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Retail & E-Commerce - October, 2022

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• Hefty's Plastic Bags Aren't Recyclable, Class Action Says
• IRobot Shareholder Sues In Del. For $1.7B Amazon Deal Docs
• Juul Execs Duck NC AG's Suit Over Teen Vape Marketing
• Liberty Mutual Not Responsible For 3M Settlement Costs
• NY Tribe Says It Is Immune From Pot Sellers' Eviction Claims
• EU's Digital Markets Act Goes Into Effect
• Amazon Must Hand Over Search Docs To Alexa Users
• Breach Cases Hint At Liability Coverage For Mobile Losses
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned To Put Law Into Practice
• Attorneys In Groupon Settlement Secure $4.5M In Fees
• Cricket Hit With Disability Suit Over NY Retailer Accessibility
• How Proposed Forced Labor Product Ban Affects Biz With EU
• Real Estate Rumors: Chapmans, Gaw Capital, Stephen Way
• FTC Pesticide Suit Dusts Off Some Rare Antitrust Tools
• How Ch. 11 Ruling Ends War Between National, Local Rates
• Fed. Circ. Lifts Injunctions Against Hoverboard Makers
• Brand Battles: Venus Williams' Co. Faces TM Challenge
• Why Sue First, Assess Remedy Later? Assa Abloy Judge Asks
• Suit Says Clorox Knew Pine-Sol Products Could Have Bacterium
• Albright Snubs New Trial Bid After $13M Payment IP Verdict
• Quinn Emanuel Latest Law Firm To Part Ways With Ye
• The Cannabis Attorneys Who Take The DEA To Court
• Warby Parker, SmileDirect Hit With User Feedback IP Suits
• Bed Bath & Beyond Readies Potential $150M Share Sale
• Ex-Amazon Workers Seek Certification In COBRA Notice Suit
• Chocolatier Says Evidence Doesn't Support Sandy Verdict
• Insurer Ends Suit With CBD Co. Over Injury Defense
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• This Stuff's Made In NY!: Suit Targets 'Naturally French' Yogurt
• Competitive Cheer Rife With Sex Abuse Of Athletes, Suit Says
• Meta Wants Snap Inc. Docs In FTC Monopoly Case
• Tesla-Themed 'Cyberquad' Kids Toy Recalled
• Walgreens Says It'll Fight SF Estimate 40K Hooked On Opioids
• Candy Co. Settles Knockoff Weed Gummy Suit With Fla. Seller
• FTC Overreach May Pose An Existential Threat For Agency
• Real Estate Rumors: Century, Russell Westbrook, Eataly
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Aerojet, Instacart
• NLRB Attorneys Say Amazon CEO's Union Talk Is Illegal
• FDA Yanks Menthol E-Cig Products From U.S. Market
• SF Details $8B Opioid Plan As Walgreens Remedy Trial Looms
• StarKist Urges Supreme Court To Review Tuna Class Cert.
• Pharmacies Win Temporary Freeze Of Ohio Opioid Injunction
• Amazon Prime Users Ask 11th Circ. To Revive Class Suit
• Nutrition Co. Escapes 'Milk-Based' Formula False Ad Suit
• 6 AGs Try To Block $4B Payoff In Kroger-Albertsons Deal
• State AG Consumer Protection Priorities Beyond The Election
• India Hits Google With $114M Play Store Dominance Fine
• 4 Themes From Policyholder Wins In COVID Coverage Cases
• What To Consider When Leaving BigLaw To Go Solo
• Walmart Settles With Ex-Worker Who Complained Of Slurs
• FDA 'Healthy' Proposal Is Missed Opportunity For Novel Foods
• Full 9th Circuit Will Rehear Gap Diversity Shareholder Suit
• Filmmakers Sue Meta For $700M Over Censorship Of Ads
• Canadian Pot Producer Forms Holding Co. To Enter US Market
• Wash. AG Inks $10.5M Chicken Price Fixing Deal With Tyson
• Feds To Appeal Carter's Fraud Case Loss At 11th Circ.
