High-profile insurance decisions released this summer upstaged other notable rulings, including a New York appellate court's holding that Ace doesn't have to pick up National Grid's cleanup costs for years where no pollution liability insurance was available on the market and a New Jersey court's Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “GWB Scandal Figures Face Uphill Fight Over Criminal Intent,” which appeared in Law360
Robert Mintz interviewed in “Jury Selection To Begin In New Jersey Bridgegate Trial,” which appeared on CBS-TV New York
Fox, Carlson Settlement May Spur Other Harassment Suits
Fox News' parent company has settled a sexual harassment lawsuit that former host Gretchen Carlson brought against ousted Chairman Roger Ailes, a deal that signals a desire from the network to move beyond the bad press but could embolden others to bring claims. In a Tuesday statement, 21st Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Watchdog Threatens Legal Action Against Fox News After Hacking Allegations,” which appeared in The Guardian
On Trademark Law, US Courts Thinking Beyond Borders
Globalization has its critics, but it seems that American trademark law is increasingly coming to terms with it — particularly after a pair of recent appeals court rulings in favor of Trader Joe’s and Bayer stepped beyond national boundaries. In the span of the last six months, the Fourth Circuit Continue Reading
Law Firms Battle For Lead Counsel In NJ Hospital ERISA Suit
Two sets of law firms filed competing motions Friday urging a New Jersey federal court to appoint them as interim co-lead class counsel in a putative class action alleging St. Joseph’s Healthcare System Inc. is violating the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act by underfunding an employee Continue Reading
AMX Case Shows Contractors Can Learn From ‘Forrest Gump’
Forrest Gump’s mama was a brilliant woman. As anyone who watched the 1994 Academy Award-winning classic can confirm, Mrs. Gump’s advice to her son provided an indispensable well of wisdom from which Forrest often drew to navigate life’s many adversities. Perhaps the most famous of Mrs. Gump’s quotes Continue Reading
Those Terms and Conditions (That Nobody Reads) Could Cost N.J. Retailers
On Dec. 24, 2015, a home furnishings company called Croscill Home sold a tealight candle holder online to an Ocean County man. That transaction now has the company facing the threat of a class action lawsuit and the possible loss of a huge sum of money. The consumer, Ryan Russell, earlier this year Continue Reading
Alexander Wang Awarded $90 million in Anti-counterfeit and Cybersquatting Case
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York awarded Alexander Wang Inc. $90 million in damages in a trademark counterfeiting and cybersquatting case, Alexander Wang, et al. v. Wang Bao D/B/A Alexanderwangroccobag.com, et al. As part of the ruling, 459 domain names were locked Continue Reading