Cannabis

By Jonathan Capriel

New York City has settled claims with two e-cigarette wholesalers that have agreed to stop pushing flavored vapes within the five boroughs and to pay $1,000 fines for future violations, while litigation continues against other companies that are accused of flooding the market with illegal products.

By Mike Curley

The Virginia attorney general and tax commissioner are urging a federal judge to throw out a suit challenging the state's ban on flavored e-cigarettes that are not approved by federal regulators, saying the plaintiffs have no standing to sue and the ban complies with federal law.

By Matthew Feinberg

A litigation investor’s recent complaint claiming a New York mass torts lawyer effectively ran a Ponzi scheme illustrates how litigation funding arrangements can subject attorneys to legal ethics dilemmas and potential liability, so engagement letters must have very clear terms, says Matthew Feinberg at Goldberg Segalla.

By Sam Reisman

A New York state senator has prefiled a bill to regulate the sale of intoxicating hemp cannabinoid beverages while levying a 10% tax on them.

By Tom Paskowitz, Colleen Kenney and Matt Jackson

Several recent federal court decisions illustrate how parties continue to grapple with the discovery of data in dynamic databases, so counsel involved in these disputes must consider how structured data should be produced consistent with the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, say attorneys at Sidley.

By Paul Levin

Building with Lego has taught me to follow directions and adapt to unexpected challenges, and in pairing discipline with imagination, allows me to stay grounded while finding new ways to make complex deals come together, says Paul Levin at Venable.