A Connecticut appeals court’s ruling Monday that Vanderbilt Minerals LLC doesn’t have to contribute to asbestos injury claims for the years during which there was no insurance available for those risks, which may expand insurers’ asbestos liabilities by forcing them to pick up costs for such Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “High Court Ruling Exposes Sentencing Guideline Paradox” which appeared in Law360
Trump Paid Leave Push Might Fizzle In GOP Congress
Even though President Donald Trump threw his support behind a federal paid leave program during his first speech before a joint session of Congress, experts say any such proposal will likely meet numerous roadblocks from Republican lawmakers who have historically opposed any federally mandated paid Continue Reading
New Jersey Bill Would Kill Third-Party Property Tax Appeals
New Jersey is one of a handful of states where it is possible to appeal the tax assessment of somebody else's property—challenges that could soon be eliminated under a proposal winding through the state Senate.Hospitals and nonprofits strongly support the measure, saying they can't afford the risk Continue Reading
Urban Outfitters Settles TM Coverage Suit With Insurers
Urban Outfitters has reached a settlement in a dispute with its insurers over coverage for two suits over a dress design that allegedly infringed copyrights, according to a notice docketed in Pennsylvania state court Wednesday. The retailer accused the Hanover Insurance Co. and the former Continue Reading
TCPA Litigation Evolving to Include Text Message Opt-out Responses
A group of attorneys has warned that the "next wave" of class action lawsuits has been bringing into question the businesses’ responsibility when it comes to customers opting out of text message programs. Lawyers with New Jersey firm McCarter & English LLP have been seeing an increase in Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed on “Bloomberg Law Brief: Police Stopped from Forcing iPhone Unlocking,” which appeared in Bloomberg Radio
Why PE Fundraising Will Continue To Climb In 2017
Private equity dealmaking and fundraising levels remained healthy in 2017, and there are a number of trends set to continue into the new year, such as the recent rise of megafunds and a blurring of the lines between PE and venture capital as fund managers increasingly seek to land promising Continue Reading
Len Boselovic’s Heard off the Street: SEC Prods Companies on Sudan, Syrian Disclosures
A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission campaign to remind companies that the agency is monitoring them to determine whether they are doing business with countries on the U.S. sanctions list included a reminder to one of Western Pennsylvania’s most successful publicly traded tech companies. The Continue Reading
Defending Pep Boys-Manny, Moe, & Jack of Delaware, Inc.
David Kott was mentioned in Class Action Reporter for defending Pep Boys-Manny, Moe, & Jack of Delaware, Inc. in a class action brought under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act that was removed from New Jersey state court to the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Continue Reading