This article examines the problem of pension fund benefit miscalculations and overpayments, discusses how pension funds recover their overpayments and their obligation to do so, and profiles some retirees who have had pension overpayments recovered after being mistakenly overpaid. Continue Reading
NJ Justices Give OK to Volunteer Lawyers in Bankruptcy Cases
The New Jersey Supreme Court on July 2 cleared the way for more lawyers to take on pro bono bankruptcy work, especially those from larger firms. The court overturned an ethics opinion which found that lawyers who do pro bono work for Chapter 7 debtors without any assets have a conflict of Continue Reading
McCarter & English featured in “New Jersey Powerhouse: McCarter & English” in Law360
It would be tough to navigate Newark without McCarter. That is, the McCarter Highway, the stretch of Route 21 that carries commuters into New Jersey's most populous city. And it's arguably just as difficult to navigate Newark's legal landscape without McCarter & English LLP, the state's oldest Continue Reading
Robert Mintz quoted in “U.S. Supreme Court’s Milestone Ruling Protects Cellphone Privacy,” on Reuters
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6 Tips for Shaving Down a Hotel Tax Bill
Hotels can have a hard time scoring fair tax assessments given their complicated revenue streams. And now that the lodging business is booming, some experts predict, tax bills will rise, too—and not always justly.“Assessors just make mistakes, and they don't recognize that some of the hotels, Continue Reading
Lawyers Weigh In on High Court’s Software Patent Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that computerized abstract ideas are not patent eligible. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision in Alice Corp. Pty Ltd. v. CLS Bank International is significant. Continue Reading
McCarter Receives Fourth Consecutive WILEF Gold Standard Certificate
The Women in Law Empowerment Forum is awarding McCarter & English its Gold Standard Certification for the fourth consecutive year. WILEF's Gold Standard program certifies law firms that promote women into positions of top leadership and compensation and empower women within the legal profession. Continue Reading
Class Must Tidy Up Claims In Whirlpool Washer Row: Judge
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday pared claims in a class action alleging some Whirlpool Corp. washing machines were improperly marketed as Energy Star-qualified, saying the class must amend its complaint to specify the actual injuries incurred by the alleged false advertising. U.S. District Continue Reading
Attorneys React To High Court’s Gene Patent Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that human genes cannot be patented, striking down Myriad Genetics Inc.'s patents on isolated DNA associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. Both Erik Belt and Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis, partners in the IP/IT Group at McCarter & English explain Continue Reading