Hunton Retail Law Resource

On July 30 and 31, 2026, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) unveiled a coordinated series of regulatory and policy actions that together represent the most significant recalibration of federal autonomous vehicle (AV) oversight in years. These actions accelerate near-term commercial deployment of AVs throu...

For decades, radius restrictions have been a staple of retail leasing. Traditionally, these provisions have served two related purposes. Shopping center landlords often require tenants to refrain from operating another store within a specified geographic area in order to protect sales and traffic at the leased location. At the same time, retail tenants frequently negotiate th...

Please join our Retail Industry Group this Wednesday for a practical discussion on managing contracting, compliance, and audit risks in software and cloud transactions affecting retailers.

A new ultra-processed foods (“UPF”) matter was filed in Vermont this week, adding to the small but growing number of state-led actions focused on the food and beverage industry’s research, development, and marketing practices.

The first major personal injury case in the country targeting ultra-processed foods (“UPFs”) is over – and it ended in a decisive defense win. On June 30, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed Martinez with prejudice, holding that the plaintiff failed to plead actual injury tied to specific products, failed to identify a viable causation t...