Connecticut continues to expand its data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) laws. Just months after significant amendments took effect in July, another new set of privacy and AI requirements will begin taking effect on October 1, 2026. As McCarter discussed in its earlier alert on Connecticut Continue Reading
The Clock Is Running: What a Baseball Work Stoppage Could Actually Cost the Sport
With Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire on December 1, 2026, clubs, ownership groups, and their counsel should begin preparing now for the possibility of a prolonged work stoppage. While a negotiated agreement remains possible, a lockout extending into spring Continue Reading
When Employee Speech Creates a Business Controversy: Law, Contracts, and Public Relations
The removal of rapper Macklemore from future dates of Ed Sheeran’s concert tour after he made pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium raises a broader employment-law question: What should a private employer consider when an employee’s public speech creates legal, contractual, and public relations Continue Reading
Medicare Payment Updates
CMS’s proposed Medicare payment rules for 2027 signal continued scrutiny of how emerging technologies are integrated into patient care and are reimbursed. Among the proposals are new restrictions on the use of third-party vendors for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act: More Protections and More Requirements
Delaware recently enacted two significant changes to its privacy and cybersecurity laws that expand privacy obligations and tighten breach-response requirements. The expansion, HB 380, effective January 1, 2027, updates the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) to bring more businesses within Continue Reading
McCarter Legal Ethics & Compliance Team Authors New Jersey Chapter for 50-State Legal Malpractice Survey
McCarter lawyers Diana Manning, Benjamin DiLorenzo, and Kyle Valente authored the New Jersey chapter in the new edition of The Law of Lawyers' Liability, a 50-State Survey of Legal Malpractice, second edition, published by the American Bar Association. Organized by state, the publication is a Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process
Summary On September 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed significant changes to the federal proxy rules, including the rescission of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which governs when companies must include shareholder proposals in their Continue Reading
Held at the Gate: COFC Enjoins a DEA Award Because the Agency’s Own Email Filter Made the Winner’s Corrected Quote Late
Venture Capital Law: A Practical Guide to Startups, Venture Capital Funds, and Securities Laws
As startups and venture capital funds navigate an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape, understanding the legal framework that underpins the venture ecosystem has never been more important. In his new book, Venture Capital Law: A Practical Guide to Startups, Venture Capital Funds, Continue Reading
The Finality Paradox: En Banc Third Circuit Confronts the Limits of Arbitral Authority
Alternative dispute resolution thrives on a fundamental premise: a streamlined, private, and definitive end to a commercial conflict. By selecting arbitration over traditional litigation, parties deliberately swap the multi-layered appellate safety nets of federal and state court systems for the Continue Reading