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Retail & E-Commerce - September, 2018

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• Supreme Court Cheat Sheet: 8 Cases To Watch
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Calif. Dog Walkers Fetch $1M Deal In Misclassification Row
• Liquidators Not Subject To Retention Rules, Judge Says
• Walgreens, Kroger Have No Right To Sue Over Remicade: J&J
• 9 States Face Remote Sales Tax Collection In Uncertain Waters
• AmEx Privacy Chief Talks Protecting Data In Age Of GDPR
• Walgreens To Pay SEC $34.5M Over Revenue Projections
• Taxation With Representation: Simpson, Cleary, Choate
• 3 Key Employment Law Issues To Keep An Eye On
• Chrysler Dealership Faces 2nd Loss This Week At 9th Circ.
• Big Lots Can't Escape Deaf Worker's Disability Bias Suit
• Del. Cos. Defend Federal Forum Rule For Securities Suits
• Justices Take Home Depot Appeal Over Class Action Removal
• Tops Creditors Must Object Or 'Live With It,' Judge Says
• J&M Sales Gets OK For New Ch. 11 Program To Lure Vendors
• Pet Cos. Defend 'Prescription' Cat Food Labels In 7th Circ.
• Menu Patent In Case Against Domino's, Others Axed By Alice
• Real Estate Rumors: Miami Sunrise, Gaia, Asuman Polat
• AmEx Declined: Bid To Toss Card-Steering Suit Turned Down
• Norges Pays $421M For London Office Building
• AutoZone Customers Can't Dismiss Defective Parts Case
• Suit From CVS, Others To End Opioid Tribal Court Case Axed
• Aetna Sells Medicare Biz Amid Review Of $69B CVS Deal
• Sainsbury Merger Affects Hundreds Of Areas: UK Watchdog
• Importers Demand Exclusions From $200B China Tariff Hit
• How Corporate Reputation Risk Is Exacerbating D&O Liability
• Product Liability For Online Marketplaces And Car-Sharing
• Triggering Civil Authority Coverage After A Natural Disaster
• EEOC Focuses On Disability, Harassment Cases At Year's End
• Calif. Sephora Workers Seek Cert. On Wage-And-Hour Claims
• Tech Giants Want Uniform Privacy Law, But No GDPR
• Deals Rumor Mill: Papa John's, Western Union, Godiva
• Liquidator Status Ruling Imminent In Heritage Home Ch. 11
• US Trustee Flags Samuels Jewelers Ch. 11 Employee Payout
• Ex-CVS Workers Can't Press PAGA Suit After Ceding Claims
• Athlete Activism Is Changing Partnerships With Brands
• DOL Gifts Employers Advice On Unique FMLA, FLSA Issues
• 5 More GC Tips For Succeeding As A New Associate
• Aerogroup Cools On TRO Demand After Global Brands Talks
• Time, Sports Illustrated Readers Sue Over Personal Info
• Deals Rumor Mill: Societa Sportiva Monza, Amazon, Topaz
• FDA Head Says Agency Mulling Ban On E-Cig Online Sales
• 3 Firms Guide WeddingWire, XO Group To $933M Marriage
• DLA Piper Guides Cimpress' $280M BuildASign Buy
• Nike Escapes Employee Suit Over Genitalia Pic Distribution
• Real Estate Rumors: Tenet, Elie Schwartz, Treo Group
• 'Unicorns' Boost IPO Proceeds Amid Global Slowdown
• New York Life Unit Lends $135M For NJ Apartment Complex
