Newark, New Jersey-based McCarter & English attorney and DRI member Kenneth R. Meyer represented defendants Terex Corp., a Connecticut entity, and Terex Advance Mixer, Inc., an Indiana entity, in a product liability case in which the plaintiff, who suffered a compound leg fracture and later had Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed on Bloomberg Radio’s national legal show in “Bloomberg Law: High Court Permits Searches Based on Mistakes of Law by Police”
Susan Feeney and Judah Skoff Honored with New Jersey State Bar Association Amicus Award
Through the pro bono efforts of the individuals honored by the Amicus Awards, the New Jersey State Bar Association (NJSBA) continues to enjoy a reputation with the court for meaningful, thoughtful intervention in matters that have the potential to broadly affect the practice of law. Former State Continue Reading
A Guide to the Elements of a Portee Claim
One of the most significant expansions of negligence liability in the past 40 years was the creation of the Portee claim, which provides recovery to those who witness the death or serious injury of a loved one as a result of the negligence of another, but who were not in the zone of danger Continue Reading
Adverse Inference for Failing to Call a Witness
An issue that often arises at trial is what, if any, are the applicable rules where a party fails to call a witness with material knowledge of the case. In such a scenario, two issues arise: (1) whether counsel can obtain a jury charge regarding the failure to call a witness; and (2) whether counsel Continue Reading
McCarter mentioned in “Nexium Trial: Jury Finds AstraZeneca, Ranbaxy Not Liable in ‘Pay-for-Delay’ Antitrust Case” and “No Generic Nexium Secured AstraZeneca’s Win in Pay-for-Delay Case—Lawyers” in Policy and Regulatory Report
Law360’s Weekly Verdict: Legal Lions & Lambs
A Massachusetts federal jury sided with lions McCarter & English LLP, Venable LLP, Williams & Connolly LLP and Minerva Law PC when it handed AstraZeneca PLC and Ranbaxy Inc. a win in the first pay-for-delay class action trial since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the patent settlements could Continue Reading
Sheri Pastor appointed to newly created New Jersey Supreme Court Working Group on Ethical Issues Involving Metadata in Electronic Documents
New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner today announced the formation of the Working Group on Ethical Issues Involving Metadata in Electronic Documents, a new Supreme Court Committee to examine ethical issues regarding metadata. Chief Justice Rabner named McCarter’s Sheri Pastor to Continue Reading
Jury Rules in Favor of AstraZeneca in Nexium Trial
We acted as co-counsel with Williams & Connolly in defending AstraZeneca's Hatch-Waxman Act settlements with generic drug manufacturers from multiple antitrust class actions. The classes, consisting of end users, distributors and retailers, claimed that AZ's settlements with Continue Reading
Jury Hands AstraZeneca Win in Nexium Pay-For-Delay Case
A Massachusetts federal jury sided with defendants AstraZeneca PLC and Ranbaxy Inc. in the first pay-for-delay class action trial since the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the patent settlements could face antitrust scrutiny, finding that AstraZeneca would never have allowed a generic Nexium to launch Continue Reading