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The Court of Appeals has resolved a longstanding split among New York's Appellate Division circuits regarding whether Industrial Code Section 23-4.2(k) creates vicarious liability for construction site owners under Labor Law § 241(6). The decision clarifies the critical distinction between broad safety concerns and specific statutory commands that can impose nondelegable duties on property owners in construction accident cases.

A federal court recently approved a $255 class settlement against Juul for economic losses to consumers who purchased the product but were misled about its addictiveness, causing them to overpay.

On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court held, in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) imposes an "automatic stay" on litigation while an appellate court decides whether the parties...

On September 18, 2025, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals denied the Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 2C and ANC 2C Commissioner Thomas Lee's petitions challenging...

Last month, a Trump appointed judge from the U.S. District Court of the Western District of Oklahoma held that the statute banning "unlawful" users of marijuana from possessing firearms violates...

In December, this blog noted that the Supreme Court, in Coinbase, Inc. v. Bielski, would consider whether federal law requires courts to automatically stay litigation during an arbitration appeal.

The application period for D.C.'s medical cannabis business license opened on August 29, 2023, and will close on October 30, 2023.

On November 3, 2023, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari and agreed to hear the Ninth Circuit's decision in Coinbase Inc. v. Suski.

The District of Columbia Mechanic's Lien statute recognizes that contractors and subcontractors (and sometimes others) who do work on real property but are not compensated pursuant...

What makes champagne "champagne"? According to the Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC), only bubbly wine made through traditional methods and grapes from the Champagne region of France.

In the District of Columbia, every building erected, improved, added to, or repaired at the direction of the owner or the owner's agent, including the land on which the improvement...

General Contractors may seek to condition payments to Subcontractors by using "pay-if-paid" or "pay-when-paid" clauses in their contracts.

Maryland officials are now accepting applications for grants to help existing medical marijuana businesses change over to dual licensees, which can serve the adult-use market when legalization...

In December 2025, Virginia's Joint Commission released a draft of legislative changes to guide the state's transition to a regulated adult-use cannabis market.

A Maryland private school faced a high-profile whistleblower retaliation lawsuit after terminating its Chief Financial Officer, who claimed he was fired for reporting discrimination concerns. The case, which drew front-page media attention, threatened the institution's reputation and required a defense strategy that would uncover the truth behind conflicting narratives about performance issues versus retaliation claims.

Last month, the Court of Appeals explored the issue of the applicable duty of care owed by a hotel to a suicidal guest. In Beadell v. Eros Mgmt. Realty LLC, No. 11, 2026 WL 466787 (N.Y. Feb. 19, 2026)...

Last month, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued an opinion reiterating the that "entire file" approach is the answer to the age-old question of "what constitutes a client file" under New York law.

Once you've determined that you have the right to file and enforce a mechanic's lien in the District of Columbia, it is essential that each step of the mandatory...