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  • July 02, 2025

    Chinese Cannabis Vape Maker Accused Of Monopoly

    The Chinese companies behind cannabis vape brand CCELL and a number of its U.S. distributors were accused of organizing an anticompetitive price-fixing scheme that gave them market dominance, according a proposed class action lawsuit, at least the second this year to make similar claims.

  • July 02, 2025

    Toys R Us Seeks Default Judgment In 'Vape R Us' Dilution Suit

    Tru Kids Inc., the parent of retailer Toys R Us, has asked a Connecticut federal judge to issue a default liability judgment and a permanent injunction against a New Haven e-cigarette and cannabis store accused of tarnishing its registered trademarks that date back to 1970.

  • July 02, 2025

    Investor Says Pot Shop Owner 'Absconded' With Sale Funds

    A key investor in a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary says the shop's owner sold part of the business out from under her after she sought to exercise an ownership option, then failed to turn over proceeds from the sale, according to a suit filed in state court.

  • July 02, 2025

    The Funniest Moments Of The Supreme Court's Term

    After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term.

  • July 01, 2025

    The Sharpest Dissents From The Supreme Court Term

    The term's sharpest dissents often looked beyond perceived flaws in majority reasoning to raise existential concerns about the role and future of the court, with the justices accusing one another of rewarding executive branch lawlessness, harming faith in the judiciary and threatening democracy, sometimes on an emergency basis with little briefing or explanation.

  • July 01, 2025

    RI Urges 1st Circ. To Toss Challenge To Pot License Regs

    Rhode Island marijuana regulators told the First Circuit on Tuesday that a lower court federal judge was correct to toss a constitutional challenge to the state's cannabis regulations, which had not yet been published when the lawsuit was initially filed.

  • July 01, 2025

    Justices Face Busy Summer After Nixing Universal Injunctions

    The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to limit nationwide injunctions was one of its biggest rulings of the term — a finding the court is likely going to be dealing with all summer. Here, Law360 takes a look at the decision, how it and other cases on the emergency docket overshadowed much of the court's other work, and what it all means for the months to come.

  • July 01, 2025

    Judge Rules Gun Ban For Medical Pot Users Constitutional

    A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Monday that a federal policy barring medical marijuana patients from owning firearms does not violate the Second Amendment, granting the U.S. Department of Justice's motion to dismiss a challenge brought by a state prosecutor and others.

  • July 01, 2025

    Top Personal Injury, Med Mal News: 2025 Midyear Report

    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling over whether personal injury claims can be brought under a RICO statute and a $7.4 billion settlement reached with the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma are among Law360's top personal injury and medical malpractice cases from the first six months of 2025.

  • June 30, 2025

    Ill. Judge Skeptical Of Grouping Buyers' THC Potency Suits

    An Illinois federal judge seemed unsure Monday that consolidation is right for a group of false advertising suits claiming various cannabis companies illegally mislabel their vapable oil products, saying an omnibus dismissal ruling may not be enough to find such a move warranted.

  • June 30, 2025

    Vaping Interests Can't Pause New NC E-Cigarette Law

    North Carolina officials can proceed with enforcing a law that could prevent the sale of many types of e-cigarettes, a federal judge ruled, rejecting industry arguments that the law runs afoul of the U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause by having state officials enforce federal tobacco law.

  • June 30, 2025

    Ex-CEO Accused Of Ponzi-Like Scheme Agrees To SEC Deal

    A California businessman accused of running a Ponzi-like scheme with money clients gave him to invest in the cannabis industry has agreed to not fight U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's efforts to hit him with penalties or confiscate his allegedly ill-gotten gains.

  • June 30, 2025

    Court Tosses Challenge To Nebraska Medical Pot Legalization

    A Nebraska state judge has dismissed a challenge brought by a Republican former state senator and opponent of cannabis reform seeking to invalidate a pair of ballot measures that legalized and regulated medical marijuana.

  • June 30, 2025

    Law Firm Aims To Exit Lowenstein Sandler Suit Over Affidavit

    Trif & Modugno LLC asked a New Jersey state judge to dismiss Lowenstein Sandler LLP's claims against the firm as part of its legal battle with a cannabis dispensary, saying the claims fail because Lowenstein Sandler did not file an affidavit of merit.

  • June 27, 2025

    DOD's Pot Questions Violate 5th Amendment, Contractor Says

    A former defense contractor who was denied security clearance because he refused to say if he had consumed marijuana during a specific time period is suing the U.S. Department of Defense, alleging it violated his constitutional right against self-incrimination.

  • June 27, 2025

    DOL Says No More Liquidated Damages In Wage-Hour Probes

    The U.S. Department of Labor said Friday it would no longer seek liquidated damages in wage and hour investigations, marking a shift away from its approach under the Biden administration. 

