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Daily Business Review

Class Cert Denied in Property Damage Suit vs. Pratt & Whitney

The case was about property values, but 10 of the class representatives are also individual plaintiffs in separate personal injury lawsuits alleging family members had developed brain cancer as a result of exposure to contaminants in the environment.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Trump Administration Bars SBA Loans to Cannabis Industry Support Businesses

In a policy notice effective April 3, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its standard operating procedures (SOP) to prohibit providing loans to both marijuana- and hemp- related businesses and businesses deriving any gross revenue from sales to marijuana related businesses (MRBs) including those providing lighting, hydroponic equipment or testing services (SBA policy notice).
9 minute read

National Law Journal

What New Russia Trade Sanctions Mean for US Companies and Investors

Seetha Ramachandran, a litigation partner at Schulte, Roth & Zabel in New York and a former federal prosecutor, discusses new trade sanctions imposed in April by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control against Russian individuals and companies.
6 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Third Circuit Upholds Dismissal of Challenge to DuPont Spinoff's Buyouts

A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a class action lawsuit from former employees of The Chemours Co. who said they were duped into taking a less generous buyout deal as the chemical firm downsized after its spinoff from DuPont.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

'Alice' and the Search for Patent Eligible Software Patents

The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2014 landmark decision Alice v. CLS Bank International altered the course and viability of software patents in the United States and continues to cause uncertainty over the eligibility of software for patent protection.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

BP Settlement Money Starts Flowing to Northwest Florida

BP settlement money is headed to new water and sewer lines for an industrial park, technical-education programs in two counties and expansion of the Port of Panama City.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Congressional Leaders Blast Oil Drilling Changes

Members of Florida's congressional delegation from both sides of the political aisle denounced a White House proposal that they say would weaken offshore oil-drilling regulations.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Preparing for Phase 2: Securing Dispensary and Grower/Processor Permits

On March 22, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (the department) announced it will begin accepting applications for medical marijuana dispensary and grower/processor permits as early as April. During this second round, the department will issue 13 additional permits to grow and process medical marijuana, and 23 dispensary permits. Completed applications must be postmarked no later than May 17.
12 minute read

The Recorder

Oil Spill Lawyers Win Rare Disaster Class Certification for Coastal Property Owners

A plaintiffs team suing a pipeline operator over a 2015 oil spill off the coast of California scored a rare win when a federal judge granted certification of thousands of property owners. Of course, that success came on the third try.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Plaintiff Claimed Burns by Fireballs From Defective Stove

On Aug. 10, 2013, plaintiff Luong Nguyen, 51, a fruit picker, was reconnecting an Amba Super Gas Stove to a propane tank in his home, in Reading. Nguyen had disconnected the stove to refill the propane tank.
5 minute read

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