The Atlantic tropical storm season is hitting its annual peak. In a dire warning issued on Aug. 9, the federal government’s lead hurricane forecaster stated that the coming months will be “extremely active.” His projection is premised on the fact that the number of storms formed this year is already Continue Reading
Lessons from the Woulda, Coulda, Shoulda File
Why startups and businesses should file trademark applications early on You debated your cofounders over it. You spent hours wracking your brain to find the best one. It is the first thing people learn about your company, and it needs to be meaningful and memorable. Click to read full article: Continue Reading
Litigation at Your (Terms of) Service
The year was 1981. “The People’s Court,” “Hill Street Blues” and “Dynasty” all premiered on network television. The price of a first-class stamp rose from 15 to 18 cents. New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority introduced a spiffy brass token with a “Y” cutout in it to cover the Continue Reading
Venture Capital Firms and Founders Should Heed Delaware Court Decision
Venture capital firms and founders of companies should take note of a recent important ruling from the Delaware Court of Chancery. In a case of first impression, the court rejected a venture capital firm’s effort to employ Section 204 of Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) to ratify an amendment Continue Reading
Manufacturers’ Association Insurance Company v. Johnson Matthey, Inc.: Multiple Trigger Doctrine and Impacts to Superfund Litigation
In this article, Candee Wilde speaks on the recently held decision on Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association Insurance v. Johnson Matthey where the holding identified latent environmental contamination as falling within an exception to the longstanding rule that CGL occurrence insurance policies Continue Reading
Natural Resources Damages Case Study
Faced with a groundwater natural resource damages lawsuit alleging injury to hundreds of acres of recharge area in an urbanized region of the state, a company with a large legacy site engaged our law firm. We collaborated with the NJDEP, a municipality, a conservation group and an unrelated real Continue Reading
Navigating Changes in the Internet Landscape and Staying Ahead of the Curve
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a not-for-profit entity tasked with coordinating the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). IANA is the authority responsible for regulating the domain name system, which is the technical process involved in Continue Reading
Shrewsbury and Its Impact on Delaware Foreclosure Actions
In J.M. Shrewsbury v. Bank of New York Mellon, (Del. Apr. 17, 2017), the Supreme Court of Delaware, sitting en banc, issued a decision of interest to lenders seeking to foreclose on real property in the state of Delaware. In reversing the order of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor Continue Reading
Electrify, Electrify
This mantra of an environmental movement that would curtail the direct-use of natural gas for heating buildings and hot water is an ironic twist on Henry David Thoreau sitting on Walden pond: “Simplify, simplify,” he wrote. That refrain—helpful today in a technology-saturated life—was written in Continue Reading
Buy and Hire American, to the Extent Possible
On April 18, 2017, at the headquarters of Snap-On Incorporated, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer, Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Buy American, Hire American". The Hire American portion, explained in all of two paragraphs in Section 5, requires the Attorney General and Secretaries of Continue Reading