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Retail & E-Commerce - August, 2026

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• Calif. Passes Bills To Limit Tracking Suits, Boost Privacy
• Perrigo Settles Antitrust Suits Over Baby Formula Market
• Valve's 15K Antitrust Arbitrations Will Stay On Ice, Judge Says
• 9th Circ. Won't Rehear Eye Drop Antitrust Suit Despite Dissent
• How Did Litigants Fare In Judge Albright's 55 Patent Trials?
• Defamation Litigation Roundup: NYT, J&J, Azerbaijan
• FTC, AGs Say Amazon Pocketed $20B With Fraudulent Auctions
• Oregon Packaging Law Survives Constitutional Challenge
• Ford, Bronco Builder Rev Up TM Fight Over Custom Builds
• Dupray Hit With Suit Over Steam Cleaner Recall
• Paul Mitchell Urges 9th Circ. To Untangle False Ad Class
• Kind Hit With False-Ad Suit Over 'ZEROg Added Sugar' Label
• Levi Strauss Buyer Seeks Refund After Trump Tariffs Tossed
• Domino's Seeks To Deliver Noncompete Suit To Arbitration
• 9th Circ. 'Bad Spaniels' Ruling Rewrites TM Dilution Playbook
• DOJ Says Federal Law Permits Challenge Of Denver Gun Ban
• ChatGPT, Reddit, Roblox ID'd For Extra EU Digital Safeguards
• How Texas' Protein Powder Probe Reflects Prop 65's Influence
• Mead Johnson Prevails In 1st Infant Formula MDL Trial
• Smoke Shop Owners Say NY Tribe Can't Seek $662K In Fees
• 'Troubled' 7th Circ. Finds No Harm From Benesch Atty Conflict
• Mead Johnson, Mom Clash On Formula Risks In Trial Closing
• MLB's Tampa Bay Rays Get Key Approvals For New Stadium
• Walmart Pays $50M To End DOJ's Suit Over Opioid Crisis
• 'Friday The 13th' Creators Say Game Publisher Hid Royalties
• Md. Pot Co. Evermore Faces Bid To Confirm $1.98M Award
• 'Exemplary Performance' Earns Google Users' Attys $146.8M
• Piggly Wiggly Store To Pay $65K In EEOC Sabbath Work Suit
• Lamar Jackson's Post-MVP Success Can't Save 'Era 8' TM Bid
• Amazon Beats Calif. AG's 'Ill-Conceived' Injunction Bid
• Dealership Owners Say GM Sabotaged Them After Purchase
• UPS Workers Sue For Security Screening Time Pay
• Ex-Victoria's Secret Worker's Wage Case Sent To Arbitration
• Fed. Circ. Backs Retailers' Win Over E-Commerce Patent Suits
• AMC Hit With Class Claims Over Online Ticket 'Junk Fees'
• Tractor Supply Co. Can't Shut Down Tobacco Fee Suit
• Albertsons Loses Bid For Midtrial Win In Wash. Opioid Case
• Google Users' Atty Fee To Be In 'Realm' Of $147M, Judge Says
• Ugg-Maker Beats Rival Footwear Co.'s Antitrust Suit, For Now
• Chamber Says FTC's Meta Appeal Trying To 'Rewrite' Law
• Peloton Again Escapes Investors' Post-COVID Sales Suit
• Importer Duped NJ Distributor To Steal Grocery Biz, Suit Says
• Mead Johnson Nutrition Head Defends Formula In MDL Trial
• Amazon Sued Over Destroyed Meds, Leave And Bias Claims
• Grocers' Microcaptive Valid For Tax Benefits, 7th Circ. Told
• DOJ Can't Get Rethink On Apple Peek Into Fed Phone-Buying
• Kratom Group Says DEA Order Could Snare Natural Wares
• Ex-Abercrombie CEO's Sex Trafficking Trial Pushed To Jan.
