Men and women should be paid the same for the same amount of work. Pretty straightforward. But Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno spoke just last Wednesday at the third annual Women Entrepreneurship Week conference at Montclair State University about how often such major disparities can be overlooked. Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “GWB Defense May Have Opening in Conspirator’s Shady Past,” which appeared in Law360
Insurers Concerned As New Legal Guidelines Are Drafted By Prominent Group
Insurers are concerned by the early returns from the American Law Institute as it dedicates one of its Restatements to liability insurance – a project that could result in suggested new guidelines for judges handling those cases. The ALI completed its most recent session dedicated to its Continue Reading
Industry Authorities Discuss Fighting Counterfeiting in the Digital Age at New York Law School Symposium
Protecting fashion brands from counterfeiting in the digital age requires an all-out effort by brands, legal counsel, consumer awareness, customs officials and law enforcement. That was the consensus during Friday morning’s panel discussion “Robot Couture: The Future of Fashion, Law and Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Calls for NJ to Return Millions in Federal Aid for ‘Troubled’ Sandy Rebuild,” which appeared in NJ Spotlight
PE’s Rising Enchantment With Unconventional Fund Terms
Private equity professionals have toyed with the idea of raising funds with longer-than-usual lifespans and investment holding periods for years, and with a few firms already closing such funds in 2016, experts say nontraditional fund terms will become more prevalent as the industry chases higher Continue Reading
New Jersey Supreme Court grants McCarter’s motion for leave to appear as Amicus in TCCWNA case – Dugan v. TGI Fridays, Inc.
The firm will appear as an amicus on behalf of the New Jersey Business and Industry Association in Dugan v. TGI Fridays, Inc. In the brief, authors David R. Kott and Edward J. Fanning, Jr. argue that cases involving the Truth-in-Consumer Contract, Warranty and Notice Act (TCCWNA) should never Continue Reading
Fighting Website Suit, Vita-Mix Points To Similar Dismissal
Acting on behalf of blender maker Vita-Mix, Mr. Kott told a New Jersey federal judge on Wednesday that the recent dismissal of a similar suit by a judge citing the U.S. Supreme Court's Spokeo ruling casts a shadow on the class action against the company over its website terms of use. Kott wrote Continue Reading
103 McCarter & English Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
The McCarter & English attorneys recognized in 2016 represent the firm core service areas including Antitrust, Bankruptcy & Restructuring, Business Litigation, Class Action/Multidistrict Litigation, Construction & Infrastructure, Corporate Securities & Business Law, Environment & Continue Reading
Ruling on Poor Workmanship Gives Certainty to Contractors
There is no shortage of pitfalls that developers and general contractors can face in New Jersey, but it looks as though one longtime source of angst may be gone for good. Late this summer, the state Supreme Court ruled that damage from faulty work by subcontractors can be covered under a general Continue Reading