For years, cannabis operators have functioned under a fundamentally distorted tax regime. Section 280E denied deductions that every other business takes for granted, forcing companies to pay tax on something closer to gross…
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/ Agriculture, Health, Taxation
After more than a year of delay and unusually forceful opposition from the business community, the New Jersey Department of Labor has adopted final regulations implementing the state’s “ABC” test for worker classification…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
For nearly two years, this case unfolded the way modern legal disputes often do. Not in a courtroom, but in fragments and narratives. In articles, group chats, comment sections, and carefully curated statements. It felt, at…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
When Congress passed the CARES Act in March 2020, it did more than inject liquidity into the economy through programs like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Taxation
For more than three decades, Form I‑9 has been a cornerstone of U.S. employment eligibility verification. Every employer—regardless of size, industry, or location—is required to complete and retain a Form I‑9 for each employee…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Divorce litigation has always been a search for the truth. For decades, divorce attorneys have asked the same fundamental questions: Who owns what property? How should assets be valued and divided? What income is available for…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Family Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
When Jane Doe died, her family assumed everything was in order. She had always been organized. She talked openly about “having her papers done.” Her three children gathered a few days after the funeral, expecting a…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Host Candace Dellacona welcomes acclaimed writer Lisa McCarty for a powerful conversation on caregiving, resilience, and the courage to tell deeply personal stories. McCarty reflects on her essays that resonated with…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Sarah Sawyer and Russell Berger at Offit Kurman discuss how business owners can respond when they realize they’ve made a legal mistake—often in employment policies—and need to correct course. They note mistakes may come to light…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law
A ruling earlier this month by Judge Jon S. Tigar in Nazemian et al. v. NVIDIA Corp., No. 4:24 cv 01454 JST (N.D. Cal. filed Mar. 8, 2024), declining to dismiss key claims in the case following NVIDIA’s motion to throw out…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
For first time buyers, the diligence phase of an acquisition can be overwhelming. Every document review, identified risk, and unanswered question, can lead to hesitation, and hesitation can quickly turn into something known as…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
The Maryland General Assembly has enacted, by overwhelming majorities, the Franchise Reform Act (Senate Bill 415 & House Bill 730), marking the first significant changes to the Maryland Franchise Registration & Disclosure Law…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Franchise Law
Judge Laurel Isicoff’s April 21, 2026, decision confirming the Chapter 11 plan of Pat McGrath Cosmetics LLC answers in the affirmative the question left open by Harrington v. Purdue Pharma: whether third‑party releases imposed…
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/ Bankruptcy, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
Virginia continues to restrict non‑compete covenants. On April 13, 2026, Governor Spanberger signed Senate Bill 170 (“SB 170”) SB170 - 2026 Regular Session | LIS, into law. SB 170 will materially limit the enforceability of…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
When users pirate music, movies, or other creative works online, the internet service provider (“ISP”) supplying their connection may know more than you might think…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
