July 16, 2024
A Florida federal judge has awarded $533,600 to a former executive of a CBD company who alleged he was duped by his family members into investing, following a jury trial that ended with a mixed verdict.
April 10, 2024
The former chief operating officer of health goods supplier and CBD seller Premier Beauty and Health LLC told jurors Wednesday that he was misled by the company's executives — who were also his family members — into investing in a company that was less profitable and stable than he had been told.
April 03, 2024
A Florida federal magistrate judge has shot down an effort to have her disqualified from a securities fraud case against a CBD company for remarks she allegedly made during a March settlement conference, saying the plaintiffs' arguments in favor of recusal were "legally insufficient" to establish bias.
February 07, 2024
An investor in a Florida health goods company asked a federal judge Wednesday to disqualify an attorney from representing a company principal, saying the attorney should instead testify at trial because he knows about relevant contract negotiations.
September 19, 2023
A Florida federal judge has rejected bids for summary judgment from a health goods company and an investment firm in a lawsuit brought by the firm and its owner alleging the company misrepresented its CBD products and prospects.
April 20, 2023
An investment company has asked a Florida federal court to give it a win on eight counts in a suit alleging it was misled into investing $450,000 in a health goods company, saying the undisputed facts show that the company was selling securities while misrepresenting its CBD products and prospects.
March 16, 2023
Health goods supplier and CBD seller Premier Beauty and Health LLC and its former chief operating officer are butting heads over cross-motions for summary judgment in a suit by the ex-COO claiming the company violated the U.S. Securities and Exchange Act.
February 16, 2023
Premier Beauty and Health LLC and its former chief operating officer are each separately urging a Florida federal court to grant them wins on U.S. Securities and Exchange Act claims in a suit brought by the former COO, with the two of them duking it out over whether his investment was an unlicensed security.
September 23, 2021
A Florida federal judge has granted a former CBD company executive's motion to dismiss counterclaims brought by his former employer, which alleged that he deceived the company into hiring him, finding the company's allegations weren't sufficiently specific.
February 10, 2021
The erstwhile chief operations officer of a CBD beauty products supplier has asked a federal judge in Miami to toss counterclaims his former employer brought to his securities fraud suit, arguing that the company failed to explain how it was allegedly duped into hiring him.