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Retail & E-Commerce - December, 2025

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• Navigating AI In The Legal Industry
• Walmart Gets $623K As Sanction Award In Avocado Oil Suit
• Top Illinois Decisions Of 2025
• IP Lawyer Aims To Toss Amazon's Claims Of Trademark Abuse
• Estate Of 1970s Cannabis Pioneer Sues Publisher Over IP Use
• Justices Urged To Review 'Bike+' TM Suit Against Peloton
• Yankees Defend 'Iconic' Logo Against Cannabis Apparel Seller
• CFPB Says Earned Wage Access Products Aren't Loans
• Google Not A Common Carrier, Think Tanks Tell Ohio Judges
• Why It Took A Trial For The NASCAR Antitrust Case To Settle
• Shuttered Network Co. Gets One More Chance Against AWS
• Amazon Escapes Suit Over Conn. Construction Site Nooses
• Judge Says Ashley Stewart Ch. 11 Was Unauthorized
• Fed. Circ. Urged To Erase Aaron Judge's TM Phrases Win
• 'Gas Station Heroin' Cos. Sued Over User's Overdose
• Rent-To-Own Co. FlexShopper Hits Ch. 11 After Fraud Claims
• Johnson & Johnson Hit With $1.5B Talc Verdict In Baltimore
• Pot Investors Say Collective Mishandled Profits And Funds
• Black & Decker Delayed Dangerous Defects Reports, Feds Say
• Aritzia, J. Crew, Albertsons, More Sued Over Card Reader IP
• DOJ, SEC Charge 6 In $41M Insider Trading Scheme
• Colo. Atty Sued Again For Multimillion-Dollar Ferrari 'Scam'
• Ashley Stewart's Board Seeks To Nix Ch. 11 As Bogus
• 11th Circ. Says Language Hostility Can't Save Bias Suit
• IP Atty, Patent Exec File Dueling Bids To End Defamation Case
• Vape Cos. Get Partial Block Of Va. Law, But Claims Trimmed
• 5 Coverage Considerations For Couture And Cosmetics Cos.
• Davis Polk-Led Cintas Lobs $5.2B Takeover Bid At UniFirst
• 2025 Calif. Banking Oversight Centered On Consumer Issues
• The Major Securities Litigation Rulings And Trends Of 2025
• J&J Hit With $66M Verdict In Minnesota Mom's Asbestos Case
• Trump's Cannabis Order: The Impact On Hemp And Research
• Amazon Settles Customer's Heating Pad Burns Claims
• Ill. Judge Trims Claims Over Mondelez Cocoa Sourcing Label
• NY Judge Urged To Deny Pot Club Owners' Reconsideration
• Labubu Highlights Evolving IP Strategies In Modern Markets
• Chemical Co. Workers Stole Trade Secrets, Seattle Jury Says
• Florida Supreme Court To Review Pot Legalization Effort
• BigLaw And Boutiques Both Shine In 2025's Top 10 Deals
• How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement
• Calif. Ex-Customs Broker Sentenced For Tax, Wire Fraud
• 9th Circ. Takes Up IPhone Buyers' Class Decertification
• 5 Lender Strategies When A Commercial Borrower Defaults
• Changes In Crypto, Cybersecurity Defined NY Banking In 2025
• The Biggest Rulings From A Busy Year At The 1st Circ.
