The U.S. Department of Defense has asked a federal judge to toss a challenge brought by a former defense contractor who alleged his constitutional rights were violated when he lost his employment following his refusal to answer questions about his past cannabis use.
The U.S. Department of Defense has asked a federal judge to toss a challenge brought by a former defense contractor who alleged his constitutional rights were violated when he lost his employment following his refusal to answer questions about his past cannabis use.
MariMed and other cannabis companies beat claims they intentionally mislabeled their products to sidestep Illinois THC potency limits, with a federal judge highlighting the string of consumer-led suit losses and warning counsel to "heed the strong and universal concerns about the plausibility of their legal theories."
A former Jushi Holdings Inc. executive who claimed a cannabis company fired him in retaliation for compliance with safety standards told a Florida federal court he has settled his suit.
Employees working for Chicago's first medical cannabis dispensary and represented by a Teamsters local have ratified a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the business, the union announced.
A Michigan federal judge Tuesday shot down the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's bid for summary judgment against a man the agency accused of orchestrating a $2 million cannabis crowdfunding fraud, finding the case might be better suited for settlement talks.
A man who claims a Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. battery exploded in his pocket is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his case, arguing the Fifth Circuit wrongly applied an exception that allows companies to evade jurisdiction in states where they do business by claiming they marketed the products to manufacturers, not consumers.
The Texas Business Court has released its first opinion exploring when intellectual property can be used to create jurisdiction, and attorneys say the decision involving state trade secret law offers insight into when patent matters can be pursued there.
The Connecticut Supreme Court will not hear a challenge to the two-week suspension of Alex Jones' former lawyer, leaving intact an intermediate Appellate Court decision affirming the pared-down punishment surrounding his law firm's handling of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre victims' personal information.
Two new bills introduced to the California Assembly this week seek to impose reforms on the state's legal industry, including adding mandatory disbarment for attorneys convicted of felony "capping" — or illegally paying for client recruitment — and blocking corporate litigation funders from influencing cases.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., on Wednesday released a draft of proposed legislation that would override a "patchwork" of state artificial intelligence regulations, touting the proposal as protecting "children, creators, conservatives and communities" and slamming the state regulations as hindering "AI innovation."
A Ukrainian billionaire who was recently ordered to pay other investors in a failed genetic testing company more than $1.8 million in damages is blaming the Pierce Atwood LLP lawyers who advised him on what a court later found to be a "fundamentally unfair" forced asset sale.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that he will stay on as a board member of the central bank if he remains under U.S. Department of Justice investigation when his term as Fed chairman runs out this spring.
