The American Law Institute is set to consider proposals on guidelines for liability insurance law during a pair of meetings this week, including a controversial provision that attorneys say could impose tough penalties on insurers for breaching the duty to defend. The ALI council has already Continue Reading
Veronica Montagna quoted and McCarter & English mentioned in “McCarter & English Lawyer Donates Services to Habitat for Humanity”
Habitat for Humanity's local merger is bringing together local communities and consolidating resources to create a greater impact on Central Jersey. McCarter & English attorney, Veronica Montagna, was paired with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Plainfield & Middlesex County by Pro Bono Continue Reading
Military Prep School in New York to Reopen After Bankruptcy Sale
A historic New York prep school whose famous alumni include presidential hopeful Donald Trump is preparing to reopen after a bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the nearly $16 million sale of its campus. The 126-year-old New York Military Academy, located in the Hudson Valley, is expected to Continue Reading
PENPAC Endorses Pro-Business Pro-Job Candidates
The Private Enterprise Political Action Committee (PENPAC) announced today its endorsements of pro-business candidates seeking seats in the State’s General Assembly. The endorsements reflect a cross-section of candidates including incumbents, challengers, Democrats and Republicans. These Continue Reading
A Legal Guide to Working with Interns
Enterprising high school and college students often spend at least part of their summers engaged in internships. What better way to test-drive a career and gain valuable job skills than to spend a few weeks immersed in the corporate culture? Recent headlines suggest, however, that when it comes Continue Reading
FCRA Suits Mounting, But SCOTUS Might Stem Surge
Plaintiffs lawyers have been filing a profusion of suits over pre-employment background checks, which some observers attribute to a renewed interest in applicants' rights during the hiring process, but an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case could slow the trend.In the U.S. District Court for the Continue Reading
PTAB’s Joinder Ruling Gives Petitioners Extra Flexibility
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision last week allowing for parties that bring one America Invents Act review petition to file a subsequent petition raising different issues and join them into one proceeding may give petitioners strategic benefits, such as prolonging a stay in parallel Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Secret CEO Recordings Allowed in Massey Mine Blast Trial,” which appeared in Bloomberg
Robert Mintz quoted in “Gibson Dunn Subpoena Row Sends Warning on Firm Probes,” which appeared in Law360
BCBS Blasts ‘Hyperbolic’ Reply To Its Carlton Fields DQ Bid
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Inc. on Monday slammed another insurer’s attempt to prevent the disqualification of its counsel at Carlton Fields Jorden Burt PA in a dispute over multidistrict antitrust litigation liability, saying the insurer’s supplemental brief was improperly filed and is Continue Reading