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Law.com

Roundup Trial in Missouri Postponed Due to COVID-19 Omicron Surge

A Jan. 31 jury trial in Kansas City, Missouri, over the pesticide Roundup was postponed on Tuesday after Monsanto raised concerns about rising COVID-19 cases.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Insurance: What to Know for Your Cannabis Business in NJ

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMM Act) allows the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission to create rules to govern the availability of cannabis in the state of New Jersey.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Former Tesla, Impossible Foods Lawyer Joins Agricultural Robotics Firm as First GC

"I've worked at some truly groundbreaking startups—and I am confident that Iron Ox's innovative reimagining of farming, from-seed-to-table, will be profoundly impactful, ushering in an exciting new era of agriculture," Iron Ox General Counsel Myra Pasek said.
2 minute read

Daily Report Online

After Minimal Cannabusiness Progress in 2021, Lawyer Highlights Opportunities for Georgia in 2022

"For a lot of attorneys, it's going to be a little bit of a tightrope walk for the foreseeable future," said attorney Brent Walker in Atlanta.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

SCOTUS Conservatives Lean Toward Upholding Mississippi's 15-Week Abortion Ban

In more than two hours of arguments, the justices divided along ideological lines in their questioning, with the conservative wing probing most deeply the challengers to the Mississippi ban, and the liberal wing pressing the state's attorney.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Attorney Fee Award Boosts South Georgia Migrant Workers' Class Settlement Over $1.1M

Lawyers for the workers claimed the defendants cheated migrant workers employed under the H-2A visa program of overtime pay and compensation for their travel and lodging expenses.
3 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

US DOJ Challenges Sugar Acquisition in District of Delaware Antitrust Suit

If the acquisition goes forward, the DOJ claims, refined sugar and the products it's used in could soar in price with nearly all the sales in the Southeast controlled by two producers.
3 minute read

Law.com

In a Bid to Resolve Roundup Lawsuits, Monsanto Makes Its Case Before the 11th Circuit

The appeal is the latest effort by Monsanto, now owned by Bayer, to toss thousands of lawsuits over Roundup as part of a "five-point plan" announced earlier this year.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Cargill CEO Says Global Food Prices to Stay High on Labor Crunch

Whether it's meat processors, truckers, warehouse operators or port staff, the global food system is seeing more competition for workers.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Cannabis Firm Leafly Hires Veteran Attorney as General Counsel

The company—which runs a website for ordering and learning about cannabis—announced in August that it plans to go public.
2 minute read

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