September 22, 2023
Two CBD companies say they plan to appeal a Second Circuit decision to revive a racketeering suit from a commercial truck driver who alleged he lost his job after consuming products containing detectable amounts of THC.
September 15, 2021
A New York federal judge dismissed a racketeering claim filed by a trucker against a CBD company that he says cost him his job when he failed a drug test after sampling its product, but the suit's state-fraud claim has been preserved.
August 05, 2021
A federal magistrate judge in Buffalo, New York, has tossed a racketeering claim from a trucker's suit alleging he lost his job after taking a supplement that contained THC, causing him to fail a drug test.
November 22, 2019
A trucker fired for failing a drug test after using a CBD oil advertised as THC-free can still pursue Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claims against the product's makers and sellers, a New York federal judge held Friday.
October 03, 2019
A federal judge in Rochester, New York, refused Wednesday to pave the way for a fired trucker to immediately appeal the dismissal of claims against three companies he blames for his firing after he used their CBD oil and then failed a drug test.
April 18, 2019
A trucker who was fired after he failed a drug test can pursue racketeering claims against companies who claimed a CBD oil he used didn't contain THC, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday.