JURIST

MAY 17, 2024

The European Consumer Organization’s network (BEUC) lodged a complaint on Thursday with the European Commission against Chinese fast-fashion retailer Temu over a potential breach of the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

The bill would require a diverse range of private entities, including financial institutions and retail businesses, to install CCTV systems that provide continuous monitoring of their premises. The legislation aims to amend nine existing laws under the claim of enhancing security in public spaces.

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MARCH 2, 2023

courts may turn out decisive to solve major Brazilian retailer Americanas’ seeking of U.S. bankruptcy recognition, with potentially relevant impacts for the development of Chapter 15 litigation in the U.S., says Bruno Meyerhof Salama at UC Berkeley Law School.

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JUNE 6, 2022

The environmental advocacy group Last Beach Cleanup Monday issued a public statement regarding two lawsuits it filed Friday against California-based retailers Gelson’s Markets and Stater Bros. ” If the two companies are selling reusable plastic bags that are not also recyclable, then they are in violation of California law.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Yesterday, a UK activist group urged the British government not to approve online fashion retailer Shein’s application for listing on the London Stock Exchange for having supply chains in China that allegedly involve forced labor. The post China imposes strict travel restrictions on Uyghur population appeared first on JURIST - News.

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Walmart Lands Supreme Court Litigator as Lead Appellate Counsel; Charles Dameron recruited after six years in private practice; Retail giant adds former Supreme Court lawyer to legal team”: Brian Baxter of Bloomberg Law has this report (subscription required for full access).

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Racine recently amended the complaint to include claims that Amazon requires first-party retailers (those who sell directly to Amazon, which then resells those goods to consumers) to guarantee Amazon a set profit margin on wholesale goods.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

A £900 million antitrust lawsuit against online retail giant Amazon is set to be filed in the UK later this month, a law firm announced Thursday. Far from being a recommendation based on price or quality, the Buy Box favors products sold by Amazon itself, or by retailers who pay Amazon for handling their logistics.

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MARCH 19, 2022

The original complaint was later amended to include claims that Amazon requires first-party retailers to guarantee Amazon a set profit margin on goods. The complaint alleged that Amazon’s pricing agreements imposed on third-party sellers were anticompetitive and allowed Amazon to maintain an illegal monopoly.

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OCTOBER 17, 2021

The retail giant was first brought under scrutiny by La Quadrature du Net , a French Privacy Advocacy group in 2018. Amazon filed an appeal at the Luxembourg Administrative Tribunal on Friday challenging an $865M fine imposed by Luxembourg National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

billion retail assets to Amazon’s market competitor Reliance Industries. Future Group, which is India’s second-largest retailer, has indicated that it will be at risk of liquidation if the deal with Reliance Industries falls through. Both Reliance and Amazon are giants in India’s consumer retail market.

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MAY 7, 2025

A Florida federal judge said Wednesday she would enter a roughly $31 million judgment for a "green" coffee retailer that said it prepaid for coffee shipments that were never received from a Nicaraguan green coffee bean exporter.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Federal Rule of Evidence 401 provides that Evidence is relevant if: (a) it has any tendency to make a fact more or less probable than it would be without the evidence; and (b) the fact is of consequence in determining.

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JULY 30, 2024

Humana is leasing clinical space at 23 Walmart Supercenter retail stores. The move is logical for the insurer as it builds out its senior primary care business, experts say. The post Analysis: Humana is Boldly Going Where Walmart Stumbled appeared first on MedCity News.

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MAY 7, 2025

Delaware's Supreme Court rejected a bid by Carvana stockholders to revive insider trading claims against the father of the company's CEO, alleging the senior businessman controlled the online car retailer and used inside information when selling $3.7 billion in shares.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

The European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) filed a criminal complaint in Germany on Monday accusing five retailers of using forced labor in Xinjing in their production line.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Companies and retailers have to obtain special permits before being allowed to sell tobacco products. Following the amendment, they will be regulated and supervised just like conventional tobacco products. The tobacco industry in China is fully controlled by the government.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A recent spate of robberies at tobacco shops in Manhattan point to the dangers that could lie ahead for stores selling marijuana, with just the last few months seeing armed thieves make off with weed products, cash, and other property worth thousands, reports The City. Although the regulated cannabis industry in the U.S.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Employers accused of discrimination include among others, health care providers, grocery store chains, education associations, and retail businesses. .” Currently, NLRB reports show over 11,000 pending charges and petition filings.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2023

Parker said that the injuries and hazards come from a workplace that prioritizes speed over safety and encouraged Amazon and other warehouse retailers to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their employees. The three facilities that received the citations are located in New Windsor, NewYork, Waukegan, Illinois, and Deltona, Florida.

