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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2020

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• Walmart Seeks To Undo $6M Verdict In Calif. Meal Break Suit
• 10th Circ. Won't Revisit Cannabis Security Co.'s Wage Case
• Ex-White Sox Workers Indicted In Ticket-Selling Scheme
• Barneys Says Ch. 11 Plan Is Best Outcome For Creditors
• White House Moves To Curtail Counterfeit Sales Online
• Seirus Slams Columbia's En Banc Bid in Design Patent Spat
• Hemp Heavyweights Urge USDA To Ease Testing Rules
• Real Estate Rumors: Bank Of China, Ameris Bank, Erudite
• Auto Glass Wholesaler's Boycott Suit Survives Dismissal Bid
• Beyond Meat Investor Sues Over Legal Row With Ex-Supplier
• 13 Firms To Steer 7-IPO Week Led By Another $1B-Plus Deal
• Calif. Roundup Trial Paused At 11th Hour For Global Deal Talks
• Do's And Don'ts For Social Media Discovery In Louisiana
• Lucky's Market Floats $13M Ch. 11 Store Sale To Publix
• Taxation With Representation: Wachtell, Kirkland, Skadden
• NJ Maserati Dealership Contractor Can't Save Contract Claim
• Online Designer Clothes Platform Raises $100M
• Why Some Cities, States Are Rejecting Cashless Commerce
• CBD Seller Endoca Hit With Class Suit Over Web Accessibility
• Most Lawyers Do Not Understand How AI Works
• Davis Polk-Led Reynolds Raises $1.2B In IPO
• Most Claims Chopped In Apple IPhone Audio Defect Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 4 Considerations When Moving To A New Law Firm
• As Cash Falters, Reps. Urged To Rein In Digital Payments
• Enviros Sue To Block Air Cargo Facility In San Bernardino
• Pa. Court's Ruling On Uber Terms Clashes With Case Law
• NY Bar Committee Advises Broad Approach To Cannabis Law
• Chinese Laptop Distributor Dodges $4.8M Fund Diversion Suit
• Amazon Says Bias Suit Over Its Job Ads Threatens Calif. Cos.
• Real Estate Rumors: Bridge33, Industrious, Code Capital
• Deals Rumor Mill: Petroleo Brasileiro, Acek, SoftBank
• A Modest Plan To Streamline Civil Cases In LA Superior Court
• Antitrust Enforcement Centers On Technology Industry
• EU Fines NBC Universal €14.3M Over Merch License Deals
• NY Judge Sanctions 'Notorious' Atty In Barneys Copyright Suit
• Walgreens Faces Claims It Kept $35M From 'Pharma Bro' Co.
• J&J, Retailers Hit With Prop 65 Suit Over Talc
• Real Estate Rumors: Welsh, BentallGreenOak, Aspen Dental
• Mobile Messaging Co. Closes $70M In Latest Funding Round
• Nutrition Claims Trimmed In Walmart False Ad Suit
• What Courts Are Saying About Litigation Finance Disclosure
• FedEx Drivers Seek Initial OK Of Revised $3.25M Wage Deal
• Walmart.com Not Liable For Marketplace Tax, La. Justices Say
• Full Fed. Circ. Told Ruling 'Jeopardizes' Design Patents
• Walmart Keeps $800K BP Payout For 'Startup' Damage
• Calif. Lawmakers Float Rollback Of Misclassification Law
• Mass. Bill Would Give State More Control Over Pot Business
• Supreme Court Can't Get Enough Copyright And Trademark
• AIG Tells 9th Circ. It Needn't Cover Office Depot's $78M Deal
• Fitbit Can Work Out Design Defect Suit With Arbitrator
• Help Wanted: DOJ Seeks Attys, Paralegals For Tech Probe
• Lucky's Market Seeks Quick Ch. 11 Sale Of Some Stores
• Real Estate Rumors: Amazon, G6 Hospitality, DL3 Realty
• Buyers Claim BodyArmor Sports Drink Is Soda In Disguise
• MTC Panel's Draft Tax Protection Update Is Incomplete
• Surefire Marketing Methods To Build Your Legal Practice
• In California, Off The Clock Is No Longer On The Table
