Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday announced the appointment of a New York cannabis official to run the state's marijuana regulatory agency.
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Maryland Gov. Taps NY Official As New Cannabis Head

By Sam Reisman

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday announced the appointment of a New York cannabis official to run the state's marijuana regulatory agency.

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Wyden Urges National Standard For Hemp Regulation

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., rallied on Wednesday for his bill that would beef up regulation of products with hemp-derived cannabinoids in order to protect consumers, particularly children.

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Logistics Cos. Say Workers' Tobacco Fee Suit Filed Too Late

By Mike Curley

A pair of logistics companies are asking a Connecticut federal court to throw out a proposed class action alleging they violated federal law by not fully reimbursing employees who paid an additional tobacco-use fee on their healthcare, saying all the claims in the suit are barred by statutes of limitation.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025

Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Paul Hastings Adds Ex-Chair Of Willkie Farr Music Practice

By Kevin Penton

Paul Hastings LLP has added the former chair of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP's music and digital media practice as a partner in its Los Angeles office and as chair of its own music industry practice, the firm announced Thursday.

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Colo. Tenants, Eviction Law Firm Resolve Fee Suits

By Emily Sawicki

Colorado tenants and Tschetter Sulzer PC have settled two class actions accusing the eviction law firm of illegally charging attorney fees before their eviction proceedings concluded, more than a year after the firm settled a separate proposed class action that alleged deceptive debt collection.

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Conn. Atty Suspended For 5 Years Over Estate Case Failures

By Christine DeRosa

A Connecticut attorney with an already extensive disciplinary history has been suspended from the practice of law for five years for failing to file a case in probate court on behalf of his clients and for losing or misplacing the last will and testament of his clients' relative.

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Colo. Panel Says Atty-Witness Rule Isn't Limited To Jury Trials

By Thy Vo

A Colorado professional rule banning attorneys from advocating at trials where they are a "necessary witness" isn't limited to jury trials, a state appeals court ruled Thursday, affirming the disqualification of a lawyer who sought to represent a cannabis business that he once co-owned with his wife.

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9th Circ. Nixes Attys' Challenge To Arizona Victim Contact Law

By Madison Arnold

A Ninth Circuit panel on Thursday rejected a group of lawyers' constitutional challenge to an Arizona law that requires defense attorneys and their teams to initiate contact with victims through the prosecutor's office.

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4th Circ. OKs Limiting Online Docs Access To Attys, Staff

By Lynn LaRowe

A split Fourth Circuit panel has ruled that limiting a Virginia court's remote access service only to attorneys and their staff does not violate the First Amendment, as claimed by a news outlet that wanted to skip the trip to the courthouse and view records online.

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GOP Rep. Revives Bill To Break Up 9th Circuit

By Courtney Bublé

Republicans are trying once again to break up the expansive Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which judges appointed by Democratic presidents have long had the majority of.

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FisherBroyles, Pierson Ferdinand See Growth In Year Since Split

By Emma Cueto

One year after nearly half of the partners at FisherBroyles LLP left to form the breakaway firm Pierson Ferdinand LLP, both firms have grown their headcount and reported a successful 2024, and industry observers say it demonstrates the appeal of their offbeat model as partner-only and fully remote.

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COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona

Ares Management Corp.

Baretz & Brunelle LLC

Cadiz Inc.

Cato Institute

Connecticut Bar Association

Courthouse News Service Inc.

GLS Capital LLC

GXO Logistics Inc.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Group

National Industrial Hemp Council

Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund

Omni Bridgeway Ltd.

Sulzer Ltd.

The National Cannabis Industry Association

Westfleet Advisors LLC

Wolters Kluwer

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Barnes & Thornburg

Brownstein Hyatt

Bryan Cave

Edelson PC

FisherBroyles

Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani

Jones Day

Killmer Lane

Kilpatrick Townsend

Madsen Prestley

McClelland Law Firm PC

Mitchell Stein Carey

Morgan Lewis

Muhaisen & Muhaisen

Paul Hastings

Pesner Altmiller

Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Quinn Emanuel

Reed Smith

Ropes & Gray

Sheppard Mullin

Stueve Siegel

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Arizona Attorney General's Office

Colorado Supreme Court

Federal Trade Commission

New York State Assembly

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut

United States District Court for the District of Colorado