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Retail & E-Commerce - June, 2025

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• Trump Tariff Challenge Belongs In Trade Court, Groups Argue
• Allergan Botox Patent Fight Headed To July Trial In Del.
• Proton Joins Fight Over Alleged Apple App Store Monopoly
• Deja Vu? MGA, T.I. Appear Headed For 4th OMG Doll Trial
• DOJ Allowed To Protect Antitrust Probe Of Fragrance Market
• Yoga To The People Founder Gets 4 Years For Tax Evasion
• Judge Urges DOJ, Assa Abloy To Reach Deal On Extension
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Xockets Sues Amazon, Claiming Data Patent Infringement
• Meta Gets Court To Pause Its Challenge To FTC Privacy Order
• Rite Aid Cleared To Sell Thrifty Ice Cream For $19.2M In Ch. 11
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In June
• Judge Mulls Mariano's OT Exemption With A Baseball Analogy
• Adapting To Private Practice: From US Rep. To Boutique Firm
• Apple Can't Duck DOJ Monopolization Lawsuit
• Chancery OKs $19.25M Settlement In Weber Squeeze-Out Suit
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Beverage Can Patent Claims
• 3 Firms Advise As Home Depot Unit Scoops Up GMS For $5.5B
• Gunmaker, Ammo Co. Sued In Ga. Over Exploding Cartridge
• Judge Waits On Fortune's Bid To Join Assa Abloy Fight
• Del. Supreme Court Upholds Ruling In $5.5M Earnout Dispute
• UK Tribunal Says Visa, Mastercard Fees Infringe Antitrust Law
• Sunbeam Says 'Reptile Theory' Tactics Doom $8.8M Verdict
• Party City To Send Liquidation Plan Out For Creditor Vote
• Insurer Fights Cosmetic Co. Over Coverage For Pollution Row
• Rite Aid Picks $19.2M Bid For Thrifty Ice Cream In Ch. 11
• Compass Wants 'Zillow Ban' Halted For Antitrust Case
• Walmart Crime Record Checks Harm Black Workers, Suit Says
• Court Urged To Push Ex-GC To Provide Co. Laptop Password
• Mooring-Maker Says Rival Destroyed Evidence In TM Row
• Taxation With Representation: Weil, Freshfields, Sidley Austin
• Khaitan & Co. Guides JSW On $1.6B India Paint Deal
• Justices Uphold Texas Law Requiring Porn Site Age Checks
• Trump DOJ Eyes Algorithmic Collusion, Welcomes 'Little Tech'
• FTC OKs $1.6B Gas Station Deal, With Divestiture Of 35 Stores
• Phillip Morris Moves To Arbitrate Rivals' Tobacco Deal Suit
• NY Looks To Snuff Out Pot Shop's Labor Peace Law Spat
• Juul Faces Possible Revival Of Price Discrimination Suit
• Grocer Drops Insurer From NC Opioid Coverage Suit
• College Apparel Co. Forever Barred From Using Penn St. TMs
• Fed. Circ. In May: Evaluating Opportunistic Trademark Filings
• Senate's 41% Litigation Finance Tax Would Hurt Legal System
• Fla. Suit Claims Popeyes Unfairly Targeted Franchisee
• Calif. Judge Rejects CoStar, CREXi's Early Win Bids In IP Row
• 9th Circ. Rejects Amazon's Bid To Claw Back Antitrust Docs
• '50 Cent' Liquor Biz Can Target Ex-Boss's Home In Ch. 7
• Maine To Hike Sales Tax On Cannabis, Add Streaming To Base
• 3 Firms Guide EQT On $1.1B Sale Of Pioneer To CarUX
• Performing As A Clown Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Coinme Fined $300K In Landmark Calif. Enforcement Action
• Full Fed. Circ. Won't Review ITC Marketing Decision
• Edgewell Deodorant Burn Claims Dropped From Conn. Court
• Ark., Idaho Push For Jury Trial In Google Ad Tech Case
• EU Probing Mars' $36B Deal For Pringles-Maker Kellanova
• CVS Fights Ruling In Del. Rejecting Coverage For Opioid Suits
• Investor Wins $2.25M In Cannabis Shareholder Dispute