• Destiny 2 Cheat Code Seller Wants Counterclaims Kept Alive
• Sprout Baby Food Not Shown To Be Harmful, Judge Rules
• EU OKs Philip Morris' $16B Swedish Match Deal With Unit Sale
• Sherwin-Williams Must Face Pricing Scheme Suit
• Firm Urges Denial Of Ex-Atty's 'Power Grab' In Clearview Suit
• Christian Dior Wants Out Of Biometric Data Suit
• Swiss Re Accused Of Stealing Trade Secrets After Deal Soured
• Curaleaf Sued For Ditching Cannabis Dispensary Lease
• 2 Rulings Raise Fundamental Cannabis Policy Questions
• Judge Rebuffs Swedish Match, Rival's Bid To Delay Hearing
• Battery Charger Caused Nearly $200K Fire, Farmers Says
• Goodyear Latest To Face Wiretapping Suit Over Web Tracking
• Walmart Settles Pay Tech IP Suit After Failed PTAB Challenges
• Justices Urged Not To Take On Swisher Appeal
• L'Oreal Sued For Uterine Cancer After NIH Hair Products Study
• Starbucks Swiped 'S'mores Frappuccino' Lip Gloss, Suit Says
• Real Estate Rumors: Onni Group, Bob Halavi, Barings
• Georgia Judges Toss Verdict In Airport Construction Dispute
• Xerox Urges Texas High Court To Pass On $4.3M Tax Dispute
• Del. Rulings May Shift Trend On Books-And-Records Demands
• Guidance For Companies With PFAS Products After Calif. Ban
• Google Says Epic, Match Want To Transform Play Store Suits
• FedEx Agrees To Resolve Data Processing Patent Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Salon's COVID-19 Coverage Fight Sent Back To Georgia Court
• My Favorite Law Prof: How I Learned Education Never Ends
• Marijuana Co. Urges Toss Of Drivers' Misclassification Suit
• Hawaii Justices Say LG Must Face Exploding Battery Suit
• Colo. Privacy Rules Spotlight Emerging Patchwork Of Laws
• ACLU Asks Justices To Affirm The Right To Boycott Israel
• DC Now Allows Visitors To Self-Register For Medical Cannabis
• SEC Fines Mattel $3.5M, Sues Ex-PwC Partner Over Bad Audit
• Texas Gun Parts Co. Wants Block On Biden Rule To Apply To It
• SEC Gets $550K Of Fines In Penny Stock Scam Case
• Navient Collections Halted, Mallinckrodt Faces $1.6B Suit
• Pandora Says Ex-Franchisee Must Arbitrate $42M Suit
• IRS Urges DC Circ. To Uphold $1.1 Million In ACA Penalties
• SmileDirect Says California Dental Board Can't Delay Trial
• Why Courts Are Rejecting Agencies' Merger Challenges
• Grasping Social Media Ad Regulations: Influencer Contracts
• Judge Wants Junior Attys Only For Turkey Discovery Hearing
• Drivers Say Wage Class Challenge Has 'No Basis In Reality'
• Jeeter Maker Accused Of Inflating Products' THC Levels
• St Andrews Whiffs On Golf Apparel TM Suit Venue, Court Says
• 3 Firms Steer $989M Quality Gold SPAC Deal
• Insurance Ruling Provides Lessons On Cyberattack 'Twofers'
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Walmart To Pay $215M In Fla. AG's Latest Opioid Deal
• Ga. Judges Send Notable Arbitration Case Back To Trial Court
• Restaurant Attys Get $13.3M In Fees For Smithfield Pork Deal
• 'Cash Is King': NYC Ice Cream Co. Fined For Cashless Policy
• California Federal Court Trims Tuna Buyers' Price-Fixing Suit
• Stila Styles Says Tilton Seeks End-Run Around Court Ruling
• Sears Successor Says Courts Can't Touch Lease Sale
• CIT Rules Cannabis Paraphernalia Can Be Imported Into Wash.
