Ron Leibman, chair of McCarter’s Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management Practice, speaks with FreightWaves about the holiday season and the potential port strike. He noted that with dockworkers from Maine to Texas threatening to strike on Tuesday, the impact of a work stoppage could Continue Reading
A New Law Is Rattling Hemp Sellers: States’ Regulatory Authority Challenged
New Jersey's just-enacted regulatory plan for the sale of intoxicating hemp products has drawn a legal challenge from companies selling beverages. A measure called the Hemp Act Amendments, signed into law by Gov. Phil Murphy on Sept. 12, gives the state's Cannabis Regulatory Commission Continue Reading
McCarter Secures Reversal at Third Circuit Relating to Enforcement of $60 Million Arbitral Award
McCarter secured a victory at the Third Circuit on behalf of Compagnie des Grands Hôtels d'Afrique SA (CGHA) when the Court reversed and remanded rulings of the Delaware district court declining to enforce a $60 million arbitral award against either of Starwood Capital Group (SCG) or Starman Hotel Continue Reading
Proposed $4B Hawaii Fire Deal Faces Insurance Questions
A proposed $4 billion settlement for victims of the 2023 Maui wildfire is in jeopardy as the Hawaii Supreme Court looks into insurers' rights to recoup payments from those responsible for the fire. Sheri Pastor, chair of our Insurance Recovery, Litigation & Counseling group, spoke to Law360 Continue Reading
Non-compete Rule Blocked; Watch Other Forces on Restrictive Covenants
A court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) non-compete rule that threatened to invalidate contract terms many healthcare practices and health systems use. McCarter partner Khaled Klele spoke with Part B News and explained that just because the FTC rule is out of the way for now, there Continue Reading
McCarter & English Adds Kaplan as Tax, Employee Benefits Partner
Robert Kaplan joined McCarter & English as a partner in its tax and employee benefits practice in Philadelphia. Kaplan advises clients on employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, including health and retirement plans, the firm said. Additionally, he advises on Internal Continue Reading
NCAA Bankruptcy Would ‘Reshape College Sports Landscape’
Kate Roggio Buck spoke with Times Higher Education regarding the NCAA settlement and how bankruptcy would reshape college sports. Ongoing and future litigation brought by student athletes over their lost earnings potential could push the NCAA toward bankruptcy. “Eventually, the NCAA will not have Continue Reading
Benefits Pro Joins McCarter & English
McCarter & English LLP has expanded its Philadelphia office this week with the addition of Robert Kaplan, who joined as a partner in the tax and employee benefits practice. Kaplan counsels clients on employee benefit plans and executive compensation arrangements, including health and Continue Reading
American College of Bond Counsel Elects Sarah Smith to 2024 Fellowship
Sarah Smith has been elected to fellowship in the American College of Bond Counsel’s 2024 class. The ACBC fellowship brings together lawyers who are distinguished for their skill, experience, and high standards of professional and ethical conduct in the practice of bond law and who contribute Continue Reading
NCAA Must Give up Control to Reach Suitable NIL Settlement
Kate Roggio Buck spoke with Law360 about the proposed $2.78 billion Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) settlement for which a California federal judge denied preliminary approval on September 5 and sent the two sides back to renegotiate certain terms. A radical redo is not something the NCAA seems Continue Reading