• Focusing On Fluoride: From FDA To Class Action
• Stroller Maker Can't Escape Rival's Patent Suit
• 3rd Circ. Upholds $3.2M Atty Fee In Wawa Breach Suit
• Albertsons Reaches Terms To End Action Over Cereal Bars
• A Guide To Permanent Capital Vehicles As Access Widens
• Curaleaf Says Class Cert. Wrong For Budtenders' Tips Suit
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Rejecting Biz Dev Myths
• Wash. Smoke Shop Settles Store Name TM Suit
• Dollar General Beats Investor Suit Over Short Inventory, Staff
• Whole Foods Staffers Seek Greenlight For $2M 401(k) Fee Deal
• Landmark Product Safety Conviction Faces 9th Circ. Appeal
• Walmart Must Face Trial In Customer's Oil Slip-And-Fall Suit
• Ga. High Court Nixes $1M Nominal Damages In Walmart Case
• Mich. Pot Shops Cut Constitutional Claims In License Fee Suit
• Judge Cites Slack In Tossing Allbirds Investors' IPO Suit
• Connecticut AG Seeks $7.7M Penalty For Ghost Gun Supplier
• Scottsdale Insurance Ends Coverage Fight Over Mall Shooting
• German Auto Parts Retailer Autodoc Scraps IPO Plans
• Faulty Comparisons Doom Nordstrom 401(k) Fee Suit
• Another Musk Case, Another Judge Recusal
• Judge OKs Forever 21's Ch. 11 Plan After Consensus
• Apple Assails 'Fundamentally Unfair' App Order At 9th Circ.
• ByteDance Can't Arbitrate Pay Bias Suit, Calif. Court Says
• P&G Worker's 'Unworthy' Ex Can't Claim $754K, 3rd Circ. Told
• CMA Outlines Potential Fixes For Google Search In UK
• Move Beyond Surface-Level Edits To Master Legal Writing
• Pot Dispatcher Can't Upend Co-Worker's $400K Wage Deal
• Pet Product Co. Eyes Sanctions For Competitor In IP Row
• Judge Lets Trimmed Crocs Shrinkage Suit Proceed
• FTC Tells Court Not To Pause Meta's Privacy Order Challenge
• 9th Circ. Revives Antitrust Counterclaims Against CoStar
• Amazon Sanctioned For Hidden Discovery
• FTC Puts Viewpoint Commitments In Ad Agency Mega-Deal
• 9th Circ. Revives False Ad Suit Over 'Zero Calorie' Supplement
• Kardashian Chef Offered Adderall Instead Of Breaks, Suit Says
• Texas Governor Vetoes Ban On Hemp-Derived THC Products
• Mass. Cannabis Shop Seeks $2.3M Refund Of 'Impact Fees'
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Compass Sues Zillow Over Listing Ban
• 9th Circ. Has Muddied Waters Of Article III Pleading Standard
• Gibson Dunn, Cleary Guide $1.77B C&S-SpartanNash Deal
• Justices Pass On La. Regulators' Tesla Sales Ban
• Science Research Funding Cuts Blocked By Mass. Judge
• Supreme Court Won't Leapfrog DC Circ. Over Trump's Tariffs
• Bloomingdale's Website Tracking Suit Revived On CIPA Claim
• NJ Court Upholds Some Claims In Athlete's Cannabis Suit
• Walmart Shells Out $10M To Resolve FTC Money Transfer Suit
• Texas Jury To Decide Google Ad Tech Liability, Not Damages
• Victoria's Secret Narrows Ex-Worker's Sex Harassment Suit
• Microplastics Focus May Force Change In Biz Practices
• Nike, Shoe Surgeon Settle TM Suit Over Custom Sneakers
• Trump Taps Atty Dropped By Biden For Eastern Ky. Fed. Court
• Competing In Modern Pentathlon Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Pearson Warshaw, Fegan Scott To Steer PVC Antitrust Class
• Airport Parking Sites Charged Hidden Service Fees, Suit Says
• Justices Let E-Cig Retailers Join Challenge To FDA Prohibition
• Rapid-Fire Gun Trigger Maker Accuses Rival Of Infringing IP
• Tesla Says Justices Shouldn't Wait On La. Auto Sales Law
• Kumho Tire Says NC Seller Is Ripping Off Trademarks