• SoftBank Weighs Big Bet On Humanoid Maker, And More
• Taekwondo Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Faegre Drinker And Investor Trade Blame Over Depo Delays
• Mass. Officials Rebuff Challenge To Vape Ban
• Lowe's Must Face Calif. Privacy Suit Over Web Trackers
• Libertarian Org. Tells 9th Circ. Not To Let Canadian Sue Google
• Squires Institutes 6 Patent Reviews, Rejects 5 Others
• O'Reilly Worker Says Auto Retailer Shorted Breaks, Sick Pay
• Ill. Judge OKs Direct Buyers' Last Turkey Deals, Striking Trial
• Ex-Josh Cellars Exec Balks At Bid For Lit Funding Probe  
• Fed. Circ. Backs Expanded Duties On Chinese Canvas Imports
• Samsung, Apple Warn Against Google Payment Ban
• DOJ Flags Breach Of Internal Policies In Apple Suit
• Publix Fights IRS Over Denied $2.6M Research Tax Credit
• Target's ERISA Win Doesn't Ax Tobacco Surcharge Questions
• Pot Distributor Again Files Counterclaims In Contract Dispute
• Albertsons Witness Says Co.'s Opioid Policies Beat Standards
• Applebee's Franchisee Faces Slew Of Data Breach Suits
• Dog Food Suit Undercut By Own FDA Citations, Costco Says
• Pot Shop Seeks Quick Win Against Jushi On Antitrust Claims
• Marijuana Rescheduling Critics Assail Government's Standard
• No Partial Appeal Before Trial For Ex-Under Armour Supplier
• Target Says Wash. Law Blocks Baby Formula Botulism Claims
• Kellogg Sued Over Special K's 'Zero Added Sugar' Claim
• Turkey Buyers' Cost-Saving Deals Get OK In Price-Fix Fight
• How 'Most Favored Nation' Regime Affects Biopharma Deals
• Calif. Judge OKs $2.25M Settlement In Crab Price-Fixing Suit
• Fitness Co. Not Covered In Email Ad Class Suit, Insurer Says
• 7-Eleven Reaches Deal To End Worker's Tobacco Fee Suit
• What To Know As Legal Duty To Consider AI Takes Shape
• 'So What?': Albertsons Judge Skeptical Of Wash. Opioid Suit
• NY Judge Dismisses Suit Over Pelé Photo After Settlement
• Google Says Publishers Can't Get 'Fake Privilege' Discovery
• Microsoft Says Consumer Must Arbitrate Tariff Refund Claims
• Ex-Drink Co. Exec Says Part Owner Defamed, Harassed Her
• 'Time Bubble' Doesn't Warrant 'RAW' TM Retrial, Judge Says
• Sony Sues Kroger Over Influencer Ads With Copyrighted Music
• Biz Lobby Urges OECD To Cut Platform Reporting's Threshold
• 2nd Circ. Backs Amazon Workers After Conn. High Court Win
• Taylor Farms Sued Over Tainted Lettuce At Chicago Taco Bell
• Dolce & Gabbana Privacy Suit Dismissed For Lack Of Pa. Ties
• NY Bill Would Boost Litigation Risk For Cosmetics Cos.
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Mass. Retailers Sue To Block Kratom Sales Emergency Ban
• Interference Cross-Claims Tossed In Pot Sale Contract Suit
• Wis. Grocery Chain Settles Manager OT Suit For $7.5M
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Fee Award, Allowing Lontex-Nike TM Deal
• Butterball Signs $34M Price-Fixing Deal With Turkey Buyers
• Texas Hemp Cos. Bring New Challenge To Delta-8 Rules
• Ex-Abercrombie CEO Fit For Sex-Trafficking Trial
• Produce Co. Says Staffing Firm Owes Defense In Pot Test Suit
• Natural Fish Co.'s Sardines Contain Arsenic, Says Suit
• Albertsons Twists Record In Opioid Trial Motion, Wash. Says
• NJ Medicaid Fee Law Barred By ERISA, Trade Groups Argue
• Meta Tells DC Circ. To Reject FTC Appeal
• Apple's ICloud Private Relay Leaks User IP Address, Suit Says
• Appellate Vape Rulings May Expand State Regulation Powers
