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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
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March 12, 2026
DreamWorks, NBCUniversal Hit With Bias Suit By Trans Editor
NBCUniversal and DreamWorks were hit with a civil suit in California state court by a queer trans man hired as a first assistant editor for the animated film "Bad Guys 2" who alleges they were subjected to transphobic behavior by a direct supervisor who forcibly outed, deadnamed and misgendered them.
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March 12, 2026
Valve Faces 'Loot Box' Gambling Suits After NY AG's Action
On the heels of the New York attorney general's accusations that Washington-based Valve Corp. promotes illegal gambling through its popular video game franchises, gamers filed two putative class actions in Seattle federal court similarly targeting the entertainment giant's use of "loot boxes."
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March 12, 2026
Amazon 'Sensitive Skin' Body Wash Targeted In Class Action
Amazon has been accused of deceptively promoting its Amazon Basics-branded body wash as "hypoallergenic," "unscented" and suitable for "sensitive skin," despite containing chemical fragrance and other skin irritants, with a proposed class action launched in Seattle federal court on Thursday.
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March 12, 2026
Amazon Faces Revived Suit Over Teens' Sodium Nitrite Deaths
A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday reopened a lawsuit against Amazon brought by the families of two teens who used sodium nitrite purchased through the retailer to take their own lives, ruling that the families' negligence and product liability claims can move forward under Washington state law.
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March 12, 2026
Deal Struck In Nonbinary Bias Suit Abandoned By EEOC
A cosmetics company has reached a tentative settlement with two nonbinary workers who claimed they were sexually harassed, signaling a potential end to a case the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission backed away from following an order from President Donald Trump that recognized only two genders.
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