Kay Klele spoke with Commerce Magazine to discuss how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted healthcare clients. Continue Reading
Florida’s New UCRERA Brings Needed Consistency to Receivership Law
Stephanie Reed Traband authored "Florida's New UCRERA Brings Needed Consistency to Receivership Law" published by Law.com. Continue Reading
Charter School Bond Financing
McCarter attorney Sarah Smith, as part of her involvement with the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL), has co-authored a paper titled “Charter School Bond Financing.” The paper, the result of a project undertaken by a special subcommittee of NABL, is a comprehensive resource that identifies Continue Reading
Court Invalidates Some FFCRA Regulations, DOL ‘Fixes’ Them
Employers looking to comply with the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) have had a wild ride during the past several weeks. First, a federal judge invalidated several parts of the Dep't of Labor’s regulations related to the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the Emergency Family and Continue Reading
NJ Court Refuses to Dismiss COVID-Related Business Interruption Claims
A New Jersey state court recently rejected an insurer’s claim that COVID-related losses cannot qualify as covered losses. In Optical Services USA/JCI v. Franklin Mutual Insurance Co., No. BER-L-3681-20, pending in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, the Continue Reading
Assignee Has No Information Rights Under LLC Agreement
SolarReserve CSP Holdings v. Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC, C.A. No. 2020-0064-JRS(Del. Ch. July 24, 2020) Facts: Plaintiff, SolarReserve CSP Holdings, LLC (“SolarReserve”), seeks to compel Defendant, Tonopah Solar Energy, LLC (the “Company”), to produce certain books and records in compliance Continue Reading
Minority Shareholders Should Insist on Anti-Dilution Protection
In the case of Jacob Kasher Hindlin v. Lukasz Gottwald et al., case number 2019-0586, in the Chancery Court of Delaware, Plaintiff Jacob Kasher Hindlin brought an action against three former members of Core’s board of managers (the Board) to recover what he believed he was owed by Core. Hindlin Continue Reading
Court of Chancery Holds Investor Is Not One of the “Fellers”
In a recent opinion by the Delaware Court of Chancery, the court found after a trial on the merits that the plaintiff’s breach of contract claims failed because a joinder agreement adding the plaintiff as a party to a purchase agreement was not executed by all parties necessary to amend that Continue Reading
USPTO Launches New Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program
On July 2, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) enacted the Fast-Tack Appeals Pilot Program (“Program”) to expedite the appeal process.1 Under the Program, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) plans to issue a Decision within six months from the date the appeal is Continue Reading
Keep Reptile Theory Out of the Courtroom
As defense attorneys, we need to expose the reptile theory. We need to educate the judiciary as to why these tactics are improper before trial so that jurors decide cases based on facts, not fear. To attorneys who defend personal injury or product liability claims, reptile theory is all too Continue Reading