Judge Rules Against Columbia Care in IP Dispute

A multi-state operator accused of squeezing a company out of a deal and using that company’s trade secrets to operate a Florida cannabis business had its request to dismiss aspects of a $50M lawsuit rejected by a New York judge.
New York-based Columbia Care, which operates dispensaries in 11 states and Washington D.C., had asked the New York Supreme Court to dismiss claims involving trade secrets that were included in a May lawsuit filed against the company by fellow cannabis operator Florida MCBD.
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