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Tenn. Establishes Tax On Wholesale Cannabinoid Sales

By Zak Kostro

Tennessee established a tax on the sale of hemp-derived cannabinoid products at wholesale and removed a 6% retail sales tax on such products under a bill signed by the governor.

Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

By Rachel Rippetoe

This past year, a handful of attorneys secured billions of dollars in settlements and judgments for both classes and individual plaintiffs against massive companies and organizations like Facebook, Dell, the National Association of Realtors, Johnson & Johnson, UFC and Credit Suisse, earning them recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2025.

ND General Fund Revenues Up $108M From Forecast

By Michael Nunes

North Dakota's general fund revenue from July 2023 through April beat estimates by $108 million, according to the state Legislative Council.

Md. To Exempt Cannabis Nursery Sales From Tax

By Zak Kostro

Maryland will exempt the sale of cannabis between licensed cannabis businesses and registered cannabis nurseries from sales and use tax under a bill signed by the governor.

Minn. Tax Group OKs Trimming, Extending Data Center Break

By Sanjay Talwani

Minnesota would extend a sales tax on data centers while removing electricity purchases from that exemption, and boost the state cannabis tax, under a compromise package partially agreed to Thursday by a legislative working group.

Md. Creates $483M Data Services Tax, New Income Brackets

By Sanjay Talwani

Maryland will impose a new tax on data services, worth an estimated $483 million in its first year, and add a pair of tax brackets for high-income earners under a tax package signed by Democratic Gov. Wes Moore.


Expert Analysis

Power To The Paralegals: An Untapped Source For Biz Roles

Law firms looking to recruit legal business talent should consider turning to paralegals, who practice several key skills every day that prepare them to thrive in marketing and client development roles, says Vanessa Torres at Lowenstein Sandler.

Playing Poker Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Poker is a master class in psychology, risk management and strategic thinking, and I’m a better attorney because it has taught me to read my opponents, adapt when I’m dealt the unexpected and stay patient until I'm ready to reveal my hand, says Casey Kingsley at McCreadyLaw.

Law School's Missed Lessons: Becoming A Firmwide MVP

Though lawyers don't have a neat metric like baseball players for measuring the value they contribute to their organizations, the sooner new attorneys learn skills frequently skipped in law school — like networking, marketing, client development and case evaluation — the more valuable, and less replaceable, they will be, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.

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