It was business as usual for Tara Sargente, processing sales of her Blazin’ Brownies brownie mix online and in stores. When she ran into a processing problem, she went into her bank to straighten it out only to find that their relationship was being terminated after less than a month.

Karolina Dehnhard and David Tawil join as members, reviving the firm's matrimonial and family law departments.

Real estate veteran Peter Reinhart will serve as EVP for the retail real estate brokerage’s new Mixed Use & Land Division.

New Brunswick-based law firm Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas LLP has created a cannabis practice group.

According to Garden State Equality, who is named as a respondent in the suit, the decision to deny a hearing guarantees the state law will remain in effect, as will 15 additional and similar laws from other states around the country.

The annual NJBIZ General Counsel of the Year Awards recognize leaders who have chosen to make the in-house practice of law in the Garden State their focus.

"As we have said, we are going to follow the facts in a search for the truth," Ronald Chen, chair of the task force and dean of Rutgers Law School, said in a Friday statement.

Kourtney Dillion of Long Branch is now seeking damages to compensate for what court documents say is the humiliation and discrimination she experienced based on her gender and sexual orientation.

Currently, legal cannabis businesses can be denied access to the banking system because banks can be prosecuted under federal law. Cannabis remains a federally scheduled substance, even in states where it is medically or recreationally legal.