• Bacardi Beats Suit Over 'Grains Of Paradise' Gin
• 10th Circ. Won't Scrub Sentence In $6M 'Scrubbieglove' Fraud
• City Can't Stop Medical Pot Shop From Going Recreational
• Target's $7M Robocall Deal With Class Of 240K Gets Final OK
• Avis Subsidiary Accused Of Charging Illegal Tax In San Diego
• Fairway DIP Plan Moving Too Quickly, Judge Says
• Merchandising Co. Keeps Trial Win Over Deadly Wreck
• Five Companies Jolt IPO Pipeline With Deals Totaling $560M
• Claims Trimmed In Vitamin Shoppe Supplement Defect Suit
• Global Hemp Cos. Collide In TM Infringement Action
• McCormick's $2.5M Deal In Slack-Fill Suit Gets Interim Nod
• 15 Minutes With Rothy's General Counsel
• Real Estate Rumors: Ladder, Horizon, BTI
• Labaton Leads IRobot Shareholders 'Channel-Stuffing' Suit
• Setting Boundaries: An Essential Skill For Lawyers
• Yulchon Guides Net1 In $237M Sale Of Korean Payments Biz
• Nestle Can't Shake False Ad Suit Over Trans Fat In Creamer
• UK Extends Privacy Law Patchwork With New Kids' Rules
• Card Seller Papyrus' Parent Co. Cleared To Liquidate In Ch. 11
• Unions Find Organizing Cannabis Industry A Bumpy Road
• Home Depot Breach Class Attys Score $15.2M After Fee Fight
• Calif. Wants Pot Shops To Post QR Codes Amid Vaping Crisis
• Ikea Must Face Suit Alleging Policies Favor Younger Workers
• ABA Rules For Departing Attys Set Unprecedented Limits
• Apple Worker Who Cared For Sister's Kids Loses FMLA Suit
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Utah Gov. And Lawmakers Agree To Repeal Tax Overhaul
• Zara Accused Of Selling Knockoff 'Skinny Biker' Jeans
• Greeting Card Retailer Papyrus To Fold Under Ch. 11
• Breaking Down Michael Avenatti's Nike Extortion Trial
• Google And Amazon Accused Of Selling Pirated Recordings
• ITC Kicks Off Probe Of Chinese Lawn Mower Engines
• New ADA Suit Says Charlotte's Website Not Blind-Accessible
• Sun Capital Can't Shake $42M Suit Over The Limited Loan
• Tribal Co. Deserves Same Exemption As Tribe, 9th Circ. Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Clarion, Microsoft, CIT Group
• Cannabis Dispensaries, Customers Exposed In Data Breach
• Pro-Employer NLRB Rulings May Prompt Handbook Reviews
• Textbook Publishers Accused Of Trying To Kill Resale Market
• Why Conflict Is Brewing Over Del. Unclaimed Property Law
• Parsing A Unique Int'l Class Of Goods Via Ivanka Trump's TMs
• Avon Pregnancy Bias Suit Ends In Settlement
• CBD Buyer Fights Fla. Retailer's Bid To Toss False Ad Suit
• Tiffany's $21M Win Over Costco On Thin Ice In 2nd Circ.
• Fed. Circ. Cites Arthrex In Redo Of Vinyl Siding Cleaner IP
• Raley's Inks $2.8M Deal To End Pregnancy Bias Suit
• Zantac Users Pile On Cancer Claims Ahead Of JPML Hearing
• Fairway Files Ch. 11 With $70M Bid From Village Super Market
• Mondelez Tracks Down Cos. Behind 'Stoney Patch' Pot Candy
• Walmart Asks 9th Circ. To Rethink Truckers' $55M Wage Win
• Lululemon Says Toxic Work Culture Claims Fall Short
• US Safe Harbor Plan Not 'Credible,' French Official Says
• Chinese Banks Avoid $150M Fine Over Fake Nikes
• Assessing Securities Class Action Risk With Event Analysis
• Legal Lessons From Esports Sponsorship Deals
• Nissan Ex-CEO Illustrates Do's And Don'ts Of Image Repair
• Real Estate Rumors: SL Green, Columbia, Michael Shvo
• Columbia Tells Full 9th Circ. To Ax Appeal In PTAB 'Sham' Suit
• Michigan, Tesla Cut Deal Ending Direct Sale Suit
• Pair Of CapitaLand REITs To Form $12.45B Player
• Rite Aid Investors Challenging Walgreens Merger Win Cert.
