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Texas Expands Its Medical Marijuana Law
On June 14, 2019, Governor Greg Abbot signed into law a bill (House Bill 3703) expanding access to medical marijuana products in the State of Texas.
Effective immediately, qualified physicians can prescribe medical marijuana products to treat epilepsy, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis (commonly known as MS), spasticity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly known as ALS or Lou Gherig’s disease), autism, terminal cancer, and incurable neurodegenerative diseases. The patient must be a permanent resident of…
Texas Expands Its Medical Marijuana Law
On June 14, 2019, Governor Greg Abbot signed into law a bill (House Bill 3703) expanding access to medical marijuana products in the State of Texas.
Effective immediately, qualified physicians can prescribe medical marijuana products to treat epilepsy, seizure disorders, multiple sclerosis (commonly known as MS), spasticity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (commonly known as ALS or Lou Gherig’s disease), autism, terminal cancer, and incurable neurodegenerative diseases. The patient must be a permanent resident of…
Chief Judge Stark Grants Plaintiff’s Motion for Reconsideration of Portion of Court’s Claim Construction Order
By Memorandum Order entered by The Honorable Leonard P. Stark in Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. v. Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 17-275-LPS (D.Del. June 12, 2019), the Court granted Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration of the portion of the Court’s Claim Construction Order that determined that the term “kinetic steps” in claim 1 of U.S. Patent No. 9,678,056 is indefinite. Initially, the Court concluded that “claim 1 ‘requires that the enzymatic…
Announcing The First Comprehensive Cannabis Industry Investment Report
Fox Rothschild recently participated in the MGO | ELLO Cannabis Private Investment Review, the first comprehensive report covering investment in the cannabis industry. The report covers a number of topics, including the state of venture capital and private equity investments in the cannabis industry, as well as the burgeoning M&A market. With a wealth of data including the sizes and stages of investments, valuation metrics, exit strategy and geographic data, the report will be…
HUD Awards $1.2 Million To Combat Housing Discrimination
In a press release issued at the end of last month, HUD announced that it awarded another $1.2 million to combat housing discrimination. The grants, sent to 11 different organizations around the country, are tax dollars used to “educate the public and housing providers about their rights and responsibilities under the Fair Housing Act.” Fair enough.
While that is not wrong, it is also money used to fund fair housing testers to seek out what…
The New Jersey Unemployment Law’s ABC Test: Alphabet Soup Tough for Employers to Swallow (or Beat)
The test for independent contractor is often a tough one to meet. Especially in New Jersey which has (as do many other States), the famous (or infamous) A-B-C test. The courts also support this test as is again evidenced by the NJ Supreme Court’s refusal to take a case challenging a ruling under that test. That ruling found exotic dancers (i.e. strippers) to be employees under the state Unemployment Insurance law. The case is entitled…
Uber Drivers are Contractors, Not Employees, According to NLRB’s Chief Lawyer
Since the emergence of the “gig economy” in the last decade, courts and government agencies have grappled with the question of whether gig workers should be classified as employees or contractors. The answer to that question has enormous consequences for employee coverage under various federal and state employment laws, ranging from anti-discrimination statutes like Title VII to wage-and-hour laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act. Generally, these laws usually only cover employees, and exclude contractors.…
Litigating Sex Harassment in the #MeToo Era
The #MeToo movement started more than a year and a half ago. Somewhat surprisingly, the number of sexual harassment cases filed has not increased significantly. However, we’ve seen significant changes in how those cases get handled and resolved. For one thing, more claims get resolved before litigation gets filed. Employers who want to avoid the negative publicity of a sexual harassment claim have a powerful incentive to settle early. Once employees publicize their accusations, it…