The U.S. Supreme Court will soon hear arguments in a case determining whether Truck Insurance Exchange must show it will be adversely affected by a proposed reorganization plan of two bankrupt manufacturers facing underlying asbestos injury claims, after already having the opposition blocked by the Continue Reading
PPAG, Public Strategies, CLB Partners Are Largest 3 Multi-Client Lobbying Firms Again
McCarter’s Government Affairs Practice has landed a top spot on the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) annual lobbying report for 2023. Guillermo Artiles, practice group Chair, spoke with ROI-NJ about the group’s more than 20% increase in revenue last year. “We are honored to Continue Reading
Lawyer-Lobbyist Receipts Continue to Outpace Overall Expenditures on State Lobbying
McCarter & English’s Government Affairs group ranks second among top lawyer-lobbyist firms by the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission’s (ELEC) report on the most active lobbying groups based on receipts. According to the report published by the New Jersey Law Journal, the firm brought Continue Reading
FTX Can Cash Out $500M Investment in AI Biz to Fund Ch. 11
David Adler discusses with Law360 changes he obtained for his clients, a group of four former customers of FTX Trading Ltd. now in Chapter 11 proceedings before the Delaware bankruptcy court, to an order outlining the sale of FTX’s equity stake in an AI technology company that resolved his clients’ Continue Reading
Google Play Deal Rebuke Puts Settling Defendants on Notice
A federal judge’s rejection of a $700 million settlement, produced by Alphabet Inc.’s Google, gives warning to defendants in their strategy involving class action deals. A federal judge in California rebuked a deal with US states and consumers who claimed that the Google Play app store abused market Continue Reading
Dateline New Haven: Democratic Town Chair Vincent Mauro Jr.
Paul Bass spoke with Democratic Town Chair, and McCarter Government Affairs Advisor Vincent Mauro Jr. on New Haven’s Primary Day in which eight Democratic Party ward co-chair positions were up for grabs. Ward co-chairs vote for municipal, state and federal candidates at party nomination conventions Continue Reading
“Dems For Dems” Crush Challengers
Eight primaries took place in New Haven, CT on Tuesday, March 5th for Democratic Party ward co-chair positions. All eight were won by candidates on a slate called “Dems for Dems,” backed by party leaders and Yale’s UNITE HERE unions. Ward co-chairs vote for municipal, state and federal candidates at Continue Reading
Chasing Corruption
Prosecuting dishonest officials in New Jersey has never been a simple task. According to Bob Mintz, former NJ prosecutor and partner at McCarter & English, corruption cases are always challenging for prosecutors because they typically involve high profile defendants who may otherwise be well Continue Reading
What’s Ahead for the NCAA Following Preliminary Injunction Enjoining ‘NIL-Recruitment Ban?
Kate Roggio Buck, a member of the firm’s Sports and Entertainment industry group who focuses on NCAA sports compliance, spoke with Law.com on the evolving rules concerning name, image, and likeness (NIL) agreements and the increase in antitrust lawsuits centering on compensation for NIL deals. As Continue Reading
Marijuana in Highland Park: Lawyers Have Doubts about New Suit
Local opponents of a new cannabis dispensary in Highland Park, New Jersey have filed a suit against the town seeking to stop cannabis sales. The suit claims that current ordinances allowing the dispensary go against a federal ban on the substance and is seeking a declaration that the authorization Continue Reading