• How Solar Fraud Case Affects Lender Oversight Of Dealers
• $21M Deal Confirmed In Chinese E-Commerce Merger Suit
• Vape Shop Says NC University Wants It Out Of Nextdoor Plaza
• Costco Asks Judge To Rethink Ruling, Toss Moonlighting Suit
• Sephora Denied Wash. Workers Breaks, Class Action Says
• Fla. Panel Reinstates $6.8M Injury Verdict Against Walmart
• TikTok's Ex-Legal Head Made Racist Comments, Suit Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Can-Am Fuel Claims Against Sinclair, Glovis
• Ruling Clears Path For Nov. 3 Vote On Miami Marina Project
• Ticket Buyers Ask 2nd Circ. To Nix Live Nation Arbitration
• Smoke Shop Chain Misclassified Workers, Owes OT, Suit Says
• Fashion Biz Founder Gets 5 Years For Large-Scale Fraud
• Nintendo Customer Fights To Keep Tariff Refund Suit Alive
• Estee Lauder's TM Suit 'Full Of Detail,' Judge Tells Walmart
• Trade Groups Back Apple In 9th Circ. Class Decert. Fight
• Amazon v. Perplexity Ruling Limits CFAA Reach Over AI Tools
• Conn. Nissan Dealer Will Pay $4M To End FTC's Junk Fee Suit
• Costco Chicken Case Highlights Food Labeling Lessons
• Addressing Merchant Cash Advances In Subchapter V
• Monitor Exposure, Stay Flexible Amid Tariff Uncertainty
• Under Armour Fights Ex-Supplier's Bid For Antitrust Appeal
• AmEx Waived Arbitration By Refusing Fees, 1st Circ. Says
• KKR Lobs $9B Takeover Offer At UGI, Plus More Rumors
• Being In A Band Made Me A Better Lawyer
• Sports Card Seller, Dealer Settle Collapsed Buyout Suit
• Davis Wright Vets Scolded: Don't Tell Foes 'How To Run Firm'
• Amazon Wants Full 9th Circ. To Rethink Block On Perplexity AI
• FTC Warns Secret Personalized Prices Likely To Draw Scrutiny
• 1st Circ. Says Apellis Disclosures Weren't 'Half-Truths'
• Albertsons Says Wash. Failed To Prove Opioid Claims At Trial
• Cracker Barrel Can't Toss ERISA Tobacco Fee Suit
• Apple Makes App Store Policy Changes In Europe
• TaxAct Settles Conn. Claims Of Info Sharing Via Site Trackers
• Burlington Accused Of Requiring Work During Unpaid Breaks
• 10th Circ. Ruling Undermines False Ad 'Two Clicks' Rule
• Ex-Client Takes Aim At Wilson Elser's 'Duplicative' Experts
• 5th Circ. Backs Delay Of FDA's 11-Warning Cigarette Rule
• Ex-Loeb & Loeb RE Pro Joins Greenberg Traurig In NYC
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Surviving A Long Trial
• Trump Delays Canada Tariffs, Says Deal Imminent
• Lady Gaga Beats Surf Brand's 'Mayhem' TM Infringement Suit
• Uber Eats To Pay $4.4M To End Seattle Wage Theft Claims
• Amazon Shoppers' $309M Returns Class Deal Gets Initial OK
• Big Tech, PTAB Attys Urge Justices To Fix USPTO Power Grab
• ATF's Ghost Gun Rule Found Unconstitutional By Texas Judge
• Black & Decker Retiree Seeks Cert. In BlackRock ERISA Suit
• Gun Co. Palmetto Shorted Workers On OT, Suit Says
• Franchise Group Trust Seeks $700M Over Take-Private Deal
• Are Trump Diamond Tariff Breaks Tied To Gift? Wyden Asks
• DEA Blasts Marijuana Foes' Objections To Rescheduling
• Publishers Target Google's 'Fake Privilege' In Ad Tech MDL
• Sofia Vergara's Underwear Co. Moves To Nix AI Deepfake Suit
• Attys In Ebay Harassment Suit Seek Lion's Share Of $15M Fee
• Infant Formula MDL Judge Laments Ongoing 'Trial-By-Video'
• DSW, Sony Strike Deal In Social Media Music Copyright Fight
• What Calif.'s New Focus On Microplastics Means For Cos.
