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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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April 01, 2026
Amazon Shakes Bulk Of Alexa Users' Secret Recordings Suit
A Washington federal judge significantly narrowed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of surreptitiously recording Alexa device users' personal conversations, finding that the company had clearly disclosed the possibility of accidental device activations and that only some unregistered users had adequately asserted individual wiretap claims.
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April 01, 2026
Ill. Judge Tosses 'Half-Baked' Nestle Chocolate Labeling Suit
A Nestle consumer cannot pursue false labeling accusations over the "100% real chocolate" claim on the company's chocolate chip bags because her complaint is "half-baked" and contradicts the widespread understanding that chocolate is made from more than cacao bean-based ingredients, an Illinois federal judge said Tuesday.
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April 01, 2026
Wash. Smoke Shops, Insurer Settle Kratom Death Suit
An insurance company has reached a deal with two Washington smoke shops to end a dispute in which the insurer argued its policies did not cover defending retailers in a suit by a father who claims they sold kratom products that killed his son.
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April 01, 2026
Weber Sued Over Grill Brush Bristle Lodged In Man's Pancreas
A New Jersey man has hit Weber with a suit in federal court alleging he accidentally ingested a metal wire bristle from one of the grill-maker's recently recalled grill brushes, and that it is now stuck in his pancreas and too dangerous to remove.
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April 01, 2026
Google Users Seek $147M In Atty Fees After $425M Trial Win
Counsel for Google users who won a $425 million class action trial over claims the company unlawfully collected their information have urged a California federal judge to give them nearly $147 million in legal fees, even as both sides filed motions seeking to unwind aspects of the verdict.
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
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- 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.
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