Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • November 18, 2025

    Ex-FDA Chief Accuses J&J Of Hiding Talc Risks For 50 Years

    A former head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration spent a contentious day under cross-examination Tuesday in a Los Angeles bellwether trial over claims that Johnson & Johnson's talc products caused two women's ovarian cancer, accusing the company of hiding the products' health risks for over 50 years.

  • November 18, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Won't Check Decision Eroding $4M IP Judgment

    The Federal Circuit won't rethink any part of a panel's decision that overruled most of a New York federal judge's $4 million infringement judgment against two hospitality providers in a multifaceted appeal over hookless shower curtains.

  • November 18, 2025

    Feds Say Hi-Tech 'Trampled' Trust At Close Of Fraud Trial

    Federal prosecutors closed out a nearly monthlong fraud trial against Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals and its longtime CEO by telling a Georgia jury Tuesday that they "proudly" stood by what defense attorneys for the supplement manufacturer and distributor previously derided as a "paper case."

  • November 18, 2025

    Lugano Diamonds' $12M Ch. 11 Financing Gets Interim OK

    Luxury jewelry house Lugano Diamonds & Jewelry Inc. can access up to $1.5 million in Chapter 11 financing from its majority owner as it pursues a buyer during the holiday shopping season.

  • November 18, 2025

    Conn. Tobacco Wholesaler Gets Prison Time For $1.2M Fraud

    A Connecticut-based tobacco wholesaler who admitted defrauding the state out of $1.2 million in tax revenue was sentenced Tuesday to nearly two years in federal prison.

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  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • TRANSACTIONS
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  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
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