• US, France Fend Off Tariffs Over Digital Tax Issue
• Sterling Turns To High Court In Huge Pay Bias Battle
• Mo. Medical Marijuana Co. Scores Early Win In Zoning Battle
• Real Estate Rumors: Shapack, Taco Bell, Madison Marquette
• Home Depot Can't Kill Roundup Cancer Warning Suit For Now
• The Int'l, Federal And State Taxation Forecast For 2020
• Ill. Judge Rejects CVS' Bid To Block Class Cert. In TCPA Suit
• CBD Co. Accused Of Using Misleading Labels On Hemp Cream
• 3 Federal Court Rulings Highlight Key Privilege Lessons
• Davis Polk-Led Foil Maker Reynolds Primes $1.3B IPO
• Drug Buyers Say Ranbaxy Can't Have '11th Bite' At Dismissal
• FTC Advertising Atty Who Led POM Wonderful Case To Retire
• WP Carey Drops £85M On UK Logistics Facility
• Sidley Tapped For Investigation Into Best Buy CEO
• Lands' End Shakes Motel Operator's Junk Fax Suit
• Toy Co. Says Improper Closing 'Infected' $9M IP Verdict
• DoorDash Says $39M Deal Should Halt Courier Cases
• $4.75M Deal Ends Calif. Lumber Liquidators Overtime Battle
• Bat Buyers Swing For Cert. In Rawlings False Ad Suit
• Tanenbaum Keale Snags Marshall Dennehey Partner In Pa.
• 4 Companies Kick Off 2020 IPO Season After Raising $373M
• Sidley, Goldberg Weprin Steer $79M Brooklyn Loan
• 3 Firms Shape $115M Menswear Brand Sale To WHP Global
• Riddell Can't Dodge High School Football Player's Death Suit
• App Cos. Sue Facebook Over 'Brazen' Anti-Competitive Plot
• Cluttered TJ Maxx, Marshalls Stores Violate ADA, Suit Says
• Jack Nicklaus Sues Golf Device Maker Over Trademark Use
• CBD Retailer Latest To Be Hit With ADA Suit Over Website
• Turkey And Chicken Price Suits Can't Flock Together, Cos. Say
• Walmart Beats EEOC Discrimination Suit Over Sabbath Work
• Dick's Customer Says Faulty Crossbow Sliced His Fingers
• Deals Rumor Mill: Albertsons, Springer Nature, DuPont
• Kylie And Kendall Jenner Accused Of Stealing Lace Design
• How Associate Life Has Evolved Over The Past Decade
• The New Class Action Frontier Under Illinois Privacy Law
• 5 Firms Guide Global Blue's €2.3B Merger With Far Point
• Trademark Profit Awards At High Court Crossroads
• 5th Circ. Says BP Must Pay Walmart $15M For Oil Spill Losses
• Lego Competitor Dodges Injunction On Bricks, But Not Dolls
• Mo. Gov. Counting On Remote Seller Revenue To Boost Coffers
• Best Buy Hit With Suit Over 'Confusing' COBRA Notices
• Walmart Beats Whistleblower's Skewed-Sales Claims In Calif.
• AmEx Wins Arbitration, Dismissal For Anti-Steering Suit
• Real Estate Rumors: Amli, Dax Real Estate, HSBC
• High Court May Lean Away From 2nd Circ. In 'Lucky' TM Case
• Why Md.'s Digital Advertising Tax Proposal May Be Unlawful
• BrickMark Signs Record $135M Tokenized Real Estate Deal
• US-China Trade Deal Aims To Bolster IP Protection
• Where The Fight Over FTC's Enforcement Authority Stands
• Robbins Approved To Lead Vape Co. Stock-Drop Suit
• Trader Joe's $1.3M Deal Gets Nod In Underfilled Tuna Can Suit
• 7th Circ. Says Science Must Back Up Aloe Buyers' Label Suit
• Sidley Steers Citi's $400M Manhattan Loan To Extell
• Avenatti Loses Bid To Delay Nike Extortion Trial
• Ill. Regulators Warn Pot Stores About Deals With Growers
• PayPal Charity Arm Settles For $200K Over Diverted Funds
• FedEx Wage Suit Judge Criticizes Littler For Overlitigating
• Columbia Warns Full Fed. Circ. Of Design Patent 'Tailspin'
• CargoSprint Looks To Beat Rival's 'Tying' Scheme Claims
