The District of Massachusetts is already among the busier venues for patent litigation, but Boston-based attorneys believe the district offers advantages that could attract even more cases. From science-savvy jurors to hardworking judges, Law360 looks at the factors that make Boston an appealing Continue Reading
Trump Administration Prepares to Ease Export Rules for U.S. Guns
The Trump administration is preparing to make it easier for American gun makers to sell small arms, including assault rifles and ammunition, to foreign buyers, according to senior U.S. officials. Zlatko Hadzismajlovic, a New York attorney specializing in export controls, said the changes would be Continue Reading
Introducing Our Annual Best Practices Guide
This year’s annual best practices guide showcases how companies are providing added value to their clients and, in the process, differentiating themselves from the competition. Joseph Boccassini, McCarter & English: We stay current on the technology and process that maximize the efficiency Continue Reading
Corporate Law & Accountability Report
South Dakota has replaced Delaware as the state with the best overall litigation environment for companies, according to a U.S. Chamber of Commerce survey. The poll of in-house counsel and business executives ranked Delaware—home to more than half of all U.S. public companies, and over 60 percent Continue Reading
Feds Call Wilmington Trust Employees ‘Hostile Witnesses’
Prosecutors asked a Delaware federal judge on Wednesday to label nine former and current employees at Wilmington Trust Corp. "hostile witnesses" ahead of a securities fraud trial, a designation that would change the ground rules when they testify. That motion cited a Law360 interview with Continue Reading
Defense Bill Would Privatize the Way the Federal Government Buys Everyday Staples
New legislation working its way through Congress could significantly alter the way commercial companies sell everyday products and services to the U.S. military and federal agencies, opening the door for online retailers to reach a massive new customer. “A lot of companies that are primarily Continue Reading
FERC Urged to Prop up Illiquid Natural Gas Indexes
An index is only as good as the data that goes into it. By that measure, the North American natural gas market indexes – which are used to price nearly 80% of physical supply contracts – could be on their way to irrelevance. “It’s been kind of dire for a long time,” says John Gregg, a partner at Continue Reading
3rd Circ. Ruling Bolsters Insurers in Federal Forum Fights
The Third Circuit chipped away at an argument that policyholders have often wielded to keep coverage disputes out of federal courts, by ruling recently that district judges cannot refuse to hear insurance cases merely because the coverage issues may eventually arise in a tort action against the Continue Reading
The Last Word: Three Questions with Some Members of the NJBIZ Top 250
What about your office environment keeps you strong? Joseph T. BoccassiniMcCarter & English LLP, firmwide managing partner My colleagues and our firm’s chairman are the two greatest energizing forces in my professional life. Our firm’s hallmark — that we recruit, retain and promote Continue Reading
Wilmington Trust Says Fraud Indictment May Be Tainted
Wilmington Trust Corp. and four former executives accused of hiding hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of overdue loans from investors and authorities said Tuesday that the indictment may be based on false grand jury testimony and may need to be dismissed. Continue Reading