• ITC Clears Toy Gun Imports, Will Review Smart Rings, Vapes
• Instacart Will Pay $60M Over FTC's Deceptive Delivery Claims
• Amazon Can't Shed Class Status In Virtual Try-On Privacy Suit
• Feds Say PE Firm Founder Funded Wife's Co. With $50M Fraud
• Trump Order Rallies Cannabis Industry, Advocates Want More
• Judge Wants Live Nation Antitrust Trial Limited To 5 Weeks
• Top Trade Secrets Decisions Of 2025
• Amazon Loses Bid To Upend AlmondNet's $136M Patent Win
• Apollo Could Fetch $12B For Atlas Air, And More Rumors
• EU Approves Bakery Biz Deal With Plant Sales
• Menards To Pay $4.25M To End 10 States' Deception Probe
• Sprouts Grocery Brass Face Suit Over Rosy Growth Forecast
• Plus-Size Fashion Co. Ashley Stewart Hits Ch. 11 To Nix Sale
• Reviewing 2025's Most Pertinent Wiretap Developments
• Fake Quotes In Pa. Patent Case Lead To Judicial Rebuke
• DOJ, Plastic Resin Co. Resolve Tariff Fraud Probe
• Car Dealer Credit Check Co. Sued Over Breach Affecting 5.8M
• Ringleader Of Beer Train Robbery Crew Gets 63 Months
• Pot Co. Says NY's 'Seed To Sale' Program Raises Costs
• Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Amazon, Le Labo Say Ripoff 'Basgax' Perfumes Reek Of Fraud
• Fed. Circ. Reverses Injunction After Car Seat IP Trial
• Starbucks Brass Face Derivative Suit Over 'Triple Shot' Plan
• Lighting Co. Strikes Deal In 401(k) Forfeiture, Tobacco Fee Suit
• Crypto Card Co. Claims Millions Lost To Counterfeit Scheme
• Amazon Charged Too Much Sales Tax, Tenn. Consumer Claims
• Anker, Ugreen Near Peace In Mobile Power Bank Patent Suit
• DOJ Says Live Nation Can't Avoid Jury In Antitrust Case
• How Cos. Can Roll With NY's New Algorithmic Pricing Rules
• Korean Food Chain Stole Family Spring Roll Recipe, Suit Says
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practical Problem Solving
• Co-Owner Of Cannabis Dispensary Says Partner Stole Funds
• DOJ Weighs In On Apple Watch Antitrust Claims
• Red Lake Nation Deal Is Minnesota's 6th Tribal Pot Pact
• Trade Court OKs Commerce's Moroccan Fertilizer Duty Redo
• The Top Trademark Decisions Of 2025
• Walmart Strikes $60K Deal To Wrap EEOC Disability Bias Case
• 2 Firms Tapped To Lead Class Suit Against Vans Shoes Parent
• Patent Attys Ordered To Explain AI-Hallucinated Citations
• Digital Marketing Co. Ibotta Seeks To Ditch Suit Over IPO
• Pepsi Boosted Prices For Walmart Rivals, Antitrust Suit Says
• Online Gun Co. Settles SEC Probe Over Sanctioned Ex-Exec
• Miami Dealer Unlikely To Get Quick Win Against Porsche
• PVC Pipe Buyers Defend Price-Fix Conspiracy Claims
• Vape Interests Take Miss. Challenge To 5th Circ.
• Corporate Transparency Act Is Constitutional, 11th Circ. Says
• Court Tosses Ex-Olympian's Claims That QVC Stole Show Idea
• NC Cardboard Box Salesman Freed From Trade Secrets Suit
• A Uniform Federal Rule Would Curb Gen AI Missteps In Court
• IRobot Can Use Cash Collateral In Ch. 11, Judge Says
• CORRECTED: Trade Court Nixes Injunction In Trump Tariff Suit
• Hagens Berman Sanctioned For Bot Errors In OnlyFans Case
• Netflix Caps 2025 M&A Deals That Will Test Antitrust Strategy
• AG Watch: Texas Junk Fee Deal Shows Enforcement Priorities
• Texas AG Says Sony, Other TV-Makers 'Watching You Back'
• Smartwatch Giants Sued Over Fall Detection Patents
• Starbucks Investors Get Claims Against Ex-CFO Revived
• Walmart Adds To Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Objections
• Del. Justices Put ITG On Hook For $250M Reynolds Settlement
• Rust-Oleum Settles Misleading Paint Coverage Claims
• FTC Joined By 21 States In Accusing Uber Of Deception
• Fast-Track Sale Timeline Denied In Furniture Co. Ch. 11
• E-Cig Makers Want Court To Block ITC Patent Probe
• Groups Say Texas Food Labeling Law Must Be Blocked
• Lady Gaga Can Keep Using 'Mayhem' Mark For Now, Judge Says
• A Look At The Wave Of 2025 Email Marketing Suits In Wash.
