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

  • May 29, 2026

    Skechers Seeks To Boot Wash. Anti-Spam Suit To Arbitration

    Two Washington shoppers behind a proposed class action accusing Skechers USA Inc. of sending false and misleading marketing emails must take their claims to arbitration, the footwear brand told a Seattle federal court Friday.

  • May 29, 2026

    Sig Sauer Can't Duck Gun Safety Suit

    A Washington federal court has declined to toss a proposed class action alleging Sig Sauer's P320 pistol is prone to accidental discharges, rejecting the gunmaker's arguments that the presence of a trigger guard means the gun is not defective.

  • May 29, 2026

    Justices Told USPTO's 'Settled Expectations' Rule Flouts Law

    A host of industry groups, professors, attorneys and more urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to take up Google's appeal arguing that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has exceeded its authority by using the age of patents as a reason to refuse to review them.

  • May 29, 2026

    7th Circ. Revives Chinese IP Defendants' Email Service Case

    The Seventh Circuit concluded on Friday that using email to serve Chinese defendants in "Schedule A" trademark cases is improper under the rules of the Hague Service Convention, but that an Illinois federal judge handling one such counterfeiting action must first determine whether the convention applies at all to the given case.

  • May 29, 2026

    Several Online Sellers Escape 'Designice' TM Suit

    A Florida federal judge has dismissed most defendants from a suit from a U.K.-based company that accused online retailers of making illegal merchandise with the "Designice" trademark, ruling that jurisdiction had not been established.

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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

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  • 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