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  • April 15, 2025

    Pot Farm, Michigan Town Say No RICO Case In Couple's Suit

    Newfield Township, Michigan, and a cannabis company permitted to operate in the town are urging a federal judge to deny an injunction requested by a Newfield couple aimed at shutting down the company's farm, saying the couple have failed to show evidence of racketeering or that they face current or imminent harm.

  • April 14, 2025

    Juul Seeks Ax of Noncompliant Plaintiffs In E-Cig Suits

    Juul on Monday asked a California federal judge to toss claims brought by plaintiffs who failed to comply with court orders, about two years after Juul reached a $255 million global settlement in the litigation.

  • April 14, 2025

    Mich. Pot Regulation Chief Wants Out Of Couple's RICO Suit

    The executive director of Michigan's Cannabis Regulatory Agency on Monday urged a federal court to deny an injunction sought by a couple aiming to shut down a neighboring cannabis processing operation, arguing he's not part of any alleged racketeering scheme and they are unlikely to succeed on their claims.

  • April 14, 2025

    Ore. Ex-Official Alleges Improper Firing Over Whiskey Scandal

    The former deputy director of Oregon's liquor and cannabis regulator has alleged in a lawsuit recently removed to federal court that he was wrongfully terminated in connection with a scandal in which agency officials were accused of pocketing rare whiskeys.

  • April 14, 2025

    Suit Claims Fume Vapes Mislead With 5% Nicotine Labels

    A New York woman is suing Florida-based QR Joy Inc. in federal court, alleging that it misleads consumers by labeling its Fume vaping products as 5% nicotine, tricking them into thinking that is a low amount when it is more than the amount in a combustible cigarette.

  • April 11, 2025

    Attorney Owners Of Pot Co. Accused Of $46M RICO Scheme

    A Florida-based real estate lender is suing two attorneys with civil rights law firm Loevy & Loevy in New York federal court, alleging they engaged in racketeering in connection with more than $46 million in loans intended to fund cannabis facilities they own in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

  • April 11, 2025

    Philly Dispensary's $24.5M Award Upheld In Fraud Suit

    A Philadelphia state court judge stood by her decision to award $24.5 million to the co-owner of a medical marijuana company who alleged her partners defrauded her by convincing her to reduce her ownership stake in the company without telling her it was up for sale, noting the trial court wasn't empowered to modify a money calculation it didn't make.  

  • April 11, 2025

    Ill. Sens. OK Bill Nixing Pot Odor As Grounds For Car Search

    Illinois lawmakers have advanced a bill that would ensure the smell of marijuana on its own does not allow law enforcement to search a vehicle.

  • April 11, 2025

    Rebuffed Medical Pot Patient Can Pursue Disability Bias Claim

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has reinstated a medical marijuana user's disability bias claim in a lawsuit against a Cleveland-based construction company after revisiting a prior order, finding the company might have failed to explore alternative accommodations for the man's disabilities — apart from cannabis use — before rescinding a job offer.

  • April 11, 2025

    Pot Co. Brings Calif. Labor Peace Law Challenge To 9th Circ.

    A cannabis retailer challenging the constitutionality of a California law that requires marijuana businesses to have labor peace agreements is bringing its legal battle to the Ninth Circuit.

  • April 11, 2025

    Mich. Pot Co. Hits Vape Wholesalers With Antitrust Suit

    Redbud Roots Inc., which bills itself as Michigan's top craft cannabis cultivator, processor and supplier, is suing a group of vaporizer wholesalers, saying in the antitrust complaint that they have agreed to fix prices and keep competitors out of the market.

  • April 10, 2025

    NC Justices Asked To Weigh In On Pot Burden Of Proof

    A man convicted of drug trafficking is asking the North Carolina Supreme Court to weigh in on the charges against him for selling cannabis, saying the state failed to show that it wasn't legal hemp at trial.

  • April 10, 2025

    DEA Ignored Subpoenas In Criminal Case, Suit Alleges

    A pair of defendants in a pending state court criminal case in San Diego County have asked a California federal judge to compel the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to direct two of its agents to testify in that matter, alleging the agency has violated the law by ignoring subpoenas.

