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Uneven Pour: FTC's Robinson-Patman Enforcement Sees Mixed Results as Pepsi Case Goes Flat and Southern Glazer's Orders Another...

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Since the publication of “Rum and Coke: The FTC Targets Soft Drinks and Alcohol in the Revival of Robinson-Patman Act Enforcement–What’s Next?”, new developments have continued to shape the enforcement landscape of the...more

Robinson+Cole Health Law Diagnosis

False Claims Act Enforcement of Pharmacy Pricing & Prescribing Practices: The Walgreens Cases

The Department of Justice has launched a number of enforcement actions targeting pharmacies for alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA). Recently, Walgreens has been the subject of two noteworthy government...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

CFPB allowed to drop suit against multinational retailer

On May 13, the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota issued a notice of dismissal with prejudice wherein the CFPB, as plaintiff, initiated a legal action against two defendants: a multinational retailer from...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Todd Snyder Fined for Technical CCPA Violations

The California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board issued a stipulated final order against Todd Snyder, Inc., a clothing retailer based in New York, requiring the company to pay a $345,178 fine and update its...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

California Privacy Agency Continues Enforcement Spree with Todd Snyder Settlement

On May 6, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with Todd Snyder, Inc. over allegations that the men’s retail brand violated CCPA rules on submission and fulfillment of privacy rights...more

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Delta-8 Retailers Take a Hit in North Dakota

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North Dakota AG Drew Wrigley has reached a settlement with the owners and operators of www.delta8resellers.com (Delta 8 Resellers), resolving allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by selling and...more

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The Interplay: Key Decisions at the Intersection of Antitrust & Life Sciences - May 2024

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Second Circuit Affirms “Pay for Delay” Dismissal:  On May 13, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of antitrust claims brought by wholesalers, retailers, and employee benefit funds that alleged they overpaid for the...more

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Retailer to Pay $10 Million to Settle Pricing Claims

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Lawsuits challenging how companies advertise sales are on the rise. In this year alone, we’ve posted about a lawsuit over a grocer’s BOGO offers, a lawsuit over a major retailer’s frequent sales, and a large settlement over...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Oregon Expands Privileges for Out-of-State Breweries to Sell Malt Beverages Directly to Consumers and Retailers

Breweries outside of Oregon can sell and ship malt beverages directly to Oregon retailers if they obtain a newly created direct-to-retailer self-distribution permit. In addition, out-of-state breweries may obtain a Direct...more

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Message Sent! California Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million CCPA Settlement with Retailer and Its Focus on the Sale of...

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a settlement with beauty products retailer, Sephora USA, Inc. (“Sephora”), resolving claims that Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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CA AG Announces First Public CCPA Enforcement Decision

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On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (“CA AG”) announced a $1.2 million settlement with Sephora, Inc. (“Sephora”), marking the first announced enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

Fisher Phillips

Flash Survey Reveals: West Coast Workplace Litigation Explosion May Soon Spread Across Country

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West coast employers have been dealing with a new era of workplace litigation since the start of the pandemic, one that features increased claims, higher settlement demands, and more aggressive plaintiffs’ counsel – and if...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

When Fast Fashion Slows Online Orders: Lessons Learned From $9.3 Million FTC Settlement

- On April 21, 2020 the FTC announced a record settlement of $9.3 million with an online retailer in an action brought under the “Mail Order Rule.” - The Mail Order Rule, which applies to online purchases, requires...more

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Dollar General Reaches Settlement with the EEOC in Years-Long Background Check Bias Suit

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Employers should continue to exercise caution and care in drafting their criminal record screening policies.  A recent settlement by Dollar General underscores this point, even though it comes on the heels of the Fifth...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.1.2019 | Top Story: Credit Suisse COO Resigns in Wake of Corporate Spying Scandal

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Top Tidjane Thiam ally Pierre-Olivier Bouee, Credit Suisse’s COO, has resigned in the wake of an internal probe finding that he “ordered the surveillance of the bank’s former wealth-management chief, Iqbal Khan, without...more

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Overstock.com Conceals Abandoned Gift Card Balances

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The Delaware Superior Court recently issued a final order against Overstock.com for violating Delaware’s Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Law and False Claims and Reporting Act by failing to report and remit nearly $3 million...more

Burr & Forman

Walmart FCPA Settlement Shines Light On Corporate Compliance Programs

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June 20, 2019 – Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and its subsidiary, WMT Brasilia, agreed to a combined criminal penalty and disgorgement of $282M, together with WMT’s criminal guilty plea and undertakings in an NPA, to reach a global...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Dealbook gives us this uncomfortable take on China’s “nuclear option” in the trade war with the United States—its holdings of more than $1 trillion in US foreign debt and the possibility of stepping back from buying (or even...more

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Delaware jury finds retailer liable for gift card breakage in qui tam escheat litigation

After four-plus years of litigation in a long-running dispute over unredeemed gift cards, a jury returned a verdict against Overstock.com, finding that the company violated the Delaware False Claims Act (FCA) by not reporting...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Jobs report Friday!  Here’s what to have in mind while you’re reviewing the numbers – Bloomberg and NYTimes and WSJ and MarketWatch Apple officially hit the stupefying $1 trillion market cap mark yesterday, as its shares rose...more

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Are Administrative Fees and Costs a Benefit to the Class as a Whole? A Circuit Split Continues

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In 2017, the Eighth Circuit reversed the certification of a settlement class in the Target 2013 security breach litigation. See In re Target Corp. Customer Data Sec. Breach Litig., 847 F.3d 608, 613 (8th Cir. 2017). ...more

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Settlement Opens Door For Outer Borough Outlet Centers

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In August 2017, Simon Property Group (“SPG”) and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York (“NYAG”) entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance (the “Settlement”) regarding alleged anti-competitive effects...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Kmart Breach Settlement of $6.9M With Banks Approved by Court

Kmart’s proposed settlement with banks that had to reimburse customers following Kmart’s 2014 data breach was approved by an Illinois federal judge last week with one caveat: he wants to see how much each bank is being paid...more

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Another Retailer Shells Out for Hazardous Waste Violations: Big Lots Ordered to Pay $3.5 Million

Following closely on the heels of Dollar General’s hazardous waste settlement (about which we reported in our April, 19, 2017 blog post), another discount retailer has been held to account in a big way for its failure to...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Texas Bankers and Nebraska Retailer Fight Back Against “Troll-Like” ADA Title III Website Accessibility Litigation

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Seyfarth Synopsis: Retailer and Texas bankers go on the offense in response to ADA Title III lawsuits and demand letters. Hundreds, possibly thousands, of banks, retailers, and other businesses have received demand...more

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