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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce
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January 29, 2026
Dems Have Questions Over FTC's Unsealed Pepsi Complaint
Democratic lawmakers have accused PepsiCo Inc. of providing misleading responses to a previous inquiry about the Federal Trade Commission's abandoned price discrimination case, while also raising concerns that the agency dropped the case for political reasons.
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January 29, 2026
Amazon Consumers Lose Bid For Earlier Antitrust Trial Date
The trial in a massive consumer antitrust class action against Amazon.com Inc. will remain scheduled for June 2027 following a Seattle federal judge's refusal of shoppers' request to move up the trial to November.
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January 29, 2026
Conn. Drug Price Cap Survives Distributor Challenge, For Now
The Second Circuit has declined a bid to immediately block the state of Connecticut from enforcing a cap on generic and off-patent drug prices while the Healthcare Distribution Alliance, a collection of wholesale distributors, challenges the new law.
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January 29, 2026
PTAB Knocks Down 3 More P&G Deodorant Patents
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has invalidated claims across three more Procter & Gamble deodorant patents, handing personal care product brand Dr. Squatch another win in its challenges to the patents it was accused of infringing in federal court.
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January 29, 2026
Congress' Limited Tariff Role May Persist After Justices Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs could leave the door open for Congress to play a larger role in trade policy heading into November's midterms, but that opportunity may pose few political incentives for lawmakers.
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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- 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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