• India Fines Google $162M Over Android Dominance
• Tips On Complying With Calif.'s New Pay Transparency Law
• Competing Counsel Slam Settlement In Mattel Tax Error Suit
• Amazon Tells 4th Circ. Delivery Co. Spat Belongs In Arbitration
• MedMen Says Pot Dispensary Lease No Good Under Fed. Law
• Berger Montague, Glancy Prongay Seek Lottery.com Lead
• FDA Seeks Injunctions Over E-Cig Cos.' Alleged Illegal Sales
• What Bioengineered Food Ruling Means For Cos. And USDA
• T-Mobile Gets Auto-Billing Error Suit Sent To Arbitration
• Philip Morris Ups Swedish Match Offer To SEK 176B
• New-Parent Attorneys Need Automatic Litigation Stays
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Investor Suit Over Stitch Fix TV Ads
• Walmart Falsely Increases Product Weights, Customer Says
• Keep Morgan Stanley, Goldman In Archegos Suit, Judge Told
• Hearing Aid Co. Hid 'Free' Warranty Deductible, Suit Claims
• Thom Browne Can't Sink Adidas' Signature 3-Stripe TM
• Blackfeet Say Juul Misled On E-Cigs, Created Youth Epidemic
• Another Retailer Stuck Facing Patent Suit In Waco
• 2nd Circ. Affirms Toss Of Desigual's Ch. 11 COVID Lease Row
• Plaintiff in 'Gaia' TM Suit Operating Illegally, Company Says
• Illinois Dept. Says Tax Applies To Short-Term Car Rental Biz
• DOJ Says Malaysia Bag Co. Can't Back Up Duty Challenge
• Georgia Judge Certifies Class In Mud Products Case
• Associate Skills That Impress Firms In A Cooling Job Market
• DOJ Says Google Can't Exclude Technology Ethicist
• Albright Won't Ax Shopping Tech IP Suit Against JCPenney
• Texas Tax Talk: Previewing 2023 Legislative Priorities
• Publix Sued Over Fatal Shooting In Florida Store
• 3rd Circ. Denies Rehearing In Website Wiretap Suit
• What To Know About Ad Law Compliance In The Metaverse
• La. AG Wants To Defend Direct-Sales Restrictions In Tesla Suit
• Fed. Circ. Faults Texas Judge's Transfer Denial In FedEx Case
• Beyond Meat Inks Settlement Ending Ex-Collaborator Dispute
• Madagascar Can't Get €6.4M Award To Textile Investors Nixed
• 5th Circ. Won't Revive La. Jeweler's Virus Coverage Suit
• 2nd Circ. Revives Challenge To Amazon's COVID Policies
• FedEx Cut Loose From Indiana Mass Shooting Suit
• Oklahoma Governor Says Pot Legalization Vote Set For March
• No 'Clear Path' For Kroger's $24.6B Albertsons Deal
• Judge Declines To Restart Illinois Grubhub Suit
• Amazon Scores Default TM Win Against Ring Service Imposter
• Caterpillar Seeks 3rd Circ. Review Of Antitrust Early Win Bid
• Prepare For Pa. Consumer Suits After Website Wiretap Ruling
• Jersey City And Dispensary Clash Over Denial Of Application
• Counsel Caught Off Guard By Chancery's RL Polk Trial Date
• Real Estate Rumors: Pacifica Square, Related Group, Medidata
• 9th Circ. Upholds Yoga Studio's Virus Coverage Loss
• Microsoft, Amazon Grab Early Wins In Face ID Privacy Suits
• Calif. Appeals Court Nixes Pot Lobbyist's Anti-SLAPP Bid
• Real Estate Rumors: Workspace Property, SMA, Lululemon
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Assa Abloy, Spectrum Defend $4.3B Home Hardware Deal
• Walgreens Investor Attys Get $29M For Merger Suit Settlement
• GameStop Wants Out Of Belk's Poaching Spat With Top Execs
• Insurer Asks Court To Uphold Jury's Sandy Damage Verdict
• Toys R Us Ch. 11 Highlights Prebankruptcy Lack Of Protection
• EBay Denies Cyberstalking Probe Was 'Sham'
• US Firms Boost Trade With Taiwan Through 5G, Energy Deals
• Justices Urged To Ax 'Tortured' 9th Circ. 'Toy Story 3' Ruling
• Toys R Us Ch. 11 Trust Settles Suit Against Ex-Execs
• New Trade Deals Necessary To Keep Up, Chamber Says
• Amazon Workers Say COBRA Ruling Helps Their Case
• Pa. Judge Tosses Virus Coverage Suits Against 4 Insurers
• 7-Eleven Rips Latest Appeal Bid In Employee-Status Case
• Google Accused Of Destroying Evidence In Play Store Case
• Website Accessibility Ruling Reveals ADA Clarification
• Insurer Can Pursue Suit Over Gas Station Assault Coverage
• The Pot Industry Organization Pushing For Federal Reform
• Alex Jones' Billion-Dollar Penance, Puerto Rico Prunes Debt
• High Court Could Resolve Thorny Atty-Client Privilege Issue
• Cannabis Co. Must Arbitrate Dispute With Biotech Co.
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Claim Sears Assets Undervalued In Ch. 11
• 5 Firms Drive $24.6B Merger Of Kroger And Albertsons
• 11th Circ. Sides With Brewing Co. In Fight Over Unpaid Bills
• NHL Seeks Temporary Restraining Order In Trademark Suit
• Shoe Merchants Sued For Wiretapping Website Users' Chats
• Supplement Co. Signs Deal With FDA For Product Misbranding
• NY Doubles Down On Concealed Carry Appeal At 2nd Circ.
