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
McCarter & English Dominates Federal Circuit in 2016
Law360’s midyear snapshot of patent opinions issued by the Federal Circuit reveals eight firms are coming out on top after oral arguments, chalking up wins in high-stakes intellectual property battles before the federal appeals court. McCarter & English secured a victory for Waters Continue Reading
The Best Lawyers in America Recognizes 56 McCarter Attorneys in 2017 Referral Guide; Five Named “Lawyer of the Year”
McCarter & English, LLP is proud to announce that 56 of its attorneys have been named to the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. 34 have been listed in Best Lawyers for at least ten years and four for more than 25 years; one attorney marks his first year in the listing in this year’s Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Ex-Aide Says Christie Knew of Lane Closures,” which appeared in The Wall Street Journal
Trial Pros: McCarter & English’s Michael Kelly
Michael Kelly is chairman of McCarter & English LLP. He has litigated high-profile cases nationally in both state and federal courts, including commercial and other civil disputes, shareholder suits, toxic torts, product liability, environmental, antitrust, Hatch Waxman and other intellectual Continue Reading
Philip D. Amoa Appointed to Executive and Investment Committees of The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Philip D. Amoa, a corporate lawyer at McCarter & English, LLP, has been appointed to the Executive and Investment Committees, as well as named Chair of the Legal Committee, of The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Mr. Amoa previously served on the Pensions Committee and will Continue Reading
NJ Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Faulty Work Case
New Jersey's high court ruled Thursday that damages stemming from a subcontractor's faulty workmanship can be covered under a general contractor's commercial general liability policy, blunting a decades-old precedent that insurers have wielded to deny coverage for such claims and providing clarity Continue Reading
LAW: The Attorney Helping Gretchen Carlson Topple a TV Titan
Nancy Erika Smith has strict criteria for the clients she chooses to represent in court, and only works with a fraction of the people who come to her with tales of discrimination. But when she met Gretchen Carlson, Smith knew right away Carlson would make the cut.“Meeting with Gretchen, I really Continue Reading
PTAB Nixes Tracking Patent In Post-Grant Review
In its third-ever post-grant review decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Tuesday that a patent for tracking container storage and shipping is invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision because it describes a long-standing industry practice. The PTAB found in favor of Continue Reading