Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • September 18, 2026

    Gerber Can't Trim Antitrust Claims Over Perrigo Factory Sale

    A New York federal court on Friday rejected Gerber's bid to trim a baby-formula packager's antitrust lawsuit against the Nestle-owned company, finding that the packager sufficiently alleged Gerber recently sold its infant-formula factory to Perrigo to entrench Perrigo's market power "at the expense of potential competitors."

  • September 18, 2026

    Nature's Way 'Zero Sugar' Gummies Contain Sugar, Suit Says

    Supplement maker Nature's Way Products falsely labeled certain women's multivitamins as "Sugar Free" and "Zero Sugar," but in reality the product contained several grams of a carbohydrate which is identified as sugar under federal and California labeling laws, according to a proposed class action.

  • September 18, 2026

    Keeping Google Ad Tech Biz Intact 'Not A Close Call'

    The Justice Department Antitrust Division and Federal Trade Commission are now 0-3 in their efforts to break up major technology companies, and with monopolization trials still ahead against Amazon.com and Apple, observers say a Virginia federal judge's newly unsealed ruling underscores the legal and practical difficulties of those efforts.

  • September 18, 2026

    AI 'Brainrot' Fight Tests Copyright, TM Reach Of Viral Memes

    A bat-wielding wooden drum named Tung Tung Sahur is raising questions Mickey Mouse, Godzilla and James Bond never posed: Can a "brainrot" character created using artificial intelligence be protected by copyright, and can it later function as a trademark if it went viral before anyone used it as a brand?

  • September 18, 2026

    McGraw-Hill Can't Exit Authors' Textbook Royalty Suit

    A Manhattan federal judge has refused to grant publisher McGraw-Hill a win in litigation brought by textbook authors over book royalties, ruling that a reasonable jury could conclude there was a breach of a section of their publishing agreements.

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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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