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Retail & E-Commerce - January, 2026

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• Lyft's 'Priority Pickup' Service Fails to Deliver, Suit Says
• Firms Clash Over Starbucks Derivative Suit Leadership
• FTC Appeals Meta Loss To DC Circ.
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Microsoft Warns Google Play Store Deal Invites Antitrust Harm
• Fla. High Court Told Pot Ballot Plan Is Legal Amid AG probe
• Suit Says Grubhub Failed To Protect Private Info From Breach
• Kim Kardashian's Skims Settles NJ Consumer Fraud Suit
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• 5th Circ. Urged Not To Transfer Google Antitrust Case
• Va. Tells 4th Circ. To Stay Order Blocking Vape Law On Appeal
• 4th Circ. Caps Under Armour's Insurance Coverage At $100M
• Amazon Fights Class Claims That Clunky HR App Broke ADA
• Google Appeals DOJ Search Win, Seeks Data-Sharing Stay
• Amazon Beats Suit Claiming Misuse Of Forfeited 401(k) Funds
• US Foods Workers' $2.4M Wage Deal Scores Initial OK
• Walgreens Workers Snag $2.5M Deal To End Late Pay Suit
• Cannabis Cos. Say Mich. Township Blocked Retail Permits
• Litter Box Maker Starts False Ads Catfight With TikTokers
• OpenAI, Microsoft Must Face Musk Fraud Fight In April Trial
• Washington Pot Co.'s Discrimination Suit Filed Too Late
• Money Not Sole Motive For Jordan Card Caper, Jury Told
• Cannabis Industry Faces An Inflection Point This Year
• Conn. Officials Say Pot License Scheme Suit Falls Flat
• Condo Association Sued Over Fatal Trip On Chewy Box
• Wash. Anti-Spam Law Not Federally Preempted, Judge Rules
• Epic CEO, Google Execs To Testify At Play Store Deal Hearing
• Ex-WebAI Engineers Say Demos Were 'Faked' In Major Deals
• Apple Will Pay $150K To End NJ's Visible Pricing Law Claims
• Kia Wants Out Of Pa. Suit Over Engine Defects
• BOE Owes $66.9M In Display Patent Case, Jury Says
• Expedia Can Seek Singapore's Aid To Get Docs In Rival's Suit
• Visa, Mastercard Defend Swipe-Fee Deal Amid Objections
• NJ Requires Update Of Requirements For Ag Land Taxation
• NLRB Attys Say Brooklyn Dispensary Stifled Union Organizing
• Amazon Hit With Suit Over Faulty Pressure Cooker
• Rite Aid Trusts Can Access Health Data To Pursue Tort Claims
• Jordan Rookie Card Was 'Crap,' Buyer Says At Seller's Trial
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• Pot Shops Say NY Denied Licenses Due To Outdated Rule
• Office Depot Spars Over Class Cert. In Wash. Pay Scale Suit
• University Of Phoenix Must Face Student's Pixel Tracking Suit
• NY Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• Texas Justices Seem Open To Judicial Review Of Hemp Rule
• Judge Issues Injunction In Boat Seat IP Suit In Wisconsin
• Trader Joe's Inks $750K Deal In Philly 'Fair Workweek' Suit
• Worker Wants To Keep Wage Suit Against Walmart Alive
• IP Appellate Decisions Show 4 Shifts In 2025
• NJ Judge Orders Mediation In Merck-Cencora Indemnity Fight
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• AG Watch: Va. Insulin Price Probe Signals Rising Scrutiny
• NJ Legislature OKs Entertainment Renovation Tax Credit
• United Rentals Says NC Sales Rep Diverted Biz To Competitor
• Ga. Panel Says Judge Overstepped In Voiding Noncompete
• Wholesaler Admits To $2.5M Opioid Diversion Scheme
• Supreme Court Rejects Cigar Maker's Appeal Over Atty Fees
• Retailer Saks Global Hits Ch. 11 With Over $3B Debt
• CoStar, Quinn Emanuel Spar Over Litigation Representation
• Credit-Card Fight Heats Up As Trump Backs Swipe Fee Bill
• The Atlantic Sues Google In Latest Ad Tech Antitrust Suit
• Emotional Distress Claim Axed In Hartford Fire Coverage Row
• Google Gets 6 Ad Tech Rivals' Complaints Consolidated To 2
• Ill. Justices Mull COVID Screening Pay Under State Law
• Google Moves To Toss Penske Media's AI Overview Suit
• Starbucks Misled Patrons On Coffee Supplier Ethics, Suit Says
• Battery Co. Urges 11th Circ. To Undo $20M Award In IP Feud
• Oak Street Exec's Ex-Partner Must Forfeit $617K In Assets
• CEO Of Auto Mat Maker WeatherTech Tapped For FTC Spot
• 2nd Circ. Hints Ex-Luxottica Worker Has ERISA Standing
• Full Fed. Circ. Asked To Reconsider Car Seat Patent Case
• Fed. Circ. Backs PTAB's Axing Of UV Disinfectant Patent
• Squires Institutes 8 Patent Reviews, Rebuffs 47 Petitions
• DOJ Fights For May Trial Against Agri Stats
• 3 Key Takeaways From Planned Rescheduling Of Cannabis
• Lawmakers Eye 2-Year Delay On Hemp Ban Implementation
• 6 Issues That May Follow The 340B Rebate Pilot Challenge
• Bath & Body Works Investor Sues Over Co.'s Growth Claims
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• NJ Gov. Signs Bill Regulating Intoxicating Hemp Products
• 'Sazerac Stitches' TM Too Similar To Sazerac, Fed. Circ. Says
• Hand & Stone Sent Info To Google, Meta And TikTok, Suit Says
• Maine Alters Excise Tax Assessment On Camper Trailers
• House Clears African, Haitian Trade Agreement Extensions
• 2 Firms Guide IPO Valuing Construction Rental Co. At $6.4B
• Hemp Co. Accuses Rival Of Using Pot-Based THC, Not Hemp
• Jordan Card Forgery Case Just A Grading Dispute, Jury Told
• US Backs Tarnishment Provision Constitutionality At 9th Circ.
