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The Legal Intelligencer

CBD Has Gone Mainstream—But Is It Legal?

Bartenders are mixing it into cocktails. Professional athletes are using it to treat injuries. Mondelez International—the owner of Oreo, Ritz Crackers and other billion-dollar food and beverage brands—is considering adding it to snacks.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Cannabis Business RICO Claims Have Failed So Far, but They're Still a Threat

With a growing number of states legalizing medical and adult-use marijuana, anti-cannabis plaintiffs have turned to innovative legal theories, including RICO racketeering and conspiracy claims, aimed at disrupting cannabis businesses.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Former Federal Circuit Clerks Launch IPR-Focused Firm

Michelle Armond of Knobbe Martens and Douglas Wilson of Heim, Payne & Chorush say Patent Office practice has evened the playing field for a new entrant like Armond Wilson.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Chapter 20 Litigation: Regulatory Policymaking by Other Means

Litigation has improved Pennsylvania's medical marijuana research program. The program, Chapter 20 of the Medical Marijuana Act, pairs medical school/teaching hospitals with businesses that grow and dispense medical marijuana.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Five Ideas That Can Solve the Cannabis Banking Problem

Despite this exponential growth, the cannabis industry still suffers from the lack of even the most basic financial services. It's a problem that over-anxious legislatures have simply avoided and swept under the rug, so as to not disturb the potential tax revenue that awaited them on the upside.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigator of the Week: Meet the Man Behind the $2 Billion Roundup Verdict

'People told us we would lose the jury, but we knew that they were invested in getting to the truth and were willing to listen,' plaintiffs' lawyer Brent Wisner said. "So, we laid the evidence on thick and it clearly paid off.'
11 minute read

Litigation Daily

Daily Dicta: Kasowitz Faces Long Odds in $90B Whistleblower Claim

If successful, the firm could (in theory) have pocketed $27 billion in bounty as the relator. But it doesn't look likely.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Monsanto Hit With $2B in Punitives in Oakland Roundup Trial

The verdict marked the third time that a Bay Area jury has held Monsanto's blockbuster herbicide responsible of causing cancer in humans.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Monsanto Hit With $2B in Punitives in Third Roundup Trial

The verdict marked the third time that a Bay Area jury has held Monsanto's blockbuster herbicide responsible of causing cancer in humans.
3 minute read

Law.com

Critical Mass: MDL Litigation Funding Arrangements Placed Under Microscope. Plus: Did Jurors Sway Judge in RoundUp Trial?

With no federal statute or guideline, judges are taking the initiative to find out about third-party funding of mass-tort litigation
6 minute read

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