Sherrill’s sweeping victory reflected broad Democratic support statewide. Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a US Navy veteran and current congresswoman, will succeed Democrat Phil Murphy as New Jersey’s governor after defeating former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday. Sherrill’s projected 56% to Continue Reading
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: Sector-Specific Laws, the DOJ’s Data Security Program, and the Lapse of CISA 2015 – Oh My!
The data organizations collect and transmit continues to expand at a seemingly exponential rate. At the same time, the road to protect themselves and their stakeholders is constantly growing more difficult to navigate. In this article in Hartford Business Journal, McCarter partners Erin Prest and Continue Reading
AI Pricing Tools in Senior Care: The Antitrust Risks You Need to Manage Now
Senior living and nursing home operators increasingly lean on third-party “revenue management” software to set rates, discounts, and concessions. Recent cases and enforcement actions show that this can create antitrust exposure, even if you never speak to a competitor directly. In Duffy v. Yardi, Continue Reading
Recent Updates on Federal Fraud Enforcement in Healthcare
As a follow-up to our October 3, 2025 alert, another court, this time the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, held that percent-based compensation is not per se a kickback. In the matter of United States of America v. Mark Sorensen, the Seventh Circuit reversed the district court’s Continue Reading
Compliance Note No. 14: ELEC Pre-election Disclosures
Almost all political committees participating in the general election in New Jersey are required to report contributions and expenditures promptly, beginning 13 days before the election, to the Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC). These pre-election disclosures must be filed within 72 or 24 Continue Reading
CAS Madness Takes Its Toll: The Detailed Work of Conforming CAS to GAAP
USCIS Attempts to Clarify Applicability of $100,000 H-1B Fee
On October 20, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) once again attempted to clarify to whom and when it would apply a $100,000 H-1B fee. As predicted in our prior alerts (“H-1B Fee” and “H-1B Clarifications”), the fee is already the subject of separate litigation in the U.S. Continue Reading
Broadway Labor Negotiations Avert Strike, Underscore Rising Pressures Over Health Care and Production Costs
Tense negotiations on Broadway this month provide a vivid reminder of how fragile labor relations can become when economic pressures collide with workforce demands, underscoring the importance of proactive legal guidance for employers facing similar collective bargaining pressures. After an Continue Reading
Federal Court Allows Class Action Over Mortgage Servicer’s Alleged Deceptive Language
In an article on a putative class action case in North Carolina involving alleged deceptive mortgage acceleration notice language, Today’s General Counsel cites a recent McCarter alert authored by Adam Swanson, Jessie Bonaros, and Tim Salter that discusses the implications for increased scrutiny of Continue Reading
May Others Leave Their Mark on Mickey? Lawsuit Questions the Reach of Trademark Rights on Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie, the cartoon best known as the debut of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, is the subject of a new legal controversy. The law firm Morgan & Morgan created a commercial based on the iconic cartoon and is seeking a legal declaration that the commercial does not violate Disney’s trademark Continue Reading