Dave Christensen spoke to the Boston Business Journal about legal debates surrounding AI and IP, noting that “as technology advances and laws evolve, this [inventorship] issue will continue to be an issue that policy-makers and courts will need to repeatedly address." Continue Reading
Interview: Legal Advisors Discuss Possible Hawaiian Electric Bankruptcy Filing
Jeff Testa spoke with New Project Media about the possibility of Hawaiian Electric filing for bankruptcy, what that process would entail, and how it would impact the utility company’s business going forward. “I think, for any company, bankruptcy is your last option,” he noted. “Although in a Continue Reading
4 Tips for Policyholders as SEC Adopts Cyber Reporting Rule
Steven Weisman was asked about insurance coverage implications regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently issued final rule concerning public companies’ reporting of a cybersecurity incident. The SEC’s disclosure rule raises, among other things, the possibility of Continue Reading
New Jersey Cases To Watch For The Rest Of 2023
Sheri Pastor discusses the Supreme Court's pending decision on a casino's bid to recoup its losses from COVID-19 with Law360. "I think it is unique in the sense that the court substituted its judgment for that of the relevant scientific community, when in New Jersey that is absolutely not Continue Reading
‘One Big Legal Circus’: Hunter Biden Special Counsel Pulls the Justice Department Even More Deeply into the 2024 Election
The federal indictments of former President Trump and the Hunter Biden investigation have thrust the DOJ into the middle of the Presidential election. Former federal prosecutor and chair of McCarter's White Collar Defense and Government Investigations group, Robert Mintz, spoke to The Boston Continue Reading
Cyberattack Rule Raises Insurance Risks for Corporate Officers
The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued rules that formally outlined responsibilities in cybersecurity governance for the first time, laying the groundwork for potential enforcement actions. This could leave public companies and insurers exposed to potential regulatory probes and Continue Reading
Teamsters, Yellow Step Up Accusations on Trucker’s Collapse
Hugh Murray spoke to The Wall Street Journal for an article about a confrontation between the Teamsters union and Yellow, a truckload carrier company that recently filed for bankruptcy. Labor lawyers interviewed for the article say they don’t expect the fallout from Yellow’s shutdown will be a Continue Reading
Attorneys Take the Field to Support Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund
A NJ.com article featured the Battle of the Barristers, an annual fundraising softball tournament that McCarter has hosted for the past three years. Teams from nine different law firms participated in the event which benefits the Greater Newark Fresh Air Fund. ”We’re thrilled to have the opportunity Continue Reading
White Employees Are Suing for Discrimination. What Will Jurors Think?
Pamela Moore spoke to the New Jersey Law Journal about a recent Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in higher education that could have fallout pertaining to workplace discrimination suits by white plaintiffs. Workplace discrimination suits on behalf of white plaintiffs have become more Continue Reading
FERC Blasted over Grid Perk Denials at 6th Circuit
Denise Goulet was mentioned in an article on briefs filed in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of a FERC ruling that allows two electric utilities in Ohio to continue recovering transmission rate incentives from Ohio consumers. McCarter filed the brief on on behalf of the Office of Continue Reading