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A Ninth Circuit panel on Friday refused to revive a consumer lawsuit that accused Procter & Gamble Co. of using deceptive labeling on its Pantene Pro-V Nature Fusion shampoo and conditioner, but the majority found the company's practice "concerning" and drew comparisons to "misleading or false" labeling practices identified by federal regulators.

A Chinese maker of e-cigarette products has declared itself the "senior user" of the "Elf" trademark, in a counterclaim seeking to upend any right Florida-based VPR Brand LP has asserted in its ongoing legal fight with foreign companies that produced the popular "Elfbar" disposable vapes.

The estate of a Los Angeles cannabis entrepreneur is urging a California state judge to reject a management company's bid to send to arbitration claims that it pushed through an "unconscionable" deal "rife with illegal provisions," noting that the same company has tried and failed to force arbitration on similar claims.

Another shareholder of cannabis software company Akerna Corp. has filed a lawsuit against it, asking a Colorado federal judge to halt the firm's pending merger with a bitcoin mining company, and saying the newly formed business will "substantially" dilute shareholder value.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is looking to crack down on the 9% of cannabis retailers not paying their taxes by requiring those seeking to update or renew their permit to show proof they paid their taxes, according to an announcement made Tuesday.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an attorney's bid to overturn the distribution of a $39.5 million settlement made by Monsanto to resolve claims of deceptive labeling of its Roundup products, thereby allowing up to $16 million to go to a "left-leaning" cy pres recipient the lawyer disagrees with.

A Florida-based wholesaler of vape products has agreed to pay $5.3 million to the maker of "Elf" branded vapes, VPR Brands LP, to end claims that it infringed on the company's brand by distributing "Elfbar" products, according to a deal made public in filings with securities regulators.

Family members for a man who was allegedly crushed to death by his camper in front of his 4-year-old grandson will have to pursue their claims against recreational vehicle manufacturer Forest River Inc. in federal court, a Georgia district judge ruled after rejecting their motion to send the case back to state court.

Washington state's cannabis regulators this year will award 46 previously forfeited or never used cannabis licenses to applicants harmed by drug laws as part of an amendment to the social equity program signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday.

Lawyers with the Conservation Law Foundation scored a truncated attorney award of roughly $333,000 for their work in securing a settlement with New Hampshire to reduce pollutants discharged by a fish hatchery when a federal judge ruled Wednesday that a chunk of their work "was of little to no benefit" to the overall outcome.