Article
Published 04/28/2021
Alert
Published 04/28/2021
By James Morsch, Michael Finio and Kayleigh Keilty
Services Antitrust
On April 22, 2021, the Supreme Court resolved a circuit split as to the Federal Trade Commission’s authority to seek restitution in a federal court action under the Federal Trade Commission Act (“Act”) without first obtaining a final cease and desist order in an administrative proceeding under the Act. In a unanimous opinion authored by Justice Breyer, the Court held in AMG Capital Mgmnt., LLC v. FTC , No. 19-508, that § 13(b) does not authorize the FTC to seek equitable monetary awards in addition to injunctive relief in stand-alone federal court litigation. Such restitution is only...
Article
Published 04/28/2021
Industries Financial Services
Article
Published 04/28/2021
Services Retirement Planning
Blog Post
Published 04/28/2021
By Ronald P. Colicchio
Blog Post
Published 04/27/2021
By W. Matthew Bryant
Article
Published 04/26/2021
Industries Real Estate
Blog Post
Published 04/23/2021
By Jason Tremblay, Lauren F. Schoeberl
Services : Labor and Employment
Alert
Published 04/22/2021
By Robin C. Dusek
Industries Cannabis Law | Insurance
On April 19, 2021, the SAFE Banking Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives, this time with a bipartisan vote of 321-101. The bill will move to the Senate where the Senate-filed bill enjoys bipartisan support with 32 co-sponsors. While most reporting on the bill has focused on the safe harbor provisions for financial services organizations working with state-legal cannabis businesses, the bill also includes an often overlooked safe harbor for those engaged in the Business of Insurance (as defined in the Dodd-Frank Act [1] ) who wish to work with state-legal cannabis businesses. The safe...
Blog Post
Published 04/21/2021
By Rohit Kapuria
Article
Published 04/20/2021
Services Labor and Employment
Consolidated Article
Published 04/19/2021
Industries Cannabis Law
Blog Post
Published 04/16/2021
By Alexander Reich, Jason Tremblay
Blog Post
Published 04/16/2021
By Jonathan A. Havens, Ruth A. Rauls, Matthew J. Smith
Alert
Published 04/15/2021
By Jonathan A. Havens, Ruth Rauls, Matthew Smith
Industries Cannabis Law
On Monday, April 12, 2021, New Jersey’s newly formed and seated Cannabis Regulatory Commission (“CRC” or “the Commission”) — the body that will oversee New Jersey’s medical and adult-use cannabis programs — held its first official meeting. Pursuant to New Jersey’s medical and adult-use cannabis laws, authority for oversight of New Jersey’s cannabis program was officially moved from the New Jersey Department of Health to the CRC. Now, the CRC’s work begins to structure the Garden State’s expanding cannabis industry which includes, among other things, issuing regulations and handling all...
Article
Published 04/15/2021
Industries Manufacturing, Distribution and Retail
Services Emerging Company and Entrepreneur Services