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No one likes to think about dying — and that is probably one reason most Americans lack wills. Fewer than half of American adults (42 percent) have a will, according to a survey published this week on Caring.com, a website that offers resources for older Americans and their caregivers. The Continue Reading

Judge Sue L. Robinson of the District of Delaware, who announced Friday that she has taken senior status, has attained a national reputation as a patent specialist in her decades on the bench, and her departure will be a major loss for the patent hotspot, attorneys say. Judge Robinson, who joined Continue Reading

President Donald Trump's efforts to involve himself in the federal contracting process through Twitter are unprecedented, and could inadvertently drive up costs or touch off lawsuits if he doesn't soon take a more hands-off approach, attorneys said. Presidents using their "bully pulpit" — a term Continue Reading

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., a major supplier to aircraft maker Boeing Co, is considering outsourcing up to 85 U.S. supply chain jobs, possibly to a company overseas, according to three people familiar with the plan. The Wichita, Kansas-based maker of aerospace components notified workers in Continue Reading

Commenting on a pair of TCCWNA cases against restaurant chains pending in the New Jersey Supreme Court, Mr. Fanning said that the suits now before the justices don’t meet the certification standards of class actions. McCarter represents the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, which filed Continue Reading

The direction federal contracting policy will take under the new administration remains somewhat vague, but there are hints available about what may be coming, and a number of pending court cases could also help shape the government contracts landscape in 2017. “We need more contracting officers Continue Reading

Scott Kobler is a prominent health care lawyer at McCarter & English in Newark who has been in the industry for more than 30 years. He is also on the boards of NJTV and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and has been with the Newark Alliance since its founding. NJBIZ: How did you get involved Continue Reading

Lawyers looking to land big-ticket deals in 2017 should focus on furthering their education in all areas pertinent to their dealmaking practice, deepening relationships with existing clients and keeping their fingers on the pulse of the ever-shifting marketplace, experts say. This particular new Continue Reading

New Jersey's high court recently agreed to review a decision that Honeywell International Inc. doesn't have to help cover costs tied to certain asbestos-related injury suits filed after insurers started excluding asbestos coverage, and experts say a ruling reversing the lower court could expand Continue Reading

From contentious U.S. Department of Labor rules to a big change to the federal multiple award schedules, as well as the usual swath of acquisition tweaks in the annual defense policy bill, there have been a range of significant legislative and regulatory changes for federal contractors in Continue Reading