• Amazon, Publishers Fight Extension To Amend Antitrust Suits
• Delaware Justices Affirm Tilton's Ouster From Stila Styles
• Investor Accuses Kohl's Board, Again, Of Poor Management
• NFT Sales Tactics That Protect Brands As Metaverse Evolves
• Deals Rumor Mill: Toshiba, Exxon Mobil, Brad Pitt
• Meta Pushes For Clubhouse Docs In FTC Monopoly Case
• New Patagonia Suit Accuses More Retailers Of Ripping Off TM
• Retailer Must Pay Woman Over Redundancy, Tribunal Says
• Del. Justices Won't Revive $530M Camping World Investor Suit
• How To Apply For A Cannabis Retail License In California
• Former HubSpot GC Joins Pot-Focused FinTech Dutchie
• Calif. Privacy Law Driver Tapped For Enforcement Board
• Meta Execs Inadvertently Identified In OnlyFans Bribery Suit
• 2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Citi's Win In $500M Transfer Error
• Ga. Judge Asked To Reconsider Sanctions In Billing Row
• Customers Win $31M Fees In Contact Lens Price-Fixing MDL
• Imported File Folders Cutting Into US Market, Industry Claims
• Tops Markets' Ch. 11 Claims Against Morgan Stanley Survive
• AT&T Accused Of Stealing Startup's Authentication Tech
• Ceradyne Says Liberty Mutual Must Cover 3M Deal Suits
• 2nd Circ. Restores NY Concealed Carry Law, For Now
• 11th Circ. Says Chocolatier Didn't Need To Get Upgrade
• Amazon Says Alexa Users Lack Permission To Get Recordings
• Tilton Urges Del. Justices To Overturn Stila Styles Ouster
• Swedish Match Looks To Duck Rival's Antitrust Suit
• How 1st Circ. Maine Cannabis Ruling Could Disrupt Business
• Walmart Strikes Deal With Workers In Sick Pay Suits
• Refining Info Governance As E-Discovery Gets More Complex
• USTR Introduces New Comment Portal For China Tariff Review
• Tuna Buyers Ask High Court To Reject StarKist Class Review
• 7th Circ. Sides With Seed Sellers In Hemp Co. Contract Suit
• DOJ Overhauls Walmart Opioid Suit After High Court Decree
• Instacart To Pay $46.5M To End San Diego's Gig Worker Suit
• Key Duplication Co. Gets $16M Patent Verdict In EDTX
• Patagonia's Succession Plan Is A Blueprint For Biz Owners
• Packable Cleared For Ch. 11 Restructuring Officer Hires
• Amazon To Invest Nearly $1B To Boost European EV Fleet
• Walgreens To Buy Remaining Stake In CareCentrix For $392M
• NC AG Nets Deal With Collection Cos. To Scrap $23M In Debt
• NY AG, Gun Owners Spar Over Concealed Carry At 2nd Circ.
• NewAge To Get OK For $28M Ch. 11 Credit Bid Sale
• How The US Merger Enforcement Playbook Is Evolving
• Epic, Match Look To Add Claims Against Google Play Store
• Investor Says Abbott Laboratories Hid Formula Plant Woes
• Grubhub Agrees To Pay $42M To End Investors' Securities Suit
• Ex-EBay Manager Gets 1 Year For 'Unfathomable' Stalking Plot
• Risk Mitigation In Face Of Rising Legal Malpractice Claims
• Amazon Avoids, For Now, Bias Suit From Straight White Male
• New York's Blocked Gun Law Signals Post-Bruen Era
• Walmart Wants NJ Marijuana Screening Suit Tossed
• New Opioid Case Called 'Waste Of Time' Amid 6th Circ. Appeal
• Establishing Bad Faith In Removal Claims
• Regal Cinemas Asks 9th Circ. To Revive COVID Coverage Suit
• Cos. Get Last Shot At Countersuit In Delta-8 Vape Fight
• DOL Says Cos.' Owner Assaulted Worker Who Demanded Pay
• Ill. Judge Invokes Dante's Inferno In $2.5M Sanctions Order
• H-E-B Can't Escape Defamation Claims In Contract Row
• Clorox Targeted In Antitrust Suit Over Brita's 'Patent Ambush'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Destiny 2 Maker Slams 'Weaponized' Cheat Code Countersuit
• Couple Want Home Depot, EBay Foot Burn Suit Remanded
• Jury Sides With Fired Sam's Club Worker In Retaliation Suit
• Keys To A 9-0 High Court Win: Look For Common Ground
• Mike Tyson Edible Ban Shows Cannabis Ad Rules Go Too Far
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Workers Say Furniture Co. Punishes Them For OT Demands
• 11th Circ. Affirms Ga. County's Win Over Strip Club Rule Row
• Walmart 'Feigns Indignation' In Money Transfer Suit, FTC Says
• Judge Urges Cooperation To Complete Buyk's Asset Sales
• Google Hit With PTAB Losses In Sonos And Jawbone IP Fights
• New York Concealed Carry Law Limited By Injunction
• Dickey's BBQ Accused Of Eavesdropping Via Chat Feature
• Sephora CCPA Settlement's Warning Extends Beyond Calif.