• Attorneys Chastened By Fed. Circ.'s ITC Mixed Deadline Ruling
• Gamestop's 'Buy Online' Option Is Deceiving, Shopper Says
• Fed. Circ. Preserves Google, Keysight, Instacart Patent Wins
• Scented Products TM Row Ends In Trial Lunchtime Settlement
• Trump Says 25% Tariff Incoming For Iranian Biz Dealings
• TTAB Cancels 'Reefer Madness' TM Over Prior Apparel Sales
• FCC Scraps Verizon's 60-Day Phone Unlocking Mandate
• Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance
• Local Governments Ask Texas Judge To Keep NFA Intact
• Equipment Rental Cos. Ask To Toss Pricing Software Claims
• Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change
• Apple Hit With False Ad Suit Over Digital Content Sales
• Wilson Sports Co., Worker End Paternity Leave Firing Suit
• Ad Tech Rivals Say 'Unique Harms' Make Complaints Separate
• Joint Cannabis Firms Settle Antitrust, 'Gun Jumping' Claims
• Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing
• Judge Won't Reconsider Pot Club Owners' Injunction Bid
• Steel Rebar From Algeria, Egypt, Vietnam Faces Early Duties
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Cayuga Nation, Cig. Sellers, Vie For Post-Verdict Wins
• Justices Won't Hear Challenge To Foreign Word TM Rule
• Wash. AG Aims To Weigh In On Constitutionality Of Email Law
• Calif. Woman's Bid For Cannabis License Too Rushed, RI Says
• Furniture Store Employees Get 1st OK For Data Breach Deal
• Squires Sets Precedent, Guidance On Discretionary Denials
• DOL Praises Resolution Of Home Depot 401(k) Battle
• Colo. Judge Nixes Lender Claims Against Brewer, Bottling Co.
• Water Co. Investor Pulls Merger Suit Alleging $2B Loss
• BP Rebuttal Survives In Suit Over Stalled Ga. Truck Stop Build
• Hacking Claims Tossed In Cannabis Co.'s Trade Secrets Suit
• Ropes & Gray Steers IPO Plan For Bob's Discount Furniture
• DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process
• Shopify Suit Is An Early Antitrust Test Of 'Buy Now, Pay Later'
• X Strikes Back At Music Publishers With Antitrust Suit
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Skechers, Tech Co. Investors Sue For Stock Appraisals In Del.
