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Retail & E-Commerce - February, 2022

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• Vans Says It's In 'Mortal Peril' Over Walmart's 'Dupes'
• Cartier Says Tiffany Stole Trade Secrets For 'High Jewelry' Biz
• Koss Violated Apple Confidentiality Agreement, ICC Says
• Pot Reform Bills Hit Setbacks In Virginia, South Dakota
• NJ High Court Skeptical Of Home Depot Amputation Coverage
• Native Roots Co-Owners Want $140M Arbitration Award OK'd
• Cannabis Products Deserve TMs, Advocates Tells Fed Circ.
• MedMen To Sell Fla. Medical Pot License, Assets For $83M
• The Battle To Confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson
• 9th Circ. Tosses App Maker Antitrust Suit Against Meta
• Ex-Whole Foods Workers Try To Keep BLM Mask Case Alive
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: Blockchain.com, PEBB, Sprouts
• Furniture Co. Strikes $1.3M Deal To End Laid-Off Workers' Suit
• Opana Buyers Want Pay-For-Delay Trial Split In 3
• High Court H&M Ruling Empowers DIY Copyright Applicants
• Judge Warns FTC, Meta Of Discovery Fight 'Harbingers'
• Woman Wants Sanctions On Target Over Destroyed Evidence
• Real Estate Rumors: Estate Cos., TIAA, Turnberry
• NY Judge Steps Off Case Due To Wife's Costco Stock
• Sports Co.'s Faulty Charger Started House Fire, Insurer Claims
• Ex-Worker Says Amazon's Health Benefit Notices 'Threatening'
• Party Leaders Vow Open Minds For New High Court Pick
• DOJ Has Few Allies, Many Foes In High Court Opioid Brawl
• How Judge Jackson Beat Out Competition For High Court Nod
• Why Ketanji Brown Jackson Honored This Historic Judge
• Embattled Data Breach Deal Denied For A 2nd Time
• 1st Circ. Judge Selya Says Jackson Will Be 'Balanced'
• Ariz. Workers Form Starbucks' 3rd US Union In Landslide Vote
• 10th Circ. Urged To Dismiss Pot Co.'s IRS Summons Case
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Legalization Bids Advance In SD, Md.
• Shoe Retailer Must Face Ex-Employees' Trimmed 401(k) Suit
• NLRB Official Orders Election At Tennessee Starbucks
• Biden's Supreme Court Pick Was Star Debater In Miami
• Jiffy Lube To Settle Class Action Over No-Poach Policy
• The Key To Turning Solid Briefs Into Winning Briefs
• Hammerson Sells Shopping Centers To Redical For £120M
• Attys Want $27M For Juul, Altria Underage Marketing Suit
• Kroger Asks to Toss ERISA Recordkeeping Fee Class Action
• Insurer And Cabinetmaker End IP Suit Coverage Dispute
• The Big Picture: COVID Coverage Cases In Fed. Appeals Court
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 6 Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Opinions To Read Now
• Do Your Loyalty Programs Run Afoul Of Calif. Privacy Law?
• Biden Nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson To High Court
• Chicken Execs Tell Jury DOJ Unfairly Targeted Them
• One Year After The GameStop Saga, Has Anything Changed?
