A Virginia Beach company that supplies advanced equipment for the U.S. military’s search-and-rescue operations has agreed to pay $16 million to settle allegations that it fraudulently obtained government contracts and engaged in illegal bid-rigging schemes, the Justice Department announced Continue Reading
3 Must-Knows for Provisional Patent Applications
Provisional patent applications have taken on increased significance in recent years and can be a savvy business move and help inventors stake a claim to an invention, but if not done right, provisionals can leave applicants with no protections or, worse yet, undermine their patents down the road. Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Experts: Lack of Remorse Could Bite ‘Pharma Bro’,” which appeared on the Associated Press newswire
Robert Mintz quoted in “Martin Shkreli Convicted of Fraud,” which appeared in STAT Medicine
Outside the Box: Wyley Proctor Says Domestic Violence Pro Bono Work Helps Victims, Lawyers
IP and restraining orders, those seem like two very different areas of law. How does one translate to the other? IP litigation, I find it to be extremely intellectual. Restraining orders and family law are much more human. There’s much more emotion involved, usually. The stakes are usually Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Inside the Lakewood Scandal: What Sparked the Investigation?,” which appeared in The Star Ledger and NJ.com
McCarter Hosted NJ LEEP (New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project) Interns
McCarter hosted five NJ LEEP (New Jersey Law and Education Empowerment Project) interns this summer. The students studied all aspects of a trial, and the program culminated in a mock trial presentation. Continue Reading
Roche May Test Liberal NJ Expert Standard In Accutane Battle
Commenting on the recent decision by the New Jersey Appellate Division to revive more than 2,000 cases alleging Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd.’s acne medication Accutane caused patients to develop Crohn's disease, Mr. Fanning noted with respect to the dubious expert testimony in the matter, “this is an Continue Reading
National Association of Corporate Directors Names Governance Fellows
The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), the advocate for the profession of directorship, today announced 139 corporate directors who have earned NACD Fellowship—The Gold Standard Director Credential®. These corporate directors serve on the boards of Fortune 500, nonprofit, Continue Reading