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.



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Latest News in Retail & E-Commerce

  • June 05, 2026

    NY Bill To Ban Surveillance Pricing Heads To Gov.'s Desk

    New York is on the brink of becoming the third state to prohibit companies from using consumer data to set individualized prices for certain products and services, as policymakers across the country continue to ramp up scrutiny on the increasingly prevalent practice known as surveillance pricing. 

  • June 05, 2026

    Nutricia Sues To Identify Amazon Resellers' Product Sources

    Infant food and nutrition product-maker Nutricia North America Inc. filed suit in Washington state court in an effort to unmask actors that the company claimed wrongfully supplied its products to unauthorized resellers, including merchants on Amazon.com.

  • June 05, 2026

    More Skechers Investors Sue Over $9.4B Take-Private Deal

    Additional investors have sued over Skechers' $9.4 billion take-private sale to private equity giant 3G Capital, with the latest complaint in Delaware Chancery Court alleging the company's founder and family used their majority voting power to push through an unfair deal.

  • June 05, 2026

    Health Club Chain Accused Of Hiding Data Breach

    A Connecticut-based chain of health clubs experienced a ransomware attack that exposed its members' and employees' private information, including Social Security numbers and financial details, but so far has failed to notify the victims, according to a proposed federal class action.

  • June 05, 2026

    Hemp Sellers Say Ohio Law Can't Mandate In-State Retail

    Hemp product manufacturers and sellers are looking to block an Ohio state law that reclassified their products as marijuana, which effectively handed the hemp market over to state-approved dispensaries, according to a federal lawsuit, which claims the statute violates the U.S. Constitution.

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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

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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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