Delaware Online reported on McCarter’s success in securing the dismissal of all claims against New Castle County and its former County Executive a high-profile defamation lawsuit filed by the county’s former Chief Administrative Officer. Click to read the full article: “Judge Tosses Grimaldi Continue Reading
The Art of Advising a Troubled PE Client
The unexpected downfall of Emirati private equity firm Abraaj Group serves as a reminder that unforeseen legal troubles can often be right around the corner, underlining the importance of quick-thinking lawyers that can devise novel solutions to tricky issues while also being careful to Continue Reading
Corporate Attorney Rich Hudock Joins McCarter & English as Philadelphia Partner
In-House & Private Firm M&A, VC, PE Lawyer Is Latest Arrival As Firm’s Local Growth Continues; Represents Tech, Chemical, Life Science Clients With nearly two decades representing public and privately held companies, Richard N. Hudock has joined McCarter & English as a partner in the Continue Reading
Appellate Division’s Adoption of McCarter’s Position on Statute of Limitations in Malpractice Cases
In a report on the Appellate Division’s decision that New Jersey attorneys cannot be held to the longer New Jersey professional malpractice statute of limitations when representing clients in other states, the New Jersey Law Journal notes that the ruling restated the New Jersey State Bar Continue Reading
A Bucks County Couple Kept 31 Cats in Squalor. A New State Law is Helping Prosecute Them
In an apartment at Stonebridge Run, Thompson, a humane society police officer for the Bucks County Society for Protection of Animals, found 31 cats living in squalor, picking their way through trash and debris covering the floor, confined to using just two overflowing litter boxes. Five exotic Continue Reading
Patent Cases to Watch in The 2nd Half of 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court in June agreed to hear an appeal from Helsinn Healthcare SA, in a case that gives the justices a chance to provide guidance about the scope of the on-sale bar in the wake of the America Invents Act. The on-sale bar is a provision of patent law holding that sales of an Continue Reading
The Biggest Employment Decisions of 2018: Midyear Report
The U.S. Supreme Court's blockbuster decisions in Epic Systems and Janus, which cleared the way for businesses to use class action waivers in arbitration pacts with workers and stripped public-sector unions of the ability to collect “fair share” fees from workers, were among the highlights of 2018 Continue Reading
Lessons From This Year’s High Court Patent Rulings
It was another busy term for patent law at the U.S. Supreme Court, as the justices upheld the constitutionality of the America Invents Act review system for challenging the validity of patents but mandated a key change in how it operates, while also expanding the availability of lost profits Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Trump’s Ex-Lawyer Fires What Could Be A Warning Shot,” which appeared in The Washington Post and on the Associated Press wire
NJ Appellate Division Adopts McCarter’s Position on Statute of Limitations in Legal Malpractice Cases – MTK Food Services, Inc. v. Sirius America Insurance Co., et al.
A three-judge New Jersey Appellate Division panel adopted the argument set forth by McCarter & English, LLP that the appellate court should reverse a lower court decision and apply Pennsylvania’s two-year statute of limitations for an attorney malpractice claim rather than New Jersey’s Continue Reading