• Connecticut 'Likely' To Settle Generic Drug Price Cap Dispute
• Fed. Circ. Backs Denial Of 'Basin' Beverage Mark
• The Top Patent Decisions Of 2025
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Integrating Practice Groups
• Roomba Maker IRobot Hits Ch. 11 To Hand Control To Lenders
• Inventor's Bid To Dodge $214K Sanction Fails At High Court
• Google To Face Publishers' Class Claims Over AdX Exchange
• Live Nation Consumers Get Class Certified In Antitrust Case
• Fla. Judge Allows Deceptive Trade Claim In Zyn Suit
• UPPAbaby Moves To Toss Suit Claiming Car Seat Defects
• J&J Hit With $40M Verdict In Bellwether Talc Trial In LA
• Starbucks Defends Ex-CFO In Investors' 'Triple Shot' Suit
• NC Supreme Court Clarifies Tax On Prepaid Wireless
• Dropped FTC Complaint: Pepsi Gave Walmart A 'Price Gap'
• Merchant Orgs. Fight Latest Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal
• Zappos Hit With Wiretapping Suit Over Meta Info Disclosure
• Exec Says Netflix Used Vax Status As Cover For Biased Firing
• Patent Disclaimers Ruling Offers Restriction Practice Insights
• Supreme Court Term Limits Would Carry Hidden Risk
• Cayuga Nation RICO Win Overshadowed By Pot Shop Verdict
• Tool Co. Misclassifies Calif. Workers As Contractors, Suit Says
• Goldberg Segalla Adds Hospitality Pro In Orlando
• Taxation With Representation: Cravath, Skadden, Debevoise
• NLRB Judge Tosses Case Against 'Memphis 7' Starbucks
• 9th Circ. Upholds Apple App Store Injunction In Epic Fight
• DoorDash, Uber Sue NYC To Block Checkout Tip Prompt Law
• LA Bellwether Jury To Decide If J&J Hid Talc Risk For Decades
• Ex-Abercrombie CEO Headed For Competency Hearing
• FTC Challenges $725M Construction Adhesives Deal
• 5th Circ. Weighs Constitutionality Of Gun Dealer Licensing Law
• Del. Court Mulls Mootness Fee Options In Bolt Suit Settlement
• How Choice Of Law Won The Day In NC Biz Court COVID Case
• Split Pa. Panel Blocks Police Reports On Liquor Licensee
• Agri Stats Says DOJ Wants To 'Leapfrog' Pork Pricing Claims
• Josh Cellars President Denied Early Win In $4M Royalty Feud
• Ga. Justices Leave $500K Atty Fee Lien In Place
• FTC, Amazon Want To Delay Antitrust Trial By 7 Weeks
• Mass. Panel Drops Tax Value Of Lowe's Store Property
• Knitting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 'Crazy' To Link Talc With Ovarian Cancer, J&J Expert Says
• SG Says Justices Should Back Employers In ERISA Split
• 2nd Circ. Tosses Lego Rival's Appeal In IP Fight Over Figurine
• Amazon Shoppers In Price-Hike Suit Say Retailer Deleted Docs
• Sens. Pitch Hemp Regulation Bill Following Passage Of Ban
• VPR Settles Trademark Dispute With Chinese Vape Makers
• Fla. Mall Says Insurer's Theft Claim Denial Lacks Evidence
• The Biz Court Digest: Welcome To Miami
• Dreyer's Misleads Fruit Bar Buyers About 'Processed' Treats
• LeBron Secures 'More Than An Athlete' TM Win At Fed. Circ.
