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Exoneration And Innocence ‒ Professional Liability In Criminal Defense
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP are most popular: within Cannabis & Hemp and Real Estate and Construction topic(s) with readers working within the Insurance industries On May 19, 2026, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an article titled Advocate to Adversary, detailing the results of an investigation by the Inquirer and ProPublica, which found that 250 convictions in violent felony cases had been reversed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas between 2018 and 2026.
By Any Other Name: Rules Limiting Alternative Pleading In Professional Liability Actions
Most states allow former clients to assert claims against a licensed professional in either tort or contract. The stereotypical tort claim alleges that the professional failed to act in accordance with the standards expected by members of the profession, resulting in damages to the client. The stereotypical contract claim alleges that the professional was given a specific instruction and their failure to act in accordance with that instruction resulted in damages to the client.
Professionally speaking - February 2025 edition
PROFESSIONALLY SPEAKING NEWS & INSIGHTS Wilson Elser's newsletter features articles written by the firm's Professional Liability & Services Practice attorneys. Professionally Speaking explores current topics of interest to general counsel, claims professionals and risk managers for various professional liability lines, including accountants, lawyers, design professionals, insurance brokers and others. Is an Attorney Liable in a Cybersecurity Incident Resulting in a Loss to a Non-Client?
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds Employer Financially Responsible for Employee’s Medical Marijuana Treatment
On March 17, 2023, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court reversed the holdings of Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Judge (WC Judge) and Workers’ Compensation Board (WC Board) and held that an employee was entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana as recommended and deemed necessary by his physician. Teresa L. Fegley, Executrix to the Estate of Paul Sheetz v. Firestone Tire & Rubber, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Docket No. 680 C.D. 2021.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Holds Employer Financially Responsible for Employee’s Medical Marijuana Treatment
On March 17, 2023, Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court reversed the holdings of Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Judge (WC Judge) and Workers’ Compensation Board (WC Board) and held that an employee was entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana as recommended and deemed necessary by his physician. Teresa L. Fegley, Executrix to the Estate of Paul Sheetz v. Firestone Tire & Rubber, Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania Docket No. 680 C.D. 2021.
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court holds employer financially responsible for employee's medical marijuana treatment
In the Opinion2 issued by six of a seven-judge panel hearing the case, the court initially noted the conflict between Pennsylvania state law (which recognizes medical marijuana as a bona fide medical treatment for several conditions, including chronic pain) and federal law (which prohibits any use of or payment for marijuana).
Viewpoint: Why Medical Marijuana Laws Are Not a Gateway to Adult Use Legislation
The 2018-2019 legislative sessions of Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania have all but ended without the passage of adult use cannabis legislation. This was especially surprising in New York and New Jersey, where adult use legislation reportedly failed by a mere handful of votes. The Delaware Legislature saw a recreational use bill fail by just four votes in the 2017-2018 session and did not elect to call a vote on legalization in the 2018-2019 session.
Pa. and NJ Adult Use—How’s That Legalization Thing Coming Along? | The Legal Intelligencer
William McDevitt, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey have governors who have expressed an interest in legalizing cannabis for recreational or “adult use.” Polls indicate public support for adult-use cannabis in both states. So, how’s legalization going? It’s still a work in progress.
Open Fields of Pennsylvania Hemp
If you wish to re-publish this story please do so with fthe ollowing accreditation AUTHOR: William F. McDevitt, Esq. PUBLISHER: CANNABIS LAW REPORT The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill has opened the gates to industrial hemp farming. Hemp, a crop that has been banned in the United States since 1937, now may be legally grown.
Well-Funded Cannabis Startups Create Attractive Targets for Class Actions
Eaze Solutions, Inc. (Eaze), which touts itself as the “Uber of Weed,” has been sued in a putative class action in the Northern District of California for alleged violations of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Eaze provides a web- and app-based delivery service for medical patients and recreational marijuana customers.
Well-Funded Cannabis Startups Create Attractive Targets for Class Actions | JD Supra
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'State Legal' Cannabis: How Intrastate Regulation of Marijuana Is Different
William McDevitt, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker The sale of cannabis is illegal under federal law in all 50 states, U.S. territories and U.S. possessions. Yet, as of May 1, 29 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam and Puerto Rico recognized the legality of marijuana in some form (raw or processed) and for some purpose (medicinal or adult-use/recreational).
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