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April 23, 2025
Curaleaf Sues Ex-VP For Alleged Breach Of Noncompete
Cannabis company Curaleaf sued a former executive in Florida federal court Wednesday, alleging she breached her employment agreement and may have shared confidential information when she jumped ship to competitor Jushi.
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April 23, 2025
Church Denied Injunction In 'Psychedelic Healing Shack' Suit
A Michigan federal judge won't issue an injunction blocking alleged retaliation against a Detroit church in a suit claiming city officials are targeting their religious practice of using psilocybin, saying the church's leader hasn't shown she's likely to succeed on her claims or face irreparable harm.
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April 23, 2025
Trulieve Resolves Ex-Manager's Age Bias Firing Suit
Nationwide cannabis company Trulieve Inc. has resolved a suit in Florida federal court by a former regional manager who alleged he was fired based on his age and in retaliation for assisting in another employee's discrimination charge.
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April 23, 2025
Mo. Counties, State Argue For Cannabis Tax At High Court
A county is a local government and should be allowed to impose a 3% additional sales tax on adult-use cannabis, two counties and the Missouri revenue director told the state Supreme Court.
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April 22, 2025
Smoke Shop Joins Others Seeking Toss Of Nitrous Death Suit
Another smoke shop is joining fellow defendants in seeking dismissal of a woman's suit alleging their sale of nitrous oxide canisters led to her sister's death from using them as "whippets," saying she lacks standing to bring her claim.
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April 22, 2025
11th Circ. Not Likely To Snuff Smoke Shop's $1.1M Trial Loss
The Eleventh Circuit signaled Tuesday that it was likely to uphold a $1.1 million verdict entered against a Georgia-based tobacco importer for selling counterfeit rolling papers, throwing cold water on the importer's claims that the verdict constituted a windfall that was prohibited in a 2023 trial.
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April 22, 2025
Michigan Panel Remands Pot Cos.' Secret Meetings Suit
A suit challenging a Michigan city's cannabis licensing program should get a new airing at trial court, a state appellate court ruled Monday, saying the lower court erred by finding that the cannabis selection committee was not a "public body" subject to the state's Open Meetings Act.
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April 22, 2025
Scott + Scott To Lead Medical Cannabis REIT Securities Suit
A Maryland federal judge picked Scott + Scott as the lead class counsel Tuesday for a proposed securities class action accusing a medical cannabis-focused real estate investment trust of misleading shareholders about its declining rents, declining property management fees and the state of its leasing operations.
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April 22, 2025
Hemp Group Drops DEA From Suit Over Police Raid, Arrest
A hemp trade group and the owner of a smoke shop are dropping claims against the U.S. government and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration from a suit alleging law enforcement wrongfully raided the shop.
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April 21, 2025
DHS Voids Order Ousting Canadian Cannabis Machinery CEO
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Monday urged a Washington federal judge to throw out a lawsuit accusing federal agents of illegally barring the Canadian CEO of a cannabis harvesting equipment company from entering the United States, citing the government's recent decision revoking a removal order against him.
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April 21, 2025
Pot Company Once Allied With Influencer Wants Rehearing
A cannabis, spirits and vape company formerly associated with Instagram celebrity Dan Bilzerian is asking the Ninth Circuit for an en banc rehearing of a $1.6 million judgment against it, saying a panel of circuit judges ignored key facts when it found the company liable for breach of contract.
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April 21, 2025
Judge Blocks Pot Co. CEO's Bid To Enforce $1.5M Settlement
The founder of a defunct marijuana greenhouse leasing business cannot reopen an investor class action to enforce a $1.5 million settlement and declare a related bankruptcy action unlawful, a Colorado federal judge has ruled, finding that he has already filed a separate lawsuit asking for the same things.
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April 21, 2025
Supreme Court Won't Hear Neb. Tribe's Tobacco Sales Dispute
The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear two Nebraska tribal companies' bid to undo an Eighth Circuit ruling that held the state can regulate a tribally owned manufacturer's sales of cigarettes to Indigenous-owned distributors after officials attempted to apply a settlement with major tobacco companies on the Winnebago reservation.
