Ken Strickland-Garcia

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Ninth Circuit Sides With HUD in Medical Marijuana Conflict...

The 9th Circuit clarified the steps necessary to challenge marijuana classifications under federal law that conflict with classifications under state law. Emma Nation sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)...

Food Supplement Class Action Cannot Pivot to Equitable...

A false advertising class action against the creators of Joint Juice ended Wednesday with a ruling against the class but a lengthy discussion of equitable remedies in the 9th...

Judge Remands CBD Labelling Dispute to FDA

On June 15, California joined Florida in deciding that the labeling and branding rules concerning hemp cannabidiol (CBD) products for retail sale and distribution must be determined by the Food and Drug Administration...

Animal Welfare Groups Win N.C. Free Speech Case

Seven animal cruelty prevention organizations won a four-year battle Friday against the Attorney General of North Carolina and the Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill....

Appellate Briefs Filed in Seltzer Trademark Suit

On June 10, Future Proof Brands, the creator of a hard seltzer known as Brizzy, filed an appellate brief before the Fifth Circuit after the Western District of Texas...

Jury Verdict Stands in Broccoli Extract Trade Secrets Case

On June 9, Senior Judge Charles R. Simpson III of the Western District of Kentucky published an opinion denying the defendant’s motion for judgment as a matter of law...