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Retail & E-Commerce

  • May 05, 2025

    Ex-Supervisor Says Carvana Fired Him Because Of Disability

    A former manager for used car giant Carvana has hit the company with a lawsuit alleging that he was fired for taking time off while disabled and that the company told him as much when it let him go last year.

  • May 05, 2025

    Amazon Seeks To Exit Prime Subscribers' Slow Delivery Suit

    Amazon is urging a Washington federal judge to toss a proposed nationwide class action accusing the e-commerce giant of excluding Prime members in poorer ZIP codes from expedited delivery benefits, saying its subscription terms have always informed customers upfront that shipping speeds vary by geographic area.

  • May 05, 2025

    Sunoco Expands Into Canada With $9.1B Parkland Acquisition

    Sunoco LP on Monday said it has agreed to buy Canadian gas station and refinery operator Parkland Corp. in a cash and equity deal worth approximately $9.1 billion, including assumed debt, a deal that greatly expands Sunoco's North American fuel distribution business.

  • May 05, 2025

    Skechers Inks $9.4B Take-Private Deal Guided By 3 Firms

    Private equity firm 3G Capital will take footwear giant Skechers private for $9.4 billion in a deal guided by three law firms amid an ongoing trade war that has rattled retailers, the parties announced Monday.

  • May 05, 2025

    2nd Circ. Revives Estee Lauder Worker's Wage Claims

    The Second Circuit partly reinstated a former employee's lawsuit against cosmetics company Estee Lauder on Monday, saying she put forward enough details to support her unpaid overtime claims but not her race, gender orientation and age bias allegations.

  • May 05, 2025

    Agri Stats Wants Judge Recused From DOJ Case

    Agri Stats asked the Minnesota federal judge overseeing the government's case accusing the data firm of helping meat processors exchange sensitive information to recuse himself because one of his law clerks previously worked on the case for one of the state enforcers.

  • May 05, 2025

    NFL, Retail Group Back NBA In Video Privacy Fight

    The National Football League and a retail industry group filed separate briefs supporting the National Basketball Association's bid for the U.S. Supreme Court to let it out of a video privacy class action over its video viewing data practices, arguing that the Second Circuit stretched the relevant law beyond Congress' intent.

  • May 05, 2025

    High Court Won't Consider Reviving $13M Patent Verdict

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday said it would not review a question of vicarious liability prompted by the Federal Circuit erasing聽CloudofChange LLC's $13 million infringement trial win over NCR Corp.聽

  • May 05, 2025

    Justices Skip Recusal Case Over Fitbit Judge's Google Ties

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday聽declined to consider a patent owner's argument that a California federal judge should have recused herself from an infringement suit against Fitbit due to her alleged financial ties to the wearable tech company's parent, Google.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ex-Abercrombie CEO Isn't Fit To Stand Trial, Judge Agrees

    A New York federal judge Friday held that former Abercrombie & Fitch Co. CEO Michael Jeffries is indeed incapable of understanding the sex trafficking litigation against him and must be hospitalized for a few months to determine "whether his competency may be restored."

  • May 02, 2025

    Abbott Beats Bellwether In Formula MDL Ahead Of Trial

    An Illinois federal judge Friday held that Abbott Laboratories isn't liable for the death of a baby who consumed its Similac baby formula, entering judgment in favor of Abbott in a bellwether case in multidistrict litigation that was set to head to trial in a little over a week.

  • May 02, 2025

    Gores Group's Latest SPAC Leads 3 IPOs Totaling $792M

    Gores Holdings X Inc., the latest of several special purpose acquisition companies formed by private equity firm The Gores Group, began trading Friday after pricing an upsized $312 million IPO, the largest of three new SPAC listings totaling $792 million.

  • May 02, 2025

    O'Reilly Auto Pregnant Worker Suit Geared Up For Wash. Trial

    The Washington State Attorney General's Office may proceed to trial with claims that O'Reilly Auto denied pregnant employees' accommodation requests it was legally required to grant, an Evergreen State judge said Friday, while trimming certain retaliation claims from the suit.

  • May 02, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Budget Cuts, Student Housing, Old Malls

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from 麻豆传媒360 Real Estate Authority 鈥 including real estate takeaways from President Donald Trump's proposed federal budget cuts and two asset classes attracting attention.

  • May 02, 2025

    Mozilla Says Google Search Remedies Are Major Threat

    A Mozilla executive told a D.C. federal court on Friday that preventing Google from sharing revenue from its search ads would eliminate the nonprofit browser developer's primary source of income.

  • May 02, 2025

    Dick's Sporting Goods Execs Sued Over Post-COVID Issues

    The top brass of Dick's Sporting Goods was hit with a shareholder derivative suit Friday alleging that the company failed to disclose excess inventory and increased shrinkage or theft following the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused Dick's stock price to drop by more than 24% once the truth was revealed.

  • May 02, 2025

    Epic Says Google, Samsung Can't Ignore Its Earlier Jury Win

    In its litigation claiming that Samsung colluded with Google to dodge a Play Store court order, Epic Games has pressed a California federal court to adopt the jury findings from a similar case it won against Google, arguing that there is "little to be gained from relitigating these issues."

  • May 02, 2025

    TD Bank Must Face Suit Over Name Used To Collect On Debt

    Credit card issuer TD Bank NA can't nix a proposed class action alleging it violated West Virginia consumer credit laws prohibiting entities from using different names when collecting debt, after a federal judge said Friday it sought to collect under "Samsung Financing" and "TD Retail Card Services," neither of which is its true name.聽

  • May 02, 2025

    4 Mass. Rulings You May Have Missed In April

    Some notable Massachusetts state court decisions in April wrestled with a Staples affiliate's jurisdictional challenge in an employment case,聽a discovery dispute in the state's greenwashing litigation against Exxon involving McKinsey & Co., and an insurer's effort to be let off the hook for representing a lawyer in a malpractice claim.

