Monthly Archives: May, 2020

CBD Regulation Case Stayed Pending Rulemaking

On May 22, the Central District of California issued an order concerning legal action “relating to the marketing and sale of cannabidiol (CBD) products.”...

Plymouth Beef Files Lawsuit Alleging Competitor Uses their Name on Packaging

In a trademark lawsuit filed Tuesday, Plymouth Beef Co., Inc. alleged that a competitor, Wonder Food Distributors, unlawfully used their registered trademark “Plymouth” and...

Smucker Petitions Hormel for Right to Blue JIF Peanut Butter Lid

The J.M. Smucker Company complained in the Ohio Northern District Court that one of its competitors, Hormel Foods Corporation, is making “tortious efforts to...

Company Petitions for DC Court to Evaluate EPA Mercury Emissions Limit

Westmoreland Mining LLC, a Colorado coal company, filed a petition for judicial review of mercury emissions rules for coal-fired power plants. The company, represented...

Instagram Sued For “Arbitrarily” Deactivating & Suspending a Business’s Accounts

Plaintiff Mickey Lacoste filed a complaint against Instagram and its parent company Facebook for “damages for tortious intentional interference with contractual relations and intentional...

Judge Rejects Injunction in Lyft Sick Time Case, Despite Drivers’ Likelihood of Success

Judge Indira Talwani of the Massachusetts District Court issued a memorandum and order in a class action brought Lyft drivers, alleging they were misclassified...

U.S. Regulators May Close “Loophole” With Huawei Chip Curb

Regulators are considering closing a “loophole” in a new rule designed to stop computer hardware being sold to Chinese telecommunications equipment company Huawei amid...

Senators Uncertain of Uber’s Bid to Buy Grubhub

Four lawmakers warned antitrust watchdogs last week about Uber Technology Inc.’s plans to purchase Grubhub Inc., a rival food delivery company. Led by Sen....