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.
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Feds Aim To End Suit Over Cannabis Use Questions

By Sam Reisman

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.

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Pot Co. Escapes Potency Suit, Judge Warns Plaintiff Firm

By Jonathan Capriel

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."

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Jushi, Ex-COO Settle Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

By Carolina Bolado

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.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Chicago Cannabis Workers Ratify Teamsters Contract

By Katherine Smith

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.

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POLICY & REGULATION

Mich. Judge Denies SEC Win On Crowdfund Fraud, Urges Deal

By Melanie Dorsey

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.

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LITIGATION

Texas Man Asks Justices To Undo Samsung Battery Suit Win

By Jonathan Capriel

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.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Analysis

Texas Biz Court's Likely Role In Patent Fights Becoming Clear

By Dani Kass

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.

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Conn. Justices Won't Hear Ex-Alex Jones Atty's Ethics Case

By Andrea Keckley

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.

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Calif. Bills Would Reform Litigation Funding, Client Recruiting

By Emily Sawicki

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.

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Senator Unveils Draft AI Bill Intended To Wipe Out State Regs

By Hailey Konnath

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."

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Biotech Investor Blames Pierce Atwood For Messy Asset Sale

By Julie Manganis

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.

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Powell Says He Won't Make Fed Exit While Facing DOJ Probe

By Jon Hill

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.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Alamo Title Co.

American Bar Association

Consumer Attorneys of California

Cresco Labs Inc.

Exxon Mobil Corp.

Ford Motor Co.

Jushi Holdings Inc.

LG Chem Ltd.

Los Angeles Times

Pathway Genomics Corp.

PharmaCann Inc.

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

State Bar of California

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

United Food & Commercial Workers International Union

Verilife

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Assouline & Berlowe

Carstens Allen

Downtown LA Law Group

Gupta Wessler

Jackson Walker LLP

Katten Muchin

Morgan Lewis

National Security Law Firm

Peiffer Wolf

Pierce Atwood

Pratt & Flack

Prinz Law Firm

Saul Ewing

Thompson Coe

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Delaware Court of Chancery

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Georgia Court of Appeals

Illinois Supreme Court

Mississippi Supreme Court

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Supreme Court of Nevada

Texas Legislature

Texas Supreme Court

U.S. Attorney's Office

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Supreme Court