New Jersey ventured into cannabis at the insistence of the public. The public voted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing adult use cannabis in New Jersey. Specifically voters shouted that they were in favor of a constitutional amendment “to legalize a controlled form of marijuana called “cannabis.” In order to implement…

Whether you’re a casual traveler or a frequent flyer, you’ve likely encountered rough air at some point in your jet setting. You know the feeling: the aircraft starts to tremble, your drink sloshes in your glass, and your stomach lurches up and down in sync with the jerking aircraft until…

A Texas federal district court recently concluded that the Federal Trade Commission lacks the requisite statutory authority from Congress to enact a controversial rule that would prevent employers from entering into noncompetition clauses and, beyond that, bar them from enforcing most existing noncompetition clauses. The FTC’s Noncompete Clause rule (the…

I recently tried a products liability case to verdict in Philadelphia in what was either my 100th major jury trial or my 200th trial—I lost count a while back. But that really doesn’t matter. Usually, the Legal Intelligencer “humors me” by publishing my views on legal issues or publishes something I’ve…

Dow Jones is suing public relations company Cision US over an alleged $174 million contract breach, according to a new lawsuit. The complaint, filed Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court, alleges that Cision pulled out of an exclusive licensing deal after just one year because the contract was no longer “economically…

In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) inch ever closer to limitless capabilities, the boundary between human creativity and machine-generated content becomes increasingly blurred. This technological frontier challenges traditional notions of authorship and invention, prompting key regulatory bodies like the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the U.S. Copyright…