Former President Trump was found guilty by a NY jury of 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a hush money payment to influence the election. Robert Mintz spoke with The Washington Post about the historic verdict. Continue Reading
Breakdown of Donald Trump’s Criminal Conviction
The conviction of former President Trump on all 34 counts for falsifying business records in the NY hush money trial has shaken the US and stunned the world. Robert Mintz spoke with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation to help explain the case. Continue Reading
The NCAA Put Out One Fire, But The House Is Still Ablaze
Kate Buck, partner in the firm’s sports and entertainment industry team, spoke with Law360 to discuss the legal issues the NCAA may still face despite the recently announced sizeable class action settlement with hundreds of thousands of former college athletes over name, image and likeness (NIL) Continue Reading
3rd Circ.’s Geico Ruling May Encourage Healthcare Arbitration
In April, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit published a precedential opinion in Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Mount Prospect Chiropractic Center PA, potentially affecting health insurers and medical practices in New Jersey and nationally. In the matter, Government Employees Continue Reading
Bogus ‘Made in USA’ Claims Flourish. The FTC Is Cracking Down.
The FTC is cracking down on companies falsely marketing their products as “Made in USA.” The FTC has targeted several big name violators this year amid a string of over 50 investigations and enforcements. Zack Hadzismajlovic spoke with Bloomberg Law about the often overlooked reputational harm that Continue Reading
Untangling the Mess from the Baltimore Bridge Tragedy for the Logistics Industry
As the problems stemming from the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key bridge continue to unravel, Ronald Leibman, chair of McCarter’s Transportation, Logistics & Supply Chain Management Practice, speaks with CFO Brew to discuss the issues for shippers and cargo owners, and the implications Continue Reading
Lawyer Preparation Suggests Trump Won’t Testify in New York Trial
The prosecution has rested its case and the Trump defense begins this week. Will former President Trump testify in his own defense? Robert Mintz spoke with The Washington Post about the strategy behind this decision. Continue Reading
Appellate Court Rejects Preemption Challenge to NJ’s Cannabis Law
A New Jersey appeals court has determined that the federal Controlled Substances Act does not preempt New Jersey’s Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) and that both can coexist. Ryan Magee, Partner in McCarter’s Cannabis practice group, spoke with Continue Reading
NJ Justices Shrink Damages Time Window in Wage Class Lawsuit
The New Jersey Supreme Court has decided that despite the New Jersey Wage Protection Law’s “look-back” period having been expanded from two years to six years, workers cannot seek liquidated damages for “wage theft” before the August 2019 effective date of the law. Tom Doherty – who, along with Continue Reading
Judge Takes First Pass at NLRB’s Cemex Test
For the first time, a federal judge applied the National Labor Relations Board’s Cemex standard to a suit involving a cannabis company seeking a Section 10(j) injunction, a tool allowing the board to petition courts to stop labor violations. The judge held that the board showed “a strong likelihood Continue Reading