Three kratom sellers and distributors are asking a Maryland federal court to throw out a suit from the city of Baltimore alleging they misled consumers about the addictive nature of kratom, and saying the city is trying to step into enforcement shoes that are meant to be filled by state actors.
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Kratom Cos. Say Baltimore Overreached With Marketing Suit

By Mike Curley

Three kratom sellers and distributors are asking a Maryland federal court to throw out a suit from the city of Baltimore alleging they misled consumers about the addictive nature of kratom, and saying the city is trying to step into enforcement shoes that are meant to be filled by state actors.

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9/11 Family Sues Cannabis Entrepreneurs Over $1.3M Loss

By Jonathan Capriel

A 9/11 widow and her children are suing a previously sanctioned Los Angeles-area cannabis entrepreneur and his associate in California state court claiming they misused the family's $1.3 million investment, taken from their terrorism-victim compensation fund, after making false promises of guaranteed returns.

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Pa. Co. Pulled Job Offer After Failed Pot Test, Suit Says

By Jonathan Capriel

A former employee is suing a trucking and logistics company in Pennsylvania federal court, claiming it illegally rescinded a job offer after he tested positive for marijuana, despite him telling the company about his state-issued medical cannabis card.

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EMPLOYMENT & BENEFITS

Nev. Dispensary Asks Judge To Toss UFCW Arbitration Bid

By Sam Reisman

A Nevada cannabis dispensary is urging a federal judge to toss a United Food and Commercial Worker union's lawsuit to compel arbitration of grievances over two workers' firings, saying an operative agreement between the union and the company was not in effect at the time of the terminations.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Series

Mentalism Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Convincing strangers I can read their minds may seem like an unusual second career for a legal practitioner, but both disciplines share several important requirements, including trust and preparation, says Warren Biro at Manatt.

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IDScan Data Breach Puts Spotlight On Vendor Oversight

A recently reported breach that exposed millions of identification documents held by IDScan.net highlights the liability risks for businesses that contract with third-party identity processors, and emphasizes the importance of auditing vendors' data retention practices, say attorneys at Tucker Ellis.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Sheppard Mullin Hit With Class Action Over Data Breach

By Jake Maher

A former Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP paralegal launched a proposed class action against the firm in California federal court on Wednesday over a cyberattack it had in August, in which she says at least 1,000 people's names and Social Security numbers were stolen.

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IP Rights Group Urges Against Litigation Funding Disclosure

By Elliot Weld

An inventor rights advocacy group has told a federal courts rules committee that requiring the disclosure of who is funding civil litigation would put independent inventors at a disadvantage when trying to enforce patents against a larger company.

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Analysis

New Fraud Division Flexes Might In Latest Enforcement Policy

By Phillip Bantz

The National Fraud Enforcement Division's new corporate enforcement policy emphasizes the quick pursuit of certain types of fraud through data analysis and staff resources, expands the target list beyond traditional healthcare providers and highlights the division's growing dominance within the U.S. Department of Justice, experts say.

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Cornell Defendant Seeks To Nix James As Special Prosecutor

By Andrea Keckley

One of the seven men accused of drugging and raping a fellow Cornell University student at a fraternity home has asked a New York state court to void Gov. Kathy Hochul's appointment of New York Attorney General Letitia James as special prosecutor in the case.

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Gov't Attys Could Face Sanctions Over AI Use Omissions

By Madeline Lyskawa

A U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge has ordered four government attorneys to explain why they shouldn't be sanctioned for making factual misrepresentations about the U.S. Army's use of artificial intelligence to evaluate contract proposals.

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Split Congress Could Spur Competing Probes, Cleary Finds

By Courtney Bublé

If the new year brings an era of divided Congress, then "dueling investigations" into the same topics should be expected, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP said in a report it released Thursday.

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Fla. Judge Says Oct. 7 Attack Was 'Inflection Point' For U.S.

By David Minsky

U.S. District Judge Roy K. Altman addressed a small group of attorneys in a Florida law office to speak on his book about the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, saying public debate over facts surrounding the event and underlying feud has reached an "inflection point" in America.

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Buzbee Faces $970K Fee Bid In Dismissed Conspiracy Cases

By Lynn LaRowe

A Mississippi lawyer is asking a Texas state court to award her more than $970,000 in fees after defeating claims that she and her law firm conspired with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP to retaliate against prominent Houston plaintiffs attorney Tony Buzbee and two of his former clients.

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Dems Says GOP Broke Senate Rules In Jack Smith Hearing

By Courtney Bublé

The Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have accused Republicans of violating committee rules during a hearing last week with former special counsel Jack Smith.

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Amazon.com Inc.

Anthropic PBC

Atlanta Hawks

Caesars Entertainment Inc.

Cantor Fitzgerald LP

Carrier Global Corp.

Cornell University

Crete Carrier Corp.

FedEx Corp.

LinkedIn Corp.

ROC Nation LLC

Sales Inc.

Toyota Motor Corp.

United Food & Commercial Workers International Union

United Nations Children's Fund

Yale University

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arnold & Porter

Baker & Hostetler

Bracewell LLP

Bradley Arant

Buzbee Law Firm

Cleary Gottlieb

Fox Rothschild

Gibson Dunn

Kilpatrick Townsend

Koller Law LLC

Law Offices of Thomas J. Thomas

MJ Legal PA

Manatt Phelps

McCracken Stemerman

McDermott Will & Schulte

Miller & Chevalier

Morgan Lewis

Nesenoff & Miltenberg

Paul Hastings

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Sheppard Mullin

Strauss Borrelli

Tripp Scott

Tucker Ellis

WilmerHale

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

California Privacy Protection Agency

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Executive Office of the President

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Highway Administration

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Food and Drug Administration

New York Attorney General's Office

Texas Supreme Court

Texas Tenth Court of Appeals

U.S. Army

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District & Bankruptcy Courts of Southern District of Texas

U.S. District Court for the Central District of California

U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

World Health Organization