Lawyers working pro bono from McCarter & English LLP and Volunteer Lawyers for Justice helped a woman forced into prostitution get her New Jersey criminal record wiped clean, a success they hope will inspire other sex trafficking victims to fight to clear their criminal records and avoid Continue Reading
Powerwave Trustees Strike $5.5M Settlement with Ex-Brass
The Chapter 7 trustee for defunct wireless company Powerwave Technologies Inc. on Thursday asked a Delaware federal bankruptcy judge to approve a $5.5 million settlement with a group of adversary defendants, including former company executives, ending a $13 million clawback suit and other Continue Reading
Attorneys React to DOL Misclassification Guidance
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor issued guidance on how to determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The misclassification guidance says most workers qualify as “employees” under the FLSA's expansive definitions. Here, Continue Reading
NJ High Court Won’t Hear Asbestos Insurance Row
The New Jersey Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals ruling in favor of an industrial pump manufacturer that successfully sued its excess insurers for coverage of underlying asbestos claims under a $1.85 billion program, defeating the insurers' quest to be released from paying the Continue Reading
Study: Wilmington Among Nation’s Best Cities to Be a Lawyer
Wilmington was ranked as one of the best cities for attorneys in a study by the consumer-data research firm ValuePenguin. Here, Wilmington-based attorneys explain why the city deserves its high ranking. "Most Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware so you get a lot of litigation Continue Reading
The Biggest NJ Court Decisions of 2015: Midyear Report
The U.S. Supreme Court has already left its mark on 2015, but the New Jersey Supreme Court has issued several heavyweight opinions of its own, from allowing Gov. Chris Christie to cut more than $1 billion in pension funding to cementing potential new hurdles for discrimination and whistleblower Continue Reading
Recent Rulings Shed Light on Fed. Circ’s Approach to Teva
The Federal Circuit issued two decisions this month applying the U.S. Supreme Court's Teva standard for reviewing claim construction rulings, and although the results were different, the cases give a first look at how different underlying facts impact deference to district courts, attorneys Continue Reading
Attorney: Supreme Court’s Spider-Man Ruling Could Help Biotech, Tech Deals
In a Supreme Court ruling that came out earlier today, Justice Elena Kagan wrote somewhat tongue-in-cheek that “patents endow their holders with certain superpowers, but only for a limited time.” However, a local patent attorney says that time can be extended a little using certain provisions Continue Reading
Attorneys React to Supreme Court Patent Royalties Case
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises that leaves intact a 50-year-old rule barring royalty agreements that continue after a patent expires. Here, attorneys tell Law360 why the decision is significant. Erik Paul Belt, McCarter & English LLP “Many Continue Reading
Justices’ Expired-Patent Royalties Ban to Spur Clever Deals
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to leave intact a 50-year-old rule barring royalty agreements that continue after a patent expires means that companies interested in striking long-running licensing deals will have to find creative ways to structure them to get around the rule, attorneys Continue Reading