Retail & E-Commerce
Retail & E-Commerce Law360 provides breaking legal news and analysis on the retail and e-commerce industries. Coverage includes litigation, policy developments, and corporate deals involving traditional stores, online shopping companies, and retail developers.
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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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March 18, 2019
Willkie, Skadden Steer FIS’ $43B Worldpay Buy
Fidelity National Information Services, led by Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, on Monday inked a $43 billion deal, including debt, for Worldpay, guided by Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP, marking the latest payments services tie-up as the space consolidates.
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March 15, 2019
StarKist Settles Tuna Price-Fixing Claims With Kroger, Others
StarKist Co. announced Friday that it has agreed to a settlement with Kroger Co. and other retailers to resolve allegations of a widespread tuna price-fixing conspiracy that have been the focus of multidistrict litigation in California federal court.
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March 15, 2019
L.L. Bean Beats Customer's Return Policy Suit
A California federal judge has once again tossed a proposed class action that claims new limits on L.L. Bean Inc.'s century-old lifetime warranty violate consumer protection statutes, finding the company's most recent policy does not actually affect the customer's purchases.
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March 15, 2019
Lottery Co. Renews Bid To Dodge Ill. Fraud Class Action
Illinois’ former lottery manager told a federal judge Thursday it didn’t hurt ticket-buyers’ luck when it ended one of its games early and that customers had used up their chances to amend their fraud suit.
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March 15, 2019
Apple Says Spotify Is Asking For A Free Ride
Apple Inc. responded Thursday to complaints from music streaming service Spotify that the tech giant rigs its App Store and devices to benefit its own services at the expense of rivals, saying Spotify wants to reap the benefits of the store without paying its share.
Areas of Coverage
- AGENCIES
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration
- U.S. Department of Labor
- National Labor Relations Board
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Federal Trade Commission
- State and international retail regulators
- POLICY & REGULATION
- Antitrust and consumer protection controls
- Credit card transaction rules
- Franchise regulation
- Minimum wage and tip requirements
- Sales tax issues
- Retail and e-commerce lobbying
- International retail legislation and regulation
- ENFORCEMENT
- Import bans and trade restrictions that affect retailers
- Counterfeiting and piracy investigations
- Merger reviews
- LITIGATION
- Breach of contract suits
- Data breach actions
- Patent and trademark suits
- Labor and employment disputes
- Mass torts
- Product liability and personal injury suits
- Antitrust disputes
- Shareholder suits
- Patent and trademark suits
- Bankruptcy proceedings
- TRANSACTIONS
- Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
- Share buybacks and stock splits
- Franchise and management agreements
- Retail project finance and real estate deals, including mall developments
- PROFILES
- Personnel moves
- Profiles of retail and e-commerce practices
Readership
- Retail and e-commerce lawyers at top law firms
- Corporate counsel and compliance officers at Fortune 1000 companies
- Executives and attorneys in the retail and e-commerce industries
- Information experts at law firms, agencies, and companies
- Policymakers at federal and state agencies
- Judges and court staff across the U.S.
- Professors, students, and library staff at every accredited law school in the U.S.
- Attorney and law firm marketing professionals