• Justices Bolster Copyrights With Decision Curbing Challenges
• Jay-Z Smells Victory With $4.5M In Perfume Royalties
• Disney Convinces Fed. Circ. To Reject 'Teen Tinker Bell' TM
• Citing Thomas, Pot Co. Asks Full 10th Circ. To Hear IRS Row
• Wis. Shop Loses Virus Coverage Suit Under 7th Circ. Ruling
• 'As Seen On TV' Co. Ducks Healthvana's Sanitizer TM Row
• FDA Commits To Compounding Drug Rulemaking
• Facebook Wants Later Trial Date In FTC Antitrust Suit
• Epson Says Rival Lies About Projector Brightness On Amazon
• Buyers Sue Family Dollar Over FDA's Rat Infestation Find
• Fed. Circ. Reverses TTAB's 'Trump Too Small' TM Rejection
• Costco Artificial Flavoring Is A Lie, Court Told
• Fintech Co. iStream To Pay FTC $2.3M, Aid Phony-Fees Probe
• Ex-Ann Taylor Owner Has Deal For Post-Remand Ch. 11 Fees
• Klein Tools Heir Sues In Chancery After Board Feud, Purge
• New Balance Says It Already Sewed Up 'Made In USA' Claim
• Walmart Wants To Stomp Out Ugg's Fluffy Slipper IP Suit
• Home Depot Says $140M ERISA Class Action Should Be Axed
• Cooley, Polsinelli Guide $350M Centris Industrial Deal
• Inadvertent Mistakes Don't Void Copyright Wins, Justices Rule
• Chicken Execs Ruthlessly Cheated Food Chains, Jury Hears
• Class Attys Defend Scuttled Data Breach Deal, $300K In Fees
• Trade Org Urges Gov't Action On Hemp-Derived Intoxicants
• Chubb Unit Beats Virus Coverage Suit From NJ Apparel Biz
• Real Estate Rumors: Dynamic City, BridgeCity, Terranova
• Amazon Says Bid To DQ Its Attys Based On 'Wild Speculation'
• Adult Film Stars Allege Facebook Blacklists OnlyFans Rivals
• European Watchdog Floats Data Access Act
• Pa. Bar Says Atty Can Front Clients' Sanctions Payment
• Chamber Of Commerce Joins Chorus Against Canada's DST
• Parler Subpoenas Twitter In Suspension Case Against Amazon
• NC Vacation Rental Businesses Lose Virus Coverage Suit
• Chicken Execs May Face Jurors With Pricing, Grocery Savvy
• Mattel Wins $1.45M In 'Thomas & Friends' TM Suit
• MedMen Doubles Down On Clawback Bid For Ex-CFO's Fees
• Costco Reaches Deal To End COBRA Notice Language Suit
• USTR Presses Canada To Abandon Digital Services Tax
• Worker On Amazon NYC Office Sues Contractor After Fall
• UK To Replace EU Competition Law Exemptions
• Google Antitrust Judge OKs DOJ's 'Likely' Witness List
• Sole Fitness, Consumers Get OK Of $3.65M Treadmill Deal
• Judge OKs Releases In Sequential Brands Ch. 11 Plan
• Gauging IPR Estoppel's Reach After Fed. Circ. Caltech Ruling
• Justices Won't Hear Tribal Challenge To Calif. Cigarette Tax
• Real Estate Rumors: MG3, Avenir, Property Markets
• Retailer Risks When Enforcing E-Commerce Terms Of Use
• Starbucks Store In Hometown Of Seattle To Hold Union Vote
• Poultry Exec Can't Kill Popeyes Evidence Ahead Of Trial
• L'Oreal's 'Paris' Label Belies Arkansas Origins, Suit Says
• Zohar Funds Urge Chancery To End Tilton Hold On Stila Styles
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: Legalization Bids In The Heartland
• Wawa Wins Ruling To Bulk Up Virus Coverage Claims In NJ
• DOJ, Google Still Can't Agree Over 'Likely' Witness Lists
• Tyson Looks To Block Costco's Price-Fixing Arbitration
• Pot Shop Chain 4Front Hit With BIPA Suit By Illinois Worker
• 6th Circ. Ends Suits Challenging OSHA's Vax-Or-Test Rule
• Buyers Hit Abbott Labs With Baby Food Suit Amid FDA Probe
• Walter Dellinger's Little-Known, Outsize Impact On Legal Aid
• 5 Commercial Real Estate Trends Worth Watching
• Real Estate Rumors: Ferber, Capital One, Tatum Martin
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Reed Smith, Wilentz Goldman Guide $85M Queens Loan
• Calif. Defends Contractor Test At 9th Circ.
