/retail?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Retail & E-Commerce Copyright 2025 Â鶹´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:22:18 +0000 /retail/articles/2351248?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351248 A Ninth Circuit panel Tuesday appeared skeptical of a trio of consumers' bids to resurrect separate proposed class actions accusing Papa John's, Converse and Bloomingdale's of unlawfully tracking website visitors, questioning whether the plaintiffs' claims fit within the scope of California's wiretapping and eavesdropping protections. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 23:21:49 +0000 /retail/articles/2351712?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351712 The Tenth Circuit on Tuesday refused to revive a U.S. Postal Service contractor's $500 million lawsuit accusing USPS of misappropriating its confidential business information and wrongfully terminating their long-running relationship, affirming a lower court's toss of tort and contract claims. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:42:23 +0000 /retail/articles/2351762?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351762 Amazon must face a proposed class action alleging it sells non-FDA approved supplements touting health-related claims without mandatory disclaimers, after a Washington federal judge rejected the company's argument the plaintiffs lack standing to pursue claims over supplements they never bought, finding the plaintiffs allege a uniform, systematic marketing practice. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 21:05:09 +0000 /retail/articles/2351573?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351573 Samsung and Home Depot owe an insurer more than $330,000 for payments made to a policyholder for fire damage, the insurer said in a suit removed to Pennsylvania federal court, alleging that an electric range manufactured by Samsung and sold by Home Depot caused the blaze. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:46:43 +0000 /retail/articles/2351632?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351632 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's acting director has reversed Patent Trial and Appeal Board decisions that had initiated reviews of patents covering container assembly products, saying the board failed to sufficiently account for U.S. International Trade Commission proceedings over the same patents. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 20:27:45 +0000 /retail/articles/2351773?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351773 The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday revived a trademark lawsuit that the entity behind a Georgia waterpark launched against an inflatable pool maker over its purported use of the phrase "summer waves," finding a lower court has jurisdiction to hear the case. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 19:11:00 +0000 /retail/articles/2351495?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351495 A consumer plaintiff has urged an Indiana federal judge not to dismiss her proposed class action accusing Elanco Animal Health Inc. of paying off alleged co-conspirators Chewy, Petco, PetMed Express, PetSmart and PetSense to not carry cheaper generative alternatives to the Advantix topical flea and tick pet prevention drugs. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:12:40 +0000 /retail/articles/2351270?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351270 Digital payment platform Sezzle Inc. has hauled Shopify Inc. into Minnesota federal court, accusing the Canadian e-commerce giant of abusing its market power in customizable online storefronts to further stifle competition for "buy-now, pay-later" services. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:53:21 +0000 /retail/articles/2351461?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351461 Target Corp. and The Campbell's Co. are the latest broiler chicken purchasers to permanently end their price-fixing claims Monday against poultry processor giant Mar-Jac Inc. in a decade-old sprawling antitrust litigation claiming broiler chicken producers acted in concert to limit chicken production to raise prices and exchange sales volume information with each other. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:39 +0000 /retail/articles/2350358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2350358 There is wide variation in how courts are applying the California Invasion of Privacy Act against website owners that allegedly help third parties spy on visitors via chatbots — and the lack of appellate rulings creates uncertainty, especially as these cases move toward the summary judgment stage, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:53:23 +0000 /retail/articles/2350861?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2350861 The recent revelation that a handful of questions from the controversial California bar exam administered in February were drafted using generative artificial intelligence demonstrates the continued importance of disclosure for attorneys who use AI tools, say attorneys at Troutman. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:36:57 +0000 /retail/articles/2351516?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351516 Pork producer defendants involved in a major pork price-fixing case continue to push for the recusal of a Minnesota federal judge because of his clerk's connections to plaintiff-side firms, arguing the plaintiffs are running from "indisputable facts." Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:30:39 +0000 /retail/articles/2351246?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351246 As the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development drafts guidelines for combating counterfeit goods, U.S. representatives must be frank about the need to hold Chinese platforms accountable for their role in counterfeiting — and specific about the changes that will be required, says Eli Clemens at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:25:10 +0000 /retail/articles/2351535?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351535 E-commerce company Storehouse In A Box sued its former general counsel and chief operating officer in Michigan federal court Monday, alleging he misappropriated trade secrets and confidential information, while also engaging in outside ventures that conflicted with his duties, after a dispute arose over his ownership claim in the business. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:54:45 +0000 /retail/articles/2351519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351519 An Illinois federal judge on Monday admonished defense counsel in ongoing trademark litigation between Grubhub Inc. and The Kroger Co. after finding discrepancies in the Kroger attorney's representations of information Grubhub provided in a discovery response, reminding all lawyers involved of their duty of candor and adherence to professional conduct rules. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:56:44 +0000 /retail/articles/2347213?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2347213 The Eighth Circuit wondered Tuesday whether a Walmart supervisor's supposed rationale for promoting a male employee to a managerial role — that he had a "family to support" — lends credence to a female former employee's sex discrimination claim over the advancement decision. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:56:03 +0000 /retail/articles/2351561?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351561 An Illinois federal judge has decertified a class of pet food buyers alleging that Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc. misled them into thinking its "prescription" pet food was necessary medicine, saying a recent summary judgment renders the plaintiffs' damages model inadequate for certification. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:39:39 +0000 /retail/articles/2351127?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351127 Delaware's Court of Chancery showed new resistance to suits alleging corporate weaponizing of advance notice bylaws, and a new report highlighted the high fees that attorneys are cashing in on in Delaware courts compared to the federal court system. Several new suits were also filed concerning allegedly under- or overvalued sales and acquisitions being pushed through. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:13:55 +0000 /retail/articles/2351173?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2351173 A California federal judge declined to fully dismiss a proposed class action against Amazon.com alleging it sold waist trainers that left users with skin injuries and rashes, saying they adequately claimed there is a defect in the products that the company failed to warn them about. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:57:17 +0000 /retail/articles/2350904?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /retail/articles/2350904 Trading card company Panini told a New York federal court Fanatics Inc. is trying to distract from allegations it monopolized the sports trading card market by rehashing previously rejected claims that Panini interfered with licensing negotiations.