• J&J Hit With $8M Verdict In Multi-Exposure Talc Case
• Consumers Drop Gore-Tex 'Greenwashing' Class Suit
• Pittsburgh, State Should Pay For Demolished Bridge, Co. Says
• Split 9th Circ. Partly Undoes Walmart Copyright Verdict
• Ga. Court Backs Dismissal Of Hemp Farm's Drug Raid Suit
• Online Bookstore Investors Seek Del. Sale Suit Revival
• Jury Awards $76M To Pipefitter Burned In Kroger Explosion
• Judge Warns Overeager Samsung, ZTE Attys Not To Bug Staff
• FTC, Amazon Trade Blows Over Attempts To End Prime Case
• Belk Didn't Protect Private Info From Data Breach, Suits Say
• Judge Skeptical That Assa Abloy Needn't Extend Supply Deal
• NY Exterminator Says Its 'Black Widow' TM Is 'Incontestable'
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Teaching Yourself Legal Tech
• Defamation Brawl Over Braves Auction Booted To Georgia
• 5th Circ. Finds $37M For PPE Delivery Problems Went Too Far
• 8th Circ. Says NLRB Misapplied Standard In Starbucks Case
• Pot Shops Have Rights In Federal Court, Mich. Judge Says
• David Protein Avoids Court Ordered Ingredient Sale For Now
• Amazon Sold Bike That Paralyzed Man, Suit Claims
• Ill. Increases Sports Betting, Tobacco Tax And Taxes Airbnbs
• Ill. Toy Makers Seek Justices' Early Review Of Trump Tariff Suit
• Hemp Interests Urge Court To Halt Md. Licensing Policy
• Sunglass Suit Tossed After 11th Circ. Nixes $40M Deal
• Texas Ruling Emphasizes Limits Of Franchisors' Liability
• Firms Fight To Rep End Users In PVC Pipe Antitrust Row
• How AI May Reshape The Future Of Adjudication
• Meta Can't Nix FTC's Lead Econ Expert From Antitrust Trial
• Hyundai Dealership Sues Snell & Wilmer Over 'Botched' Filing
• Burford Blasts Interference Claim In Chicken Price-Fix Case
• School's Out: 8 Summer Reading Picks For IP Attorneys
• Nationwide Mutual Unit Didn't Pay For Time Spent Booting Up
• Sam's Club $310M Tobacco Tax Bill OK'd By Ill. Appeals Panel
• PepsiCo Makes Workers Undercount Hours, PAGA Suit Says
• When Legal Advocacy Crosses The Line Into Incivility
• Chicago Smoke Shop Fights License Ban Near Midway Airport
• Ex-Gree Execs Get 3 Yrs. In Landmark Product Safety Case
• Smoke Shop Fights 2nd Shutdown By NY Cannabis Agency
• Bank Groups Will Join In On Fed's Debit-Card Swipe Fee Fight
• MyPillow CEO Hit With $2.3M Verdict In Colo. Defamation Trial
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Judge's Halt On Counterfeit Suits Has Brands Scrambling
• Apple Can't Duck Renewed ICloud Monopoly Suit
• Cannabis Regulators Association Names New Board Members
• Lowe's Faces Worker Class Claims Over Tobacco Surcharge
• Brewer, Tequila Co. Settle 'Dragon's Milk' TM Fight
• Joann Seeks Ch. 11 Block For Vendors' Ohio Suit
• Hemp Farm Says $3.9M Seizure Suit Wasn't Filed Too Late
• Despite Rule Delay, FTC Scrutiny Looms For Subscriptions
• Water Filter Co. Seeks Help Getting Clorox's Deleted Emails
• Weil Guides PE-Backed 365 Retail On $848M Cantaloupe Buy
• AI Legal Tool Co. Allegedly Misuses Litigants' Names For Ads
• Home Decor Retailer Blames Tariffs For New Ch. 11 Filing
• Justices Deny Challenge To Copyright's 'Discovery Rule'
• 1st Amendment Shields MyPillow CEO From Claims, Jury Told
• AbbVie Sues Colo. Over State Discount Drug Law
• DOJ Reveals Criminal Antitrust Probe In Fragrance Market
• Stewart Releases Flood Of Discretionary Denial Decisions
• DOJ Says Google Still Won't Turn Over Ad Tech Breakup Docs
• Shein Faces Arbitration Push Over Paid Influencer Claims