• Low Claim Rate And High Atty Fees Scuttle Data Breach Deal
• $14M Deal, $4.6M Fee Award OK'd In Walgreens 401(k) Suit
• UC's LED Patent Campaign Ends In ITC Dismissal
• Alsup OKs Pinterest Deal, But Attys Get Fees In Installments
• Pot Biz Org Tells Congress Bank Bill Vital For COVID Recovery
• USTR Flags WeChat, AliExpress For Counterfeiting
• Why I'll Miss Arguing Before Justice Breyer
• Nitto Denko To Buy Mondi Personal Care Biz For €615M
• 5th Circ. Axes Theft Coverage Bid After Texas Court Weighs In
• NY Cannabis Regulators Approve New Medical Pot Rules
• Calif. AG Sets Sights On Loyalty Programs' Privacy Pitfalls
• Costco Customer Asks 9th Circ. To Recharge AirPod Ad Row
• Hallmark Hits Shipping Co. With $1.1M Suit Over Lost Cargo
• Ill. Locksmith Must Face Suit Over Fall Injury At Restaurant
• Judge Cuts Hemp Equipment Co. Slack Over Counsel Woes
• Sequential Brands' Ch. 11 Releases Dubbed Unconfirmable
• Illinois Co. Claims Dominican Retail Biz Contract Has Expired
• Fifth Wall Raises $159M For Latest Real Estate Tech Fund
• Insurer Fights Arcade's 11th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Recent Rulings Show Lawyer Criticism Of Judges Is Perilous
• Apple App Maker Attys Want $27M For $100M Antitrust Deal
• Nationwide Wants Defendant Class In TCPA Coverage Suit
• Ascend Accuses MedMen Of False Claims In Latest Filings
• MDL Judge Rejects Clearview's 1st Amendment Defense
• Dick's, Best Buy Can't Arbitrate FCRA Suit, Class Says
• NYC Gets Judge's OK To Fight Grubhub, DoorDash Fee Suit
• Salons Turn To 7th Circ. In COVID-19 Coverage Fight
• Taylor Corp. Sued Over High 401(k) Fees, Investment Costs
• Ga. Justices Refuse 2nd Bite Of Edible Arrangements' IP Suit
• Ex-Staples Worker Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Retaliation Suit
• Real Estate Law May Soon Play A Role In The Metaverse
• CVS Wants Consolidated Drug Pricing Suit In Arbitration
• Real Estate Rumors: Publix, Beacon Capital, Macklowe
• Cannabis Software Developer Says Competitor Stole Code
• Diana Muller, Trademark Expert For Sports Icons, Dies At 75
• Logistics Biz Veho Lands $1.5B Valuation For Series B
• Breyer's Role In Courthouse Design Sets A Judicial Template
• Fitness App To Pay $56M To End Subscription-Renewal Suit
• On Remand, Synchrony Can't Escape Investors' Amended Suit
• Okla. Rolled Out Medical Pot Too Quickly, Watchdog Finds
• UK Antitrust Watchdog Slaps Sports Retailers With £5M Fine
• Avenatti Ordered To Pay Nike $260K For Extortion Probe Fees
• Pacific Life Loans $260M For Philly Project
• LG Fights Texas Courts' Jurisdiction Over Faulty Battery Suits
• Neo-Brandeisians' Antitrust Stance Strays From Namesake
• Taekwondo Studio Seeks Full 2nd Circ. Panel In Virus Appeal
• BMW Suit Alleging Sales Incentives Faces Trimming
• Suit Over Google Design Tricks Hints At New Liability Frontier
• Real Estate Rumors: Moskovits, GL Homes, AccentCare
• Parties Want Republic Tobacco TM Trial Split Up
• HotelPlanner, Reservations.com Latest To Cancel SPAC Deal
• Man Gets 10 Mos. In Amazon Marketplace Bribery Scheme
• Brand Battles: Insider Inc. Wants 'Insider AI' TM Out
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: A Cure For Hemp's THC Headaches?
