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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.