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Interstate Commerce
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Food Safety News
Pennsylvania wants to prevent out-of-state raw milk sales by Amos Miller
By Dan Flynn
Because pasteurization is the defense against potentially deadly avian flu, it can be argued that raw milk has never been more dangerous than now. But today, a state appeals court…
Consumer Finance Monitor
Colorado federal court issues preliminary injunction prohibiting Colorado from enforcing DIDMCA opt-out to loans made to Colorado residents by out-of-state state-chartered banks
By Alan S. Kaplinsky, Burt M. Rublin, Ronald K. Vaske, John L. Culhane, Jr., Joseph J. Schuster, Mindy Harris
The Colorado federal district court hearing NAIB, et al v. Weiser, et al., the lawsuit filed by three consumer financial services industry trade groups challenging Colorado’s opt-out legislation, has granted…
Wage & Hour - Developments & Highlights
Interstate Commerce And The Motor Carrier Exemption: The Doctrine Of Practical Continuity
I am a big student of the FLSA motor carrier exemption and have handled many such cases. I often find that a big obstacle for the employer claiming the exemption…
Food Safety News
Amos Miller wants to cross state lines to sell his Pennsylvania-made raw milk
By Dan Flynn
It’s been said that recent outbreaks of illness in the United States are raising renewed concerns about selling and consuming raw milk and raw milk products. One defense is a…
Canna Law Blog
Changing Interstate Cannabis Sales
By Aaron Pelley
As states slowly but inevitably continue to legalize cannabis medically or recreationally, we often need to be reminded that cannabis is still illegal on the federal level. Due to this…
ContractsProf Blog
Reefer Brief, Oklahoma Edition
Wonder what contracts to move marijuana look like? Nolan Clay writing in this week's Oklahoman newspaper provides some interesting details. A prosecution witness testified that he was hired to drive…
Food Safety News
Food firm warned over introducing CBD and Delta-8 THC products into interstate commerce
By News Desk
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or…
The Daily Intake
Missouri Bill Proposed to Preempt California’s Proposition 12
As a direct response to California's Proposition 12, Missouri Senator Josh Hawley has introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act with the goal of protecting farmers from state…
Food Safety News
Pork producers ask for partial summary judgment ahead of Boston bench trial
By Dan Flynn
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture Ashley Campbell, the defendants being sued in federal court by Midwest pork producers, have until Nov. 7 to respond…
California Employment Law Update
Ninth Circuit Broadly Construes Exemption to Federal Arbitration Act
By Gregory Knopp, Jennifer McDermott
The Ninth Circuit recently issued an opinion that signals some movement in the direction away from enforcing employment-related arbitration agreements. In Miller v. Amazon.com, Case No. 2:21-cv-00204-BJR, the Ninth Circuit…