• John Varvatos Not Covered In Pay Bias Suit, 2nd Circ. Told
• Mich. Merges Most Cannabis Regulation Into One Agency
• ​​​​​​​FTC Mulls Asking PBM To Probe Effects On Competition
• Calif. Pot Co. Stiiizy Hit With Wage, Meal Break Suit
• Google Calls 300 Potential DOJ, AG Witnesses A 'Fake List'
• Supply-Side Data Can Help Product Defect Damages Models
• Florida Real Estate Roundup: 710 Edge, Abanca, Treo Group
• A Look At Chinese Courts' New Approach To IP Damages
• Germany Clears Facebook's Kustomer Deal
• Salon Says Damage Isn't Needed For COVID Loss Coverage
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Walgreens OK'd To Pursue Crowell & Moring Breach Claims
• Versace Owner Says NJ Precedent Saves Virus Coverage Suit
• Pot License Caps Thwart Social Equity Goals, Report Says
• Glancy Prongay Tapped To Lead Alibaba Investor Class Action
• CPSC Sues Pillow Co. Over Product Recall After Two Deaths
• Designer Wants Out Of Hermes Suit Over 'MetaBirkin' NFTs
• Cheer Brand Says Discovery Standstill Deserves Sanctions
• Customs Broker Arrested On Wire Fraud, Tax Evasion Charges
• Microsoft Makes Pitch For $68.7B Activision Deal
• NFL Fans Allege Merch Market Is A 'Horizontal Conspiracy'
• NY Gov., Pot Regulators Subpoenaed In Ascend-MedMen Spat
• DocuSign Hit With Securities Suit Over Pandemic-Tied Growth
• Amazon Pans Straight White Male's Claims Of Sales Bias
• Ex-Employee Accuses Kroger Of Pushing Out Older Managers
• Mitigating IP Infringement Risk In Car Ads Depicting Street Art
• Activist Blasts Kohl's For Poison Pill, Rejection Of $9B Offer
• Mo. Justices Say Winning Pot License Applications Are Public
• Insurer Hits QuikTrip With Negligence Suit Over Fire
• SmileDirect Judge Won't Pause Slow-Moving Antitrust Case
• Designer Loses Bid To Exit Nike's TM Case Over Sneakers
• 7 Firms Rep As Trio Of Blank Check Cos. Raise $325M
• Agencies Call For Level Playing Field In Alcohol Markets
• Chamber Calls On US To Lead On Digital Trade Agreement
• Avenatti Can't Get New Trial In Nike Extortion Case
• Software Co. Wants Amazon Atty DQ'd From Patent Suit
• Online Grocery Biz Hit With Chancery Suit Over Legal Fees
• Pot Co. Revolution Global Nabs GC From Redbox
• Real Estate Rumors: Terra, Bison, WeWork
• 2 FTC Settlements Guide On Consumer Review Best Practices
• BigLaw Must Nix All-Or-Nothing Work Model To Retain Talent
• Polsinelli Adds Stroock Attorney To DC Real Estate Group
• Bath & Body Works' Bottle Stinks Of IP Theft, Perfumer Says
• Salvadoran Denied Naturalization Over Pot Dispensary Job
• NY Panel Skeptical Of Eateries' $50M Virus Coverage Suit
• Don't Make Federal Case Out Of Cash Crunch, BBQ Co. Says
• Maine's Pot Residency Rule Unconstitutional, 1st Circ. Told
• Amazon Says COVID Screening Pay Suit Needs To Get In Line
• Amazon Settles NJ Job Applicant's Marijuana Screening Suit
• Facebook, Google Accused Of Decimating Print News
• Wash. Law Favors Insureds In COVID Fights, 9th Circ. Told
• Important Product Liability Practice Trends To Watch In 2022
• Biden's Supreme Court Nominee Should Have 5 Key Qualities
• What Employers Should Know About Paid Military Leave Trend
• Distributor Can't Get Coverage For Missing Medical Equipment
• Broker Fights Jeweler's 5th Circ. Virus Coverage Appeal
• Activist Says Peloton's New Plan Is Too Little, Too Late
• Poland Spring's 'Lemon' Water Lacks Twist, Suit Says
