McCarter partners Guillermo Artiles and Judge Jose Linares were recognized on BINJE's 2025 Best Hispanic Business Leaders list. The list honors leaders of the Hispanic business community in New Jersey who serve as an inspiration to others. Continue Reading
DOJ’s ‘Comply with Care’ Task Force Puts Spotlight on Internal Messaging, Privilege Claims
The US Justice Department Antitrust Division is cracking down on “gamesmanship” by companies under investigation with its new “Comply with Care” task force. Unveiled in August, the task force’s purpose is to spot companies that are using tactics like auto-deleting messaging apps to avoid complying Continue Reading
NJ PBS Chair Doesn’t Let State Off the Hook
The federal cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are much to blame for next summer’s shutdown of NJ PBS. Scott Kobler, partner at McCarter & English and Chair of NJ PBS, discusses how Governor Phil Murphy’s administration has also contributed to the television network’s shut down next Continue Reading
Vote.org Sues Founder/Former CEO for Defamation, Alleges Smear Campaign
Vote.org, a nonprofit voter registration organization, is suing its founder and former CEO over what the group claims is an alleged smear campaign she’s led against the organization since she was fired in 2019. The organization filed a lawsuit Monday against Debra Cleaver in U.S. District Court in Continue Reading
Vote.org Sues Founder for ‘Coordinated Attacks’ Following Termination, Suit Says
Vote.org has filed a lawsuit against its founder and former CEO Debra Cleaver. Cleaver founded Vote.org as a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to increasing voter participation. In 2019, Vote.org's Board of Directors unanimously voted to terminate Cleaver after "a period of high turnover," and Continue Reading
SAP Petition to Extend Rule of Reason to Software Ties, Overturn Per Se Rule Would Raise Bar for Tying Claims, Embolden Incumbents, Legal Experts Say
The Supreme Court will likely make is harder to prove tying claims if it decides to hear a petitions from SAP seeking to extend rule of reason to ties, especially those involving “technology integrated products. While the outcome wouldn’t necessarily affect how plaintiffs craft antitrust complaints, Continue Reading
McCarter & English Expands In Philly With Ex-Federal Atty
Lindsey Harteis has joined McCarter & English as a special counsel in the firm's Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions practice group in Philadelphia. She joins McCarter after previously serving as an assistant US attorney for the district of New Jersey. "I have long Continue Reading
Former Assistant US Attorney Lindsey Harteis Joins McCarter & English in Philadelphia
Harteis Returns to Products Liability Defense Litigation Roots McCarter & English today announced Lindsey Harteis, former Assistant United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, has joined the firm’s Products Liability, Mass Torts & Consumer Class Actions group as special counsel Continue Reading
NCAA Grapples for Control over Junior College Eligibility Rule
The Sixth and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals are set to review antitrust cases that could significantly shift power away from the NCAA and toward athletes seeking to extend their sports careers beyond the current five-year eligibility limit. McCarter & English partner and former DOJ antitrust Continue Reading
McCarter Represents Inno Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: INHD) in Registered Direct Offering
McCarter represented Inno Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: INHD), a trade-focused building technology and electronic products trading company, in its $7.2 million registered direct offering with institutional investors. Aegis Capital Corp. acted as exclusive placement agent for the offering. Continue Reading