Publications

Employers should be aware of developments in NJ cannabis law: a recent court decision ('Wild') involving the disability discrimination claims of a worker who used medical marijuana, and the newly enacted Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act.… Read more

On April 12, 2019, Governor Phil Murphy signed the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act into law ("Medical Aid in Dying"), making New Jersey the eighth state to allow qualified terminally ill patients to request that their physicians allow them to end their lives at their discretion, with dignity. Medical Aid in Dying becomes effective in New Jersey on August 1, 2019.… Read more

Prior to his testimony, commentators were predicting that the testimony of Robert Mueller was the movie for people who did not read the book. If so, the movie was not an action movie, but if a viewer focused on the themes presented, the evidence of obstruction of justice by Donald Trump was eventually revealed. The hearings involve testimony by Robert Mueller before the Judiciary Committee on Wednesday morning and the House Intelligence Committee on Wednesday afternoon. Both proceedings lasted a total of seven hours, including break time.… Read more

On July 22, 2019, the FDA issued a warning letter to Curaleaf, Inc. relating to statements on its website relating to claims about its CBD products. The FDA warned that four of its products (CBD lotion, pain-relief patch, tincture and disposable vape pen) are unapproved new drugs and misbranded drugs.… Read more

In 'Knick v. Township of Scott,' the Supreme Court held that takings plaintiffs no longer must seek compensation in state court when they claim that the government has taken their property without paying for it.… Read more

Why same-sex married couples should consider adoption by the non-biological parent, even though both are listed on the child's birth certificate and are already recognized as the child's parents.… Read more

On July 15, 2019, the NJ Department of Health released the application forms required to be completed to apply for medical cannabis licenses pursuant to the request for applications released last month.… Read more

Robert Mueller has been subpoenaed to testify before two separate congressional committees on Wednesday, July 17, 2019. According to news accounts, his testimony will be limited to two hours before the House Intelligence Committee and two hours before the House Judiciary Committee. Mueller clearly does not want to testify because he has already proclaimed that he will adhere to the confines of his report and he required a subpoena from the House Committees before he agreed to appear.… Read more

When Pashman Stein Walder Hayden partners CJ Griffin and Samuel J. Samaro received the unanimous decision in North Jersey Media Group v. Twp. of Lyndhurst, 229 N.J. 541 (2017) from the New Jersey Supreme Court on July 11, 2017, it was clear that this hard-fought matter was a landmark case that would have significant impact on transparency about the use of force by police in the state of New Jersey.… Read more