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This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to augmentation of the administrative record following new rationales, attempted alternative ERISA causes of action, untimely ERISA claims, plans governed by ERISA even in the absence of a written plan document, and the limited weight given to residual...
Stephanie Denker, an Associate at Saul Ewing, LLP, will be speaking at the ARIAS Fall Conference on November 4, 2022. This session, Rapid Fire Case Presentations, was such a success in years past, it's being brought back for 2022! Hear from five presenters as they compete to convince the audience...
Ruth Rauls, a Partner in the firm's Cannabis Practice, will participate as a speaker during the 2022 Rowan University Cannabis Forum: Assessing the Legalization of Cannabis in New Jersey on its Two-year Anniversary. Ruth's session will cover the implications of cannabis legislation on businesses and...
Ruth Rauls, a Partner in the firm's Cannabis Practice, will participate as a speaker during the Rowan University Cannabis Forum 2022: Assessing the Legalization of Cannabis in New Jersey on its Two-year Anniversary. Ruth's session is entitled "Implications of Cannabis Legislation on Businesses...
Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the firm's Cannabis Practice, will speak during the 2022 Tobacco/OTP + CBD Forum in Orlando, FL.
MAKING SENSE OF PRES. BIDEN’S CANNABIS REFORM STATEMENT – FDA’S ROLE IN SCHEDULING EVALUATION Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the firm's Cannabis Practice, will discuss President Biden’s recent cannabis reform announcement, its implications for various stakeholders, and FDA’s role in evaluating how...
Justin Danilewitz will speak during the October 25, 2022 Philadelphia Bar Association CLE Webinar - Health Care Law Primer. This is hosted by the Health Care Law Committee and is eligible for 1.0 SUB CLE Credits. Health law is a complex collection of a variety of legal matters and issues. Many of...
The Lawsuits and Law Firms Behind the Gaming Industry Another source of litigation for the games indsutry are so-called “loot boxes,” or purchasable opportunities to receive in-game items, with more powerful or valuable items being rarer. Loot boxes have been likened to gambling by regulators and...
GOOD MORNING CANNABIS: EPISODE 29 In this episode, we talk to Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of Cannabis Law at Saul Ewing LLP, and discuss what those in the cannabis industry could expect during the midterm elections.
Allison Burdette, associate at Saul Ewing, will be presenting to the Children's Hospital of Los Angeles on October 12, 2022. She will focus on the topics of insight into regulatory/insurance litigations around compliance matters (i.e., Anti-kickback, Physician Self-Referrals, HIPAA, False Claims...
This month’s Friday Five covers cases relating to the interpretation of time periods for claims under life insurance and disability plans, a situation where three separate administrators handled a disability benefits claim (but came to different decisions), the Eleventh Circuit’s parsing of...
INTO THE RABBIT HOLE OF PSYCHEDELICS: EXPLORING MDMA, PSILOCYBIN, LSD, AYAHUASCA, DMT, IBOGAINE, KETAMINE, AND OTHER PSYCHEDELICS. Jonathan Havens, Co-Chair of the Firm's Cannabis Practice, will be speaking at the Psychedelic Medicine Conference/CBD Expo. Jonathan's panel will dive down the rabbit...
To date, and with exception of online casino games, access to most video games has not been strictly limited by age or other criteria1. That, however, may be changing. In this chapter we will explore the history of loot boxes, their impact on gaming culture, and the prospects for their global...
‘A Very Long and Hard-Fought Battle:’ Inside One Company’s Quest to Secure Licenses in Illinois’ Adult-Use Cannabis Market A court recently allowed High Haven to win five dispensary licenses in a corrective lottery. Now, the company is on a mission to secure a craft grow license. “The case against...
How a long-shot weed shop beat the odds: Crain's Daily Gist podcast Crain's reporter John Pletz talks with host Amy Guth about the marijuana industry, including a local company that beat long odds in a pot-shop license lottery and a court challenge.
Saul Ewing LLP represented High Haven, an Illinois-based cannabis company, in its challenge of the Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation’s (“IDFPR”) decision to reject High Haven’s social equity application for cannabis dispensary licenses. As a result of IDFPR’s denial, High...