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Corporate Counsel

With Kenneth Cole's Latest Hire, Putting Legal Chief Over HR Is Officially in Fashion

Renada Williams, the fashion retailer's general counsel and senior vice president of human resources, said the overlapping responsibilities allow her "to see around corners and mitigate a lot of the risk the company might otherwise face."
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Corporate Counsel

Retail Tech Startup Taps Farfetch Exec to Lead, Build Out Legal Team

Morgan Levine is joining Radar as it rolls out its inventory tracking technology in 500 American Eagle stores
2 minute read

The Recorder

Costco, Walmart, Shell, Starbucks, Kroger and VW Hit With Patent Infringement Claims Over Payment Tech

Fabricant Law of New York filed complaints against the six companies alleging that the contactless payment systems used in their apps violate a patent held by RFCyber of Texas.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Hungry for Stability After Execs Exit, Papa John's Gives Legal Chief Big Retention Bonus

To receive the full award, Caroline Miller Oyler, who's been with the pizza giant for a quarter-century, has to stick around four more years, and the company's stock price has to substantially appreciate each of the next three years.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

'This Is the Time for Millennials': Dollar General Settles EEOC Suit Alleging Regional Director Dissed Older Managers

The cost is small compared with the $12 million deal the retailer struck recently to resolve allegations of safety violations at its stores.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

After Exiting Bankruptcy, Joann Crafts Expanded Role for GC

Ann Aber, who helped the company manage the high of record sales during the pandemic and the low of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing four years later, is taking on human resource and corporate communications responsibilities.
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Law.com

Foley Hoag Files Suit on Behalf of Wayfair's $2.1M 'Double Payments' to Unpaid Subcontractors

To save the project and maintain its opening date, Wayfair paid or is in the process of directly paying $1.99 million to subcontractors to cover the outstanding amount that Generis owed them. Wayfair claims it already paid Generis $1.49 million for invoiced work from December 2022 through the beginning of the year, in essence, requiring the retailer to "double pa[y]," according to the complaint.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Patagonia Targeted by Privacy Class Action for Use of Customer Service AI Software

Dovel & Luner alleged that Ventura, California-based Patagonia employed AI technology from a third-party data intelligence company, Talkdesk, to intercept, record, evaluate and mine data from Patagonia customers' phone calls.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Dollar General to Pay $12M to Resolve Truckload of OSHA Safety Violations

The terms of the 48-page settlement serve as a cautionary tale for other perennial violators of Department of Labor health and safety rules.
3 minute read

The Recorder

Dovel & Luner Files Spate of 'False Advertising' Class Actions Against Companies for Allegedly Deceptive Pricing

The Santa Monica plaintiffs firm filed proposed suits against Evry Jewels, Brooklyn Bedding and Frontgate in the California Central District Court in June. All three complaints argued that the retailers intentionally used deceptive phrases and font choices to dupe consumers into believing that regularly priced items were heavily marked down during limited-time promotions.
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