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.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Peter Vaira | May 7, 2024
What does it mean to operating a law firm. Law firms operate every day on the receipt of information from investigators, from commercial institutions, opinions by experts, and memos by partners and associates, and most importantly, briefs and memoranda from opposing counsel in active litigation. Given the growing use of AI, how do the firms deal with the information received on a practical basis?
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sarah La Pearl and Evan Trevino | May 6, 2024
By fostering collaboration between humans and AI systems, insurers can harness the strengths of both to achieve optimal outcomes while upholding ethical and regulatory standards.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Eve M. Elsen | May 6, 2024
When you make the decision to leave your law firm, it can get complicated. There are ethical obligations to both clients and your firm colleagues.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Cliff Rieders | May 6, 2024
The relation back component of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 15(c) is like a sword of Damocles. Whether a plaintiff in good faith can file an amended complaint pursuant to Rule 15(c), which relates back to the time before the statute of limitations expired, can be the difference between the "life and death" for an action of malpractice versus a good night's sleep and no worries for the filling attorney.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Nicole L. Phatak and Julie Patter Rapaport | May 3, 2024
It is important for every estate planner to discuss charitable giving strategies with their clients, including the benefits and potential pitfalls of the most common methods of charitable giving.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Francis J. Lawall and Heather P. Smillie | May 3, 2024
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware upheld a bankruptcy court's ruling that a liquidating trust had the authority to pursue not only estate causes of action, but also third-party claims held by preference defendants and turned over to the trust as part of preference claim settlement consideration.
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