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New Jersey Law Journal

The Paradoxical Legality of Delta-8 and Delta-9 THC

Delta-8 THC is one of the cannabinoids naturally occurring in the cannabis plant and is said to have milder psychoactive effects than its delta-9 counterpart. However, dosage, modality and use in combination with other cannabinoids can have significant impacts on potency and effects.
8 minute read

The Recorder

California Jury Hits J&J With $18.8M Verdict in Rare Talc Trial

The verdict comes in a rare trial that began May 31 despite an automatic stay halting talc lawsuits from going before jurors after Johnson & Johnson's unit, LTL Management LLC, filed for bankruptcy this year.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Marshall Dennehey Shareholder Enters Appearance for Pep Boys in Asbestos-Related Product Liability Claim

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

SAFE Banking Act Will Ease Tension Between NJ and US Cannabis Laws

Fearing potential penalties and asset forfeiture by federal banking regulators, most financial institutions have steered away from cannabis all together, leaving state-licensed cannabis businesses with limited options when it comes to opening checking accounts, borrowing money, and accessing other banking services.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Machinery Manufacturers Face Product Liability Suit Following Arm Crush Injury

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Aspartame Study Results May Take Fizz Out of Push to File Tsunami of Suits

"Proving that any particular plaintiff's cancer was caused by aspartame, as distinguished from the many other possible causes, could prove to be an insuperable obstacle to recovery," said Kenneth Abraham, a University of Virginia law professor.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Eleventh Circuit Remands 'Force of Law' Question Back to Panel in Failure-to-Warn Case Against Monsanto

"Our role when confronted with an express-preemption provision is to apply the text that embodies Congress's decision," Chief Judge William H. Pryor wrote in his opinion.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

FTC Suit Leads to Lifetime Ban for Operators of Alleged Telemarketing Scam

Court order memorializing settlement reduces $6.5 million judgment to $500,000.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys Obtain $13.5M Settlement in Deadly Ikea Wardrobe Claim

"These are the types of facts that drive cases to eight-figure settlements as opposed to trial," said Daniel Mann, a shareholder at Feldman Shepherd Wohlgelernter Tanner Weinstock Dodig.
3 minute read

Law.com

In J&J Sunscreen Settlement Appeal, Ted Frank Applies Hot Topic of Standing

Frank, of the Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute and the Center for Class Action Fairness, filed his opening brief on Wednesday before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which reversed another settlement three months ago because the lead plaintiffs lacked standing.
4 minute read

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