McCarter partners Susan Feeney and Scott Kobler have been named to the NJBIZ “Health Care Power 50” list. The publication said: “Feeney represents hospitals and health care facilities statewide in property tax disputes—helping hospitals remain viable, in part, based on their tax exempt Continue Reading
Par Excellence: This Year’s Class of New Leaders in the Law
McCarter associate Tara Sheldon has been named to the Connecticut Law Tribune’s “Par Excellence: This Year’s Class of New Leaders in the Law” list. Described as having “scrupulous attention to detail,” Tara advises and defends clients through all phases of litigation in products liability, mass Continue Reading
Chambers Ranks 54 McCarter Attorneys and 14 Practice Areas for 2019
McCarter & English is pleased to announce that 54 of our attorneys and 14 of our practice groups have been recognized by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2019, the premier nationwide law firm survey. Our practice groups are ranked in four different metropolitan areas as Continue Reading
Slights Criticizes State’s Tactics in Delaware Unclaimed Property Lawsuit
Vice Chancellor Joseph Slights of the Delaware Chancery Court recently criticized the state’s tactics in trying to force Univar to comply with an unclaimed-property audit, saying it was trying to have the constitutionality of the state’s escheat laws litigated in two courts at the same Continue Reading
Buying Or Selling a House? Here’s How to Avoid Fraud Scams
The FBI reported there were nearly $150 million in real estate fraud losses last year, Americans—and the industry pros who serve them—need to step up their game in the cybersecurity department. Most of these losses occurred due to a hacked email account or too-much publicly available data, allowing Continue Reading
Hotel Seeks Evidence in Morocco to Enforce $60M Award
The owner of a luxury Casablanca hotel is asking a Delaware federal court to allow it to pursue evidence in Morocco as it looks to enforce a $60 million International Chamber of Commerce arbitral award against the alleged alter ego of its former hotel management company, which the arbitral panel Continue Reading
Banks Catch a Break in Trump Suit
Deutsche Bank and Capital One caught a break after President Trump filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the banks from responding to congressional subpoenas from Democratic House leaders. Commenting on the investigation, former federal prosecutor Robert Mintz said, “The legal fight will almost Continue Reading
McCarter Team Mentioned in Summary Judgment Win for Multi-National Pharmaceutical Company
Delaware Law Weekly reported on the success of securing summary judgment after the court held that the plaintiff could not establish proximate causation as a matter of law nor could the plaintiff overcome the learned intermediary doctrine. The court also confirmed that Delaware law does not Continue Reading
Chambers Recognizes Ed Fanning as a Band 1 Product Liability Attorney in New Jersey
Chambers has again recognized Ed Fanning as a top product liability attorney, ranking him a Band 1 New Jersey practitioner for 2019. There are only five other attorneys in the state with this distinction. What sources say about Ed Fanning According to Chambers, Ed is praised for his Continue Reading
McCarter Named the Sole Band 1 Product Liability Practice in New Jersey
McCarter is pleased to announce that Chambers USA has ranked our firm’s Product Liability group as the sole Band 1 practice in New Jersey. This is the fourth year our team has been recognized. We are deeply grateful to our clients for their support and will continue in our tradition of Continue Reading