• ​​​​​​​Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Pitney Bowes Hit With Tariff Refund Suit By EBay Users
• Chicago Pot Co. Recast $2M Investment As Gift, Suit Claims
• Apple Bricked Smartwatches In Software Update, Suit Says
• Mead Johnson Pushed Formula Knowing Risks, Jury Told
• Happy Egg Breaks 'Pasture Raised' False Ad Class At 9th Circ.
• Virginia Hemp Cos. Lose Bid To Halt THC Cap
• Philly Says Gun Shop Insurer Must Pay $12M Settlement
• Companies Underpaid Staffing Agency Workers, Suit Alleges
• Papa John's Workers Get Approval For $5M No-Poach Deal
• Judge Flags NASCAR's 'Thorny Problems' With Counterfeiters
• Latest Squires Patent Review Order Grants 1, Denies 3
• FTC Gets $725M Liquid Nails Deal Blocked
• Whiskey Business: Parsing The 9th Circ. Jack Daniel's IP Toss
• Kroger's $75K EEOC Disability Bias Deal Gets Green Light
• Amazon Revives Arbitration Clause, Bars Class Actions
• AstraZeneca Joins States Aiming To Block Ill. 340B Drug Law
• Data Privacy Practices Put Wash. Residents At Risk, AG Says
• Apple Says No To Rethink Of Fed Phone Buying Subpoena
• Hemp Cos. Ask 6th Circ. To Keep Ohio Law On Pause
• App Co. Asks Court Not To Let Apple 'Drag' It Across Country
• Utz, Condiment Co. Sued Over Avocado Oil Claims
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Elanco Investors' Securities Fraud Suit
• ITC Fights Bid To Force Baby Carrier Co. To Drop Case
• Court Clears RI Pot Licensing After Law Drops Residency Rule
• Ex-Under Armour Ally Wants Pause For Appeal Of Cut Claims
• Cuisinart Sued Over Exploding Pressure Cookers
• Fed. Circ.'s Thermostat Ruling Holds Patent Jury Trial Lessons
• Chicago Auto Lease Tax Is Unconstitutional, Suit Says
• Mapping A Compliance Framework For AI Chatbot Operators
• Fashion Greenwashing Risk Goes From Reputational To Legal
• First Baby Formula MDL Trial To Kick Off In Chicago
• 7th Circ. Won't Revive Popcorn Shop Worker's Retaliation Suit
• Supreme Court's Apple App Store Pause Lifted After 24 Hours
• 'Anticompetitive Friction': Google Must Fix App Store Search
• Quinoa Product Has Barely Any Quinoa, Suit Says
• Customers Can't Depose Google, Apple CEOs, 9th Circ. Says
• Kratom Cos. Can't Escape Conn. Court's Reach, Father Says
• Baker Botts Atty Cleared Of Defamation In Inventor's Suit
• Wolfspeed Escapes Investor Suit Over 'Optimistic' Projections
• Bezos Backs Liverpool Deal, GameStop May Pivot, And More
• Nike Agrees To End Appeal Of TM Fee Award At 3rd Circ.
• P&G, Arm & Hammer Sued Over Unscented Deodorant Claims
• Walmart Fights Black Atty's Theft Accusation In Bias Suit
• White House Aims Customs AI Tool At Chinese Tariff Evasion
• NC Biz Court Bulletin: Judges Retire, HCA Suit Heads To Trial
• Walgreens Faces Pregnancy Bias Suits From 2 Ex-Workers
• Going To Hardcore Shows Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Picks Ex-Arkansas SG, Walmart Lawyer For 8th Circ.
