Michael Curley

Medical Pot Group Sues NY Over New $20M Licensing Fee

The New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association Inc. is suing the state's cannabis regulators, saying a new $20 million fee to convert operators' licenses from medical to adult use is an unconstitutional and punitive tax aimed at keeping them out of the adult-use market.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to 115 retailers across the country for selling unauthorized e-cigarettes that appeal to youths, the agency said Thursday.

A veterans group is challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's decision to deny it a spot among 25 participants in hearings exploring whether to reschedule cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, saying veterans have been deprived of an advocate for a conclusion that would best suit their needs.

A veterans group is challenging the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's decision to deny it a spot among 25 participants in hearings exploring whether to reschedule cannabis under the Controlled Substances Act, saying veterans have been deprived of an advocate for a conclusion that would best suit their needs.

Michele D. Johnson of Latham & Watkins LLP successfully defended big names like X, formerly known as Twitter, Apple and Peloton from consumer class actions this year, earning herself a spot as one of the 2024 Law360 Class Action MVPs.

A Louisiana jury has cleared General Electric Co. and former subsidiary Dresser LLC of liability in a bellwether suit over allegations that they improperly disposed of chemicals that contaminated the Rapides Parish area.

A New York federal jury has hit the Albany County Nursing Home with a $2 million verdict in a suit by a woman alleging the staff neglected her father and did nothing as he lay dying in bed.

A New York federal jury has hit the Albany County Nursing Home with a $2 million verdict in a suit by a woman alleging the staff neglected her father and did nothing as he lay dying in bed.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court not to grant certiorari to a group of tobacco companies aiming to vacate a rule requiring larger warnings on cigarette boxes, saying the Fifth Circuit rightly found the proposed warnings don't violate the First Amendment's protection against compelled speech.

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Tuesday revived a woman's slip-and-fall suit against the owners of a Mount Airy casino, saying the evidence in the case can lead a jury to find that the company was negligent in installing hand sanitizer stations meant to address the COVID-19 pandemic over a marble floor.

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Tuesday revived a woman's slip-and-fall suit against the owners of a Mount Airy casino, saying the evidence in the case can lead a jury to find that the company was negligent in installing hand sanitizer stations meant to address the COVID-19 pandemic over a marble floor.

Would-be cannabis dispensary Peridot Tree WA Inc. has urged the Ninth Circuit to reverse orders denying an injunction and dismissing its suit challenging Washington's social equity licensing program, saying it violates the dormant commerce clause by favoring in-state operators.

A New York federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $7.6 million settlement with suppliers for meal kit delivery service Daily Harvest Inc. to end claims from buyers that a lentil and leek meal caused gastrointestinal illness.

A New York federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $7.6 million settlement with suppliers for meal kit delivery service Daily Harvest Inc. to end claims from buyers that a lentil and leek meal caused gastrointestinal illness.

A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday declined to let 3M Co. and other companies put a stay on a proposed class action by firefighters alleging their turnout gear contains so-called forever chemicals while the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation decides whether to roll it into a South Carolina MDL.

A proposed class of buyers is suing Thang Botanicals Inc. and FTLS Holdings in California federal court, alleging that they failed to disclose that their kratom-derived 7ΩHMZ products are as addictive as opioids, if not more.

A proposed class of buyers is suing Thang Botanicals Inc. and FTLS Holdings in California federal court, alleging that they failed to disclose that their kratom-derived 7ΩHMZ products are as addictive as opioids, if not more.

A Missouri federal judge has given the go-ahead to a $32 million settlement between tractor owners and a pair of hydraulic fluid makers to resolve claims in multidistrict litigation alleging the fluid was defective and damaged vehicles that used it.

Philip Morris International Inc. and a subsidiary are urging a Connecticut federal judge to throw out claims that they falsely advertised nicotine pouches as safe and healthy and marketed them to adolescents, saying the claims are preempted by federal law.