Top Gov’t Contracts Policy Developments of 2017
2017 introduced several major policy changes that will affect federal contractors’ operations for years to come, from the implementation of a stringent new defense cybersecurity rule and the repeal of a deeply unpopular rule on labor violations to provisions of a sprawling Pentagon budget bill that Continue Reading
Greater Philadelphia’s Millennials to Watch
Throughout 2017, the Philadelphia Business Journal profiled Millennials to Watch in our region – people born in 1982 or later who are having an impact in their industries and the community. McCarter's Phil Amoa is featured. Click to read full article: “Greater Philadelphia's Millennials to Continue Reading
Nonprofits Are Tapping Outside Firms to Conduct Internal Probes
Two of New York City’s major cultural institutions have hired outside law firms to conduct internal investigations after sexual-harassment allegations were lodged against powerful figures at their organizations. For institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet, hiring Continue Reading
The NJ Supreme Court Argument That Lawsuits Must Have Actual Injury
New Jersey businesses should not have to defend themselves against class action lawsuits where no one has been seriously harmed. That was the argument recently made before the NJ State Supreme Court by attorney David R. Kott of McCarter & English. Earlier this year, the court ruled that class Continue Reading
The Biggest New Jersey Cases of 2017
Law360 has listed Debra Dugan et al. v. TGI Friday's Inc. et al., and Ernest Bozzi v. OSI Restaurant Partners LLC as one of the "biggest" New Jersey cases of 2017. McCarter submitted a brief and argued in the New Jersey Supreme Court that the case should not be certified as a class action, and in an Continue Reading
The Biggest New Jersey Cases of 2017
Law360 has listed Debra Dugan et al. v. TGI Friday's Inc. et al., and Ernest Bozzi v. OSI Restaurant Partners LLC as one of the "biggest" New Jersey cases of 2017. McCarter submitted a brief and argued in the New Jersey Supreme Court that the case should not be certified as a class Continue Reading
AGs Want High Court to Ok Microsoft Overseas Data Access
A coalition of 35 state attorneys general urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to strike down a ruling that the federal government can’t access user data stored overseas by Microsoft, saying the “remarkable” decision gives too much control to private companies, while the European Commission and Continue Reading
Ryan Richman Named Pro Bono Attorney of the Month
Ryan Richman has been named Pro Bono Attorney of the Month by Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), a pro bono organization with volunteers at corporations and firms around the country. Ryan has represented numerous children through KIND since 2013, as part of McCarter’s commitment to representing Continue Reading
New Jersey Supreme Court to Hear Arguments on Expert Admissibility Question in Multi-County Litigation In re: Accutane
On behalf of amici curiae HealthCare Institute of New Jersey, New Jersey Business & Industry Association, Commerce and Industry Association of New Jersey, and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, McCarter partners Edward J. Fanning, Jr. and David R. Kott successfully petitioned the New Jersey Continue Reading