BORGHETTI et al v. CBD USA GROWN, INC. et al

  1. July 16, 2024

    Ex-CBD Cos. GC Says Owner Hasn't Paid What Deal Promised

    The former general counsel of several CBD companies has told a Pennsylvania federal judge that their owner failed to keep up her end of a settlement agreement that ended his suit to obtain over $600,000 in back pay and benefits he and his wife felt they were owed.

  2. May 08, 2023

    CBD Cos.' Owner Strikes Deal With Ex-GC In Benefits Suit

    The former general counsel of several Pennsylvania CBD companies and his erstwhile employer have reached an agreement to end a yearslong dispute over more than $600,000 in back pay and benefits the attorney and his wife claim they were owed.

  3. September 02, 2022

    Ex-GC Loses Bid For Benefits Win Against CBD Co. Founder

    A Pennsylvania federal judge denied the former general counsel for three CBD companies' request for an early win in his back pay and benefits suit against the companies' owner, ruling there are still factual disputes over whether the attorney had proven the corporate veil can be pierced.

  4. March 07, 2022

    Ex-GC Says CBD Founder Is Liable In Back Pay, Benefits Suit

    The former general counsel for three Pittsburgh-based CBD companies has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to hold the companies' owner accountable in his back pay and benefits lawsuit, a move that comes after the attorney secured a default judgment against the trio of businesses.

  5. July 27, 2021

    Ex-GC Says Defunct CBD Cos. Re-Formed With New Name

    The former general counsel for a trio of Pittsburgh-based CBD oil companies has asked a Pennsylvania federal court to let him amend his back pay and benefits lawsuit, claiming that the companies fraudulently transferred their assets and operations to a new entity after effectively disappearing from the suit.

  6. October 15, 2020

    Former GC, Wife Get $602K In Pay, Dividends From CBD Cos.

    A Pennsylvania federal judge has ordered three related CBD companies to pay their former corporate counsel $602,000 after the lawyer scored an early win in litigation seeking payments he and his wife were purportedly promised.

  7. September 09, 2020

    Ex-GC Nets Early Win Against CBD Cos. Over Stocks, Benefits

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday entered a default judgment against three related CBD companies in a suit leveled by the companies' former corporate counsel seeking dividends he and his wife were promised, saying the companies have not communicated with the court.

  8. June 09, 2020

    Ex-GC Eyes Early Win Against CBD Co. Over Stocks, Benefits

    The former corporate counsel of a Pennsylvania cannabis oil company sought an early win in his effort to get dividends and benefits they were promised, telling a federal judge on Tuesday that they failed to retain new counsel after their attorneys were disqualified nearly two months ago.

  9. March 31, 2020

    Dodaro Matta Booted From CBD Co. Fight At Exec's Request

    The Pittsburgh-area law firm of Dodaro Matta & Cambest PC can no longer represent a trio of CBD oil companies because of conflicts between the companies and their now-suspended president, whom the firm had represented but dropped, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Tuesday.

  10. March 26, 2020

    CBD Co. Exec Says Law Firm Used Privileged Info To Oust Her

    The law firm Dodaro Matta & Cambest can't represent a trio of Pittsburgh-area cannabis oil companies because it "duped" the companies' president into temporarily overlooking conflicts of interest even as the firm, the companies and an attorney on the board worked to boot her from her job and her home, the exec told a Pennsylvania federal court.