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Texas Attorney General Opens Investigation Into Walmart’s Opioid Sales

Jun 29 2022 // Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Tuesday he was investigating whether Walmart WMT.N improperly filled prescriptions and failed to report suspicious orders when selling opioid drugs.Paxton said he had opened a...

Markets/Coverages: BTIS and RLI Cater to Home-Based Businesses; Cover Genius Targets Midsize Retailers with Warranty App

Jun 14 2022 // BTIS Partners With RLI to Offer Nationwide Home-Based Business InsuranceManaging general agent Builders & Tradesmen’s Insurance Services (BTIS) has launched a home-based business coverage that is available...

Child Sets Section of Louisiana Walmart on Fire with Cigarette Lighter

Jun 6 2022 // A girl who appeared to be 6 to 9 years old started a fire that has closed a suburban New Orleans Walmart for repairs, the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office said last week.The fire Monday night destroyed two aisles of...

Georgia High Court Finds Retailers May be Liable for Securing Loads on Vehicles

Mar 14 2022 // Georgia shoppers who are unable to load bulky purchases onto their vehicles by themselves might find store employees less willing to help — or at least being more vigilant if they do lend a hand.The Georgia Supreme Court...

Nike Files Trademark Suit Against Online Retailer to Halt Sale of Sneaker NFTs

Feb 4 2022 // Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike shoes, marking the latest lawsuit over digital assets known as non-fungible tokens.Nike said...

People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team

Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson.A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...

New York AG Finds 1 Million Customer Credentials Compromised at Online Retailers

Jan 6 2022 // More than 1 million customers’ passwords at 17 major retailers have been compromised in what’s known as “credential stuffing” attacks, New York Attorney General Letitia James said, warning...

California Attorney Suing Walmart for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Waste

Dec 21 2021 // California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a statewide lawsuit against Walmart for the illegal disposal of hazardous waste.Bonta was joined by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control and 12 district...

Walmart Said She Shoplifted; Jury Awards Her $2.1 Million

Dec 2 2021 // An Alabama woman who says she was falsely arrested for shoplifting at a Walmart and then threatened by the company after her case was dismissed has been awarded $2.1 million in damages.A Mobile County jury on Monday ruled...

CVS, Walgreens, Walmart to Make Closing Arguments in Ohio Opioid Trial

Nov 15 2021 // A jury is set to hear closing arguments on Monday in a trial in federal court in Cleveland focused on claims by two counties in Ohio that three major retail pharmacy chains – CVS, Walgreens and Walmart – fueled...

Florida Juries Ding Walmart, Hospital for Injuries

Nov 5 2021 // Florida juries in the last month have returned two hefty verdicts in favor of plaintiffs, one for a slip and fall at a Walmart and one for the death of a stroke patient at a hospital.In Apopka, near Orlando, a jury awarded...

Minnesota Furniture Retailer Fined $60,000 for Denying Hire to Transgender Applicant

Oct 28 2021 // Frizzell Furniture, a furniture retailer with locations in northern Minnesota, has agreed to pay $60,000 and has committed to providing training and revising its policies to resolve a finding of gender identity...

Retailer Neiman Marcus Notifies 4.6M Customers of Data Breach

Oct 1 2021 // Dallas-based retailer Neiman Marcus Group said it recently learned that an unauthorized party obtained personal information associated with customers’ online accounts in May.NMG said it notified law enforcement of...

Ford, Walmart and Self-Driving Startup Argo AI to Launch Autonomous Vehicle Delivery

Sep 20 2021 // Self-driving startup Argo AI, automaker Ford Motor Co. and Walmart Inc. will together launch an autonomous vehicle delivery service in Miami, Austin, and Washington, D.C, the companies said on Wednesday [Sept. 15].Initial...

Wisconsin Jury: Walmart Must Pay $125M in Down Syndrome Discrimination Case

Jul 19 2021 // A Wisconsin jury said Walmart must pay more than $125 million after finding against the company in a federal disability discrimination lawsuit.The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) said the eight-member...

FBI Offers Reward for Information on Walmart Fires in Alabama, Mississippi

Jun 8 2021 // Federal investigators are offering $2,500 rewards for tips leading to people who set fires inside Walmart stores in Alabama and Mississippi. The FBI posted Saturday security camera photos of masked people inside stores in...

Relaxed Mask Rules Make Some Retail Workers Nervous

May 24 2021 // An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at some retail and grocery stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.Kroger, the...

French Retailer Sued over Amazon Deforestation Linked to Cattle Raising

Mar 5 2021 // PARIS – Environmental groups and indigenous activists from the Amazon region filed a lawsuit Wednesday in a French court alleging that France-based supermarket chain Groupe Casino is violating human rights and...

Judge Dismisses Walmart Lawsuit Over Pharmacy Liability in Opioid Crisis

Feb 5 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest retailer for its alleged role in fueling the nation’s opioid...

Walmart Denies U.S. Charges It Fueled Opioid Crisis by Filling ‘Illegitimate Prescriptions’

Dec 23 2020 // The U.S. Justice Department sued Walmart Inc. on Tuesday, accusing the world’s biggest retailer of fueling the opioid crisis in the United States, ignoring warning signs from its pharmacists and filling thousands of...