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Rogue Intoxicants and the Cannabis Beverage Explosion

Will whetting your whistle with rogue intoxicants be cannabis' next jackpot? Cannabis-infused beverages are among the most popular cannabis consumables, easy to launch and scale by existing breweries and cideries, and will undoubtedly take the nation by storm.
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De Minimis Doctrine and Use Variances: A Deviation From Zoning Regulations and Caselaw

Soland v. East Bradford Township Zoning Hearing Board held that a use variance can be de minimis, where such doctrine previously only applied to dimensional variances.
7 minute read

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New Pennsylvania Ethics Opinion Offers Practical Guidance on the Use of AI

For legal ethicists, this new territory presents familiar ethical quandaries. They unanimously agree that competence mandates a thorough understanding and education in any new technology prior to its use.
8 minute read

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A Debtor's Failure to Properly Schedule a Debt in an 'Asset Case' Renders That Debt Nondischargeable

In a recent published decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit addressed a previously unresolved question in that circuit: whether a debtor's failure to properly schedule a debt in an "asset case" renders the debt nondischargeable.
7 minute read

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Humility, Propriety and Compassion Are Needed Now, More Than Ever

Humility, propriety, compassion, and respect for judges, lawyers and the law. We need it now more than ever. And when we fail to see it, more of us need to call it out and demand better. Just like Uncle Eddy would.
4 minute read

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Paternity Is Still an Irrebuttable Presumption

The presumption that a child born of a married couple is the child of that couple is one of the oldest and strongest presumptions in the American common law tradition. Due to various and substantial societal changes in recent decades, the presumption has slowly been modified to reflect those changes the same.
5 minute read

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A Little Thank You Goes a Long Way

Your colleagues are highly educated, driven professionals who made their way through law school and the bar exam and are now managing a practice, and they aren't feeling accomplished!
5 minute read

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Pa. High Court Holds Consumers Can Receive Both Punitive and Statutory Treble Damages Under the CPL

Recently, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court was asked to decide whether a plaintiff could simultaneously recover punitive damages under common-law theories and treble damages under the CPL. In a win for Pennsylvania consumers, the court in Dwyer v. Ameriprise Financial, held that a plaintiff could.
8 minute read

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The Devil Is in the Details (and the Deemed Approval Deadlines)

To avoid luxurious lolling by local governments, the Legislature included mandatory deadlines in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. Section 10101 et seq. (MPC), which governs municipal regulation of zoning, subdivision and land development within the commonwealth. The MPC sets forth strict requirements for when and how municipalities make decisions on land use applications, in addition to how they communicate those decisions to the applicant.
8 minute read

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FTC Noncompete Rule: Legal Challenges Complicate Compliance Timeline

With decisions expected in July, this will give employers and employees a short period of time to prepare for compliance, should the rule survive these challenges. Employers should prepare by identifying impacted employees and reviewing existing agreements
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