A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday affirmed Howell Township’s approval of a hotel plan that was challenged by a business, finding that records showed the town’s master plan called for a lodging despite a change to the zoning plan. The two-judge Appellate Division panel’s decision dealt a blow Continue Reading
Chambers USA 2017 Recognizes 52 McCarter Attorneys and 16 Practice Areas
McCarter & English is pleased to announce that 52 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized by the Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2017 guide, considered the premier survey of law firms nationwide. Chambers USA also recognized 16 of the firm’s practice groups, Continue Reading
No Clarity on the Horizon for Anti-Drone Technology
With the rapid uptake of unmanned aircraft systems, both the drone industry and property owners — among others — want certainty on the legality of nascent “anti-drone” technology, but the state of related law is murky at best and is likely to remain so for at least the near future. “This is one Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed on WBZ CBS News radio Boston regarding nomination of Christopher Wray as the Director of the FBI
Tesoro Sees Need for Secrecy in Company Name Change,
Tesoro has gone to great length to fly under the radar with its company name change over the past several months by creating a shell company in Delaware for the registration of the names Andeavor and Andeavor Logistics with the U.S. Patent and Trademark office. Susan Goldsmith, a partner at Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed in “Bloomberg Law: Supreme Court Takes Up Cell Tower Case”
McCarter & English Adds 2 Product Liability Litigators
Two product liability litigators with experience handling health care and pharmaceutical matters have joined McCarter & English LLP as partners from Reed Smith LLP and Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, the firm announced Tuesday. Amy Vanni, formerly a partner in Reed Smith’s Philadelphia office, Continue Reading
McCarter Adds Two Prominent Product Liability Partners
Amy Vanni Brings Life Sciences, Healthcare Experience to Philadelphia Office; Wilfred Coronato, 1st Chair in Successful Fen-Phen Defense, Joins In Newark Two prominent products liability defense litigators – one from Reed Smith and one from Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and both with significant Continue Reading
New Jersey Law Journal for Litigation Department of the Year Winner
The products liability group at McCarter & English of Newark represented some big-name clients in high-leverage matters. In one case, the group represented Sylvania Corp., a maker of lighting products, in a case over burn injuries allegedly caused by a Sylvania light bulb—succeeding in Continue Reading
IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes McCarter for Transactional, Litigation and Prosecution Practices in Patent Professionals Rankings for 2017
Two McCarter & English partners have been recognized in Intellectual Asset Management, the prestigious bi-monthly publication that acknowledges the world’s leading patent professionals. McCarter’s Massachusetts service area was also recommended for transactional, litigation and prosecution Continue Reading