Philip Amoa was mentioned and pictured in the paper’s “People in the News” section, which covered the small business legal clinic McCarter recently hosted with Philadelphia VIP, a local nonprofit that helps to provide pro bono legal services to entrepreneurs and small businesses, in our Philadelphia Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Menendez’s Lawyers Ask Judge to Throw Out Corruption Indictment,” which appeared in The Record
Powerwave Trustees Strike $5.5M Settlement with Ex-Brass
The Chapter 7 trustee for defunct wireless company Powerwave Technologies Inc. on Thursday asked a Delaware federal bankruptcy judge to approve a $5.5 million settlement with a group of adversary defendants, including former company executives, ending a $13 million clawback suit and other Continue Reading
Superior Ct. Dismisses 11-Year-Old Fraud Case Against AstraZeneca
Almost 11 years after the suit was filed, a Delaware court has dismissed a class action against AstraZeneca over its alleged consumer fraud in the marketing of heartburn medication Nexium. Superior Court Judge Vivian L. Medinilla said there was just not enough evidence to show that the Continue Reading
Attorneys React to DOL Misclassification Guidance
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on how to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The misclassification guidance says most workers qualify as “employees” under the FLSA's expansive definitions. Here, Continue Reading
McCarter Helps AstraZeneca Defeat Longstanding Multi-State Suit
The health care funds of six New York-based unions cannot pursue a class action accusing AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP of running a deceptive marketing campaign for the heartburn drug Nexium after a Delaware state judge ruled Wednesday the unions couldn't prove they had been injured by the Continue Reading
NJ High Court Won’t Hear Asbestos Insurance Row
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals ruling in favor of an industrial pump manufacturer that successfully sued its excess insurers for coverage of underlying asbestos claims under a $1.85 billion program, defeating the insurers' quest to be released from paying the Continue Reading
Study: Wilmington Among Nation’s Best Cities to Be a Lawyer
Wilmington was ranked as one of the best cities for attorneys in a study by the consumer-data research firm ValuePenguin. Here, Wilmington-based attorneys explain why the city deserves its high ranking. "Most Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware so you get a lot of litigation Continue Reading
The Biggest NJ Court Decisions of 2015: Midyear Report
The U.S. Supreme Court has already left its mark on 2015, but the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued several heavyweight opinions of its own, from allowing Gov. Chris Christie to cut more than $1 billion in pension funding to cementing potential new hurdles for discrimination and whistleblower Continue Reading
Recent Rulings Shed Light on Fed. Circ’s Approach to Teva
The Federal Circuit issued two decisions this month applying the U.S. Supreme Court's Teva standard for reviewing claim construction rulings, and although the results were different, the cases give a first look at how different underlying facts impact deference to district courts, attorneys Continue Reading