  • April 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Won't Block New Ky. Vape Regulations

    The Sixth Circuit won't block enforcement of newly enacted e-cigarette regulations in Kentucky, saying the vaping interests' delays in bringing their suit against the state and asking for an injunction undermine their claims that they face "irreparable" harm.

  • April 09, 2025

    FDA Slow To Act On Hemp And Vapes, Congress Hears

    Federal health officials' inaction on flavored vapes and hemp-derived consumables has led to a proliferation of loosely regulated products, members of a U.S. House of Representatives committee heard on Wednesday.

  • April 09, 2025

    Religious Mission Justifies Philly Injection Site, 3rd Circ. Told

    Counsel for a nonprofit seeking to open a safe injection site in Philadelphia told the Third Circuit Wednesday that it qualified as a religious organization immune from prosecution, despite not having any spiritual language in its incorporation documents.

  • April 09, 2025

    New Mexico 3rd State To Legalize Psilocybin Therapy

    New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a bill legalizing psilocybin therapy in the state, making it the third state to create legal access to the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms.

  • April 09, 2025

    Mich. City Says Pot Co. Can't Challenge Rivals' Licenses

    A Michigan city is urging a federal court to throw out a suit by a would-be dispensary alleging that the city violated state law and the Constitution when it awarded its cannabis licenses, saying the company does not have a property right to sell substances that are illegal under federal law.

  • April 08, 2025

    ITC Won't Rethink NJOY Loss In Vape Patent Case

    The U.S. International Trade Commission on Tuesday refused to undo part of a finding that Altria's NJOY brand vaping products infringed a patent owned by rival Juul, leaving fully in place a ban on imports of infringing products.

  • April 08, 2025

    Whistleblower Suit Must Be Tossed Or Transferred, Pot Co. Says

    Jushi Holdings Inc., a retail cannabis company, is urging an Illinois federal court to dismiss or transfer to Florida a former executive's suit alleging that he was fired for attempting to bring facilities into compliance with safety standards.

  • April 08, 2025

    Judge Preserves Psilocybin Trade Secrets Theft Suit

    A Maryland federal judge has denied a British healthcare company's bid to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it stole trade secrets relating to a novel method of treating depression with psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychoactive mushrooms.

  • April 08, 2025

    Wash. Smoke Shop Settles Exploding Vape Battery Suit

    An Evergreen State smoke shop has reached a settlement to end a consumer's suit over a lithium-ion e-cigarette battery that allegedly exploded in his pocket, according to new filings in Washington federal court, following a judge's decision in late March to let a vape wholesaler off the hook.

  • April 08, 2025

    Feds, Maine, Town PD Move To Toss Pot Convict's Gun Case

    The federal government, the state of Maine and the Topsham Police Department are urging a federal court to throw out a suit from a man convicted of trafficking cannabis alleging that his Second Amendment rights are being violated, saying there is a long history of disarming felons.

  • April 07, 2025

    Ex-Exec Says Pot Tracking Co. Fired Him For Whistleblowing

    A former executive at Metrc, the company that provides product tracking services for a majority of U.S. regulated cannabis markets, has alleged in a new federal lawsuit that he was fired for speaking out about the company's business practices.

  • April 07, 2025

    NYC Sues Vape Cos. For Selling Flavored E-Cigs

    The city of New York sued nine major distributors of electronic cigarettes on Monday, mirroring a related suit filed by the state in February alleging that the distributors are violating state and federal law by selling flavored products.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    AI May Limit Key Learning Opportunities For Young Attorneys

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    The thing that’s so powerful about artificial intelligence is also what’s most scary about it — its ability to detect patterns may curtail young attorneys’ chance to practice the lower-level work of managing cases, preventing them from ever honing the pattern recognition skills that undergird creative lawyering, says Sarah Murray at Trialcraft.

