California may struggle with its Ninth Circuit bid to invalidate the US Department of Transportation’s (DOT) recent decision that the state’s meal and rest break rules are preempted by federal law and cannot be enforced against interstate trucking companies. As the federal safety regulator for Continue Reading
Jeff Bezos Stumps up to Find Pants Pic Blackmailer
Jeff Bezos's bold stand against an apparent blackmail attempt by American Media Inc. (AMI) has won him some rare praise. “There is a chance that a prosecutor looks at these facts and decides they rise to the level of extortion,” said Robert Mintz. The Bezos revelations are a headache, then, for Continue Reading
National Enquirer’s Parent Says It Will Thoroughly Investigate Extortion Allegations Made by Jeff Bezos
The National Enquirer’s parent company said that it had “acted lawfully” but pledged to thoroughly investigate extortion claims by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Robert Mintz said that Bezos’s allegations, if accurate, could have serious consequences for both prosecutors and AMI. “This could constitute Continue Reading
Mass. Patent Troll Bill May Be Just a Superfluous Solution
A Massachusetts state senator recently filed his second attempt at bringing patent troll regulations to the Bay State, but industry insiders tell Law360 the bill amounts to a solution in search of a problem, arguing patent trolling has not done much to hamper the state's innovation economy. Continue Reading
Bezos Blackmail Claims Follow Tabloid Immunity Deal Requiring “No Crimes Whatsoever”
When the National Enquirer’s owner agreed to cooperate in a campaign finance investigation of its payment to a former Playboy model, it obtained an immunity deal that federal prosecutors warned could be voided if the tabloid owner committed any crimes afterward. Less than five months later, Continue Reading
Blackmail Scandal Could Leave Enquirer Boss Pecker Facing Federal Charges
Robert Mintz Quoted in “Blackmail Scandal Could Leave Enquirer Boss Pecker Facing Federal Charges,” which Appeared in The New York Post. Continue Reading
IADC’s First 2019 DCJ Covers Civil Procedure, Bankruptcy Trust Reform and Employment
Kenneth Meyer was quoted in an article in General Counsel News about the International Association of Defense Counsel’s (IADC) newly published Defense Counsel Journal. Kenneth, who is a former board member of the IADC and the current editor and chair of the Board of Editors of the Continue Reading
From Hacking to Healthcare: McCarter & English Attorney Says Advancing Medical Technology Paints Big Cybercrime Bull’s-Eye on Industry
McCarter partner Scott Christie, who previously led the computer hacking division for the US Department of Justice’s Newark office, assists healthcare clients with data privacy and cybersecurity matters. This industry is one of the top targets for cyberattacks, with damages reaching $5 billion or Continue Reading
3rd Circ. NJ Classification Ruling Curbs Scope of Preemption
The Third Circuit has found that federal law does not preempt New Jersey’s standard for differentiating employees from independent contractors under the state’s Wage and Hour and Wage Payment Laws in its decision in Bedoya v. American Eagle Express Inc. This decision may act to hamper the Continue Reading
Fraud Trial May Make Ex-Insys CEO Face of Opioid Crisis
The first prosecution of a pharmaceutical company’s chief executive involved with opioid overdoses begins this week with Insys Therapeutics Inc.’s John Kapoor, the results of which may shock an industry facing large penalties for its role in the crisis. Kapoor allegedly used speakers’ fees, Continue Reading