: 4 Things I Learned
• TCPA: An Antiquated Law That Needs To Be Fixed
• Calif. Insurance Commish Asks DOJ To Block CVS-Aetna Deal
• Discount False Ad Suit Against Hardware Store Revived
• Fed. Circ. Revives Patent Suit Over Pet Kennel
• Dixons Data Breach Now Sits At 10M Customer Records
• MDL Transfer Bid For Hudson's Bay Data Breach Suits Denied
• FTC Sues Auto Dealers For Allegedly Deceiving Navajo Buyers
• SF Lawmakers Propose Ban On Tech Worker Cafeterias
• Price-Fixing Scheme Didn't Target Retailers, Samsung Says
• How Fed. Circ. Nike Ruling May Change Inter Partes Review
• Looking For Answers On Call-In Scheduling In Calif.
• Retail Commercial Real Estate Is Evolving, Not Dying
• Clerking For Ginsburg: The Equality Lessons