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April 21, 2025
Justices Kick Flavored-Vape Dispute Back To 5th Circ.
After the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority to reject an e-cigarette company's application to market flavored vapes, the high court on Monday granted summary disposition on one other pending case on the same subject, while denying certiorari to three others.
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April 18, 2025
Nitrous Companies Decline Liability For Misused Products
The companies behind nitrous oxide brand Galaxy Gas urged a Florida federal court to end a proposed class action filed by the family of a woman who died while inhaling their product, arguing that they can't be held liable for "reckless and illegal misuse" of their canisters.
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April 18, 2025
Cannabis Co. Says Lender Lied About Default To Steal Funds
A cannabis company with facilities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania has alleged in Garden State federal court that its lender lied about the company being in default in order to steal funds out of two of the company's bank accounts and claims it shows no sign of stopping.
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April 18, 2025
Texas Panel Says State Can Pursue Block Of Pot Amnesty Law
A Texas appeals panel has found the state can pursue an injunction blocking the enforcement of a city of San Marcos ordinance that prohibits enforcement of some cannabis laws, saying the city is not immune to claims that the ordinance is in violation of state law.
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April 18, 2025
Judge Sides With Wash. In NY Distillery's Sales Reg Challenge
A federal judge has rejected a New York whiskey maker's challenge to a Washington rule that distilleries must have a physical in-state location to sell to Evergreen State consumers online, saying the regulation isn't discriminatory because it "applies evenhandedly" regardless of the producer's home state.
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April 18, 2025
Federal Cannabis Law Reform Eyed In Bipartisan Push
A bipartisan group of representatives has introduced legislation to reconcile the conflicts between the federal prohibition on cannabis and state laws that legalize it, and to prepare the country for federal legalization.
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April 17, 2025
AG Tells Nebraska City Shops To Stop Selling Synthetic THC
The Nebraska attorney general on Thursday announced his office was sending cease and desist letters to Nebraska City shops that it found to be selling hemp products containing synthetic THC.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Expert Analysis
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Racing Corvettes Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The skills I use when racing Corvettes have enhanced my legal practice in several ways, because driving, like practicing law, requires precision, awareness and a good set of brakes — complete with the wisdom to know how and when to use them, says Kat Mateo at Olshan Frome.
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Opinion
Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence
Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.
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Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises
“No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.
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How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work
Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.
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Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer
The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.
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Opinion
Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice
A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.
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In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege
Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.
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What's Next For State Regulation Of Hemp Cannabinoids
Based on two recent federal court cases that indisputably fortify broad state authority to regulate intoxicating hemp cannabinoid products, 2025 will feature continued aggressive state regulation of such products as industry stakeholders wait for Congress to release its plans for the next five-year Farm Bill, say attorneys at Foley Hoag.
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Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.
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Opinion
Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay
Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.
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Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example
Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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Perspectives
Accountant-Owned Law Firms Could Blur Ethical Lines
KPMG’s recent application to open a legal practice in Arizona represents the first overture by an accounting firm to take advantage of the state’s relaxed law firm ownership rules, but enforcing and supervising the practice of law by nonattorneys could prove particularly challenging, says Seth Laver at Goldberg Segalla.
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AI Will Soon Transform The E-Discovery Industrial Complex
Todd Itami at Covington discusses how generative artificial intelligence will reshape the current e-discovery paradigm, replacing the blunt instrument of data handling with a laser scalpel of fully integrated enterprise solutions — after first making e-discovery processes technically and legally harder.
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When Innovation Overwhelms The Rule Of Law
In an era where technology is rapidly evolving and artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, it’s worth asking if the law — both substantive precedent and procedural rules — can keep up with the light speed of innovation, says Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner.
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Imagine The Possibilities Of Openly Autistic Lawyering
Andi Mazingo at Lumen Law, who was diagnosed with autism about midway through her career, discusses how the legal profession can create inclusive workplaces that empower openly autistic lawyers and enhance innovation, and how neurodivergent attorneys can navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with disclosing one’s diagnosis.