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‘Hoffmann’ Replaces ‘Harkenrider’ in a Year: Court Grants Redistricting Commission and Legislature a Mulligan

Commentators will make what they will of the redistricting Hoffmann v. New York State Independent Redistricting Commission case afterlife, as a cacophony of voices from media punditry and legalistic parsing continue to pour forth. In simple terms, Hoffmann, decided on Dec. 12, 2023, replaces the 2022 remedy delivered in Harkenrider v. Hochul,…

Lawsuit Asks US Judge to Halt Second Phase of NY’s Cannabis Rollout

A federal judge in northern New York on Thursday allowed state cannabis regulators to delay their answer to a lawsuit filed on behalf of two Californians who argue that the second iteration of the Empire State’s rollout of the marijuana industry—from Oct. 4, 2023, to Dec. 18, 2023—unconstitutionally prioritized residents…

2nd Shareholder Lawsuit Filed Against Biotech Company

2nd Shareholder Lawsuit Filed Against Biotech Company | Connecticut Law Tribune Page Printed From: https://www.law.com/ctlawtribune/2024/01/12/2nd-shareholder-lawsuit-filed-against-biotech-company/ Credit: adimas/Adobe Stock NEWS The principal investigator allegedly did not follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules and regulations due to “mounting pressure to fast track [the drug] to market under exigent circumstances to meet…

Miami Judge Awards .1M in Precedent-Setting Nutraceutical Trademark Action

A federal district court judge in Miami entered a seven-figure precedent-setting final judgment in a case over the bankruptcy of a nutraceutical packaging company, and the deceptive trademark actions that followed from an ex-distributor and a founder of the business. J. Luis Quintana and Kirk Villalon, partners at Quintana Portal…

Judge Declines to Disqualify Attorney Accused of Paying Client’s Living Expenses, Matter Referred to Disciplinary Committee

A federal judge declined to disqualify an attorney accused of paying for his client’s living expenses, an alleged violation that will be referred to the Disciplinary Committee for further evaluation. U.S. District Judge Wendy Beetlestone of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania held that the issue of counsel paying for their client’s…