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The BIOSECURE Act in the FY 2026 NDAA is a quiet, sweeping shift in federal supply-chain enforcement that reaches beyond “biotech” and into the tools most companies barely think about like software, AI, data platforms, and third-party services used behind the scenes. As Alex Major and Franklin Continue Reading

Long-term care facilities in the US have experienced a whirlwind of regulatory changes from the federal government over the past few years with regards to minimum staffing requirements. One of the most notable changes is the "Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule," which received significant backlash Continue Reading

It is common in employment litigation for a plaintiff-employee to rely on so-called comparator evidence—that is, evidence assessing whether comparably positioned employees may have been treated differently based on improper criteria like race, gender and other protected categories, or for having Continue Reading

Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the construction industry from the ground up, one digital brick at a time. With help from AI, modern contractors can quickly analyze and synthesize contractual provisions, review and prepare amendments and change orders, enhance workflow automation, and Continue Reading

In Connecticut and the majority of states, the settlement of a case is not a bar to a malpractice claim alleging a failure to handle the case in accordance with the standard of care and to properly advise the client on settlement. McCarter partners James Budinetz and Peter Zarella provide risk Continue Reading

It's a new day for data privacy and security regulation. As the DOJ ramps up investigations and enforcement, businesses should prioritize knowing their data, knowing their transactions, and understanding the DSP’s requirements and how they might be enforced. For years, the general structure of Continue Reading

Thomas Doherty and Adam Saravay have updated their Q&A guide on employment claims to be included in release agreements for private employers in New Jersey in “Employment Claims in Release Agreements: New Jersey.” This Q&A guide, part of a multistate series published by Thomson Reuters Continue Reading

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

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

“I didn’t set out to become a chair of a state authority in my mid-30s. I certainly didn’t expect that sitting across from a strident adversary in a crowded Senate hearing room would be the moment that lit the fire. But that’s exactly what happened on a summer day in 1992, when I found myself locked Continue Reading