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 09, 2026

    $200B Visa, Mastercard Swipe-Fee Deal Gets Initial Approval

    A New York federal judge Tuesday preliminarily signed off on Visa Inc. and Mastercard Inc.'s proposed $200 billion settlement with millions of merchants despite dozens of objections from potential class members, saying it was too soon to tell if the complaints are pervasive or "confined to a vocal minority."

  • June 09, 2026

    Pop Mart Blocked From Selling Toys With Beanie Baby TMs

    Labubu doll-maker Pop Mart cannot market figurines in the company's collectible "Pucky" series that allegedly infringe Beanie Baby-maker Ty Inc.'s trademarks while the companies' intellectual property dispute plays out in court, an Illinois federal judge said Monday.

  • June 09, 2026

    CIT Judge Skeptical Of Gov't's IEEPA Refund Appeal

    A U.S. Court of International Trade judge spent much of an hour-plus hearing Tuesday attempting to talk the federal government out of appealing his order requiring immediate refunds of President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs, but he seemed to make little headway.

  • June 09, 2026

    Ill. Wage Law Doesn't Mirror Fed. Work Limits, 7th Circ. Says

    Illinois wage law does not incorporate a federal test limiting compensable work to tasks performed primarily for an employer's benefit, the Seventh Circuit held Tuesday, reviving Amazon warehouse workers' claims that they were owed overtime for mandatory preshift COVID-19 screenings.

  • June 09, 2026

    Insurance Co. Wins New Look At $11M Wash. Tax Bill

    A Washington appeals court panel agreed Tuesday to partially reconsider its March reversal of a tax award of nearly $11 million to a title insurance provider, announcing it had withdrawn the previous decision and will file a new opinion.

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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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  • 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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