• Roblox, Discord Sued Over Girl's Abuse, Suicide Attempts
• FTC Chair Says Ag Cos. Keeping Food Prices High
• Deals Rumor Mill: Twitter, TikTok, Soros's Nephew
• FDA 'Healthy' Proposal Could Expose More Labels To Scrutiny
• Lessons From 1st COVID Biz Interruption Policyholder Verdict
• Opioid MDL's Verdict Watchdog Deserves DQ, Pharmacies Say
• NBA, NHL, MLB Launch Trademark Suits Against E-Sellers
• What Ch. 11 May Mean For Juul As It Fights To Stay On Market
• Lawmakers Float Bill For SBA To Study Antitrust Enforcement
• FDA Rule Will Wreck Small E-Cig Cos., Suit Says
• Jeweler Asks 5th Circ. To Revive Virus Coverage Suit
• Senators Slam Starbucks For 'Illegal' Union Response
• Calif.'s Novel Privacy Moves May Dim Federal Law's Chances
• Pa. Judge Lets FedEx Move $532M PPE Delivery Suit To Tenn.
• Digital Commerce M&A Volume Plunges After Pandemic Surge
• Limiting The Scope Of Representation Is Critical For Lawyers
• Funko Inc. To Pay $7M To Settle Investor Class Action
• 2 Illinois Cases Poised To Shape BIPA Litigation Landscape
• A Best Practices Refresher On Consumer Product Reviews
• Lighting Co., Ex-Manager To Mediate Parental Leave Suit
• Philip Morris Expects EU Decision On $16B Bid This Month
• Papa John's Facing Class Suit Alleging Web Tracking
• NordicTrack Buyers Say Streaming Equipment Doesn't Work
• Whistleblowers Will Be Key To Curbing Cannabis Fraud In NY
• Cherokees, Walmart Settle Opioid Fight Amid 10th Circ. Appeal
• Real Estate Rumors: Livingston, Allied Urban, Applause
• Shopify Settles Educational Textbook Publishers' Piracy Suit
• Liberty Mutual Says Ceradyne Not Covered For 3M Deal Suits
• Peloton Investors Say Its Rosy Claims Took Them For A Ride
• 2nd Circ. Says Federal Safety Rule Applies To Walmart
• Peloton Critic Takes Wrongdoing Allegations To Del. Chancery
• Lab Supplier Says Supplement Co. Stole 'Ghostwipe' Name
• As Celebs Shill Crypto, SEC Aims To Be Ultimate Influencer
• Georgia's High Court To Review 2 Parking Lot Shooting Suits
• The Lawyer Personalities That Make Up Joint Interest Groups
• How Cos. Can Prep For Calif. Ban On PFAS In Food Packaging
• Crypto Mining Machine Maker Sued Over Alleged Fraud
• Amazon Challenges Wash. Workplace Safety Enforcement
• Supreme Court Says No To 9 Patent Cases
• CVS, Aetna 401(k) Stock Inflation Suit Axed For Filing Error
• UK Tribunal Says Marshmallows Not Candy For VAT Purposes
• Ben & Jerry's Says Unilever 'Covertly' Took TMs After Merger
• Attys Shouldn't Assume Judicial Critique Is Protected Speech
• Amazon Hits Warranty Co. With TM Suit Over Brand Confusion
• Penn State TM Case's Impact On Merchandising And Beyond
• Feds Say Glitter Changes Tariffs For Canadian Floral Decor
• Amazon Asks Judge To Toss Price Control Class Action
• Judge Won't Melt Claims In Butterless Crisco Spray Suit
• Exploring Publicity Rights For Virtual Avatars
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• EBay Stalking Victims Say Harassment Started At The Top
• Fed. Circ. Reviews ITC Ban On Philip Morris IQOS Devices