It’s 2028. One of the world’s leading genome-editing companies is crowing about receiving regulatory approval for a lifesaving therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, based on the genome-editing technology CRISPR-Cas9. But its celebration is cut short: A rival files a lawsuit arguing that the Continue Reading
McCarter & English Nabs Product Liability Pro in NJ
McCarter & English LLP has added former Gibbons PC litigator Natalie Mantell as a partner in its Newark, New Jersey office, where she’ll draw on her defense work in cases over pharmaceutical products and medical devices as a member of the firm’s product liability practice. The recent Continue Reading
Paul Manafort Plea Deal Includes ‘Broad’ Cooperation with Special Counsel
Robert Mintz quoted in “Paul Manafort Plea Deal Includes 'Broad' Cooperation with Special Counsel,” which appeared on ABC News. Continue Reading
Manafort Will Cooperate with Mueller as Part of Guilty Plea, Prosecutor Says
Robert Mintz quoted in “Manafort Will Cooperate with Mueller as Part of Guilty Plea, Prosecutor Says,” which appeared in The Washington Post. Continue Reading
David Kott argues in NJ Supreme Court in Consumer Class Action on the Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Consumer Contracts
McCarter partner David Kott argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of amici the New Jersey Business and Industry Association, the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the Commerce and Industry of New Jersey in Kernahan v Home Warranty Administrator of Florida. In McCarter’s brief, Continue Reading
NJ Supreme Court’s Oral Argument of Consumer Class Action Case
Law360 notes David Kott’s representation of amici New Jersey Business and Industry Association, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and the Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey in its coverage of Kernahan v. Home Warranty Administrator of Florida, Inc. In June 2017, the Appellate Continue Reading
Manafort Plea Talks Could Offer Each Side a Small Victory
Robert Mintz quoted in “Manafort Plea Talks Could Offer Each Side a Small Victory” which appeared in The Washington Post. Continue Reading
Broad Institute Wins Landmark Case over Gene Editing Patents
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard is poised to retain its ownership of patents covering highly sought-after gene editing technology in the U.S., following a major federal appeals court ruling on Monday. According to McCarter & English attorney Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis, the Broad Continue Reading
Under Trump, Labor Protections Stripped Away
Like many other Obama-era realities, the rats may not survive the Trump administration. In 2011, the National Labor Relations Board ruled that the union tradition of using giant inflatable rodents to protest employers using nonunion contractors is protected free speech. Hugh Murray, a Continue Reading
JCCUD Joins Project to Save Local Ratepayers $1.3 Million
Jefferson Cocke County Utility District (JCCUD) will participate with other utilities in a large purchase of natural gas that is expected to save local ratepayers at least $1.3 million over the next seven years. The board of commissioners signed an agreement with the Tennessee Energy Acquisition Continue Reading