WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court docket on Wednesday sided with a truck driver who needs to sue for triple damages over a CBD hemp product he says was falsely marketed as being free from marijuana’s energetic ingredient and resulted in him getting fired.
The 5-4 opinion clears the way in which for the trucker to hunt triple damages below an anti-mob regulation. It does not determine his underlying claims that the product’s THC content material obtained him fired.
Douglas Horn stated he wished to deal with continual shoulder and again ache after a critical accident. He selected the product as a result of it was marketed as being free from THC, which provides marijuana its excessive. CBD is a usually authorized hemp compound that’s broadly offered as a dietary complement.
However lab assessments taken after Horn was fired for failing a routine drug take a look at confirmed the product did have THC, he claimed.
Horn sued the Vista, California-based Medical Marijuana Inc. and sought triple damages below the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, typically generally known as RICO.
The corporate pushed again, disputing Horn’s account and saying he can’t sue for increased damages as a result of he’s claiming a private damage slightly than hurt to his enterprise.
Horn says his firing was a enterprise damage and he’s been financially ruined, and an appeals court docket allowed Horn’s declare to go ahead.
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