McCarter partner Scott Christie, who previously led the computer hacking division for the US Department of Justice’s Newark office, assists healthcare clients with data privacy and cybersecurity matters. This industry is one of the top targets for cyberattacks, with damages reaching $5 billion or Continue Reading
How Top Companies Help Create College Path for Underserved Students in Newark Area
A four-year success program for low-income and first-generation high school and college students, the New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project (NJLEEP) helps students in the greater Newark area find a path to college. The organization plans to launch a new program for middle-school students Continue Reading
3rd Circ. NJ Classification Ruling Curbs Scope of Preemption
The Third Circuit has found that federal law does not preempt New Jersey’s standard for differentiating employees from independent contractors under the state’s Wage and Hour and Wage Payment Laws in its decision in Bedoya v. American Eagle Express Inc. This decision may act to hamper the Continue Reading
Finalist for Legal Team of the Year
McCarter’s Insurance Coverage practice was selected as one of five finalists for “Legal Team of the Year” by Business Insurance magazine for 2019. The awards recognize excellence in the commercial insurance and risk management industry. McCarter’s Insurance Coverage Group obtained Continue Reading
McCarter Team Obtained Dismissal of all Claims Against Our Client, Willis
Robert Mintz and Steven Weisman obtained a dismissal of all claims against our insurance broker client, Willis of New Jersey Inc. and Willis of Pennsylvania, Inc., in a matter in which Willis was named as a third-party defendant in a wrongful death case (Gemini Insurance Co. v. 33 East Maintenance Continue Reading
Mintz on Mueller Investigation Timeline
Robert Mintz, former federal prosecutor and head of the white collar criminal investigations practice at McCarter & English, discusses the Mueller investigation. Continue Reading
Fraud Trial May Make Ex-Insys CEO Face of Opioid Crisis
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company’s chief executive involved with opioid overdoses begins this week with Insys Therapeutics Inc.’s John Kapoor, the results of which may shock an industry facing large penalties for its role in the crisis. Kapoor allegedly used speakers’ fees, Continue Reading
Trade Secrets Case Involving Atul Gawande’s Company Raises a Key Question: Who Counts as a Threat?
Health services company Optum has filed a lawsuit accusing former employee David W. Smith of stealing trade secrets on behalf of his new employer—a health venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co and headed by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH. Smith, a former midlevel Continue Reading
Insurer Must Face $2.75 Million Claim Over Wrongful Death Deal
A New Jersey federal court ruled that Dana Pancoast, the widow of trash-hauling company employee who was killed in a workplace accident, can seek $2.75 million of an underlying wrongful death settlement from the company’s excess insurer. Excess insurer Gemini Insurance Co. claimed that it had no Continue Reading
Pro Bono Director Michelle Pallak Has Been Promoted to Partner
Michelle Pallak, director of McCarter & English’s award-winning pro bono program, has been elevated to partner. In announcing the promotion, managing partner Joseph Boccassini noted Michelle’s oversight of the program and her zealous advocacy on behalf of the firm’s pro bono Continue Reading