In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court has ruled that a choice-of-law provision in a marine policy is enforceable in a dispute over damages between a global reinsurance company and yacht owner. The decision overturns a federal appeals court ruling in the case, which in turn overturns a trial Continue Reading
Lawyers Anticipate ‘Heightened Obligation’ to Probe Clients over AI Use
Maria Laccotripe Zacharakis spoke to Managing IP about newly released guidance involving inventorship issues related to AI from the US Patent and Trademark Office. The guidance states that although AI systems can’t be listed as inventors, AI-assisted inventions are not categorically unpatentable. Continue Reading
McCarter & English Grows in Miami by Adding Stephanie Reed Traband
Litigation and alternative dispute resolution attorney Stephanie Reed Traband has joined McCarter & English as a Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Litigation partner in the Miami office. She focuses her practice on creditors' rights and receiverships, commercial and appellate litigation, and ADR Continue Reading
Uproar over Biden Classified Documents Report Carries Echoes of 2016 Clinton Email Case
The special counsel’s report declining to prosecute President Biden for his handling of classified documents has ignited a legal firestorm. Robert Mintz spoke with The Associated Press about the special counsel’s handling of the report and the political fallout. Continue Reading
The ‘Runt’ of Trump Cases Now Likely to Be His First Criminal Trial
A New York case against former President Trump about 2016 hush money is likely to be the first criminal trial he faces. Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter’s Government Investigations & White Collar Defense group, Robert Mintz, spoke to the Washington Post about the challenges facing Continue Reading
House Prices Could Plunge Under New Property Tax Proposal in Nebraska
As a new bill is introduced in Nebraska, Real Property Tax Planning & Appeals partner Frank Ferruggia speaks to Newsweek to weigh in on the potential effect of the bill. Ferruggia says if the bill is passed, it could be “a substantial hammer that taxpayers could yield on the financial Continue Reading
How to License a Light Bulb Moment: A Patent Lawyer Q&A
Basil Krikelis and Jeffrey Safran spoke with the ChristianaCare Gene Editing Institute about patent protection for scientists and researchers in the biological, chemical, and biotech fields. The two discuss what makes an idea or concept patentable, common mistakes made by scientists, and the Continue Reading
As Legislative Session Begins, CT Lobbying Corps Sees New Players, Fresh Starts
Vin Mauro, former longtime Chief of Staff to the Connecticut Senate Democrats has joined McCarter & English, expanding the firm’s Government Affairs practice group into Hartford. Vin is the firm’s first government affairs group member in Connecticut following a career in public policy in the Continue Reading
McCarter & English Adds RE Duo From Miami Boutique
McCarter is strengthening the firm's presence in Miami with the addition of a pair of real estate partners—Manuel Fernandez and Alberto Delgado—joining from a boutique where they led the real estate transactions team. Fernandez has more than 30 years of experience in real estate law and has worked Continue Reading
McCarter & English Adds Miami Real Estate Transaction Team
A real estate team led by partners Manuel Fernandez and Alberto Delgado that includes an associate, a paralegal and a legal assistant has joined McCarter & English’s Miami office. Fernandez has been practicing in the real estate transaction space for about 35 years and paired up with Delgado in Continue Reading