Retail & E-Commerce

  • July 01, 2026

    Farm Says $99M Deere Right-To-Repair Deal Is Unfair

    One of the farms suing Deere & Co. in federal right to repair litigation is objecting to a $99 million settlement that received preliminary approval in May, saying the deal provides minimal relief compared to what the class could have gotten at trial, especially since more than half of it may go to class counsel.

  • July 01, 2026

    Kroger Inks $1.65B Giant Eagle Deal With Planned Divestitures

    The Kroger Co. said Wednesday it will acquire regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal worth $1.65 billion, with Jones Day advising Kroger and Giant Eagle tapping WilmerHale as lead counsel and Troutman Pepper Locke LLP as local counsel.

  • July 01, 2026

    ITC Probing Monsanto's Claims Against Chinese Glyphosate

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Chinese glyphosate, the primary ingredient used in the herbicide Roundup, to determine whether the imports that Monsanto Co. alleges are being sold at unfair prices are harming U.S. industry.

  • June 30, 2026

    Williams-Sonoma Fights To Arbitrate Sneaky Fee Claims

    Williams-Sonoma urged a California federal judge on Tuesday to toss a putative class action alleging the retailer unlawfully quotes an artificially low price for products on its website before sneaking in a "processing" fee after getting consumers credit card information, saying the claims from two women belong in arbitration.

  • June 30, 2026

    Texas Court Sends 4 Asbestos Suits Out Of MDL Court

    A Texas appeals court on Tuesday found that multiple families of people who died following diagnoses of asbestos-related malignancies can remand their cases back to the courts they initially filed in, saying the multidistrict litigation rules do not apply to their cases.

  • June 30, 2026

    Piggly Wiggly Owner Sued Over Denying Worker Sabbath Off

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued a Piggly Wiggly operator in Georgia federal court on Tuesday, accusing the grocer of denying a religious accommodation to a deli worker that would have allowed her to observe Sunday Sabbath.

  • June 30, 2026

    Smoke Shops Take Aim At Mass. Ban On Vapes And Pouches

    Massachusetts' health agency and other state officials are illegally forcing smoke shops and other retailers to pull vapes and nicotine pouches from shelves, the retailers alleged in a lawsuit claiming the enforcement effort violates federal law and caused sales to dramatically drop.

  • June 30, 2026

    CFPB's Slimmer Small-Biz Data Rule Cements End To 2 Suits

    Kentucky banks and a lender trade group have dropped their parallel lawsuits over the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Biden-era small business loan reporting requirements, citing the agency's scaled-back version of the requirements that went into effect Tuesday.

  • June 30, 2026

    Costco Says Chubb Unit Owes Defense For Warehouse Injury

    Costco accused a Chubb unit of wrongfully refusing to defend the big-box retailer in an underlying bodily injury lawsuit, arguing that the carrier owes the retailer a full defense because it was listed as an additional insured vendor under a home decor brand's policy.

  • June 30, 2026

    Egg Producers Settle Collusion Claims From DOJ, States

    State and federal enforcers have reached settlements with Cal-Maine, Versova and Hickman's Egg Ranch over claims that the egg producers inflated prices by colluding to manipulate benchmarking rates.

  • June 30, 2026

    FCC Set To Streamline Info On Broadband 'Nutrition' Labels

    The Federal Communications Commission next month will consider revamping broadband "nutrition" labels of cable service performance crafted during the Biden administration to purportedly make them less confusing, according to a Tuesday blog post.

  • June 30, 2026

    Calif. Will Lock In Biz Tax Credit Limit, Halve Min. Tax For LLCs

    California will expand its sales and use tax base to include prewritten software, make permanent its business tax credit limit and halve the $800 minimum tax for limited liability companies, under the last budget that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed as the state's chief executive.

  • June 30, 2026

    DOJ Defends Live Nation Deal As Boosting Competition Sooner

    The Justice Department offered its formal defense of the controversial midtrial settlement that allowed Live Nation to keep its Ticketmaster subsidiary, telling a New York federal judge the deal frees up artists and venues much faster than any remedy state attorneys general could achieve through their jury win.

  • June 30, 2026

    High Court Declines To Review Under-21 Gun Sale Bans

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review the constitutionality of laws banning the sale of firearms to people under 21, once again rejecting calls to consider a question that has sharply divided the lower courts.

  • June 30, 2026

    High Court Sends 3 Roundup Cases Back After Monsanto Win

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sent back several cases over claims that Bayer unit Monsanto Co.'s Roundup weed killer causes cancer, after the court last week delivered its ruling that state-based claims about a failure to warn on the weedkiller's labeling are barred by federal law.

  • June 30, 2026

    Apple Gets High Court Review Of Epic Case Sanctions

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to take up Apple's challenge to a California federal court contempt order against it for violating a ban, won by Epic Games, on company policies that barred app developers from steering users to outside payment options.

  • June 29, 2026

    Amazon Buy Might Tie Instant Pot Maker To Burn Suit In Wash.

    The Chinese manufacturer of Instant Pot can't escape claims that one of its pressure cookers malfunctioned and ejected scalding food on two people, a Washington state judge ruled, giving the plaintiffs a chance to show the company's relationship with Seattle-based online retailer Amazon is enough to establish jurisdiction.