• Cleary Gottlieb Steers Michael Kors' €1.8B Versace Acquisition
• Judging A Book: Block Reviews 'Tough Cases'
• Lighthizer Defends Trump's Hard Line On China
• Adidas Escapes Suit Alleging Defective Running Shoes
• Wayfair Response Bill Offers Hope For Small Retailers
• Citibank Settles Case Over Macy's Card Bankruptcies For $5M
• Target Discriminated Against Deaf Applicant, EEOC Says
• Costco Customers' Tax Overcharge Suit Tossed By NY Court
• Dov Charney Must Pay Standard General $19.5M
• Aerogroup Seeks To Stop Global Brands Sale In Ch. 11 Suit
• Nielsen Hit With Shareholder Suit Over Stock Drops
• Tops Markets Must Clear Up Ch. 11 Releases, Watchdog Says
• Sears CEO Pushes $2.25B Asset Sale To Avoid Bankruptcy
• Kroger Scores PTAB Review Of Low-Calorie Food Patent
• Kia HR Rep Who Helped Worker Claim Bias Has Suit Revived
• Deals Rumor Mill: Michael Kors, United Tech, Jet Airways
• B2B Co. Claims Computer Biz 'Stole' Records To Get Ahead
• Grocers Want Egg Producers Kept In Price-Fixing Suit
• US-China Fight Shows No Sign Of Stopping As New Tariffs Hit
• 8 Innovative Ways To Empower Jurors
• Jury Finds Overstock.Com Guilty Of $3M Escheat Holdback
• Revel Systems Agrees To $2.75M Deal In OT Suit
• Former Rite Aid Ad Exec To Cop To $5.7M Kickback Scheme
• Brand Battles: Red Sox Aim To Strike Out 'Green Monstah' TM
• LG Panama, Mall Ordered To Show If AC Contract Is Binding
• EEOC Says Walmart Discriminates Against Pregnant Workers
• Latham Guides Retailer Farfetch In Upsized $884M IPO
• Fitness Device Co. Seeks Treble Damages In $6.8M IP Row
• Wage-And-Hour Suit Against J&J Headed Back To State Court
• Claire's Gets Nod On Ch. 11 Plan After Clinching Creditor Deal
• Legal Pitfalls To Avoid In Social Cause Marketing Campaigns
• Cloud Computing Clearly The Future For Small Firms
• Ill. Firm Can't Collect Fees For Work On Its Qui Tam Suit
• J&M Vendors' Skittishness Threatens Ch. 11 Plan Hopes
• Attys Ask To Withdraw From Suit Over Mattress Review Site
• Deals Rumor Mill: Nature Nate's, Rocket Internet, Amazon
• Goodwin-Led Eventbrite's Shares Soar After $230M IPO
• Skadden-Led Meituan Debuts After $4.2B Hong Kong IPO
• Media Giants Face Another Antitrust Suit Over TV Ad Rates
• Real Estate Rumors: Paramount, Ladder, Welltower
• Leveraging Today's Lateral Associate Market
• UK Competition Authority Probing PayPal's $2B iZettle Deal
• Select Strategies Pays $78.4M For St. Louis Retail Portfolio
• Groupon Says $82M Verdict In IBM Patent Suit Was Too High
• When Athlete's Name Is 'Advertising Idea' Without Trademark
• Newegg Wants Out Of Korean Bank Fraud Case
• Glassdoor Fights Order To Hand Over Reviewers' Identities
• Amazon Accused Of Infringing Patented 'Twisty' Pipe
• EU Probes Amazon's Use Of Small Merchant Data
• Hong Kong's Spring REIT Buying China Mall For $241M
• Under Armour Ducks Investors' Stock Price Manipulation Suit
• Nev. Amazon Workers Can Seek Security Check Pay: 6th Circ.