• Ohio Lawmakers OK Limits On Pot Legalization, Tax Law
• Identifying And Resolving Conflicts Among Class Members
• Amazon, P&G Sue Chinese Sellers Over Counterfeit Bug Traps
• Staffing, Consulting Cos. Face PAGA Suit Over Unpaid Wages
• Smucker Pet Food Buyers Near Cert. In PFAS Disclosure Fight
• J&J Expert Tells Jury Women's Cancer Can't Be Traced To Talc
• Chipotle Bowl Delivered By DoorDash Had 'Rodent,' Suit Says
• Alaska And Juul Settle Vape Youth Suit For $5.8M
• CoStar Urges Justices To Review Revived Antitrust Claims
• Nylon Maker Ascend Secures OK For Ch. 11 Plan
• HBO Max Subscribers Sue To Stop Netflix-Warner Bros. Deal
• Conn. Seems Open To Limits On Drug Price Cap Enforcement
• Cannabis Stores Can't Sue Under RICO, 9th Circ. Rules
• How MAHA Is Taking Shape At The State Level
• Mistrial Declared In Fla. Opioid Case Against Pharmacies
• Amazon Still Can't Claw Back FTC Probe Documents
• Va. Says Vape Cos. Have No Standing To Challenge State Ban
• AI Evidence Rule Tweaks Encourage Judicial Guardrails
• 7-Eleven To Pay $4.5M Penalty Over Fla. Gas Station Buy
• Insurer Denies Coverage To Retailers For Kratom Death Suit
• Epic Drops App Store Trade Libel Claims Against Google
• Fed. Circ. Won't Revive Express Mobile's Patents Or $40M Win
• Amazon, UL Say Chinese Cos. Lied About E-Bike Safety Tests
• Barclays Accused Of 'Vague' Account Closure Notifications
• EU Clears Mars' $36B Deal For Pringles Maker After Probe
• Ex-Josh Cellars President Fights Gibson Dunn Withdrawal Bid
• Terrorist Label For Maduro Poses New Risks For US Firms
• 4 Firms Lead $1.51B TC Transcontinental Packaging Deal
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Getting The Message Across
• Hi-Tech Pharma, CEO Want New Trial In Feds' Fraud Case
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Fired Worker Can't Get Justices To Mull Burden-Shifting Test
• CORRECTED: Duane Reade, NYC To Pay $7.2M To NYPD Cops In Wage Suit
• Horizontal Stare Decisis Should Not Be Casually Discarded
• Google Search Judge Issues Finalized Antitrust Mandates
• Netflix Merger Raises Theatrical Release Antitrust Fears
• Cannabis Co. Says Rival Used AI-Fabricated Suit To Ruin Biz
• LA Pot Regulators Escape License Revocation Lawsuit
• Columbia, Seirus Settle Long-Running Design Patent Suit
• Fed. Circ. Says Planners Can't Be Diaries For Tariff Purposes
• Federal Hemp Ban Enforcement Uncertain, Report Finds
• Judge Won't Exit Agri Stats DOJ Case Over Clerk Connection
• FTC's Abandoned Pepsi Pricing Case Will Be Mostly Unsealed
• Nickel For Your Thoughts? Dems Want Plan For Ending Penny
• Best Use Of Macy's Property Is As Store, Minn. Court Says
• Rent-To-Own Retailer Buddy Mac Hits Ch. 11 In Texas
• 10 Commandments For Agentic AI Tools In The Legal Industry
• 3 Firms Advise On Netflix's Planned $82.7B Warner Bros Buy
• Google Asks 5th Circ. To Transfer Monopoly Suit To Calif.
• Starbucks Hit With Another Suit Over Uniform Reimbursement
• Pot Shop Associate Doubts Judge's Neutrality In RICO Case
• Live Nation Customers Appear Poised For Antitrust Class Cert.
