Kate Roggio Buck spoke with USA Today about the bankruptcy case of Colorado football player Shilo Sanders. After being sued in 2016 by a school security guard, Sanders, who was still a minor, was initially represented by counsel, and he participated in the case. But when the case eventually went to Continue Reading
On the Employment Front, What Changes Are Likely Under Trump?
Hugh Murray, chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, spoke with the Connecticut Law Tribune about the impact of potential changes to labor and employment law policies under the Trump administration, noting that one of the key battlegrounds will be at the National Labor Relations Board. Continue Reading
Trump White House Will Likely Make Hiring and Retaining Skilled Foreign Workers Harder
Former President Trump’s return to the White House for a second term may have significant and early impact on employers. Hugh Murray, Chair of McCarter’s Labor & Employment Practice Group, spoke with the American City Business Journals about how businesses are likely to have a significantly Continue Reading
Mixed Outlook for DC Tech and Contractors on Trump’s Return
President-elect Donald Trump will return to the White House early next year with plans to cut federal spending and curtail regulation, policy shirts that will have implications for Greater Washington’s technology sector and government contractors. What’s hard to know is if Trump 2.0 will be positive Continue Reading
Lancaster Horse Rider Escaped Wild Dogs and More During the Mongol Derby, the World’s Toughest Horse Race
Partner Sarah Delia recently completed a grueling 10-day competition called the Mongol Derby – billed as the longest and toughed horse race in the world. Sarah, who is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation group, first applied for the Derby in late 2022, when the 2023 event was already Continue Reading
Trump Lawsuit over CBS Editing Raises Issue of Judge-Shopping
McCarter & English Partner Matthew Wright spoke with Legal Dive about jurisdiction and judge-shopping. Discussing how far a lawyer can reasonably argue that a particular court is the right place to litigate, Matt noted that judge-shopping likely is not “much of a problem in the grand scheme of Continue Reading
With Political Victory, Trump Fights off Legal Charges
Former President Trump’s election to a second term could lead all or many of the proceedings against him to be postponed or derailed all together. Robert Mintz, a former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group, spoke with The New York Continue Reading
Legislators Weigh Change in Law over ‘Magic Mushroom’ Compound
Lawmakers in Trenton are considering a bill that would legalize production and use of psilocybin – the psychoactive compound in so-called “magic mushrooms” – as a mental health treatment in New Jersey. Under Senate Bill 2283, the state would allow the establishment of licensed psilocybin Continue Reading
Will Florida Ruling Mean the End of Qui Tam? Not Right Away
A federal judge has declared the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act unconstitutional. While the ruling by itself does not invalidate the FCA or its related amendments, it is now relevant precedent within its own circuit, in the case of the Middle District of Florida, the Eleventh Continue Reading
Q&A with Guillermo Artiles, Chair of McCarter’s Cannabis Group
McCarter’s Cannabis practice was recently selected as one of six finalists for “Cannabis Law Practice of the Year” by the New Jersey Law Journal for 2024. In a Q&A with the publication, Guillermo Artiles, Chair of the firm’s Government Affairs and Cannabis Practice Groups spoke about what it Continue Reading