• Fund Manager Reindicted In $4M Insider Trading Case
• Va.'s Altered Surcharge Law Poses Constitutional Questions
• FCC Urged To Clarify 'Quiet Hours' Call Restrictions
• Taxation With Representation: Debevoise, Latham, Paul Weiss
• Hemp Vape Maker Wants Out Of Buyer's Delta-9 THC Suit
• Volunteering At Schools Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Google Again Asks To Trim Yelp's Antitrust Suit
• Neb. Accuses Temu Of 'Siphoning' User Data, Fueling IP Theft
• Volkswagen Beats SUV Owner's Out-Of-Warranty Defect Suit
• Senate GOP Moves To Confirm Trump's FCC Nominee
• Turkey Buyers Fight Burford Units' Objection To Cargill Deal
• Insurer Says Hair Relaxer Maker Not Covered In Cancer Suits
• Shoe Co. Fails To Pay Overtime, Store Managers Say
• Hemp Retailer Sues DC, Feds Over District's Cannabis Policy
• Cannabis Co. TerrAscend Accused Of Spam Texts
• 10th Circ. Says Timer Still Ticking In Sycamore Bakery TM Suit
• Texas Man Gets 11 Years In Cross-Border Transport Case
• 'Bad Faith': Valve Accused Of Thwarting Arbitration It Sought
• Fla.-Based Med Spa Chain Files For Ch. 11 After Expansion
• Meta Eyes $14B AI Bet, Bullish Seeks IPO, And More Rumors
• Nutrien Says Ex-Employee Helped NC Rival Steal Office, Staff
• Attacks On Judicial Independence Tend To Manifest In 3 Ways
• NC BBQ Restaurant's Trademark Tiff Lands In Federal Court
• Greenberg Traurig Adds IP Atty From Kilpatrick In NY
• Google Fights MDL Plaintiffs' Sanctions Bid Over Lost Chats
• United Center Vendor Sued Over Use Of Amazon Technology
• Pa. Panel Says Borough Didn't Break Law In Condemning Mall
• Latham, Paul Weiss Advise Auto Parts Cos. On $2.7B Deal
• 9th Circ. Doubts Kleenex Ad Fight Belongs In District Court
• PTAB Issues Mixed Group Of Discretionary Denial Decisions
• Audible Can't Close Book On Audiobook Monopoly Suit
• 9th Circ. Judge Doubts Apple ICloud Buyer's Storage Appeal
• Del. Justices Press Atty On Earnout Damage Bid Despite Miss
• Lighting Co. Strikes Deal To End ESOP Management Suit
• Debt Collectors Push FCC To Shed Consumer Contact Rules
• 8th Circ. Probes NLRB's Process In Home Depot 'BLM' Ruling
• Prior Art Ruling Highlights Importance Of Detailed Elaboration
• New York Judge Won't Nix Cannabis Co. Logo Block
• Walmart Pharmacist Says Age, Disability Bias Led To Firing
• Amazon Union Reps Defend Suit Challenging NYPD Arrests
• Compliance Refresher For 'Made In USA' Labeling Claims
• Gun Groups Sue NJ, Bondi Over Handgun Age Restriction
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Appreciating Civil Procedure
• 9th Circ. Weighs Bids To Revive 3 Website Wiretapping Suits
• 10th Circ. Affirms Toss Of USPS Contractor's $500M Suit
• Amazon Can't Duck Suit Over Non-FDA Approved Supplements
• Samsung, Home Depot Liable For Home Fire, Insurer Says
• Stewart Blocks PTAB From Eyeing Container Assembly IP
• 11th Circ. Revives Suit Over 'Summer Waves' TM
• Dog Owner Defends Tick Meds Suit Against Elanco, Retailers
• Sezzle Claims Shopify Is Stifling 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Services
• Target, Campbell's End Chicken-Price Fix Suit With Mar-Jac
• Appellate Guidance Needed On California Chatbot Litigation
• Calif. Bar Exam Fiasco Shows Why Attys Must Disclose AI Use
• Clerk's Role Means Antitrust Judge Must Recuse, Court Told
• Anti-Counterfeiting Efforts Must Hold China Accountable
• Ex-GC Accused Of Stealing IP Amid Ownership Stake Dispute
• Judge Warns Attys Over Candor In Grubhub-Kroger TM Row
