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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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September 17, 2025
Pot Entrepreneur Pushes 4th Circ. To Rehear Licensing Fight
A California cannabis entrepreneur has asked the Fourth Circuit to rehear her case after a panel rejected her bid to upend Maryland's marijuana social equity licensing program, arguing that the appellate judges' ruling turned on multiple errors of law and fact.
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September 17, 2025
Walmart's CLO Plans Departure To Pursue 'Next Chapter'
Walmart's chief legal officer, whose seasoned in-house career has included working in the private sector and at senior levels of the federal government, said Tuesday that she will leave her position at the end of the retail giant's fiscal year in January.
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September 17, 2025
Md. Hemp Cos. Plan To Challenge Cannabis Law At 4th Circ.
A group of hemp companies challenging Maryland's cannabis policies told a federal judge Tuesday that they plan to appeal a pair of recent adverse rulings, citing in part a new federal appellate ruling that pot sellers are entitled to constitutional protections.
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September 16, 2025
Ky. Judge Backs Fed's Debit-Fee Cap In Split With ND Ruling
A Kentucky federal judge on Monday upheld a Federal Reserve Board cap on debit-card swipe fees that a local merchant challenged as overly generous to banks, breaking with a North Dakota federal court that recently rejected the same regulation.
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September 16, 2025
Starbucks Resolves Swipe Fee Claims With BofA, Mastercard
Starbucks is the latest retailer to settle claims in an antitrust action Tuesday in New York federal court alleging Mastercard, Bank of America and several other financial institutions were part of an illegal scheme forcing merchants to pay excessive fees when shoppers pay with their credit or debit cards.
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