McCarter & English Partner Alex Major joins Nuix Chief Information Security Officer Chris Pogue to discuss the legal landscape for US companies that have suffered a security breach, including what constitutes injury in fact and the threat of lawsuits by customers. Continue Reading
Overtime Rule Injunction Complicates Employers’ Plans
A federal judge’s decision to block the Department of Labor’s new overtime regulation from going into effect Dec. 1 adds a new headache for employers already grappling with how to comply with the rule: Should they roll back changes that have already been put in place, such as awarding raises or Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed in “Bloomberg Law: New Mexico Considers Warrants for Digital Evidence,” which appeared on Bloomberg Radio
Largest Law Firm in New Jersey
According to a recent survey conducted by the New Jersey Law Journal, McCarter & English is the largest law firm in New Jersey by headcount, with 180 attorneys resident in our Newark and East Brunswick offices. Firmwide, there are 399 attorneys in nine East Coast offices. Continue Reading
IP Litigation Department of the Year Profile
We are pleased to announce that the New Jersey Law Journal has recognized our New Jersey-based intellectual property team with its Litigation Department of the Year Award in the Intellectual Property category. The winners were highlighted in a special NJ Law Journal profile on November 14th. Continue Reading
First Judicial District Names McCarter Attorneys to Pro Bono Roll of Honor
The First Judicial District of Pennsylvania has named 16 McCarter & English attorneys to its 2016 Roll of Honor, which recognizes attorneys who have provided exemplary free legal services to underprivileged citizens in Philadelphia over the past year. The honorees were recognized at the First Continue Reading
The Flipside of Federal Contracts
The federal government can provide a large and lucrative line of business, but not without significant risk. Alex Major and Franklin Turner of McCarter & English caution companies regarding the growing trend toward contract-related claims, how False Claims Acts penalties are affecting suits and Continue Reading
U.S. Arms Export Boom Under Obama Seen Continuing with Trump
U.S. defense contractors, which saw international sales rise strongly under President Barack Obama's administration, can expect a continued boom in arms exports under Donald Trump, aided by persistent security risks in the Middle East and rising tensions in Asia and Europe. Shares of major Continue Reading
Pa. High Court Case May Expand Insurers’ Bad Faith Exposure
A health insurer recently asked Pennsylvania's high court to overturn an appellate decision loosening the standard for punitive bad faith penalties in a case over a cancer insurance claim that experts say could lead to a surge in bad faith claims by policyholders if the justices find that ill intent Continue Reading