• EU To Probe Meta's WhatsApp Restrictions On AI Providers
• LA Fitness Says FTC Can't Expand Online Shopping Law
• NY Tax Talk: New ALJs, New Rules, Apportionment, Bundling
• Del. Justices Nix Challenge To $1.1B Smart & Final Sale
• Google Fights Unlockd's Judge Recusal Bid In Antitrust Case
• 26North Scoops $885M Kitchen Unit Stake As 2 Firms Advise
• Preaching Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• USPTO Gets Earful On Plan To Restrict Patent Reviews
• Chemours Monopolizing Refrigerant Market, Court Told
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Adidas Investors' Suit Over Ye Collab
• Hagens Berman Must Give Apple, Amazon Ethics Pros Docs
• ITG Urges Del. Justices To Snuff $250M Reynolds Award
• Amazon, Walmart Sued Over Fatal Big Rig Pileup In Wash.
• Rag & Bone Gets Temporary Relief In Suit Over 'Miramar' Mark
• Okla. Cos. Hit Simon Property Group With Antitrust Suit
• Fed. Circ. Backs Axed Claims In Heart Rate Monitor Patent
• Party City Franchisees Want To Revamp Monopolization Case
• GOP Expects G7 Side-By-Side Tax Deal Details This Week
• Nike 'Cool Compression' Case Not Exceptional, 3rd Circ. Told
• FTC Focus: Amazon's $2.5B Pact Broadens Regulatory Span
• Google Wants Justices To Pause Petition Pending Epic Deal
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Practicing Client-Led Litigation
• 'Mailbox Rule' Can't Deliver Win For Marshalls, 9th Circ. Told
• Squires Institutes First PTAB Challenges Since Taking Over
• Instacart Challenges NYC's New Grocery Delivery Regulations
• 5th Circ. Weighs If Ex-Starbucks CEO Made Anti-Union Threat
• FCC Says Telecom Must Block Walmart Impersonation Scam
• Colo. Says Suit Over Semiauto Gun Law Is 'Premature'
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• 5th Circ. Wary Of FDA Process Behind Rule For New Vapes
• Fox News, FedEx Ink Clawback Settlements With Guo Trustee
• Meta Monopoly Ruling Highlights Limits Of Market Definition
• Walmart Stabbing Victim Says Mich. Store Ignored Red Flags
• 'Ionization' Smoke Detectors Are Faulty, Class Claims
• CVS Will Pay $37.8M To Settle Insulin Pen Overbilling Claims
• Tribe Can't Recover Lost Profits For Pot Sales Under RICO
• Silver Fern Chemical Tells Jury 3 Workers Stole Trade Secrets
• State AGs Demand Info From 'Buy Now, Pay Later' Lenders
• Home Depot Ex-Worker's Appeal In 401(k) Suit Dismissed
• Chancery OKs $9.4M Deal To End Sears Take-Private Suit
• Apple IPhone Buyers Push To Appeal Class Decertification
• NY Cannabis Regulators Says Town's Zoning Code Preempted
• Worker Wants Cannabis Co. Trade Secrets Suit Trimmed
• Crocs' 3D Marks Not Famous, Rival Tells Colorado Court
• Starbucks To Pay $39M In NYC's Fair Workweek Law Probe
• Trump Tariff Refund Rights Should Be Preserved, Costco Says
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: How To Build On Cultural Fit
• Samsung Accused Of Infringing Security Patents In EDTX
• Suit Against Erika Girardi's Atty Tossed As 'Shotgun Pleading'
• Somnigroup Lobs All-Stock Takeover Offer For Leggett & Platt
• Texas Says Shein May Have Sold Unsafe Products
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In November
• Libertarian Orgs. Tell Justices Cannabis Ban Is Outdated
• Chewy Can't Strike Negligence Claim In Tripping Death Suit
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court