• Amazon Escapes COVID-19 Race Discrimination Suit, For Now
• McD's Franchisees Can't Toss BIPA Dispute, Insurer Says
• Juicy v. Juucy: Tobacco Co. Says Vape Rival Infringed TM
• Fed. Circ. Mulls Strength Of Tinker Bell TM In Disney IP Fight
• Ill. Judge Trims False Ad Suit Over Family Dollar Almonds
• A Retailer's Cautionary Tale On Customer Review Suppression
• Judge Suggests Adding $2.7M To $16M Car Dealership Verdict
• Using 3rd-Party Releases In Chapter 11 After Court Pushback
• Burlington Coat Factory Owes OT, Assistant Manager Says
• StarKist Judge Keeps Guilty Plea Linked To Price-Fixing MDL
• Nev. Pot Shop Fined $45K After Single Sale Went Over Limit
• Cannabis Bill Roundup: SAFE Banking Passes House — Again
• 1st Judge Cunningham Opinion Backs Underwear Brand's Win
• Textile Co. Finally Lands Hit In Round 3 Of Under Armour Row
• Nike Hits StockX With TM Suit Over Sneaker NFTs
• Final Approval In Glumetza Antitrust Deal Gives Attys $50M
• 2 Recent Decisions Highlight Ambiguity As FCA Defense
• Sidley, Venable Drive $450M Deal For Home Appliances Biz
• Kohl's Says $9B Takeover Bid Is Too Low, Adopts Poison Pill
• Apple Argues App Store Rival Can't Fix Untimely Antitrust Suit
• Senate Panel Advances Bill Targeting App Store Giants
• Chewy Says Exec Stole Trade Secrets Before Move To Rival
• 8th Circ. Backs State Farm In COVID 'Overpaid' Premium Suit
• E-Commerce Services Biz Cart.com Lands $240M In Funding
• Fashion Co. Fights Dismissal Of COVID Coverage Suit
• Judge Says He'll OK Global Brands Liquidation Plan
• Mississippi Legalizes Medical Pot After Governor's Signature
• Apple Defeats Consumer Suit Over IPhone Water Resistance
• COVID App Makers Can't Revive Antitrust Suit Against Apple
• Loot Crate's Ex-Owners Sue Buyer Over Unpaid Sales Taxes
• Ex-MedMen CFO Slams Pot Co.'s Bid To Recoup Legal Costs
• Workers Want Class Status For Estée Lauder 401(k) Fee Suit
• OtterBox Accuses CBP Of 'Stonewalling' On Interest Refund
• 24 Hour Fitness Beats $1.3M Verdict Over Empty Hot Tub Fall
• Bamboo-Based Bedding Maker Cariloha Primes $30M IPO
• Ex-New Balance Distributor Must Pay $3.5M Award, Court Told
• Real Estate Rumors: Mattamy Homes, Petco, Bermello Ajamil
• 3 Firms Guide Digital Ad Startup's Merger With SPAC
• The Flaws In The Traditional Approach To Hiring A Law Firm
• Wawa Aims To Beef Up Virus Claims Amid Dismissal Bid
• Home Depot Insurer Not Liable For $9M Electric Shock Award
• 11th Circ. Affirms Toss Of LG Exploding Battery Cases In Ga.
• Trade Judges Dubious Of President's Lead On China Tariffs
• JBS, Beef Buyers Ink 'Icebreaker' $52M Price-Fixing Deal
• Camping World Shareholder Suit Tossed In Chancery
• Federal Courts Are Right Venue For COVID Insurance Cases
• CPSC Says Fitness Co. Didn't Report Injuries, Will Pay $6.5M
• No-Show Puerto Rico's Cathode Ray Tube Claims Tossed
• ThermoLife Told To Take Injunction Stay Bid Up With Albright
• Ga. Software Co. Drops IP Suit Over 'TennisPoint' Branding
• Cannabis Tech Co. Atty Becomes Faire Wholesale's 1st GC
• Zurich Tells NJ Court To Toss Versace Owner's COVID Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Triarch, Empire State Realty, Bridge
• 5 Tips To Avoid Regulatory Scrutiny On Supply Chain Snafus
• Fla. Man Admits Orchestrating DSW Insider Trading Scheme
• Tribes Reach $590M Opioids Deal With J&J, Distributors
• Latham, Advestra Rep SIG On Deal For €1.36B Packaging Peer