Courts are offering conflicting rulings on whether commercial general liability insurance policies cover data breaches, and with cyberattacks growing in scope, companies will need to look at specialized cybersecurity policies to fill in coverage gaps and provide them with more certainty, attorneys Continue Reading
Robert Mintz interviewed on Bloomberg Radio’s national legal show regarding the indictment of FedEx Corp. on federal criminal charges
NJ Enviro Decision Will Help Bankroll Site Cleanups
A recent New Jersey Supreme Court decision allowing parties to launch contribution actions over contaminated sites without waiting on state enforcement efforts will help fund cleanups, but a finding that the state must approve actual cleanup costs could prove tough to implement, attorneys say. Continue Reading
Wimbledon Faces Plagiarism Controversy Involving Books
Sports teams, leagues and events often aggressively protect their intellectual property, whether it’s targeting unauthorized use of their logos, footage or names. The biggest damage ultimately is reputational, said James Donoian, a partner in McCarter & English, where he focuses on Continue Reading
America Invents Act Proving to Be Good for Trials and Entrepreneurs
This feature describes the impact and provisions of the America Invents Act, focusing on Mark's trailblazing work in some of the earliest accelerated patent proceedings put in place by the new law and his take on several powerful uses of the law's reformed procedures and formats. Continue Reading
Curtis Johnson and Onome Okpewho represent Literacy New Jersey in successful non-profit merger
Curtis Johnson and Onome Okpewho successfully represented pro bono client Literacy New Jersey in a matter involving a merger with another non-profit organization. The program director praised their "thorough and efficient" work, noting that Literacy New Jersey "will now be able to continue our Continue Reading
Mark Nikolsky, and Simone Wilson-Brito profiled in New Jersey Law Journal’s “New Leaders of the Bar”
Mark Nikolsky and Simone Wilson-Brito were each profiled in the New Jersey Law Journal's special supplement "New Leaders of the Bar," which profiled 50 New Jersey attorneys under 40 who have distinguished themselves among their peers and are leading the way in their fields. The list features lawyers Continue Reading
Sheri Pastor quoted in “6th Circ. Pushes Excess Carriers To Monitor Primary Denials,” which appeared in Law360
N.J. Appeals Court Orders $175K Frivolous Litigation Sanction
A New Jersey appeals court has ordered the plaintiffs in a business dispute to pay a $175,000 sanction for fees racked up by lawyers in two states battling what was determined to be frivolous litigation. The fees are payable to Weingarten Brown, a Los Angeles firm recently acquired by Venable Continue Reading
Shareholders Fight Hemispherx’s Fee-Shifting In Del. Chancery
Attorneys for shareholders derivatively suing Hemispherx Biopharma Inc. over bonuses paid to the company’s board members asked a Delaware Chancery judge on Monday to invalidate the company’s newly enacted fee-shifting bylaw or remove them as counsel from the suit. The bylaw, which was adopted by Continue Reading