  • May 02, 2025

    Texas City Backs Exxon In Recycling Defamation Suit

    The city of Beaumont, Texas, sided with Exxon in its defamation lawsuit against California's attorney general and a coalition of conservation groups, telling a court the company's advanced recycling program provided needed innovation for coastal communities.

  • May 02, 2025

    Pot Co. Drops Challenge To Mich. City's Licensing Scheme

    A would-be Michigan dispensary has dropped its suit alleging that the city of Auburn Hills violated a voter-approved ordinance by awarding a cannabis license to a company it had previously said didn't fit the criteria for one.

  • May 02, 2025

    Ad Tech Judge Mulls Possible Google Exchange Divestiture

    A Virginia federal judge expressed interest Friday in potentially forcing Google to divest a key piece of its advertising placement technology business, while voicing reservations with a U.S. Department of Justice proposal to also force another sale to address the search giant's ad tech monopoly.

  • May 02, 2025

    Musk Can Pursue Most Claims Against OpenAI, Microsoft

    Microsoft, OpenAI and several of their affiliates cannot escape the bulk of Elon Musk's lawsuit accusing the companies of swindling him by transitioning the ChatGPT maker into a for-profit enterprise, a California federal judge ruled.

  • May 02, 2025

    Trade War Spurs Companies To Freshen Disclosure Playbooks

    Against the backdrop of a protracted trade war that has rattled investors, companies are honing their securities filings and public communications strategies, posing fresh challenges for corporations and their lawyers, who are otherwise accustomed to navigating global disruptions.

  • May 02, 2025

    Florida Runners' Website Ordered To Comply With ADA

    A Florida federal judge has instructed a website for runners to accommodate customers with disabilities by bringing the site into compliance, after a visually impaired man sued the website's operator alleging it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Expert Analysis

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    Group Running Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen聽at聽Greenwald Doherty.

  • Marketing Messages Matter In State AG Consumer Protection

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    Attorneys general interpret marketing claims far more broadly than many companies may realize, so to mitigate potential risk, businesses should be vigilant about all consumer messaging, including communications that may not traditionally be considered advertising in the colloquial sense, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A 麻豆传媒 School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer鈥檚 market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business 鈥 but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Reviewing 2024's State Consumer Privacy 麻豆传媒 Enforcement

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    While we are still in the infancy of state consumer privacy laws, a review of enforcement activity this year suggests substantial overlaps in regulatory priorities across the most active states and gives insight into the likely paths of future enforcement, says Thomas Nolan at Quinn Emanuel.

  • Preparing For The New Restrictions On Investment Into China

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    In light of a new regulatory program governing U.S. investments in China-related technology companies of national security concern, investors should keep several considerations in mind, including the rules' effect on existing and new investments, compliance hurdles, and penalties for noncompliance ahead of the rules' January implementation, say attorneys at Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a 鈥渟liding scale鈥 approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Netflix Dispute May Alter 'Source' In TM Fair-Use Analysis

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    鈥婽he Ninth Circuit鈥檚 upcoming decision in Hara v. Netflix鈥, about what it means to be source-identifying鈥, could change how the Rogers defense protects expressive works that utilize trademarks in a creative fashion, says Sara Gold at Gold IP.

  • What Bisphenol S Prop 65 Listing Will Mean For Industry

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    The imminent addition of bisphenol S 鈥 a chemical used in millions of products 鈥 to California's Proposition 65 list will have sweeping compliance and litigation implications for companies in the retail, food and beverage, paper, manufacturing and personal care product industries, say attorneys at Alston & Bird.

  • Think Like A 麻豆传媒yer: Note 3 Simple Types Of Legal Complexity

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    Cases can appear complex for several reasons 鈥 due to the number of issues, the volume of factual and evidentiary sources, and the sophistication of those sources 鈥 but the same basic technique can help lawyers tame their arguments into a simple and persuasive message, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Tracking The Uncertainty Of The FTC's Negative Option Rule

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    The fate of the Federal Trade Commission's final rule requiring businesses that utilize negative options to provide consumers with a simple cancellation method remains in limbo as it faces multiple legal challenges and the threat of possible congressional action looms, say attorneys at Manatt.

  • Antitrust in Retail: Handbag Ruling Won't Go Out Of Fashion

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    Although a New York federal court鈥檚 recent decision to enjoin a proposed $8.5 billion merger between the owners of Michael Kors and Coach applied noncontroversial antitrust interpretations, several notable aspects of the opinion stand out as likely candidates for further discussion in future merger litigation, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Series

    Gardening Makes Me A Better 麻豆传媒yer

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    Beyond its practical and therapeutic benefits, gardening has bolstered important attributes that also apply to my litigation practice, including persistence, patience, grit and authenticity, says Christopher Viceconte at Gibbons.

  • What New Calif. 麻豆传媒 Means For Cannabis Lounges

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    With a recently enacted California law authorizing licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses to prepare and sell noncannabis food and beverages, the door opens for a more sustainable business model 鈥 but challenges related to costs and liability remain, says Tracy Gallegos at Duane Morris.

  • Litigation Inspiration: Reframing Document Review

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    For attorneys 鈥 new ones especially 鈥 there is much fulfillment to find in document review by reflecting on how important, interesting and pleasant it can be, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

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