• 8th Circ. Mulls If Supervisor's Family Remark Signals Sex Bias
• Class Decertified In Hill's Prescription Pet Food Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Amazon Can't Fully Escape Waist Trainer Skin Rash Suit
• Panini Wants Renewed Claims From Fanatics Tossed
• 3rd Circ. Rejects Ralph Lauren's COVID-19 Coverage Appeal
• Hemp Vape Makers, Sellers Fight RICO Claims In Delta-9 Suit
• Judge Cites Golf Films In Axing Tiger Woods' League TM Suit
• Purple Innovation Can't Get Fees In Mattress TM Feud
• Gov't Seeks $706M Penalty In FCA Case Against Omnicare, CVS
• Securing IP Protection For AI Avatars
• Fruits, Veggies Supplement Label Isn't Deceiving, Judge Says
• Judge Tosses Whistleblower Suit Against Pot Tracking Co.
• Rite Aid Gets Stay Of Appeals From Its Earlier Bankruptcy
• In 2nd Place, Va. 'Rocket Docket' Remains Old Reliable
• 15 States, DC Sue ATF Over Machine Gun Trigger Turnaround
• Tariffs Tip Fashion Retailer Oak And Fort Into Ch. 15
• Iowa Expands Property, Sales Tax Breaks For Data Centers
• Sam's Club Sued Over Botulism Death Linked To Potato Soup
• FTC Scoffs At Meta's Accusation Of 'Biased' Econ Expert
• Circle's Smash IPO Could Pave Way For More Crypto Listings
• T.I., Tiny Urge Judge To Prevent 4th Trial In $71M Doll Row
• 9th Circ. Mulls If Seagate Win Could Spur Antitrust Suits
• Full 11th Circ. Asked To Rethink Workplace Attack Case
• OpenAI, Microsoft Say Musk Hasn't Fixed RICO Claims
• Rite Aid Emphasizes It Will Pay Rent To Objecting Landlords
• Judge Won't Toss 'Patent Ambush' Case Against Clorox, Brita
• Judge Flushes Class Claims In Toilet Paper Sweepstakes Row
• CVS Health Can't Dodge Blame In Omnicare False Claims Suit
• NJ Panel Revives Contract Row Between Pot Co., Landlord
• CIPA May Not Be Necessary To Protect Ad Tech Plaintiffs
• Parsing A Lack Of Antitrust Info-Sharing Enforcement Clarity
• Kroger-Owned Grocery Escapes Baby Food Metal Claims
• Mich. Judge OKs $200K Deal In Pot Co. Tip-Theft Action
• Frito-Lay Sun Chips Not 100% Whole Grain, False Ad Suit Says
• How Attorneys Can Become Change Agents For Racial Equity
• Expert Witness Biz Says Ex-Worker Stole Trade Secrets
• Taxation With Representation: Winston, Stibbe, Weil, Goodwin
• Judge Boosts $2.7M Window Shade Patent Verdict To $5.3M
• Playboy Fired Exec For Raising Harassment Issues, Suit Says
• Poultry Workers Get Final OK On $398M Wage-Fixing Deals
• Infant Cushion Maker Urges DC Circ. To Vacate CPSC Rule
• Music Lyrics Co. Slams $1B Antitrust Suit Over Warner Deal
• DOJ Says Cross-Border Monopoly Member Deserves 11 Years
• Tenn. To Add New Tax To CBD And Delta-8 Products
• Juul Beats Distributor's E-Cig Price Discrimination Suit
• Spice Co. Hid Lead Levels In Products, Suit Claims
• Major Co. Group Asks Full Fed. Circ. To Review Lashify ITC Case
• Public Cos. Must Heed Disclosure Risks Amid Trade Chaos
• 9th Circ. Shopify Decision Gets Personal Jurisdiction Wrong
• CVS Sued Over Health Plan's Tobacco, Spousal Surcharges
• Google Dodges Some Claims In Book Publishers' Piracy Suit
• Digital Equity Act Grant Terminations Raise Key Legal Issues
• Connecticut Lawmakers OK Bill Targeting Illicit THC
• 3 Firms Advise On $1.7B Sale Of Kleenex Maker Majority Stake
• Robinson-Patman Enforcement May Fizzle Out After PepsiCo
• Running Marathons Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• High Court Drops Class Cert. Clarification Bid
• Justices Nix Mexico's Cartel Violence Suit In Win For Gun Cos.