• MGM Resorts To Lease Hard Rock Site, Buy Assets For $275M
• UK Watchdog To Probe Proposed £7.3B Sainsbury Merger
• Back To School: Stanford's Jeff Fisher Talks Supreme Court
• VC-Backed Eventbrite Raises IPO Funding Target To $230M
• NCSL Slams Post-Wayfair Bill In Letter To Congress Leaders
• Calif. AG Blasts Tribal Biz's Challenge To Tobacco Taxes
• Visa, Mastercard, Banks Ink New Deal In Swipe Fee Row
• Beijing Tees Up New Duties After Trump's $200B Strike
• Judge Urges Deal In Perfume Co.'s Bid For Jay-Z Calendars
• Trends In Hashtags As Trademarks
• EU Lays Out Sweeping Vision For WTO Reform
• Judge Boots $1.6M Neiman Marcus Breach Deal And Class
• Claire's Strikes Deal With Oaktree Over Contested Ch. 11
• Mass. To Enforce 'Cookie Nexus,' Revenue Dept. Says
• Ulta Shoppers Say Risk Of Buying Used Makeup Justifies Suit
• Trader Joe's Settles Underfilled Tuna Can Suit For $1.3M
• Sport Supplement Co., Consumers Settle Deceptive Label Suit
• BuzzFeed Latest To Face Patent Suit By Cloud Company
• Calif.'s New Rules For Lawyers Move Closer To ABA Model
• J&J Hit With Another Suit Over Alleged Talc-Related Death
• Oaktree Flags Claire's Modified Ch. 11 Plan
• 14 Firms To Steer 8 IPOs Topping $3B As Busy Autumn Nears
• IKEA Shortchanged Coupon Users' Refunds, Customers Say
• Trustee Of Modi's Jewelry Cos. Starting Ch. 11 Claims Probe
• Car Dealer Loses RICO Suit Over Alleged Scam By Employees
• House Bill Would Nix Remote Sales Tax Until Adoption Of Pact
• Real Estate Rumors: Baum, Lutheran Social Services, Related
• Payment Co. Founder Accuses Partners Of Locking Him Out
• Kirkland, Skadden Advise On Staples' $996M Essendant Buy
• Know The Limits To Atty Public Statements During A Trial
• Winner's Playbook: Behind The Scenes Of The AmEx Case
• Heritage Home Secures Ch. 11 Approval For Asset Sale
• Walmart Asks NJ Justices To Nix Rule Barring Medical Terms
• Deals Rumor Mill: Meituan Dianping, Takeda, Adobe Systems
• Abercrombie Finds Former HSN Exec Right Fit For GC Role
• Taiwan Digital Tax Law Leaves Open Questions For Corps.
• In Calif., Questions Remain On Law Firm Conflict Waivers
• A Chat With Faegre Client Development Chief Melanie Green
• Ex-Adidas Duo, NBA Agent Want NCAA Case Charges Axed
• Southeast Grocery Chains Push To Keep Milk Price Suit Alive
• Online Shoppers Seek Final OK On $3.3M TCPA Settlement
• Law Schools Struggle To Find Themselves In Post-Recession Market
• Mass. Justices Put Insurers On Hook For Shoe Co.'s TM Fight
• SD Establishes Remote Tax Collection Allowed By Wayfair
• 2 Firms Guide Carlyle, Investindustrial's Design Biz Push
• Walmart Beats Most Of Ex-Store Manager's Age Bias, ADA Suit
• Sports Cos. Agree To Stop Saying Imported Gear Made In USA
• Miami Beach Min. Wage Hike Protected, Fla. Justices Hear
• Kraus Carpet Gets Approval For Ch. 15 Protection In Del.
• Barnes & Thornburg Hires Franchise Law Expert In Chicago
• LED Bulb Case Shines Light On FTC Enforcement
• FDA Gives E-Cig Makers 60 Days To Address Sales To Youth
• How A 'Lost Generation' Of Associates Bounced Back
• TickBox To Pay Universal, Amazon $25M To End IP Theft Row
• Shutterfly Sends Groupon Promo Code Suit To Arbitrator
• Software Co. Gets $20M Negligence Award Slashed To $9M
• Nine West Offers To End Takeover Suit For $470M, Court Told
• Kraus Carpet Files Ch. 15 In Delaware With $180M In Debt
• Toys R Us Says HK Arbitration Could 'Upend' Reorganization
• Auto Sales Website Says Rival Copied Its Smiling Car Logo
• Easton Must Go To Bat In False Ad Suit, Customers Say
• Greenberg Traurig Snags Ex-Troutman Construction Pro
• AutoZone Urges Judge To Toss Faulty Part Suit For Good
• HBC Merges Europe Retail Ops With Germany's Karstadt
• Costco Can't Dodge Title VII Verdict For EEOC At 7th Circ.