  • June 27, 2025

    Mass. Cannabis Labs Call Rival's Suit 'Publicity Stunt'

    Seven Massachusetts cannabis testing labs are asking a state court judge to toss out a lawsuit brought by a competitor accusing them of manipulating test results, with three of the defendants calling the complaint a "publicity stunt" driven by the plaintiff's declining market share.

  • June 26, 2025

    Phillip Morris Moves To Arbitrate Rivals' Tobacco Deal Suit

    Philip Morris USA is urging a Washington state judge to force arbitration in a dispute with R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco companies over deals delineating billions of dollars in annual payments owed to states under Big Tobacco's 1998 master settlement agreement.

  • June 26, 2025

    NY Court Suppresses Evidence Due To Cannabis Law Change

    A man's guilty plea to possessing cocaine was vacated Thursday after a New York appeals court allowed suppression of evidence gleaned from a police search prompted by a cannabis smell, because the state barred this exact practice days after his indictment.

  • June 26, 2025

    NY Looks To Snuff Out Pot Shop's Labor Peace Law Spat

    New York cannabis regulators fought a dispensary operator's challenge to a state law making companies sign on to labor peace agreements with unions to have a license, telling a federal judge Thursday that the business can't show harm from the pact because it doesn't have employees.

  • June 26, 2025

    Juul Faces Possible Revival Of Price Discrimination Suit

    A vape wholesaler is urging an Illinois federal judge to reconsider an order ending its lawsuit accusing Juul Labs of giving a rival wholesaler a better deal on e-cigarettes, arguing its failure to explicitly identify the geographic market in which it competed should not have sunk the case.

  • June 26, 2025

    Maine To Hike Sales Tax On Cannabis, Add Streaming To Base

    Maine will raise its sales tax rate on adult-use cannabis and lower its excise tax rate on cannabis flower and add streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu to the sales tax base under budget legislation signed by the governor.

  • June 25, 2025

    Investor Wins $2.25M In Cannabis Shareholder Dispute

    The manager of a medical marijuana collective must fork over $2 million and a 50% stake in the entity to an investor, a Los Angeles state court judge ruled, hitting the defendant, previously accused of recklessly spending the dispensary money and found liable for fraud, with another judgment.

  • June 25, 2025

    Mass. Atty Gets 18 Mos. For 'Greed' In Pot Shop Bribery Plot

    A Massachusetts lawyer, whose conviction for attempting to bribe a police chief to endorse his client's retail cannabis license application had been partly reversed at the First Circuit, was re-sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison by a federal judge who said the attorney should have known better.

  • June 25, 2025

    Curaleaf Says Class Cert. Wrong For Budtenders' Tips Suit

    Curaleaf Inc. is urging a Maryland federal court to deny conditional class certification to a class of budtenders who allege the company illegally shares tips with store leads, arguing that they haven't shown any common policy or practice among its dispensaries that warrants class treatment.

Expert Analysis

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    Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

  • 5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

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    Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

  • Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win

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    Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.

  • How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark

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    All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

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    Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.

  • Looking Back At 2024's Noteworthy State AG Litigation

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    State attorneys general across the U.S. took bold steps in 2024 to address unlawful activities by corporations in several areas, including privacy and data security, financial transparency, children's internet safety, and other overall consumer protection claims, say attorneys at Troutman Pepper.

  • Opinion

    No, Litigation Funders Are Not 'Fleeing' The District Of Del.

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    A recent study claimed that litigation funders have “fled” Delaware federal court due to a standing order requiring disclosure of third-party financing, but responsible funders have no problem litigating in this jurisdiction, and many other factors could explain the decline in filings, say Will Freeman and Sarah Tsou at Omni Bridgeway.

  • 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2025 And Beyond

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    In the year to come, e-discovery will be shaped by new and emerging trends, from the adoption of artificial intelligence provisions in protective orders, to the proliferation of emojis as a source of evidence in contemporary litigation, say attorneys at Littler.

  • 7 Ways 2nd Trump Administration May Affect Partner Hiring

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    President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will likely have a number of downstream effects on partner hiring in the legal industry, from accelerated hiring timelines to increased vetting of prospective employees, say recruiters at Macrae.

  • E-Discovery Quarterly: Rulings On Custodian Selection

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    Several recent rulings make clear that the proportionality of additional proposed custodians will depend on whether the custodians have unique relevant documents, and producing parties should consider whether information already in the record will show that they have relevant documents that otherwise might not be produced, say attorneys at Sidley.

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    Exercising On My Peloton Bike Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    While I originally came to the Peloton bike for exercise, one cycling instructor’s teachings have come to serve as a road map for practicing law thoughtfully and mindfully, which has opened opportunities for growth and change in my career, says Andrea Kirshenbaum at Littler.

  • Exploring Venue Strategy For Trump-Era Regulatory Litigation

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    Litigation will likely play a prominent role in shaping policy outcomes during the second Trump administration, and stakeholders have several tools at their disposal to steer regulatory litigation toward more favorable venues, say attorneys at Covington.

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    Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.

  • An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025

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    As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.

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    Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.

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