• Albertsons Judge Hears Testimony On Rx Opioid, Abuse Link
• Wis. Hits Vape Co. With $630K Fine For Banned Products
• Del. Judge Slashes Fee Bid For 'Underwhelming' Settlement
• Apple Gets Brief Pause In App Store Case From High Court
• Texas Judge Keeps Hemp THC Curbs In Place During Suit
• Senate Passes Bill Letting Feds Share Counterfeit Import Data
• Tekion Can't Update CDK Dealer Software Monopoly Claims
• Bridal Shop's Fire Coverage Suit Should Be Axed, Judge Says
• Avoiding Sponsor Conflicts As NCAA Patch Rule Takes Effect
• Crabbers Say Seafood Co. Is Part Of Dungeness Price 'Cartel'
• IP Notebook: 'Iceman' Logjam, Gemini Fight, Stealth Bot Bill
• Video Tech Co. Advances IP Suit Against Ex-Business Partner
• Apparel Co. Loses Coverage Bid For Adidas Trademark Suit
• Heated Cholula Fans Say McCormick Ruined Famous Sauce
• Denver Says DOJ Misuses Police Law In Gun Ban Challenge
• Worker Says Meijer Can't Duck Suit Over Tobacco Use Fee
• Unilever Misleads With 'No Preservatives' Claim, Suit Says
• Virginia Says Hemp Cos. Can't Block New THC Limits
• Campbell's Soup Targeted In Tariff Refund Suit Blitz
• Hemp Co. Vireo Aims To Toss Ownership Contract Claims
• Spa Fights 9th Circ.'s 'Swinging Dicks' Order At High Court
• Cannabis Clients Sue Atty Over Missed Deadline In $5.7M Suit
• 9th Circ. Backs FDA's Denial Of Fruit-, Candy-Flavored Vapes
• AbbVie, Novartis Seek To Block Ill. 340B Drug Discount Law
• Lighting Co. Won't Get Fees Or Triple Damages In Patent Case
• Taylor Farms Pulls Jalapeno Products Over Salmonella Risk
• Meta Loses Appeal Days Before Social Media Trial Begins
• Costco Can't Shake Wash. Workers' Moonlighting Class Action
• How 'Settled Expectations' Affect Amazon's Patent Program
• Fla. Justices Give Trial Judges More Dismissal Discretion
• California City And Cannabis Co. Square Off In Contract Suit
• Electrolux Seeks DC Circ. Review Of IAM Pension's $32M Win
• Lowe's, Chubb Unit Reach Deal To End $90M Settlement Fight
• GoFundMe Tricked Donors Into Paying Default Tips, Suit Says
• Colo. Pot Co. Says Sales Director Disloyal, Worked For Rival
• Tax Preparers Seek OK Of $1M Deal In OT Suit
• Lessons From 5 Months Of DOJ Corporate Policy Deals
• Limiting Employer Risk If Calif. Case Upends Time Rounding
• NY Court Says Town's Cannabis Zoning Rule Preempted
• Ghost Gun Supplier Dodges $7.7M Penalty In Conn. AG Battle
• Insurer Refuses To Cover Software Co. In Wiretap Suits
• Crocs Workers Near $300K Deal In OT Miscalculation Suit
• AG Watch: Va. Auto Renewal Law Clears Enforcement Path
• ERISA Recap: 6 Important Rulings From July
• Mercedes Drivers Say Metallic Seat Logos Can Cause Burns
• Stalking Victim Needs To File New Apple AirTag Suit In Fla.
• NJ Justices Say Employee UIM Needn't Match Liability Cap
• Sherwin-Williams Unable To Can Co.'s Fireproof False Ad Suit
• Ga. Drops Uber Tax Appeal After State High Court Loss
• After Monsanto, Defense Bar Must Build Case Against Lohr
• Safeway Must Face Suit Over Advertised Wine Discounts
• Del. Chancery Sends Iridium CFO Dispute To Arbitration
• FTC-Deere Deal Tells Cautionary Tale On Repair Access Limits
• Judge Certifies Disney 'Toy Story 3' TM Fight For Appeal
• Ohio Judge Tosses DSW Suit Against Sony In Copyright Fight
• Shein Eyes $40B Valuation Via Hong Kong IPO, More Rumors
• China Announces Trade Countermeasures After US Actions
• QVC Ch. 11 Confirmation Shows Independent Directors' Value
• What Cos. Must Know About EPA Water Monitoring Proposal
• Missouri Fires Back At Challenge To New Hemp Regulations
