Mitigating and Addressing Litigation Risks for Cannabis Businesses
Florida’s Equine Landscape
Cannabis M&A: Pain Points and Opportunities
Haight Partner Greg Rolen Testifies About SB 907 Before the California State Assembly
Intellectual property considerations for launching new cannabis products
Unpacking the current cannabis regulatory landscape and how it impacts your business
In That Case: Alexander v. South Carolina State Conference of the NAACP
Mitigating Political-Law Risk
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 40 - Debunking Courtroom Pseudoscience: A Conversation With the Innocence Project's Chris Fabricant
State AG Pulse | The State AG: Both Advocate & Influencer
Work This Way: A Labor & Employment Law Podcast - Episode 21: Economic, Industry, and Workforce Development in the City of Greenville with Mayor Knox White
State AG Pulse | Changing of the Guard in the PNW
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Gavels & Gowns - What’s Next in VA K-12 Education? An Interview with Scott Brabrand, Executive Director of VASS
Unveiling Gender-Affirming Care: Why It Matters and What’s at Stake – Diagnosing Health Care
State AG Pulse | Everybody Comes From Somewhere
AI Law in the Commonwealth of Virginia - Recent Developments
Cannabis Law Now Podcast: Farmers First According to Humboldt Trim Company
State AG Pulse | Content moderation vs. free expression
State AG Pulse | Swinging Through the Rust Belt, the Sun Belt and the South
Project Catalyst: An Economic Development Podcast | Ep. 3: Secretary Harry Ligthsey, SC Department of Commerce
In many states, a company that services a residential mortgage loan by collecting payments from borrowers must hold a mortgage servicer license. What can come as a surprise, however, is that those licenses can also apply to...more
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina have reached a $500,000 settlement with Sharon Raynes Halliday and RAPHA Healthcare Services LLC, resolving a...more
While State Attorneys General are limited to enforcing laws within their respective states, their enforcement activities often implicate businesses located elsewhere but whose business activity crosses state lines. One area...more
Last month, we recapped the recent activity of state Attorneys General in the artificial intelligence (AI) space, including relevant enforcement actions, state legislative and policy development, and coalition letters to...more
On April 12, 2024, the Nebraska Legislature passed the Data Privacy Act (NEDPA), sending the bill to Governor Jim Pillen’s desk for signature. NEDPA adds to the patchwork of state consumer privacy laws in that it does not...more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (the Board) have reached a $46 million agreement with engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. to settle alleged violations of California’s engine...more
In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more
New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) took action against the popular dating app company, Bumble, Inc., for alleged violations of the state’s consumer protection...more
New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit on March 5 against Yellowstone Capital, its founder David Glass, and a network of 30 other affiliated companies and individuals. James alleges that Yellowstone...more
In two back-to-back announcements, California and the FTC reemphasized their enforcement efforts related to the sale of personal information....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is suing to block the proposed $24.6 billion merger between supermarket giants Kroger and ACI, the parent company of Albertsons and Safeway, among other brands. The FTC has initiated two...more
With the first quarter of 2024 in full swing, it is a good time for brands to revisit marketing compliance strategies to minimize the risk of potential class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and competitor challenges....more
On February 8, New York attorney general (AG) Letisha James announced a $77 million judgment with three merchant cash advance (MCA) companies, Richmond Capital Group, Ram Capital Funding, and Viceroy Capital Funding, and...more
Pennsylvania Attorney General (AG) Michelle Henry reached a settlement with attorney Erik Helbing and his business, Helbing Law Group, LLC, resolving allegations of deceptive advertising practices and failure to effectively...more
State attorneys general (AGs) continue their role as innovators, shaping the regulatory environment by utilizing their expertise and resources to influence policy and practice. The public-facing nature of the AGs' office...more
On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey legislature passed the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA). The bill, SB 332, will soon head to Governor Phil Murphy’s desk for signing. Assuming the bill is signed quickly, it will go into...more
In 2023, the privacy landscape saw a proliferation of comprehensive state data privacy laws being enacted in several jurisdictions, as well as a few that have also taken effect. Although, many of the laws are similar,...more
Recently, the City of Denver’s Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) ordered, among other things, the destruction of Titan Health LLC’s (Titan Health) marijuana plants that it deemed to “hav[e] evidence of...more
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and...more
Those long-awaited proposed revisions to the Mississippi Department of Health’s medical cannabis program regulations dropped last Thursday afternoon. Thankfully, the department released a red-lined version, highlighting...more
Illinois recently amended its Equal Pay Act to require employers with 15 or more workers to include pay and benefits information for each covered job posting. There is, however, a delayed start date: This amendment will take...more
In July, Oregon’s governor signed into law the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (“OCPA”), making Oregon the eleventh state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. The OCPA goes into effect on July 1, 2024. Covered business other...more
Oregon’s governor has now signed into law the state’s comprehensive privacy law. Meaning, there are now 12 states with these laws, six of which were passed just this year (others passed in 2023 were Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee,...more
Oregon and Delaware have recently joined an increasing number of states enacting comprehensive privacy legislation intended to safeguard consumer[1] personal data by tightening regulation of businesses controlling and...more
On June 30, 2023, the California Superior Court hearing Cal. Chamber of Commerce v. Cal. Privacy Prot. Agency, No. 34-2023-80004106 (Cal. Sup. Ct.), delayed enforcement of the latest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more