Our client St. Joseph's Healthcare System has reached a tentative, undisclosed settlement with nurses in a putative consolidated class action alleging the hospital violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act by underfunding an employee pension plan. The settlement is expected to be executed Continue Reading
McCarter Adds Two Prominent Product Liability Partners
Amy Vanni Brings Life Sciences, Healthcare Experience to Philadelphia Office; Wilfred Coronato, 1st Chair in Successful Fen-Phen Defense, Joins In Newark Two prominent products liability defense litigators – one from Reed Smith and one from Hughes Hubbard & Reed, and both with significant Continue Reading
McCarter Promotes 9 to Partnership in 5 Offices
Nine McCarter & English attorneys, resident in five of the firm’s offices and six of its practice groups, have been elevated to partnership. Attorneys from the Boston, Newark, East Brunswick, Wilmington and Washington, D.C. offices have become partners. The new partners practice in intellectual Continue Reading
McCarter & English Assisted Naturalization Applicants in Partnership with the American Friends Service Committee
McCarter & English assisted with naturalization applications for low-income clients of our partner organization, the American Friends Service Committee. McCarter & English attorneys working with naturalization applicants included: Joseph Boccassini, Sheila Calello, Mary Gabriel, Michael Continue Reading
David Kott argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of amicus New Jersey Business & Industry Association
Restaurant patrons who allege TGI Friday's and Carrabba's Italian Grill violated state consumer protection laws by omitting drink prices from their menus made a case for class certification during oral arguments before the New Jersey Supreme Court, reasoning that all of the allegedly affected Continue Reading
McCarter Attorneys Help International Rescue Committee
McCarter lawyers provided critical pro bono assistance to seven refugee clients of the International Rescue Committee who are trying to reunite with children, parents, and loved ones – many of whom are living in refugee camps. We completed the federal government paperwork necessary to initiate the Continue Reading
IP Litigation Department of the Year Profile
We are pleased to announce that the New Jersey Law Journal has recognized our New Jersey-based intellectual property team with its Litigation Department of the Year Award in the Intellectual Property category. The winners were highlighted in a special NJ Law Journal profile on November 14th. Continue Reading
Boccassini is New Managing Partner at McCarter & English Following Unanimous Vote
Metropolitan Corporate Counsel reported on Joseph T. Boccassini, being named Firmwide Managing Partner. Boccassini began his legal career as a summer associate at McCarter & English in 1991 and worked his way up to become a partner and later a prominent member of the firm’s management, has Continue Reading
Boccassini is New Firmwide Managing Partner at McCarter & English
Began Guiding Region’s Pre-Eminent Firm October 1; Vajtay Returns to Fulltime Tax Practice After Six Years as MP: ‘The Time Is Right’ Joseph T. Boccassini, who began his legal career as a summer associate at McCarter & English in 1991 and worked his way up to become a partner and later a Continue Reading
Software Co. Sues Ex-Ally Under New Trade Secrets Law
Manufacturing software maker Visim Inc. filed suit in Delaware federal court Wednesday accusing Plex Systems Inc. of stealing proprietary software and algorithms that were covered by confidentiality agreements, in violation of the Defense of Trade Secrets Act of 2016. Visim, which does business Continue Reading