Retail & E-Commerce

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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • June 11, 2026

    CVS Can Keep Trial Win In Cooler Injury Case, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit on Thursday affirmed a defense verdict for CVS in a suit alleging it caused an Illinois shopper's injuries when dozens of water bottles fell out of a cooler, saying the plaintiff failed to prove the retailer had the requisite control of the allegedly dangerous condition.

  • June 11, 2026

    Kan. AG Can't Try To Stop Shale Oil Claims From Local Gov'ts

    A New Mexico federal judge refused Thursday to let Kansas' attorney general intervene in multidistrict litigation accusing U.S. shale oil producers of conspiring with OPEC to inflate oil and fuel prices, concluding that the enforcer has no grounds or authority to try to block the claims from local governments.

  • June 11, 2026

    Amazon Ends Suit Over Medical History Interview Questions

    Amazon has agreed to end a lawsuit alleging that it unlawfully sought information about job applicants' family medical history to limit the risk that workers would get injured on the job because of a health condition, according to a filing in Illinois federal court.

  • June 11, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Pauses Trade Court's Limited Block Of Global Tariffs

    The Federal Circuit halted a U.S. Court of International Trade ruling prohibiting the government from collecting temporary global tariffs on two retailers and the state of Washington while it considers whether those duties are lawful, according to an order Thursday.

  • June 11, 2026

    Reducing Youth Product Risks When No Standards Apply

    As juvenile product manufacturers and retailers face heightened U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission enforcement actions and attendant litigation risks, companies must not only comply with applicable standards, but also confront the problem of how to protect themselves when there are no standards to comply with, say attorneys at Chamberlain Hrdlicka.

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  • AGENCIES
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • U.S. Department of Labor
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  • 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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