Health services company Optum has filed a lawsuit accusing former employee David W. Smith of stealing trade secrets on behalf of his new employer—a health venture formed by Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase & Co and headed by Atul Gawande, MD, MPH. Smith, a former midlevel Continue Reading
Patent Lawsuits Dropped Off Sharply in Mass. Courts Last Year
Erik Belt, who helped draft the proposed rules, said he remains confident the changes will result in more Massachusetts-based litigation. When working with opposing counsel in a recently filed suit, the scheduling of the case was much more streamlined, he said. “It was so much more efficient,” he Continue Reading
Justices Call Consumer Contract Unenforceable, But Sidestep Challenge to “Atalese”
The New Jersey Law Journal quotes David Kott in its reporting on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s decision in Kernahan v. Home Warranty Administrator of Florida. The court ruled that a consumer contract’s arbitration provision was unenforceable because it used confusing and Continue Reading
This Appeals Court Ruling Could Have a Big Impact on Sellers Who Break Contract—Or Not
A recent appeals court ruling on whether a company can void property contracts that were not formally approved by the seller’s corporate leaders has left real estate attorneys divided over how far-reaching its impact will be. The case concerned the sale of 28-34 St. Mark’s Place from the closely Continue Reading
Details About Paul Manafort’s Contact with Russian Raise More Questions than Answers, Experts Say
The revelation that federal prosecutors have accused former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort of sharing internal polling data on the 2016 presidential election with a suspected Russian intelligence officer may be another piece to special counsel Robert Mueller’s puzzle. Experts on the matter Continue Reading
National Grid Union Workers OK Contract, Ending Lockout
National Grid union workers have voted overwhelmingly to approve a new contract, ending a six-month lockout that left 1,250 gas workers and support staff out of work. Serving approximately 700,000 gas customers in 85 Massachusetts communities, they are scheduled to return to work the week of January Continue Reading
Guillermo Artiles Leaves Murphy Administration to Return to McCarter & English
NJ Gov. Phil Murphy’s associate counsel, Guillermo Artiles, has left the administration to rejoin McCarter & English. Guillermo will take his year of experience in government to expand McCarter’s government affairs practice. In a phone interview with ROI-NJ, he said he learned a lot about the Continue Reading
New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2019
Robert Mintz is quoted in Law360 on a recent decision from the Third Circuit that upheld seven wire fraud and conspiracy counts but dismissed two civil rights-related convictions against William E. Baroni Jr. and Bridget Anne Kelly, the former Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive Continue Reading
Gov’t Contracts Cases to Watch in 2019
Alex Major is quoted in a Law360 examination of high-profile False Claims Act legal decisions to anticipate in 2019, some of which will focus on revisiting the issue of materiality to resolve a growing circuit split. The Supreme Court in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United Continue Reading
Four PE Trends to Keep Tabs on in 2019
Private equity players have continued to raise capital and make deals with gusto in 2018. As 2019 begins, lawyers should keep an eye on trends such as the industry’s increasing interest in technology and a continued convergence of private equity and venture capital. The increasing focus on tech Continue Reading