New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Casey Laffey, Zachary Kaye and Alexander Borman | May 10, 2024
This article describes strategic considerations relating to collection that parties should weigh at the onset of any dispute, and tools that prevailing parties can later use to secure monetary awards. It then presents examples of prevailing parties weighing those considerations and employing those tools to receive what they are owed.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sarah E. Phillips and Bryce L. Friedman | May 10, 2024
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in 'Badgerow v. Walters' has made it less predictable whether federal courts will find the amount-in-controversy requirement for diversity jurisdiction has been satisfied.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Stephen L. Ascher, Jason P. Hipp, Melissa Fedornak and Dylan Madoff | May 10, 2024
This article provides insight, from a litigator's perspective, into how four key no-shop drafting decisions can impact the outcome of a litigation: duration, scope, choice of law and remedy.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Patrick J. Smith and Deanna J. Lucci | May 9, 2024
Pennsylvania seeks to become the 25th state to legalize recreational cannabis for adult use and establish standards for, among other things, the marketing of cannabis facilities and products.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Timothy J. Horstmann and Kenneth Stark | May 9, 2024
The grants are funded through the U.S. Treasury under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which authorized the use of funds for broadband infrastructure projects targeted at unserved or underserved households and businesses. Combined with private matching funds, the awards will result in over $400 million of broadband projects throughout Pennsylvania.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Edward Waddington and Jesse LaGrossa | May 9, 2024
The considerations for determining the financial loss in a federal criminal matter are analogous to those a practitioner may employ in other issues requiring measuring a financial loss (i.e., damages in civil litigation).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Benjamin P. Sheppard | May 8, 2024
The judicial landscape, at both the state and federal levels, is tasked with determining the existence of a private cause of action under each state's medical cannabis statute. This determination hinges on whether the statute delegates enforcement responsibilities to a governmental entity, or if it lacks an independent mechanism for addressing employer violations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Rich Lee | May 8, 2024
For this month's feature, I had the pleasure of speaking with Robyn Weinstein, who has dedicated her career to the advancement and craft of conflict resolution.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Tariq Naeem | May 7, 2024
Momentum has been gathering behind efforts to reclassify marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Regardless of how marijuana is rescheduled under federal law, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could consider medical marijuana products to be unapproved "new drugs" subject to regulation under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Larry E. Coben | May 7, 2024
While CAS is becoming a standard feature on most passenger vehicles sold in the United States—and the NHTSA has announced that it must be standard on all passenger vehicles by model year 2029—what remains problematic is its "unpredictable" or limited effectiveness.
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