Universities ‘Peculiar Creatures’ in Cybersecurity World
Cyberattacks targeting Rutgers University and Penn State University have brought the issue of cybersecurity close to home—but also served to re-establish that higher-education institutions are unique targets. Scott Christie, a partner in the cybersecurity and data privacy practice at Newark’s Continue Reading
McCarter Litigation Group Finalists for General Litigation Department of the Year
In examining some of the biggest cases McCarter & English lawyers handled last year, one may notice the frequent appearance of a single word that arguably sums up what has made the firm so successful in litigation: "trial." "We don't shy away from trials," Newark-based litigation partner Continue Reading
Apple v Samsung Decision Throws Spotlight on Design Patent Damages
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacating the jury’s damages awards against Samsung products that were found liable for trade dress dilution may be grabbing mainstream media headlines, but it is the affirmation of design patent damages that practitioners will find more Continue Reading
2015 Litigation Department of the Year Profile: Writing the Book on Business Law
The attorneys in the Connecticut offices of McCarter & English had big successes last year—such as bringing lengthy litigation over the University of Connecticut law library building to a conclusion and getting a favorable award in a high-stakes securities arbitration case. For those Continue Reading
Nature of Bankruptcy Work Changing Amid Filing Declines
Bankruptcy counseling—referred to by one attorney as “an industry in consolidation”—has always been a cyclical business, but the steady, years-long decline in new cases has required lawyers to rethink their practices to some extent. It’s not an issue limited to the region. For the yearlong period Continue Reading
Unusual IBM Breach Could Make Coverage Ruling an Outlier
The Connecticut Supreme Court's ruling that an IBM Corp. contractor isn't insured for $6 million in losses stemming from a traffic mishap that exposed IBM employees' personal information gives insurers stronger footing to argue against coverage for data breaches, but the peculiar facts of the case Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “Deliberate Approach Is Hallmark of Bridge Case Prosecutor,” which appeared on the Associated Press newswire
Arnold & Porter, McCarter Get Some Fees in CEO Firing Suit
Arnold & Porter LLP and McCarter & English LLP should be awarded defense attorneys’ fees for their recent victory in a million-dollar contract suit over the firing of a Silicon Valley CEO after his company was acquired, a California judge said this week.San Mateo Superior Court Judge Continue Reading
Chancery Axes DuPont Investor Claims Over Monsanto IP Row
A Delaware Chancery judge tossed derivative claims against DuPont Co.'s directors connected to the chemical company's billion-dollar soybean antitrust and intellectual property fight with Monsanto Co., ruling in an opinion made public Tuesday that the board didn't breach its fiduciary duties when it Continue Reading