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  • April 17, 2025

    Pot Cos. Can't Get Block On Mich. City Licensing Fees

    A Michigan federal judge won't block the enforcement of cannabis licensing fees by the city of Grand Rapids, finding the companies objecting to the fees haven't shown they face irreparable harm without an injunction.

  • April 17, 2025

    Fla. 'King Of Vape' Brings Defamation Suit Against NY Post

    A Florida retail store owner who operates under the name "The King of Vape" brought a federal defamation lawsuit against News Corp., saying the New York Post ran a recent story falsely describing him as an anti-Israel advocate and terrorist supporter who was recently sued for selling illicit e-cigarettes.

  • April 17, 2025

    Sacramento Says Dormant Commerce Doesn't Apply To Pot

    The city of Sacramento told the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday that a federal district judge was correct to toss a constitutional challenge to the city's cannabis licensure program, saying the dormant commerce clause does not apply to a federally illegal industry.

  • April 16, 2025

    Texas Man Wants E-Cig Explosion Suit Back In State Court

    A man who suffered acid burns to his hand and eye after his vape exploded is urging a Texas federal court to push his lawsuit against the manufacturer, distributor and retailer back into state court, rejecting allegations that his litigation strategy thus far has been a "bad faith" effort to keep the Chinese vape maker in state court.

  • April 16, 2025

    Cannabis Co. Drops Back Taxes Case Against 2 Payroll Firms

    A Washington cannabis company has dropped claims against a pair of payroll services providers accused of leaving the cannabis company with a $172,500 tax bill after failing to pay the Internal Revenue Service on its behalf.

  • April 16, 2025

    Pot Co. Says Board Member Should Stay In 'Neobank' Suit

    Cannabis company Killa Bees Distribution LLC is objecting to an Oregon magistrate judge's recommendation that the court dismiss its claims against a board member for a defunct "neobank" set up to handle banking for cannabis companies, saying the conclusion is "legally and factually flawed."

  • April 16, 2025

    Sheriff's Office, Town Want Forced Catheter Suit Tossed

    Current and former officials in Hollis and Harmon County, Oklahoma, are urging a federal court to throw out a suit from a man who alleges he was forcibly catheterized without his consent following a traffic incident in violation of his civil rights.

  • April 15, 2025

    Pot Shop Challenges NY Cannabis Labor Peace Law

    A New York cannabis company on Monday launched a federal lawsuit challenging a provision of the state's marijuana legalization law that requires licensed businesses to maintain labor peace agreements with their workers, saying it is preempted by federal law.

  • April 15, 2025

    Pot Co. Settles With Capital Firm In 'Neobank' Fraud Suit

    Cannabis company Killa Bees Distribution LLC has agreed to a settlement with a venture capital firm and its executive, resolving claims that they benefited from alleged fraud by a "neobank" for cannabis businesses who couldn't use traditional banking.

  • April 15, 2025

    Retiring Calif. Ethics Committee Atty Says Judicial Trust Vital

    Nancy Black, who retires this month as founding counsel to California's Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics, reflected in an interview with Law360 on the wide range of ethical concerns the committee has handled over her 15-year tenure and the group's key role in safeguarding public trust in the courts.

  • 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.

Expert Analysis

  • Litigation Inspiration: Honoring Your Learned Profession

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    About 30,000 people who took the bar exam in July will learn they passed this fall, marking a fitting time for all attorneys to remember that they are members in a specialty club of learned professionals — and the more they can keep this in mind, the more benefits they will see, says Bennett Rawicki at Hilgers Graben.

  • 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.

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