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
Law delaying Winsted sale? – Official says contaminated site process ‘rather complex’
Trying to adhere to a state environmental law is apparently the main reason the town has yet to officially sell the former Lambert Kay pet supply factory. Town Manager Robert Geiger told the selectmen last week that the Connecticut Transfer Act involves a "rather complex process to follow." Continue Reading
Winter Is Here for Employers: 5 Ways to Cope
With much of America starting 2018 in the grip of record cold and blizzard conditions, employers should be taking care to avoid missteps that can cause legal trouble, like not properly paying workers on snow days or failing to maintain safe environments. Pamela Moore, a partner in McCarter & Continue Reading
Gov’t Contracts Policy to Watch in 2018
Between regulatory streamlining and a “Buy American” focus from the administration perhaps finally coming to fruition, to newly sharpened focuses on national security issues and improving federal information technology, federal contractors have a broad range of policy issues to look out for in Continue Reading
New Jersey Regulation and Legislation to Watch in 2018
An income tax increase for millionaires, a minimum-wage hike and an effort to legalize recreational marijuana will likely be atop New Jersey officials' agenda in 2018 as Democrat Phil Murphy shakes up the state's political scene with his ascension to the governor's office in mid-January. Craig M. Continue Reading
Key New Jersey Cases to Watch in 2018
McCarter partners Edward Fanning and David Kott represent amici curiae the Health Care Institute of New Jersey, the New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the New Jersey State Chamber of Commerce with respect to In re: Accutane, which is currently before the New Jersey Supreme Court. Continue Reading
Top Gov’t Contracts Policy Developments of 2017
2017 introduced several major policy changes that will affect federal contractors’ operations for years to come, from the implementation of a stringent new defense cybersecurity rule and the repeal of a deeply unpopular rule on labor violations to provisions of a sprawling Pentagon budget bill that Continue Reading
Nonprofits Are Tapping Outside Firms to Conduct Internal Probes
Two of New York City’s major cultural institutions have hired outside law firms to conduct internal investigations after sexual-harassment allegations were lodged against powerful figures at their organizations. For institutions such as the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet, hiring Continue Reading
NJ’s Road to Affordability and Competitiveness
Against the backdrop of a new Governor next month and a year-old US presidency, a panel of three experts addressed economic-related concerns during the first morning session of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association’s (NJBIA’s) Impact Symposium, held at the Hamilton Manor, Hamilton, with Continue Reading