Market Drop Could Spell Opportunity for Deal-Hungry PE
As the stock market struggles to find even ground, private equity investors in search of good deals may be in luck as trouble in the initial public offering market denies companies one way of raising cash and forces deal prices to fall. Earlier in the year, some buyout firms were putting new Continue Reading
Accessibility Claims Expected Over Websites – H&R Block Case Offers Clear Road Map for Lawsuits
Businesses should brace for a new crop of so-called “accessibility” lawsuits alleging that their commercial websites fail to comply with federal disabled-access law, lawyers say. In March, the Justice Department laid out a set of compliance standards for accessibility on commercial websites as Continue Reading
Sheri Pastor quoted in “Seeking Clarity for Cyber Cover” in Risk & Insurance
Disability Lawsuits Against Small Businesses Soar
Small-business owners face a growing number of disabled-access lawsuits in the wake of a recent appeals-court ruling giving rise to disabled “testers,” as well as the release of detailed federal specifications for curb ramps, self-opening doors and other standards.For the year through June 30, Continue Reading
ACamden Research Firm Sued by Michael J. Fox Foundation
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research is seeking damages over claims that negligence on the part of a Camden, N.J.-based genetic research firm led to the spoliation of important biochemical samples reserved for finding a cure for the disease. In a lawsuit filed Oct. 3 in New Continue Reading
David R. Kott to be awarded the 2014 Trial Board Award by the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey
On October 9, 2014, David R. Kott will receive the 2014 Trial Board Award from the Trial Attorneys of New Jersey. The Trial Board Award is a recognition of excellence, given by peers to trial attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the cause of justice. Mr. Kott was named Best Lawyers 2014 Continue Reading
McCarter Secures Jury Trial Victory for Terex Corp.
Ken Meyer defended Terex Corp. and Terex Advance Mixer, Inc. in Ocean County (NJ) Superior Court against allegations that Terex’s front discharge ready-mix cement truck was defectively designed. The plaintiff drove a Terex cement truck in the course of his employment. While filling the truck’s water Continue Reading
Joann Lytle recognized as one of Business Insurance’s 2014 “Women to Watch”
PHILADELPHIA—Prominent insurance publication Business Insurance has named Joann Lytle, an insurance coverage Partner in McCarter & English’s Philadelphia office, one of its Women to Watch for 2014. The annual feature, aimed at highlighting the most influential and inspiring women in Continue Reading
Michael J. Fox Foundation Sues Lab over Spoiled Specimens
Actor Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s disease research foundation hit a New Jersey medical lab Friday with a federal breach of contract suit, claiming negligence at its facility caused the loss of over $3.5 million in biospecimens collected to further Parkinson’s research. The Michael J. Fox Continue Reading