• Justices Unsure What's Needed For Trademark Profits
• Wash. Blasts DOJ For Undermining T-Mobile/Sprint Challenge
• Hockey Player Alleges 'Unsafe' Visor Caused Eye Injuries
• SmileDirect Claims Calif. Dental Board Continuing Harassment
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB Wins For EBay, Others On GUI Patents
• Best Buy, LG Want Out Of False Ad Suit Over TV Specs
• Amid FDA Warnings, Hemp Companies Rethink CBD
• GrubHub Drivers' Wage Suits Belong In Court, 7th Circ. Told
• Justices Seem Wary Of 2nd Circ.'s Ruling In 'Lucky' TM Case
• Cleveland Cavs' Owner Appeals Tax On 3rd-Party Ticket Sales
• Split 9th Circ. Nixes Bid For Williams-Sonoma Customer List
• Insurers Say Grocer Isn't Owed Defense Costs In Opioid Case
• Insurers Say Hertz's $23M Legal Bill In SEC Deal Not Covered
• How International Trade May Play Out In 2020
• Turkey Buyers Want Same Judge As Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• Judging A Book: Dyk Reviews 'Democracy And Equality'
• Sears, ESL Reach $18M Settlement Of Sale Dispute
• Excess Insurer Says Menards Can't Escape $6M Injury Payout
• 15 Minutes With Peet's Coffee's General Counsel
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• The Firms That Dominated In 2019
• Ex-Manager Says Wawa Scapegoated Workers After Breach
• Eddie Bauer Workers Stripped Of Cert. In Bag Check Suit
• Calif. Judge Won't Hold Multiplaintiff Roundup Cancer Trials
• Online CBD Seller Hit With TCPA Suit Over Unwanted Texts
• Ill. Tax Dept. To Collect Privilege, Excise Taxes On Pot
• An Attractive ITC Tool To Stop IP-Infringing Online Sales
• Great Portland Estates Sells London Property For $84M
• 7 Insider Tips For Working With In-House Counsel
• AutoNation Keeps Trial Win In Suit Over Woman's Lot Injury
• Investor Says IRobot Engaged In Sales Stuffing Scheme
• Wells Fargo Kiboshes Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• Nevada Pot License Suit Tabled Ahead Of State Court Trial
• UK Retailer Fined £500K For Data Breach Affecting 14 Million
• Colo. Cannabis Retailer Latest To Face ADA Suit Over Website
• NJ Appeals Court Affirms Mass Fax Service's Allocation
• Crystal Geyser Admits To Dumping Arsenic-Laden Wastewater
• Avenatti Must Face Fraud Charge At Upcoming Nike Trial
• CBD Retailer Says Gummy Potency Was Within 'Safe Harbor'
• 50 Years Later, Interpretive Challenges Remain For RICO
• Brenntag Accused Of Wasting Money On Lousy 401(k)
• MMA Fighter Seeks To KO Bid To Nix Dietary Supplement Suit
• Apple Unit Charged Ill. Tax On Exempt Software, Store Says
• States Should Not Follow ABA On Attorney Conduct Rules
• Wells Fargo Slams Website Calling Its Atty 'The Prostitute'
• Chancery's Forum Ruling Was 'Nonsense,' Del. Justices Told
• NJ Dealers Say Nissan Saddled Them With Predatory Loans
• Alaska Board Advances State's Tax Code On Remote Sales
• Bankruptcy Court's 'Odd' Walmart Order Passes 5th Circ.
• Missouri Booze Ad Rules Found To Violate 1st Amendment
• Skechers Insists Its Shoes Don't Tread On Nike's Patents
• Pot Co. Workers Sign Maryland's First Cannabis Union CBA
• Package Co. Says Pot Dispensary 'Exit Bags' Infringe Its IP
• Wholesaler Backs High Court Challenge To Conn. Liquor Law
• Online Vape Companies Can't Sell Flavored Products In Mass.
• Where Global Digital Economy Taxes May Be Headed In 2020
• Fla. StockX Data Breach Suit Is Moved To Mich.
