Higher Law: Marijuana Lobbying by the Numbers | California's Public Bank Study | Who Got the Work, And More
Here's a snapshot of some of the latest marijuana lobbying numbers—who's getting the work, and for what. Also: California teams up with a consultant to study a public cannabis bank. And scroll down to get in the weeds. Thanks for reading Higher Law.
August 02, 2018 at 04:00 PM
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➤➤ Marijuana Lobbying by the Numbers
• Weedmaps Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough • Eaze Solutions Inc Holland & Knight Governmental Advocates Inc., • New Federalism Fund Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck National Cannabis Industry Association VS Strategies. >>> Here's my story in The Recorder about the surge in spending on marijuana lobbying in California.➤➤Meet the Oklahoma Lawyer Fighting for Medical Marijuana
adopted new medical marijuana regulations Rachel Bussett Bussett Legal Group Attorney General Mike Hunter overstepped their authority Oklahoma Bar Association she's running for a judgeship➤➤Does California Need a Public Marijuana Bank?
California Treasurer John Chiang Level 4 Ventures Inc. recommendations Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board have failed bill➤➤Who Got the Work
Norris McLaughlin & Marcus Keya Denner Legally Grown
➤➤In the Weeds...
>> A cannabis patent fight is headed to federal court in Colorado Cooley Orion Armon a United Cannabis-held patent Denver Post >> The state of Washington wants pot business operators to come clean. Harris Bricken Robert McVay Canna Law Blog >> Florida's medical marijuana czar, Christian Bax, has resigned John Morgan Jeff Sharkey, Daily Business Review >> State-legal weed and workers' compensation are a thorny mix CBS News >> Can you launch a state-legal marijuana operation without giving all sorts of personal info to the government? Duane Morris Dan Terzian Marchetti v. United States The Recorder >> Another politician has hopped on the marijuana industry bandwagon Jim Florio Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Capelli NJ Advance Media
➤➤What's Next: All the Things for Your Calendar
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Who Got The Work
J. Brugh Lower of Gibbons has entered an appearance for industrial equipment supplier Devco Corporation in a pending trademark infringement lawsuit. The suit, accusing the defendant of selling knock-off Graco products, was filed Dec. 18 in New Jersey District Court by Rivkin Radler on behalf of Graco Inc. and Graco Minnesota. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi, is 3:24-cv-11294, Graco Inc. et al v. Devco Corporation.
Who Got The Work
Rebecca Maller-Stein and Kent A. Yalowitz of Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer have entered their appearances for Hanaco Venture Capital and its executives, Lior Prosor and David Frankel, in a pending securities lawsuit. The action, filed on Dec. 24 in New York Southern District Court by Zell, Aron & Co. on behalf of Goldeneye Advisors, accuses the defendants of negligently and fraudulently managing the plaintiff's $1 million investment. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, is 1:24-cv-09918, Goldeneye Advisors, LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital, Ltd. et al.
Who Got The Work
Attorneys from A&O Shearman has stepped in as defense counsel for Toronto-Dominion Bank and other defendants in a pending securities class action. The suit, filed Dec. 11 in New York Southern District Court by Bleichmar Fonti & Auld, accuses the defendants of concealing the bank's 'pervasive' deficiencies in regards to its compliance with the Bank Secrecy Act and the quality of its anti-money laundering controls. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian, is 1:24-cv-09445, Gonzalez v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank et al.
Who Got The Work
Crown Castle International, a Pennsylvania company providing shared communications infrastructure, has turned to Luke D. Wolf of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani to fend off a pending breach-of-contract lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 25 in Michigan Eastern District Court by Hooper Hathaway PC on behalf of The Town Residences LLC, accuses Crown Castle of failing to transfer approximately $30,000 in utility payments from T-Mobile in breach of a roof-top lease and assignment agreement. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Susan K. Declercq, is 2:24-cv-13131, The Town Residences LLC v. T-Mobile US, Inc. et al.
Who Got The Work
Wilfred P. Coronato and Daniel M. Schwartz of McCarter & English have stepped in as defense counsel to Electrolux Home Products Inc. in a pending product liability lawsuit. The court action, filed Nov. 26 in New York Eastern District Court by Poulos Lopiccolo PC and Nagel Rice LLP on behalf of David Stern, alleges that the defendant's refrigerators’ drawers and shelving repeatedly break and fall apart within months after purchase. The case, assigned to U.S. District Judge Joan M. Azrack, is 2:24-cv-08204, Stern v. Electrolux Home Products, Inc.
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