Franklin Turner is quoted in a Yahoo Finance article on Amazon’s lawsuit over the Pentagon awarding the $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft, alleging that the president’s dislike of Amazon influenced the decision to award the contract to Microsoft. Continue Reading
Law Students May Now Practice Before Sitting for the Bar Exam
In response to the financial hardship that 2020 law school graduates would face due to the indefinite postponement of the bar exam, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court Stuart Rabner will allow students who have not taken and passed the bar to practice law in New Jersey. It’ll have a Continue Reading
Pentagon Can Pay Contractors to Keep Workforce Home, but Ready – Memo
The Pentagon will pay defense contractors for sick time or if healthy workers can’t get to job sites due to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a memo seen by Reuters. “It permits contractors to be reimbursed for sick leave. It’s a huge opportunity for contractors to maintain their workforce Continue Reading
Back to Basics: An OSHA Overview
The agency enforces standards that differ by industry, but employers can expect fairly uniform inspections. Patty manages a cheese factory. To make its signature cheddar, the factory pumps cooked milk up into a machine to separate the curds from the whey. Patty's reports have worked at the Continue Reading
‘The Alternative Was Uncertain’: Many Federal Criminal Proceedings to Go Remote
Christopher Adams spoke with the New Jersey Law Journal about an order from New Jersey’s chief federal judge providing for various types of proceedings to be conducted by video or phone conference. The judge found “ pursuant to Section 15002(b)(1) of the CARE Act … that criminal proceedings cannot Continue Reading
Cuomo’s Foreclosure, Mortgage Moratorium Has No Teeth
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s foreclosure and mortgage moratorium is little more than a strong suggestion to lenders. “It’s not a rule, it’s not a regulation, it’s just guidance,” said Adam Swanson, a partner in McCarter & English’s bankruptcy practice, who focuses on real estate litigation. “People Continue Reading
Old-School Mass. Courts Ill-Equipped For Pandemic, Attys Say
As Massachusetts state courts grapple with shutdowns and cancellations amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a lack of widespread online filing and limited use of video and phone conferencing could make an already-backlogged docket even worse. Erik Paul Belt of McCarter & English LLP said lawyers could Continue Reading
COVID-19 Spotlights Ruling’s Chilling Effect on Diagnostic Tests
The new coronavirus outbreak highlights how a 2012 U.S. Supreme Court decision has discouraged drugmakers from developing new diagnostic tests for diseases like Covid-19—a problem that should be addressed, intellectual property lawyers said. Mayo “disincentivized a lot of diagnostic companies Continue Reading
Rehab Startup Can’t Transfer Cash before Arbitration
Ira Gonzalez is quoted in this article about a lawsuit involving Global Institutes on Addiction, noting that the company "takes the allegations made by the former employee seriously and, through counsel, will respond to the allegations in due course and in the proper venue." Continue Reading
4 Key Coronavirus Insurance Coverage Battlegrounds
Liability insurers, like property insurers, are bracing for an uptick in claims across virtually every line of coverage due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, as companies lose money by shutting down large-scale events and businesses face supply chain troubles. "You will definitely see a Continue Reading