• Calif. Wage Suit Settles Months After Atty Admits To AI Mishap
• Taxation With Representation: King & Spalding, Torys, Milbank
• Golfer Asks 11th Circ. To Reinstate Shattered Club Suit
• Rakoff Hints 'Baby Shark' Mail-Service Precedent Is Unpopular
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Trade Secrets Row, A Patient Data Deal
• Texas Law Firm Sues Former Clients Over $11M Unpaid Fees
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Costco Denied Breaks Due To Understaffing, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Vacates Seagate Loss In Hard Drive Price-Fixing Case
• Walgreens Gets $392K Sanction Against Blue Cross Insurers
• NYAG Presses Instacart On Algorithmic Pricing Compliance
• FCC Waives Call Consent Revocation Rule Until Early 2027
• Fed. Circ. Says Crocs' Appeal Of Split ITC Loss Came Too Late
• Comscore Ducks Antitrust But Not Unfairness Claims, For Now
• Wolfspeed Securities Class Action Sent To NC Federal Court
• Fla. Entrepreneur Urges Court To Halt RI Pot Licensing
• 6th Circ. Says Immunity Dooms Mich. Farm's Zoning Fight
• Texas AG Says P&G Is Updating Kid Fluoride Crest Label
• Fed. Circ. Backs Trade Court's Rejection Of Cheaper Duty Bid
• Yankees Slugger Wins TM Battle Over 'Judge' Slogans
• ITC To Investigate Smartwatch Giants Over Fall Detection IP
• Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4
• DC Court Partially Trims Shein IP Suit Against Temu
• Amici Back CoStar's Review Bid For Rival's Antitrust Claims
• 3 Firms Advise On $500M Good Culture PE Buyout
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• OpenAI Can't Ax Musk's Fraud Claim Over For-Profit Plan
• Home Depot 401(k) Fight Wraps Before High Court Gets A Say
• Live Nation Looks To Toss BOTS Act Case
• 'I'm Not Buying It': Judge Pans 'Ridiculous' Colgate Argument
• Expedia Wants Singapore's Help Getting Docs In Rival's Suit
• Amazon Seeks To Halt Supplement Suit As FDA Nixes Rule
• Colo. Knife Manufacturer Says Rival Misused Trademarks
• Higher Expectations For 'Schedule A' IP Suits On The Horizon
• Texas Tobacco Co. Says Supplier Sabotaged Contract, Sales
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• NJ Town Blasts 'Litigation Tactic' In Mall Sunday Sales Suit
• Amazon Stay Bid Should Fail In Patent Suit, WDTX Told
• State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends
• Fans Defend Merch Monopoly Suit Against NFL, Fanatics
• DSW Says Sony Copyright Case Filed In Interest Of Efficiency
• A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding
• How Settlement In Texas TCPA Case Affects Text Marketing
• FDA Pushes Back On Vape Cos.' 5th Circ. Appeal
• DC, New Jersey Delis Reach Deal To End Trademark Fight
• Section 230 Knocks Down Addiction MDL, Meta Tells 9th Circ.
• Amazon Nears Deal With Flex Drivers In Tip Skimming Suit
• Amazon Seeks To 'Hot Tub' MIT Prof's Opinion In Antitrust Suit
• Vape Interests Look To 5th Circ. To Halt Miss. E-Cig Law
• Ramey Blocked As Atty In Image Patent Fight In NY
• Public Health Atty Talks Botulism, Infants And FDA Staffing
• Atty Apologizes For ChatGPT-Hallucinated Citations In Briefs
• Drugmakers Fight Multifront Legal Battles Over GLP-1s
• Boscov's Tenant Sues Over Del. Mall Tax Reimbursements
• Ill. Judge Trims Most Of Walgreens Shareholder Suit
• Google Wants One Complaint From Ad Tech Rivals, Not Six
• Groups Again Push Fed. Circ. To Eye 'Settled Expectations'
• NJ Bill Aims To Earmark $2.5B In Development Tax Credits
• Distribution Co. Drops Suit Alleging Kraft Stole Database
• FTC Urges DC Circ. To Unblock Media Matters Probe
• Goldberg Segalla Taps 17 Attys As Partners, 4 Special Counsel
• Tile Tells 9th Circ. To Send Stalking Victims' Suit To Arbitration
• Amazon Plaintiff Says 'Buy Movie' Button Fools Shoppers
• Amazon Can't Beat Pandemic-Era Price-Gouging Suit In Wash.
• Fla. AG Says Pot Legalization Proposal 'Misleads Voters'
• Quince Moves To Toss Williams Sonoma's False Ad Suit
• 9th Circ. Creates Split On Dormant Commerce And Cannabis
• Amazon Sued Over Burns From Erupting Instant Pot
• 4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In December
• Conn. AG Challenges Reynolds' Win In 'Recycling' Label Suit
• Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year
• Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026
• ITC Probing Claims Of Unfairly Priced Mexican Strawberries
• Tribe Seeks $662K Atty Fees After RICO Win Over Pot Shop
• 9th Circ. Says Dormant Commerce Clause Doesn't Cover Pot
• McDonald's Resolves Long-Running No-Poach Antitrust Case
• Turkey Antitrust Judge Urges Deal Talks 'One Last Time'
• Starbucks Beats Investors' Labor Relations Suit On Appeal
• Ticketmaster Accused Of Monopoly Tactics By Ex-Startup
• Saks Global Names New CEO Ahead Of Possible Bankruptcy
• Trump Delays Cabinet, Furniture Tariff Hikes Until 2027
• Ind. House Bill Would Allow Municipal Tax On Shorter Rentals
• Consumer Protection Cases And Trends To Watch In 2026
• Copyright & Trademark Policy And Trends To Watch In 2026
• Patent Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• Trademark Cases To Watch In 2026
• Merger Settlements Keep Rolling, With A Hitch
• Marijuana And Hemp Policy Enters Uncharted Waters In 2026
• The Top Telecom Developments To Watch In 2026
• California Cases To Watch In 2026
• Food & Beverage Cases To Watch In 2026
• Washington Cases To Watch In 2026
• Patent Cases To Watch In 2026
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year