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The Estrin Report

JULY 11, 2020

With things the way they are in this upside- down world, the day has caused me to review my current situation: My business, legal staffing, is the third largest industry to be hit next to hospitality and retail. Everything was going so well in the first quarter. In fact, it was going to be one of my best years ever. Then, along with.

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MAY 5, 2025

billion in a deal guided by three law firms amid an ongoing trade war that has rattled retailers, the parties announced Monday. Private equity firm 3G Capital will take footwear giant Skechers private for $9.4

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Above The Law

JANUARY 30, 2025

The retailer alleges the firm failed toinform JCPenney “at any time” about the relationship before it became public in October 2023, despite the firm and/or some of its attorneys knowing about the relationship sooner. And this week, Jackson Walker is facing another lawsuit because of this mess. million in fees.

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Above The Law

MAY 1, 2024

Experts think retailers simply aren’t prepared to handle the bevy of challenges that come along with delivering healthcare — but could this news also be a sign of the system being broken? Walmart’s decision to shutter its healthcare division reflects just how difficult it is to achieve profitability in the primary care and telehealth markets.

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MAY 12, 2025

A Delaware bankruptcy judge on Monday gave Forever 21 permission to send its Chapter 11 plan out for a creditor vote after the fast-fashion retailer said it had not found a going-concern buyer and will likely be liquidating its remaining assets.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Entain’s website describes the company as “one of the world’s largest sports betting and gaming groups operating in the online and retail sector.” .” This agency has the aim to stop organised and serious financial crime. ” The company’s brands include Ladbrokes, Sportingbet and Neds.

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JURIST

APRIL 17, 2025

The challenge was led by the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR), supported by individual gun owners and firearm retailers. The ruling upheld the legality of the governments decision to prohibit over 1,500 models of firearms deemed by Ottawa to be assault-style and unsuitable for civilian ownership.

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JULY 14, 2024

To make this happen, Walgreens will have to let go of its retail clinic dreams and focus more on making its core pharmacy business as strong as possible. Walgreens’ financial performance is still rocky, but experts agree there is a good chance that CEO Tim Wentworth can lead the company to recovery.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

In November 2020, the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union (RWDSU) filed for an election at the Bessemer, Alabama Amazon fulfillment center, which has about 6,200 hourly employees. On January 15, a labor board official stated that the election was to begin on February 8 with the mailing of ballots.

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JUNE 29, 2024

” Dr. Gearóid Ó Cuinn, Director of GLAN said “[t]he landmark judgement sends a message globally to address retailers operating in markets profiting from atrocity crime goods.” Leanna Burnard, GLAN Lawyer furthered that “this could mark the end of the UK market being a haven for the profits of mass atrocities.”

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JURIST

JULY 30, 2022

Dickson was brought by Tyler Brennan, a drone user, and the drone equipment retailer owned by Brennan, RaceDayQuads LLC, challenging the FAA over its Remote Identification Rule of April 2021. The rule requires drone manufacturers to begin producing drones with remote ID.

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JURIST

APRIL 26, 2022

The DOE established a transition plan for affected individuals and companies which “allows for a managed transition helping entities all along the distribution chain, including manufacturers, importers, private labelers, distributors, and retailers adjust their production and inventory.”

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MAY 12, 2025

Walmart and a transportation operations manager have agreed to end the worker's suit in Georgia federal court accusing the retailer of misclassifying her as overtime-exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, according to a joint filing Monday

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MAY 9, 2025

One of the key allegations put forth by Mexico was that manufacturers aided and abetted the retailers because manufacturers knew that they would sell the weapons to straw purchasers. Some retailers were identified in a Washington Post article. Importantly, unlike Twitter and Direct Sales , there is no specific violation identified.

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JURIST

AUGUST 3, 2021

A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) hearing officer recommended on Monday that employees at an Amazon plant in Bessemer, Alabama, hold a second election due to interference and intimidation by the retail giant. Amazon opened its Bessemer fulfillment plant in March 2020, which coincided with the beginning of the pandemic.

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JURIST

JANUARY 18, 2023

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that pharmacy retailer Walgreens has agreed to pay an $83 million settlement over its opioid distribution practices within an 8-year period. All 55 counties in West Virginia have signed on to the MOU, and 122 out of 129 cities and towns in West Virginia have also signed on.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

This prompted the CSA and the IIROC to raise concerns over the use of “gambling-style promotions” that may entice retail investors to engage in excessive and risky trading. The move came after regulators observed a recent surge in marketing campaigns by crypto trading platforms.

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