Jane Warren speaks with the Connecticut Law Tribune to weigh in on the replacement of the Connecticut Transfer Act. “Since 1980, if a certain threshold of hazardous waste was generated, then you had to do an investigation and comply with and jump through hoops and notify the state when you Continue Reading
Connecticut Poised to Count Pro Bono Work as CLE Credits
Special Counsel Emily Gianquinto, who is president-elect of the Connecticut Bar Association (CBA), spoke with Law360 about the Connecticut Superior Court’s Rules Committee advancing a plan that could allow attorneys to earn CLE credits for their pro bono services. She said the CBA had been Continue Reading
NCAA Case Dismissal Poses Hurdle for Other NIL Antitrust Suits
A New York judge’s dismissal of an antitrust suit against the NCAA will guide courts weighing similar cases brought by former athletes who say the organization failed to pay them for their name, image, and likeness (NIL) decades ago. In the suit, the Judge dismissed claims brought by members of the Continue Reading
Former US Attorney Zach Myers Joins McCarter & English
Zachary Myers, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, has officially joined McCarter & English’s Indianapolis office as a partner in the Business Litigation group. He will also serve as a co-leader of the firm’s multidisciplinary Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Continue Reading
Former US Attorney Myers Stays in Indianapolis, Joins McCarter & English as Partner
Former US Attorney Zachary Myers has decided to stay in Indianapolis, joining McCarter & English as a partner after serving 15 years with the Department of Justice. Zach spoke with The Indiana Lawyer about the transition and said, “I’m excited to move on to the next chapter and figure out where Continue Reading
Former US Attorney Zachary Myers Joins McCarter & English’s Indianapolis Office, Business Litigation Team
Zachary Myers, the former United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, has joined McCarter & English’s Indianapolis office as a partner in the Business Litigation group and as a leader of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy team. In this role, Zach intends to support clients Continue Reading
California’s Tariff Lawsuit Has Two Goals
Until this week, the fight in the courts over President Donald Trump's tariffs had largely been limited to a collection of small business owners. On April 16th, California decided to pursue its own legal challenge to protect its billions of dollars in imports and exports and millions of jobs in Continue Reading
New Mediation Program Launched by NJ for Disputes
During an interview with Law360, Michael Puzyk discusses the plan that New Jersey intends to introduce to resolve tax disputes, “I think that there are a number of corporation business tax and sales and use tax issues that may be able to be resolved in the mediation format more effectively than via Continue Reading
NJ Initiates Pilot Program to Mediate Corporate and Sales Tax Disputes
Michael Puzyk speaks with Bloomberg Tax to discuss the new pilot program the New Jersey Division of Taxation will be launching in the fall that will allow taxpayers to settle controversies involving the corporate business tax and sales and use tax through mediation. Puzyk says, “The purpose of this Continue Reading
Limits On Conn. Biz Law Stay In Effect In Sandy Hook Case
Shawn Smith spoke with Law360 about the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA) and how recent rulings regarding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have impacted conventional views on the statute. Discussing a Connecticut appeals court's $150 million paring of a $1.44 billion judgment Continue Reading