  • June 29, 2026

    Moving Organizer Disputes Poaching Claims After Fallout

    A Connecticut federal judge on Monday probed the line between two overlapping trades because a disputed noncompete contract doesn't define either one, hoping to understand a moving company's arguments that a woman it once allegedly described as a partner poached clients, employees and intellectual property before relaunching her own company.

  • June 29, 2026

    Justices Look To Shed Light On Jury Role In Pepsi TM Battle

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to hear a trademark fight over PepsiCo's "Mtn Dew Rise Energy" drink gives the justices a chance to clarify when juries, rather than judges, should decide whether a mark is inherently strong — a narrow question that attorneys say could affect how often infringement cases survive summary judgment.

  • June 29, 2026

    Walmart Chia Seeds Have 8 Times Mold Limit, Fla. Buyer Says

    Organic chia seeds Walmart sells through its private label are contaminated with "exceedingly high levels of mold and yeast," according to a lawsuit filed in Florida federal court, which claims the product is "in no way safe for human use" and "entirely worthless."

  • June 29, 2026

    Wayne-Sanderson Says Wage Claims Blocked By $70M Deal

    Wayne-Sanderson urged a Maryland federal court to enforce nearly $70 million in settlements the poultry processor reached with workers and to block dozens of individuals who are suing or threatening to sue in Alabama state court alleging wage suppression.

  • June 29, 2026

    Rural Network Providers Seek FCC Waiver To Alter Routers

    Now that the Federal Communications Commission has given some telecommunications trade groups permission to make changes to foreign-made routers that the agency has banned from being imported, those groups are asking the agency to let suppliers make the changes themselves.

  • June 29, 2026

    7-Eleven, Video Game Cos. Accused Of Infringing Comms IP

    A nonpracticing entity from New Mexico has accused 7-Eleven Inc. and various other companies of infringing its communications patent in the Eastern District of Texas.

  • June 29, 2026

    Shampoo-Maker Inks $1.2M Deal In Cancer Risk Suit

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has preliminarily approved a $1.2 million settlement resolving class claims against Lake Consumer Products alleging it sold shampoo with known carcinogens and failed to disclose the cancer risks to consumers.

  • June 29, 2026

    JCPenney Cuts $100K Deal In EEOC Cancer Bias Suit

    A Georgia federal judge has greenlighted a $99,000 deal JCPenney reached with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to wrap up a suit claiming the department store chain fired a worker for taking time off for chemotherapy sessions, the agency announced Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • 6 Issues That May Follow The 340B Rebate Pilot Challenge

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    Though the Health Resources and Services Administration withdrew a pending case to reconsider the controversial 340B rebate pilot program, a number of crucial considerations remain, including the likelihood of a rework and questions about what that rework might look like, say attorneys at Spencer Fane.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond

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    2026 will likely be shaped by issues ranging from artificial intelligence regulatory turbulence to potential evidence rule changes, and e-discovery professionals will need to understand how to effectively guide the responsible and defensible adoption of emerging tools, while also ensuring effective safeguards, say attorneys at Littler.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • Business Considerations Amid Hemp Product Policy Change

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    With the passage of a bill fundamentally narrowing the federal definition of "hemp," there are practical and business considerations that brands, manufacturers and other parties should heed over the next year, including operational strategies, evaluating contract and counterparty risk, and tax implications, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.

  • Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

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    The Disney-OpenAI agreement last month is less an anomaly than an early attempt to define what licensed generative use of entertainment intellectual property looks like in practice, including how artificial intelligence user-generated content is permitted without eroding ownership and control, says Alex Locke at Meister Seelig.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • Opinion

    DHS' Parole Termination Violates APA And Due Process

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    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s abrupt termination of family reunification parole programs violates both the Administrative Procedure Act and the due process rights of vetted beneficiaries who relied on the government's explicit invitation to wait in the U.S. for an immigrant visa to become available, says Abdoul Konare at Konare Law.

  • Shopify Suit Is An Early Antitrust Test Of 'Buy Now, Pay Later'

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    An ongoing antitrust suit in Minnesota federal court filed by Sezzle against Shopify — one of the earliest such lawsuits focused on buy now, pay later services — could play a particularly informative role in how short-term credit offerings and the broader market develop, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Series

    Mass. Banking Brief: All The Notable Legal Updates In Q4

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    Among the most significant developments on the banking regulation front in Massachusetts last quarter, Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced her bid for reelection, and the state Division of Banks continued its fintech focus by finalizing rules implementing a new money transmitter law, say attorneys at Nutter.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Higher Expectations For 'Schedule A' IP Suits On The Horizon

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    Two 2025 rulings may reflect a growing judicial discomfort with the current state of Schedule A litigation — intellectual property lawsuits that typically involve brand owners suing multiple defendants doing business on e-commerce platforms — and that evidentiary submissions and temporary restraining order requests may face more rigorous review, says Dylan Scher at Quinn Emanuel.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • State AG Enforcement During CFPB Gap Predicts 2026 Trends

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    State attorneys general responded to the decrease in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement in 2025 by stepping in to regulate consumer finance more than ever before, and the trends in rebooting CFPB investigations, cracking down on ESG and DEI initiatives, and fighting financial exploitation of homeowners will likely extend into 2026, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Series

    A Day In The In-House Life: Chime GC Talks Pathfinding

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    On a recent Tuesday in the office, Chime's general counsel Adam Frankel shares his typical work day, tackling everything from strategically guiding product launches and testing AI tools to mastering the perfect latte and making time for extracurricular interests.

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