Productivity at Hartford’s Covr Financial Technologies soared this spring when it abruptly shifted to remote work in the throes of the coronavirus outbreak in March. Pam Moore, a partner at Hartford law firm McCarter & English, said most companies have a strong desire to reopen to maintain Continue Reading
Susan Feeney Receives NJSBF 2020 Medal of Honor
McCarter partner Susan A. Feeney has been selected to receive the New Jersey State Bar Foundation Medal of Honor. She has litigated numerous cases in the New Jersey Tax Court and the New Jersey Supreme Court, and some of these precedent-setting decisions have helped forge new tax law. Over the Continue Reading
CAFC Decision Prevents Skinny Label Use, Warns Dissenting Judge
A Federal Circuit panel recently handed down a key decision making it easier for patentees to prove infringement by skinny-label generics. While the panel was divided in their decision, the ruling overturned a district court judgment and reinstated a $234 million damages award to a multinational Continue Reading
Rocked by Pandemic, Global Supply Chains Reboot
The pandemic has made clear that the single source and regional dependencies inherent in lean logistics, once the supply chain standard, must be reconsidered. Partner Ron Leibman comments. Continue Reading
Philip Amoa Accepts 2020 NACD NXT Award on Behalf of The Board of the Presbyterian Church
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) gave its 2020 NACD NXT Award to the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Philp Amoa, who is the Chair of the agency’s Board of Directors Development and Governance Committee, accepted the award virtually on its behalf. Continue Reading
Policyholders Undeterred by Ga. Court’s Dismissal of COVID-19 Insurance Claims Based on Flawed Pleadings
A Georgia court’s dismissal of an Atlanta restaurant’s coverage claim for pandemic-related losses is not dispositive of the involved insurance issues. McCarter partner Sheri Pastor comments on what distinguishes this ruling from others in NJ, FL, and MO, finding that viable claims for coverage Continue Reading
Trump Executive Order on Diversity Training Roils Corporate America
McCarter partner Franklin Turner commented in USA TODAY regarding the recently issued Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. “This has caused quite a bit of curiosity, fear and consternation amongst my clients,” said Franklin Turner, a partner with law firm McCarter & English Continue Reading
Governor Murphy Names Parimal Garg to Chief Counsel
McCarter partner Guillermo Artiles is quoted discussing his former Counsel’s Office colleague in the ROI-NJ article announcing Gov. Phil Murphy’s appointment of Parimal Garg as his next chief counsel. Continue Reading
‘It’s Already Having a Massive Effect,’ Corporate America Demands Trump Rescind Executive Order on Diversity
McCarter partner Franklin Turner commented in USA TODAY regarding the recently issued Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict the federal government and its contractors from engaging in what he calls “divisive” and “un-American” Continue Reading
Adam Swanson Elected to CT Legal Services Board of Directors
McCarter & English partner Adam Swanson was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Connecticut Legal Services (CLS). A Stamford, CT- and New York City-based partner, Swanson has been actively involved in pro bono and the CLS mission his entire career. Swanson has long been a champion Continue Reading