A data center developer zapped the University of Delaware with a state court lawsuit Wednesday, alleging the school wrongfully broke off a lease deal for a $1.3 billion project after environmental activists came out against the plan's on-site power plant.The Data Centers LLC, which won a University Continue Reading
Firms Use Technology to Plow Through Snow-Related Closures
The looming snowstorm—though it turned out to be much milder than expected—prompted New Jersey firms and branches to close early Jan. 26 and stay closed the next day. But with totally electronic filing systems, mobile devices and virtual desktops, such short-term closures have little effect on Continue Reading
NJ High Court Prevents Rush to Courthouse on Spill Suits
The New Jersey Supreme Court's rejection of a six-year window for private contribution actions over contaminated sites should foster negotiations before litigation erupts and promote site cleanups by closing an escape hatch for alleged polluters who may owe a share of the costs, attorneys Continue Reading
Obama’s Hacking Law Cold Comfort for Corporate Targets
The White House's proposal to increase prison sentences for hackers and make lesser offenses criminal will boost the ability of both prosecutors and companies to combat increasingly prevalent cyberattacks but won't be a significant deterrent without the passage of complementary measures to better Continue Reading
Lawyers Weigh In on High Court Trademark Tacking Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unanimously that so-called trademark tacking is a factual question that should be dealt with by juries. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision in Hana Financial Inc. v. Hana Bank is significant. James Donoian, McCarter & English LLP “Of Continue Reading
Supreme Court Ruling in Drug Case Has Broad Implications for Tech Sector
A Supreme Court ruling yesterday shooting down a local biotech firm's hopes of launching a generic version of a multiple sclerosis drug before September has ramifications far beyond the pharmaceutical industry, say patent lawyers. In fact, two patent attorneys from the Boston office of McCarter Continue Reading
Lawyers Weigh In on High Court Claim Construction Ruling
“Patentees should appreciate Teva because those that make their claim construction cases in district court — before juries and judges who lack deep technical knowledge — now have stronger positions as appellee. Patent trials will carry added significance because non-prevailing parties can no longer Continue Reading
Attys Spar Over Protections for Watchdog Employees in NJ
Attorneys appearing before the New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday tried to sell competing views on the reach of the state's whistleblower law for watchdog employees whose responsibilities include voicing concerns about product safety or other important issues. The court heard hotly anticipated Continue Reading
Suit Against Finnegan Could Be Patent-Practice Game Changer
Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court raised the stakes for all big law firms with patent-prosecution practices by requesting amicus curiae briefing on whether representing competitors "on similar inventions" gives rise to a conflict under Massachusetts law. A broad reading of the Continue Reading
FDA Panel Recommends Approval of a New Kind of Generic Drug in the U.S.
A routine vote by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week on a cancer drug made by Novartis could have major consequences for Boston-area biotech firms. On Wednesday, the FDA's panel charged with reviewing new cancer drugs voted unanimously to recommend approval Continue Reading