• Apple Loses Bid To Pause App Store Order Amid Appeal
• Judge Wants To Know Why Auctioneer Sued Atlanta Braves
• Walmart Slip-And-Fall Suit Must Go To Trial, 4th Circ. Rules
• NBA, Online Retailers Settle Knockoff Sales Dispute
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: TikTok Tussle And Merger Melee
• Dish Wants Court To Act On T-Mobile Case Discovery Dispute
• DOJ Won't Have To Give Agri Stats Specific Data Fields
• FTC Can't Exclude TikTok Blackout From Meta Case
• Lowe's Ex-Manager Drops Racial Bias, Retaliation Case
• Judge Won't Block Amazon From Talking To Depo Witnesses
• Vape Cos. Urge 5th Circ. To Toss FDA Vape Marketing Rule
• Chancery Strips Amazon, Others From $1.3B Zoox Merger Suit
• Agent Seeks Toss Of Insurer's $1M Reinsurance Loss Suit
• Post Reacquiring Brands Including Ronzoni Pasta For $880M
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Supporting A Trial Team
• Egg Producer Beats Suit Over Salmonella Contamination
• Foes Urge Court To Assume Google Hid Evidence
• Consumers Defend Amending Apple, Amazon Antitrust Case
• Adidas, UChicago Failed To Protect Data In Hacks, Suits Say
• 9th Circ. Wary Of Dormant Commerce Application To Cannabis
• PepsiCo's Popcorners Bags Not Filled To Corners, Buyer Says
• 'World's Purest Baby Wipes' Not Pure, Microplastics Suit Says
• Kim Kardashian Settles Judd Furniture Knockoffs Suit
• Lovesac Settles Conn. Shareholder Suits With Corp. Reforms
• Electrical Parts Co. Owes $1M For Fire Loss, Insurer Says
• Latham-Led Insurer Of Small Businesses Targets $100M IPO
• Aaron Judge Wants Fed. Circ. To Back TM Win Over Slogans
• Bills Texas Attys Should Know From The 2025 Session
• Apple Challenging EU's Interoperability Requirements
• DC Judge Agrees To Pause Tariff Injunction
• Lessons From FTC Action On Dark Patterns In User Interfaces
• Ex-Dior Legal, Compliance Exec Joins Guess As Global GC
• Hemp Cos. Say Md. Pot Law Cuts Them Out Of State's Market
• Retail Trade Group Taps Big Lots Atty As Next Leader
• The Law360 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms
• Pot Co. Says Investor Threatened Suit After Share Buyout Deal
• Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw
• Amazon Defeats Prime Subscribers' Privacy Suit For Good
• Amazon Gets A Look At Some Of FTC's Antitrust Suit Theory
• Nike Floods Inboxes With Misleading Sales Promos, Suit Says
• White House Asks DC Circ. To Halt Tariff Injunction
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Amazon Gets Sex Bias Claims Cut From Ex-Worker's Bias Suit
• Paul Weiss-Led Roark Closes $1B Dave's Hot Chicken Buy
• Allergan Entities Get Booted From Botox Patent Suit In Del.
• The Ins And Outs Of Consensual Judicial References
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: Cheetos, NASCAR, OpenAI
• Ashurst, King & Wood Guide $9.1B Soul Patts Merger Plan