• Being A Sommelier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Grocery Chains Accuse Refined Sugar Cos. Of Price-Fixing
• Product Liability Cases To Watch: Midyear Report
• Starbucks Ditched Irish Vodka Without Notice, Producer Says
• NYC's Food Apps Data Law Goes Too Far, 2nd Circ. Says
• Fed. Circ. Backs Another Lululemon Win On Nike Patent
• Judge Tosses 'Free' Wi-Fi Calling Fraud Claim Against Carriers
• Graphic Designer Agrees To End $31M Brewery Logo Suit
• Judge Says Firearms Act Can't Stand After Gun Taxes Zeroed
• MF Doom IP Suit Highlights Hurdles For Trademark Claims
• Ga. Panel Weighs Damages Law In $950K Walmart Fall Case
• Bath Product-Maker Vi-Jon Gets Interim Cash Use OK In Ch.11
• Glenmark Pharma Hit With Safety Suit After Carvedilol Recalls
• Revive Rx Can't End Eli Lilly's Suit Over Tirzepatide Drugs
• Shareholders Seek OK Of Deal On Inflated Weedmaps Metrics
• US Looking Into Aluminum, Tissue For Possible Duty Evasion
• 3 Private Suits Test Influencer Ads As FTC Stays On Sidelines
• Alibaba Investor Says E-Com Giant Hid China Military, AI Risks
• State Privacy Enforcer Consortium Adds Vermont To Ranks
• AGs Can't Yet Get Discovery Into Live Nation's DOJ Deal
• US Beekeepers Say USDA Mislabels 'Organic' Foreign Honey
• Google Accused Of Antitrust Behavior In Ad Tech Practices
• 11th Circ. Backs $12M Battery IP Award, But Drops Damages
• Kirkland, Jones Day Guide P&G's $3.8B Buy Of Thorne
• Search Rival, Advocates Back DOJ Against Google In DC Circ.
• Ace Hardware Seeks To Escape Price-Fixing Suit
• Colo. Judge Stays Carvana Manager's Safety Concerns Suit
• Texas Hemp Suit Says Federal Law Preempts State Policy
• Campbell's And Staffing Co. Hit With Unpaid OT Suit
• 9th Circ. Vacates Amazon's Block On Perplexity AI Bot
• Digital Marketing Co. Ibotta Beats Shareholder's IPO Action
• Judge Undoes Default Order Against Hemp Co. In CBD Oil Suit
• 35 AGs Urge Congress Not To Delay Hemp Ban Rollout
• AI, Prediction Markets Lead Securities Developments In 2026
• 9th Circ. Tosses Jack Daniel's Win In 'Bad Spaniels' Fight
• Mexico, Japan Eye Trade Cooperation On Energy, AI
• Amazon Delivery System Suppresses Wages, NJ AG Says
• 9th Circ. Revives Claims Over FDA, USDA 'FODMAP' Labeling
• PetMeds Beats Pixel Tracking Privacy Suit Over Standing Flaw
• Five Below Investors Win Class Cert. In Growth Potential Suit
• Albertsons Says Wash. Slow To Warn Of Bad Drug Prescribers
• Pokémon Sued Over Director's Alleged Secret Bathroom Cams
• 25 States Sue Trump Over 3rd Round Of Global Tariffs
• Guitar Co.'s New Trial Request In Gibson TM Case Falls Flat
• 9th Circ. Won't Revive Google Rival's Antitrust Suit
• Jury Clears DoorDash In Data IP Case After Other Suits Settle
• T-Mobile Hit With Class Action Over Retirement Fund
• Monthly Merger Review Snapshot
• Insurer Says It Owes No Coverage In Mall Abduction Suit
• Pa. Judge Says Vape Cos. Must Rebut Courts Backing Bans
• Fla. Stalking Victim Sues Apple Over AirTags
• IRS Says Reclassification Of Pot Subverts NM Co.'s Tax Claim
• Hormel Inks Turkey Price-Fix Deal, Butterball Urged To Settle
• Fed. Circ. Rejects Amazon Efforts To Halt Patent Suit In Texas
• Hemp Cos. Seek To Block New Virginia THC Cap
• GOP Sens. Back FCC Cellphone 'Unlocking' Rules
• Mitchell Gold Workers Drop Suit After Bankruptcy Deal
• Calif. Recycle Label Order Imperils Product Responsibility Law
• FTC Focus: Enforcing Vertically Integrated Operating Systems
• Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40