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.



Sign up for a 7-day FREE trial today!



Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • May 20, 2026

    Pinterest Hit With Derivative Suit Over Tariff Impacts

    Executives and directors of social media platform Pinterest Inc. have been hit with an investor's derivative suit in California federal court accusing them of damaging the company by concealing the impact the U.S. tariffs were having on Pinterest's advertising partners.

  • May 20, 2026

    Ikea, Mondelez Customers Seek Tariff Refunds In Illinois Suits

    Furniture chain Ikea and snack giant Mondelez are the latest companies to get hit with Illinois lawsuits seeking refunds of tariffs customers say they ultimately paid through inflated product prices before the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately found the tariffs illegal.   

  • May 20, 2026

    Minnesota Jury Awards $10.2M In Talc Mesothelioma Trial

    A Minnesota state jury has delivered a $10.2 million verdict to a married couple in their suit against Vi-Jon LLC and the makers of other talc products like Johnson & Johnson and Gold Bond in which they alleged the 45-year-old husband's mesothelioma was caused by exposure to body powder products.

  • May 20, 2026

    Anker Unit Says Rival Lied About IP To Block Amazon Sales

    The U.S. subsidiary of Chinese electronics giant Anker Innovations Ltd. has urged a Washington federal court to preserve the company's ability to sell robotic vacuum cleaners on Amazon.com, claiming another Chinese seller is using baseless patent infringement allegations in a bid to scrub its products from the online marketplace.

  • May 20, 2026

    FTC Targets AI 'Nudify' Apps Under Revenge Porn Law

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent warning letters to a dozen companies that offer artificial intelligence tools that allow people to "nudify" images, marking some of its first regulatory actions under a revenge porn law that went into force the day prior.

See more Retail & E-Commerce news

Retail & E-Commerce

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