  • Series

    Round-Canopy Parachuting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Similar to the practice of law, jumping from an in-flight airplane with nothing but training and a few yards of parachute silk is a demanding and stressful endeavor, and the experience has bolstered my legal practice by enhancing my focus, teamwork skills and sense of perspective, says Thomas Salerno at Stinson.

  • Why Now Is The Time For Law Firms To Hire Lateral Partners

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the second quarter of this year suggest that there's never been a better time in recent years for law firms to hire lateral candidates, particularly experienced partners — though this necessitates an understanding of potential red flags, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Considering Possible PR Risks Of Certain Legal Tactics

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    Disney and American Airlines recently abandoned certain litigation tactics in two lawsuits after fierce public backlash, illustrating why corporate counsel should consider the reputational implications of any legal strategy and partner with their communications teams to preempt public relations concerns, says Chris Gidez at G7 Reputation Advisory.

  • It's No Longer Enough For Firms To Be Trusted Advisers

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    Amid fierce competition for business, the transactional “trusted adviser” paradigm from which most firms operate is no longer sufficient — they should instead aim to become trusted partners with their most valuable clients, says Stuart Maister at Strategic Narrative.

  • A Preview Of AI Priorities Under The Next President

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    For the first time in a presidential election, both of the leading candidates and their parties have been vocal about artificial intelligence policy, offering clues on the future of regulation as AI continues to advance and congressional action continues to stall, say attorneys at Mintz.

  • How Companies Are Approaching Insider Trading Policies

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    An analysis of insider trading policies recently disclosed by 49 S&P 500 companies under a new U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule reveals that while specific provisions vary from company to company, certain common themes are emerging, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

  • How Methods Are Evolving In Textualist Interpretations

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    Textualists at the U.S. Supreme Court are increasingly considering new methods such as corpus linguistics and surveys to evaluate what a statute's text communicates to an ordinary reader, while lower courts even mull large language models like ChatGPT as supplements, says Kevin Tobia at Georgetown Law.

  • Why Attorneys Should Consider Community Leadership Roles

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    Volunteering and nonprofit board service are complementary to, but distinct from, traditional pro bono work, and taking on these community leadership roles can produce dividends for lawyers, their firms and the nonprofit causes they support, says Katie Beacham at Kilpatrick.

  • Firms Must Offer A Trifecta Of Services In Post-Chevron World

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    After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo decision overturning Chevron deference, law firms will need to integrate litigation, lobbying and communications functions to keep up with the ramifications of the ruling and provide adequate counsel quickly, says Neil Hare at Dentons.

  • 5 Tips To Succeed In A Master Of Laws Program And Beyond

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    As lawyers and recent law school graduates begin their Master of Laws coursework across the country, they should keep a few pointers in mind to get the most out of their programs and kick-start successful careers in their practice areas, says Kelley Miller at Reed Smith.

  • Series

    Being An Opera Singer Made Me A Better Lawyer

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    My journey from the stage to the courtroom has shown that the skills I honed as an opera singer – punctuality, memorization, creativity and more – have all played a vital role in my success as an attorney, says Gerard D'Emilio at GableGotwals.

  • How Law Firms Can Avoid 'Collaboration Drag'

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    Law firm decision making can be stifled by “collaboration drag” — characterized by too many pointless meetings, too much peer feedback and too little dissent — but a few strategies can help stakeholders improve decision-making processes and build consensus, says Steve Groom at Miles Mediation.

  • Opinion

    Litigation Funding Disclosure Key To Open, Impartial Process

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    Blanket investor and funding agreement disclosures should be required in all civil cases where the investor has a financial interest in the outcome in order to address issues ranging from potential conflicts of interest to national security concerns, says Bob Goodlatte, former U.S. House Representative for Virginia.

  • The Licensure Landscape For Psychedelics Manufacturers

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    As the need for bulk manufacturing of psychedelic substances grows, organizations aiming to support clinical trials or become commercial suppliers must navigate a rigorous and multifaceted journey to obtaining a license from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, say Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell and Jaime Dwight at Promega Corp.

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