Jack Daniel’s Properties Inc. is petitioning the US Supreme Court to reverse a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that a maker of dog toys could sell one shaped like the company’s familiar whiskey bottles. The appeals court held that VIP Products LLC’s pun-laden chew toy Continue Reading
Hundreds of Companies That Got Stimulus Aid Have Failed
About 300 companies that received as much as half a billion dollars in pandemic-related government loans have filed for bankruptcy, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of government data and court filings. Companies that received PPP funds before filing for bankruptcy should generally be Continue Reading
‘Daniel’s Law’ Heads to Governor’s Desk
A bill prohibiting the disclosure of the home addresses of current or retired federal, state and municipal judicial officers, prosecutors, law enforcement officers, their spouses and their children on the internet passed the New Jersey Senate on Monday and proceeded to Gov. Phil Murphy. Guillermo Continue Reading
Hoboken Charter Schools Retain Counsel in Ongoing Struggle Over 770 Jackson Street PILOT
McCarter partner Guillermo Artiles wrote a letter to Hoboken council and Mayor Ravi Bhalla concerning the ongoing discussions surrounding the three Hoboken Charter Schools being excluded from the PILOT payments appropriated under the 2020 Municipal Budget for the Hoboken School District. McCarter’s Continue Reading
Joe Biden Administration Likely to Overturn Controversial Donald Trump Diversity Training Executive Order
A Joe Biden administration would likely scrap an executive order from the Trump administration that restricts the federal government and its contractors from offering diversity training that President Donald Trump labeled "divisive" and "un-American." “I think it’s highly probable that Continue Reading
Firms Avoid Collections Worst-Case Scenarios… So Far
McCarter’s Chief Operating Officer John Brefach and Chief Client Value Officer Alex Macdonald commented to The American Lawyer regarding how collaboration with clients led to creative solutions for billing and collections during the pandemic. Continue Reading
After Months of Questions, Key Operation Warp Speed Adviser’s Contract Emerges
The Department of Health and Human Services has released the contract of pharmaceutical industry veteran Moncef Slaoui, a key adviser to Operation Warp Speed, after questions from the press, members of Congress and advocacy groups. Attorney Franklin Turner, a partner at McCarter and English who Continue Reading
How Big Law Opened Safely and Addressed Child Care Needs of Its Attorneys
As the current health pandemic enters it eighth month, Big Law continues to come up with new safety protocols and procedures in how to safely deal with opening its offices. As far as safety and protocols, Pamela Moore, a partner and member of McCarter & English’s Labor and Employment Group, Continue Reading
Presidential Election Could Bring Relief to New Jersey’s Shorthanded Federal Courts
McCarter lawyer Bill Palatucci comments on how the US presidential election could impact the shortage of federal judges in New Jersey, regardless of who wins the election. Continue Reading
A Federal Coronavirus Vaccine Contract Released at Last, but Redactions Obscure Terms
Even as the companies enlisted by the government's Operation Warp Speed project to develop COVID-19 vaccines say they're making quick progress, details of their lucrative federal contracts have been slow to emerge. Although the Moderna contract is heavily redacted, it includes a list of Continue Reading