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
Census Halt Poses Particular Threat to NJ and Its Immigrants
Experts fear the recent US Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end census data collection early could have dire ramifications for New Jersey and its high number of immigrants, who comprise hard-to-count communities that depend on federal funding allocated in Continue Reading
Remote Work Debate Intensifies as CT Continues Economic Reopening, Infection Rates Spike
Productivity at Hartford’s Covr Financial Technologies soared this spring when it abruptly shifted to remote work in the throes of the coronavirus outbreak in March. Pam Moore, a partner at Hartford law firm McCarter & English, said most companies have a strong desire to reopen to maintain Continue Reading
CAFC Decision Prevents Skinny Label Use, Warns Dissenting Judge
A Federal Circuit panel recently handed down a key decision making it easier for patentees to prove infringement by skinny-label generics. While the panel was divided in their decision, the ruling overturned a district court judgment and reinstated a $234 million damages award to a multinational Continue Reading
Rocked by Pandemic, Global Supply Chains Reboot
The pandemic has made clear that the single source and regional dependencies inherent in lean logistics, once the supply chain standard, must be reconsidered. Partner Ron Leibman comments. Continue Reading
Policyholders Undeterred by Ga. Court’s Dismissal of COVID-19 Insurance Claims Based on Flawed Pleadings
A Georgia court’s dismissal of an Atlanta restaurant’s coverage claim for pandemic-related losses is not dispositive of the involved insurance issues. McCarter partner Sheri Pastor comments on what distinguishes this ruling from others in NJ, FL, and MO, finding that viable claims for coverage Continue Reading
Trump Executive Order on Diversity Training Roils Corporate America
McCarter partner Franklin Turner commented in USA TODAY regarding the recently issued Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping. “This has caused quite a bit of curiosity, fear and consternation amongst my clients,” said Franklin Turner, a partner with law firm McCarter & English Continue Reading
Governor Murphy Names Parimal Garg to Chief Counsel
McCarter partner Guillermo Artiles is quoted discussing his former Counsel’s Office colleague in the ROI-NJ article announcing Gov. Phil Murphy’s appointment of Parimal Garg as his next chief counsel. Continue Reading