Can claiming you broke the law get you out of a contract?
Illegality And Unforceability-
MedMen – a Canadian corporation, and one of the best-known names in marijuana – recently made headlines for pulling an old trick:...more
2/8/2023
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The United States Senate passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Act) on August 7, 2022. As introduced in the Senate, the Act included a provision regarding carried interests (known to real estate developers as...more
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On April 23, 2020, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund, 590 U. S. ____ (2020), holding that, when pollutants originate from a point source, but are conveyed to...more
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