The agency enforces standards that differ by industry, but employers can expect fairly uniform inspections. Patty manages a cheese factory. To make its signature cheddar, the factory pumps cooked milk up into a machine to separate the curds from the whey. Patty's reports have worked at the Continue Reading
‘The Alternative Was Uncertain’: Many Federal Criminal Proceedings to Go Remote
Christopher Adams spoke with the New Jersey Law Journal about an order from New Jersey’s chief federal judge providing for various types of proceedings to be conducted by video or phone conference. The judge found “ pursuant to Section 15002(b)(1) of the CARE Act … that criminal proceedings cannot Continue Reading
Susan Feeney and Scott Kobler Named to NJBIZ Health Care Power 50 List for 2020
McCarter partners Susan Feeney and Scott Kobler have been named to the NJBIZ “Health Care Power 50” list. The publication said: Scott Kobler has been an integral part of New Jersey’s health care M&A world for more than three decades. “He’s the Obi Wan Kenobe of health care deals,” said a Continue Reading
NJ Real Estate Deals in Chokehold Amid COVID-19 Lockdown
COVID-19 shutdowns and delays are derailing lucrative deals in what was New Jersey’s promising real estate sphere before containment efforts shifted into high gear amid the rising death toll. Project financing is also on shaky ground, given economists’ predictions that the pandemic could send the Continue Reading
Cuomo’s Foreclosure, Mortgage Moratorium Has No Teeth
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s foreclosure and mortgage moratorium is little more than a strong suggestion to lenders. “It’s not a rule, it’s not a regulation, it’s just guidance,” said Adam Swanson, a partner in McCarter & English’s bankruptcy practice, who focuses on real estate litigation. “People Continue Reading
Do Your Contracts Protect You From the Coronavirus?
Coronavirus contamination has disrupted the workforce, supply chains and transportation. Official bans on large public gatherings across the country, and the ordered closures of restaurants and bars implemented by many states, have also resulted in numerous event cancellations. Companies facing Continue Reading
Old-School Mass. Courts Ill-Equipped For Pandemic, Attys Say
As Massachusetts state courts grapple with shutdowns and cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a lack of widespread online filing and limited use of video and phone conferencing could make an already-backlogged docket even worse. Erik Paul Belt of McCarter & English LLP said lawyers could Continue Reading
High Court Leaves Hints for Copyright Rewrite in Blackbeard Case
A Supreme Court decision that struck down a law that states could be sued for copyright infringement left the door open for Congress to write a more limited version. “Basically they were giving a huge huge hint to Congress to say go ahead and rewrite the statute so it focuses only on willful Continue Reading
COVID-19 Spotlights Ruling’s Chilling Effect on Diagnostic Tests
The new coronavirus outbreak highlights how a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision has discouraged drugmakers from developing new diagnostic tests for diseases like Covid-19—a problem that should be addressed, intellectual property lawyers said. Mayo “disincentivized a lot of diagnostic companies Continue Reading
Rehab Startup Can’t Transfer Cash before Arbitration
Ira Gonzalez is quoted in this article about a lawsuit involving Global Institutes on Addiction, noting that the company "takes the allegations made by the former employee seriously and, through counsel, will respond to the allegations in due course and in the proper venue." Continue Reading