Jonathan Capriel

Abilene, Texas, is urging a federal judge to toss a lawsuit brought by cannabis entrepreneurs who claim its police knowingly used bad THC testing to justify seizing $400,000 worth of product from their shop, arguing that the retailers failed to claim law enforcement violated their rights with deliberate indifference.

A Montana federal judge has tacked on pre- and postjudgment interest to most of a $22 million verdict against aircraft manufacturer Kaman Aerospace Corp. in a lawsuit over a defectively made helicopter that crashed five years ago, killing a veteran pilot who was fighting a wildfire.

International cannabis lifestyle and consumer packaged goods company Tilray Brands Inc. was hit with a proposed class action in California federal court by a woman who claims it overstates the amount of protein consumers will get from eating its "Just Hemp" protein powder.

A transgender sprinter is suing Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, claiming that the school violated New York state law by barring her from competing in a track event out of "fear" of going against President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from women's sports.

No one has a right to sell marijuana, Oklahoma argued when asking a federal court to quash a lawsuit by a group of medical marijuana companies accusing the state of violating the Constitution's dormant commerce clause by implementing residency requirements to obtain a license.

A father who claims his 27-year-old son died of a ketamine overdose due to the negligent practices of online therapy provider Mindbloom has added Illinois-based specialty pharmacy chain Optio Rx LLC as a defendant in his North Carolina state lawsuit, claiming it is liable for compounding, manufacturing and shipping the dangerously "unpredictable drug."

Retailers sued by the Cayuga Nation over operating unsanctioned smoke shops on tribal land cannot escape the tribe's RICO claims, a New York federal judge ruled Tuesday, saying the tribe sufficiently alleged the retailers used revenue from untaxed tobacco and cannabis to stand up a competing business that harmed the tribe.

A child whose foot was run over by a lawn mower driven by her father will be allowed to put on hold her lawsuit against Home Depot USA Inc. and the mower's maker, a New Jersey federal judge ruled, giving the family time to find replacement counsel after their prior firm was disqualified due to a conflict.

Tesla Inc. turned a "survivable crash into a fatal fire" through multiple design defects in its Model S car, according to a Wisconsin state court lawsuit filed by the family of a couple who died trapped inside one when it erupted into "big flames."

Tesla Inc. turned a "survivable crash into a fatal fire" through multiple design defects in its Model S car, according to a Wisconsin state court lawsuit filed by the family of a couple who died trapped inside one when it erupted into "big flames."

Retailers sued by the Cayuga Nation over unpaid taxes from allegedly operating an unsanctioned smoke shop on tribal land must still fork over daily sales records even after New York State Police seized all cannabis product, a federal judge ruled Thursday, following yet another heated exchange in which the entrepreneurs blamed the tribe's leader for the raid.

Multistate cannabis company NAR Group has suffered a second defeat in its efforts to grow and process hemp in the New Jersey township of Lebanon, after a state court judge permanently ended its lawsuit accusing the municipality of unlawfully blocking it from cultivating hemp despite having a state-issued permit.

Multistate cannabis company NAR Group has suffered a second defeat in its efforts to grow and process hemp in the New Jersey township of Lebanon, after a state court judge permanently ended its lawsuit accusing the municipality of unlawfully blocking it from cultivating hemp despite it having a state-issued permit.

A cannabis retail chain is on the hook for a $52,500-a-month lease for a facility that was never used, a Michigan appeals court ruled Friday, saying that the contract for the space was still valid even if the company's plans to pair with a larger multistate cultivator fell through.

Attorneys general from 39 states and U.S. territories are urging Congress to quash the intoxicating hemp products market which they say lawmakers inadvertently created through the 2018 Farm Bill, saying the "laudable legalization of commercial hemp" must be salvaged during the 2026 appropriations process.

Cannabis giant Cresco Labs asked an Illinois federal judge to end a proposed class action accusing it and its subsidiaries of mislabeling their products to get around state-mandated THC potency limits, arguing that this is an issue for state lawmakers to handle, not the judiciary.

A Black entrepreneur who was denied a marijuana license eight years ago should be allowed to pursue his discrimination lawsuit against the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, the businessman told a federal court this week, saying he just recently caught wind of the favorable treatment the board gave white-owned businesses over minority-owned ones.

A Minnesota state appeals court has ruled that a subsidiary of Samsung must face a lawsuit regarding a vape pen battery that exploded in a man's pocket, saying the company was likely aware that some of the nearly 3 million batteries it shipped to the state were being used in e-cigarettes.

A LOT Polish Airlines' expert witness will testify as to how much money the airline lost when it was forced to ground its fleet 737 Max jets following two fatal crashes, a Washington federal judge ruled, denying Boeing's bid to block the testimony during the upcoming Nov. 3 trial.

Baseball game attendees who accused the Chicago Cubs of collecting, without consent, the biometric data of millions of fans at Wrigley Field have agreed to drop their proposed class action claims against the team and others.