• Can BigLaw Avoid Another Associate Purge?
• UK Golf Gear Maker Sees Fine Over Online Sales Ban Cut
• Fiat Chrysler Put Dealership At Disadvantage, 9th Circ. Hears
• Oil Cos. Want Older Claims Barred In Calif. Gas Price Case
• Auto Parts Maker Can't Nix Trademark Over Atty Error
• Jeweler's Creditor Panel Slams Del. Ch. 11 Examiner Motion
• Fed. Circ. Upholds Amazon's Alice Win In EveryMD Patent Suit
• Walgreens Buys Files From 185 Fred's Pharmacies For $165M
• Ex-Kitchen Collection Managers' OT Class Action Approved
• Breitling Must Face Suit Over 'Macho' Culture: 2nd Circ.
• Adidas Data Security 'Failure' Led To June Hack, Suit Says
• No Destination-Based Biz Tax, Except For Web, France Says
• Has BigLaw Recovered From The Financial Crisis?
• Measuring The Recession's Toll On The Legal Industry
• Pipe Giant Tops 3 IPO Launches Surpassing $1B Combined
• Buchalter Expands Seattle Office With Addition Of ERISA Pro
• Brookstone Ch. 11 Liquidator's Professional Status Undecided
• As Biz Opposes China Tariffs, Trump Says More On The Way
• Conn's Investors Seek OK On $22.5M Fraud-Suit Settlement
• Saul Ewing Atty Creates New Zoning For Largest US Mall
• Orbitz On Hook For Years' Worth Of Phoenix Hotel Taxes
• Concert Tix Cos. Sue NY AG To Preempt 'Drop Shipping' Row
• Fed. Circ. Backs Mastercard PTAB Win On Payment Patent
• Claire's Ch. 11 Plan Faces Objections, Remains Open To Bids
• Hilco Defends Ch. 11 Store Liquidation Deal In J&M Case
• Lowe's Denied Bad Debt Tax Refund By Wash. Appeals Court
• VC-Backed Upwork, Guardant File IPOs Totaling $200M
• Lululemon Secures Fed. Circ. Win In Row Over Sports Bra IP
• Brookstone Gets Approval Of $56.4M Stalking Horse Bid
• Class Cert. Sought In Sales Tax Row With Retailer LuLaRoe
• NuWave Denied Defense Of W.Va.'s Deceptive Marketing Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Ronn Torossian, Bridge, Berkowitz
• Rite Aid Can't Escape Calif. Whistleblower's FCA Suit
• Gwyneth Paltrow's Co. Settles Vaginal Egg Health Claims Suit
• Jury Awards Wife $9.5M In Calif. Electrocution-Death Case
• MasterCard Patent Fight Hinges On Multiple Uses, Court Told
• Bell & Howell Can't Nix Pest Repeller False Ad Suit
• Confusion In Calif. Privacy Act's Anti-Discrimination Rule
• Batch Of Akin Gump Attys Leave To Launch New Moscow Firm
• EEOC Backs 7th Circ. Toss of CVS' Attorneys' Fees
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive Whole Foods Employee's 401(k) Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: TD Bank, Publix, Puma
• Battery MDL Cert. Nixed, Judge Cites 'Dangerous Precedent'
• Greenberg Adds Capital Markets, M&A Ace In Denver
• 11th Circ. Revives Claim In Ex-Aaron's Worker FMLA Suit
• Crowell & Moring Hires Ex-Bryan Cave Int'l Trade Pro
• Back To School: Widener's Rod Smolla Talks Free Speech
• Skadden Guides TravelCenters' $331M Minit Mart Sale
• The Potential Reach Of High Court's AmEx Antitrust Analysis