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Arnold & Porter LLP and McCarter & English LLP should be awarded defense attorneys’ fees for their recent victory in a million-dollar contract suit over the firing of a Silicon Valley CEO after his company was acquired, a California judge said this week.San Mateo Superior Court Judge Continue Reading

More than two years after Superstorm Sandy battered the East Coast, New York courts are continuing to grapple with a slew of insurance coverage issues tied to the storm. Those lawsuits and other high-stakes battles, including JPMorgan Securities Inc.'s bid for $200 million in coverage for Continue Reading

With hopes of retaining minority lawyers, several BigLaw firms host special retreats for their diverse attorneys to network and discuss inclusion issues. "There is a great need out in the world for diverse lawyers, and there is a limited pool of talent," said Catherine A. Mohan, a McCarter & Continue Reading

Michael P. Kelly, chairman of McCarter & English and a fourth-generation Wilmingtonian, said attorneys expect to work downtown. “Walking down Market Street at lunchtime is just part of the package,” he said. “There’s a sense of community here.” “I’m just crushed by what’s happening to jobs in Continue Reading

With state regulators raising objections to RadioShack Corp.'s potential sale of personal data of up to 117 million customers, the company's bankruptcy proceedings will test whether privacy promises made to customers live on after a business has collapsed. "When a company obtains customer Continue Reading

The Third Circuit recently held that "insured property" as it appears in a Standard Flood Insurance Policy doesn't include land, a ruling attorneys say will restrict the ability of policyholders to recover the cost of removing debris swept onto their land by Superstorm Sandy and future storms. In Continue Reading

A ruling that insurance policy limits on flooding don't apply to more than $500 million in Hurricane Sandy damages suffered by Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. could aid the legal arguments of other insureds seeking bigger recoveries and lessen the storm's impact on ratepayers, experts Continue Reading

The 2013 property tax revaluation in Newark may have opened the floodgates for appeals by commercial property owners, but city officials are taking new steps to resolve many of those cases and issue refunds to those who have reached settlements. That’s according to attorneys who represent many of Continue Reading

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal court decisions on “likelihood of confusion” can be precluded by earlier findings on the same issue from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision in B&B Hardware Inc. v. Hargis Industries Inc. is Continue Reading

With insurers phasing out coverage for data breaches and other cyber-related risks from traditional policies, policyholders are increasingly turning to specialty cyber insurance products to protect themselves. However, standalone cyber insurance policies offer widely varied coverage, and the market Continue Reading