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A Decade in Bloom: The Evolution of State Cannabis Programs Across the Nation Partner Zack Kobrin will be moderating a panel at the INCBA Cannabis Law Institute on June 12th in Denver. Joining Zack are cannabis regulators from across the country, where we’ll explore the last 10 years of regulated...
Cannabis in Food: Regulatory Update Hemp-derived products seem to be more popular than ever. Find out why cannabinoid-infused products could hold both promise and peril, what we know about the science behind the hype, and what remains to be seen. Learn about the confusing legal and regulatory...
This month’s Friday Five explores decisions from around the country discussing the concept of reasonableness in various forms. One court rejected the parties’ proffered definitions of the term “working” and instead determined that a dictionary definition was reasonable. Two cases reflect courts...
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) by insurance companies is one of the most important regulatory issues currently facing the U.S. insurance industry. Recommendations and decisions concerning insurance policy underwriting, pricing and claims adjudications can now be performed faster and more...
Saul Ewing LLP is pleased to announce that Amy Kline and Caitlin Strauss have been honored in the 2025 JD Supra Readers' Choice Awards for their exemplary authorship of The Friday Five. This prestigious award recognizes the top authors and firms for exceptional thought leadership over the past year...
Saul Ewing LLP congratulates our client, Grown Rogue, on the successful closing of a $7 million credit facility with a national FDIC-insured bank at an attractive interest rate of approximately 9%. This funding will support Grown Rogue's growth initiatives, provide additional working capital, and...
This month’s Friday Five addresses cases covering ERISA preemption, the viability of a claim for benefits where the claimant alleges to have not received notice of a prior claim denial, an affirmance by the Circuit Court of a denial of benefits, and District Court reviews of decisions denying...
Marking a significant step forward in launching Minnesota’s adult-use cannabis market, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) began accepting applications for cannabis business licenses on February 18, 2025. The application cycle runs through March 14th and includes various license types...
Marshall Dworkin, Counsel at Saul Ewing LLP, will be speaking at the upcoming Arias 2025 Legal Update Webinar on February 20, 2025. This webinar provides an update and discussion on some of the most significant insurance and reinsurance cases decided by the courts in 2024. Fielding Huseth of Moore &...
This month’s Friday Five covers an appellate ruling on a complicated case raising both state and federal claims, an instance of procedural improprieties in the administrative review process informing the court’s substantive benefits decision, an equitable ERISA claim for an administrator’s payment...
Zack Kobrin, a Partner in Saul Ewing's Fort Lauderdale office, will be speaking at the 2025 Florida Marijuana Policy Conference, The Future of Florida’s Marijuana Program , on Monday, January 13, 2025. The session that Zack will participate in is Cannabis Banking, Legal & Finance. He will speak...
This month’s Friday Five explores recent decisions including the standard of review for ERISA benefit denials, whether structural conflict entitles a claimant to conflict-of-interest discovery, whether a “relative value units” analysis warrants equitable tolling, whether the administrative record...