JD Supra Morning Brief: Solyndra, Synthetic Pot, $130B in Sports Revenues, Sole Survivors

Here’s what’s buzzing in law news on JD Supra right now. Your morning legal brief:

The first round of Solyndra’s Chapter 11 goes to: Solyndra’s owners, who stand to save $200 – 350 million in taxes if the bankruptcy plan holds up (don’t hold your breath) (Bloomberg Law) 

Worried about medical marijuana in the workplace? Get ready for synthetic pot (Miller & Martin) 

Global revenues from sports – sponsorships, gate revenues, media rights – is expected to top $130 billion in 2013 (Lewis and Roca) 

Canadian employees have a reasonable expectation of privacy on their work computers (Osler) 

Last shoes standing… From now on, Christian Louboutin and YSL will be fighting solely on the runway (Winthrop & Weinstine) 

11,000 Arizona companies have received health insurance rebate checks worth more than $16 million. They have one week to figure out what to do with them (Jaburg Wilk) 

The IRS has identified 2000 tax exempt organizations for questioning about the tax filings of their chapters and other subordinate groups (Polsinelli Shughart) 

Lenders might get more than they bargained for if they deviate from the traditional debtor-creditor relationship (Poyner Spruill) 

New York’s Attorney General just raised the bar for cause marketing in the state (Venable) 

Employers who rely on criminal records when making hiring decisions just might find themselves on the wrong side of  the law (Spilman Thomas & Battle) 

Limited partnerships have to be smart about the ways they invest their money. Just like the rest of us [VIDEO] (Fenwick & West) 

The cost of doing business with Iran continues to go up (McDermott Will & Emery) (Reed Smith) (Sheppard Mullin)  

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