• How Courts And Litigants Can Benefit From Special Masters
• Kansas City Targets Gun Maker In Novel Pistol-Trafficking Suit
• Caltex Australia Draws More Suitors After Snubbing $6B Bid
• Sonos Accuses Google Of Stealing Its Speaker Tech
• Whistleblower Fights Safeway's Bid To End Drug Price Suit
• Honeywell Beats Leaky Water Heater Valve Class Action
• Uber Policy Calls For Refresher On ABA Confidentiality Rules
• AndroGel Antitrust Case Won't Get Moved To Georgia
• Cannabis App Blames Unwanted Texts On Innocent Mix-Up
• CVS, Walmart Look To Shift Blame To Doctors In Opioid MDL
• Robbins Geller Asks To Lead Under Armour Investor Suits
• Workers Say Gift Website's Fingerprint Scans Violate Ill. Law
• Economic Headwinds Could Boost Distressed Asset Plays
• NY Saw Big Changes To Its Liquor License Laws Last Year
• Ikea To Pay $46M To Settle Child's Tip-Over Death Suit
• South Dakota Pot Legalization Initiative Qualifies For Ballot
• Candy Co. DIP Lender Agrees To Lower Ch. 11 Sale Floor Bid
• Gun Retailer Asks Texas Justices To Nix Mass Shooting Suits
• Retailers To Ask 3rd Circ. To Undo Loss In Egg Price-Fix Trial
• Suit Claims Coppertone's 'Mineral' Label Deceptive
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Take Up Menu Patent Fight
• 9th Circ. Judge Calls Costco's Appeal Over Seating 'Bizarre'
• China Tees Up New Antitrust Rules For Online Companies
• Rethinking Corporate Crisis And Litigation Communications
• 9th Circ. Greenlights Walmart Truckers' $55M Wage Victory
• Real Estate Rumors: Savanna, Sunburst Hospitality, Passco
• Winn-Dixie Settles Price-Fixing Suit Against Dairy Producers
• Avenatti Can't Escape Extortion Charges In Nike Case
• Ill. Issues Emergency Rule For Marketplace Tax Requirements
• 15 Minutes With Crate & Barrel's General Counsel
• 7th Circ. Sanctions Atty $1K For Altering Pics In Walmart Suit
• Tiffany Investor Says Co. Hid Key Details On $16B LVMH Buy
• Fla. Judge Pauses CBD Suit To Wait For Federal Rules
• Review Of Bias Probe 'Unwarranted,' EEOC Tells High Court
• Colo. Pot Seller Sued Over Website Accessibility
• Avenatti Spars With Nike Over Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• Firm Says Lead Counsel Bids In Wawa Suits Should Wait
• Chicago Residents Ask Ill. High Court To Kill Streaming Tax
• Wawa Settles Class Suit Over Booting Workers Off Stock Plan
• NJ Tax Talk: Exemptions And Earned Income Tax Credit
• 2 Overlooked Advantages Of Hourly Fees
• Bilzin Sumberg, Mayer Brown Steer $76M Miami Project Loan
• Sears Vendor Fights For Payment On Christmas Tree Bill
• Patent Holder Says Amazon Can't Stop It From Suing Best Buy
• Skydiving Co. Wants Do-Over For Groupon Antitrust Claims
• Fla. Court Sends Ex-Hobby Lobby Worker's Suit To Arbitration
• Imminent College Athlete Licensing Puts Cos. On Notice
• The Top 10 Changes To Illinois Employment Law From 2019
• 7-Eleven Says Store Used 'Simpsons' Kwik E Mart To Copy TM
• Buyers Say Pfizer Falsely Labeled Heartburn Drug As Safe
• 5 Firms Agree To Share Duties In Sears Investor Suit
• Photo Retailer B&H Knocks NY AG's Tax Savvy In Dismiss Bid
• Chancery Tosses Challenge To $1B Essendant-Staples Merger
• Pharmacies Must Produce 14 Years Of Opioid Records In MDL
• H&M Can't Decertify Workers' Bag Check Suit
• 2nd. Circ Ruling May Incite More Title VII Pay Bias Claims
• Ohio Sales Tax On Tampons Ruled Not Discriminatory
• Ranbaxy Wants 1st Circ. To Settle Generics Antitrust Question
• UK Court's Soccer Sponsorship Ruling Offers Contract Tips
• Apple Must Face Warranty Claim In Watch Defect Suit
• Food And Beverage Policy Trends To Watch This Year
• 2020 May Be The Year Of The Great CBD Market Correction
• Employment Cases To Keep An Eye On In 2020
• State Of The States: What Employers Should Look For In 2020
• Labor And Employment Regs And Bills To Watch For In 2020
• Product Liability Cases To Watch In 2020
• State & Local Tax Policy To Watch In 2020
• Federal Tax Policy To Watch In 2020
• 3 Trademark Cases To Watch In 2020
• California Legislation And Regulation To Watch In 2020
• Real Estate Trends To Watch In 2020
• Real Estate Cases To Watch In 2020
• NY Real Estate Regulation And Legislation To Watch In 2020
• 5 Things To Watch In Litigation Finance This Year
• The Big UK Corporate Crime Cases & Trends To Watch In 2020