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Investigations Newsletter: DC Federal Judge Dramatically Amplifies False Claims Act Damages Award

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DC Federal Judge Dramatically Amplifies False Claims Act Damages Award - On January 16, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an opinion agreeing in part with the federal...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Dobbs, Workers' Comp. Brief Hint At Biden's Cannabis Stance

The overturning of Roe v. Wade, combined with a largely unknown workers' compensation case presented to the U.S. Supreme Court — for which certiorari was recently denied — reveal the Biden administration's position on...more

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Medical Marijuana, Workers’ Compensation, and the CSA: Hazy Outlook for Employers As States Wrestle With Cannabis Reimbursement as...

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While each state has its own unique workers’ compensation program, workers’ compensation generally requires employers to reimburse the reasonable medical expenses of employees who are injured at work. Depending on the injury,...more

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Investigations Newsletter: SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Proof of Intent Under the Controlled Substances Act

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SCOTUS Raises the Bar for Proof of Intent Under the Controlled Substances Act - This week, the US Supreme Court issued a ruling in Ruan v. United States requiring subjective intent of wrongdoing in order to convict...more

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Paying For Patients’ Pot? SCOTUS Seeks DOJ Opinion On Medical Cannabis Coverage

On February 22, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States asked the United States Department of Justice to weigh in on an issue that has divided state courts in recent years: should states with laws requiring insurers and...more

Holland & Knight LLP

N.J. High Court Rules on Employer Obligations Under State Medical Marijuana Act

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Organizations in employee-friendly New Jersey have long been faced with a choice between compliance with permissive state marijuana regulations or with stricter federal mandates. The Supreme Court of New Jersey, in Hager v....more

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Medical Marijuana Expenses Held Reimbursable In New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Case

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The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that an employer and its workers’ compensation carrier must reimburse an injured worker for his medical marijuana expenses. Hager v. M&K Construction, 2021 N.J. LEXIS 332 (N.J. April 13,...more

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UPDATE: New Jersey Employers Must Pay for Pot

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n January 2020, we reported on a groundbreaking New Jersey Superior Court decision. On April 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Superior Court’s decision in Hager v. M&K Construction that required New Jersey...more

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Telemedicine in Michigan: 2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to demonstrate the importance and effectiveness of telemedicine as a means of providing patients with access to safe and quality medical care through the use of technology... Originally...more

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New Jersey Court Commands Cannabis Reimbursement in Workers’ Compensation Dispute

In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division determined that employers in the state must reimburse employees for medical cannabis following a workplace accident, despite federal prohibitions against...more

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