Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • June 03, 2026

    Campbell Soup Sued Over 'Worm-Like' Critters In SpaghettiOs

    Florida parents and their minor child have lodged a negligence suit against Campbell Soup Co. in federal court, alleging that the child and her mother discovered "worm-like organisms" moving in SpaghettiOs they ate and suffered parasitic infections as a result.

  • June 03, 2026

    HP Customers Say Latest Third-Party Ink Suit Should Proceed

    HP customers argued Wednesday that an Illinois federal judge should let them pursue amended antitrust accusations that the printer-maker illegally blocked consumers from using third-party ink, noting their expanded allegations about the printer boxes' "bait-and-switch" cartridge disclaimer should be enough to advance.

  • June 03, 2026

    'This Is Their Document': Jury Told J&J Docs Prove Talc Lies

    Counsel for the families of three women who died of ovarian cancer delivered closing arguments Wednesday in their six-week-long bellwether lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, telling jurors that decades-old internal documents prove the company hid that its talc was contaminated with asbestos.

  • June 03, 2026

    Texas Court Blocks Stetson Maker From Some Mexico Sales

    A Texas Business Court judge granted a hat seller part of a temporary restraining order blocking Hatco Inc. from selling its well-known cowboy hats to other retailers in Mexico, but said Wednesday that she would not order Hatco to sell its products at the same discount as before.

  • June 03, 2026

    Insurer Says E-Cig Co.'s Lies Bar Warehouse Fire Coverage

    An insurer said it shouldn't have to pay out an electronic cigarette product wholesaler's $5 million claim for a warehouse fire, telling an Illinois federal court that the company misrepresented important facts about its business in its application for coverage that warrant rescission of the policy.

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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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  • 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