It was an attention-grabber when TD Bank Group, with U.S. headquarters in Cherry Hill, acquired Toronto-based artificial intelligence company Layer 6 Inc. Yet the move also represents just the latest example of how the banking industry is shedding its stodgy image in a full-blown embrace of Continue Reading
Call to Ax Weakest Whistleblower Cases Seen as Scaring Away Some Relators
The chances of winning a whistleblower suit against the U.S. government are expected to become slimmer, thanks to a recent Department of Justice memo highlighting the government’s right to dismiss False Claims Act cases when it declines to participate. Thomas Finn of McCarter & English in Continue Reading
Boston Business Journal
Massachusetts’s federal court system is deciding on new rules that could speed up that patent case process, leading to lower legal bills. Massachusetts tech and biotech companies may file more intellectual property lawsuits as a result. “I don’t know that I can put a number on it, but I think Continue Reading
Garden State Energy Policy Goes Green With New Gov.
From a reunion with a regional cap-and-trade program to a rebirth for offshore wind development, newly minted New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy heralds a greening of the Garden State's energy policies, Trenton watchers say. “I think we're going to see some substantial movement in different directions,” Continue Reading
Attorneys Grapple with Best Way to Handle Management
Joe Boccassini, McCarter & English LLP’s firmwide managing partner, is no stranger to the routine. “When you’re a litigator, you’re really busy at times and other times you’re not busy,” Boccassini said. “But this is like being on trial all the time. Whether it’s at the beginning or end of Continue Reading
U.S. Government Shutdown Would Increase Pentagon’s Weapons Costs
A U.S. government shutdown will stall new defense department contracts and ultimately increase the costs of weapons, creating even more budgetary headaches as lawmakers grapple with a government funding crisis. Depending on the length of the shutdown it could cost hundreds of millions of dollars Continue Reading
NJ Nursing Moms Law Poses Challenges For Small Employers
The recent expansion of New Jersey’s anti-bias law to include female employees at companies of any size who need time and space to breastfeed or pump milk could create logistics and operations hurdles for small businesses that had enjoyed exemption from a similar federal law if it posed a Continue Reading
When New Jerseyans Die, What Becomes of E-assets?
The fact that Timothy Ferges has to reckon with technology in his legal practice is easy to see. Ferges deals with estates. And, as he explained, fewer of the 21st century individual’s possessions are things you can touch. “Pictures online are replacing traditional photographs,” he said. Continue Reading
Change to Local Rules May Bring More Patent Cases to Mass.
The District of Massachusetts is considering an overhaul to its local rule for patent cases, changes that attorneys said would make litigation in the state more efficient and could encourage more patent owners to file lawsuits there. About a year ago, judges in the district reached out to some Continue Reading
Outlook 2018: Insights on…Law
In 2018, experts suggest we keep our eyes peeled for the marriage of law and tech. It's coming in many forms: Think lawyers addressing cybersecurity issues, law firms delving into AI and incorporating programs that try to predict the outcomes of legal disputes. Joseph T. BoccassiniManaging Continue Reading