Tim Ferges authored a practice note covering New Jersey ancillary probate and ancillary estate administration for Thomson Reuters Practical Law entitled “Ancillary Probate in New Jersey.” Continue Reading
Copyright’s Deficit: Technology, Modern Consumer Preferences, and the Music Marketplace
As a student at Brooklyn Law School, Taylor Collins authored “Copyright's Deficit: Technology, Modern Consumer Preferences, and the Music Marketplace,” which discusses the current state of the music licensing system in the United States. Continue Reading
Industry Insights To Navigate AI Chemical Invention Patents
Artificial intelligence has seeped into so many areas, and the chemical industry is no exception. The increasing number of patents being sought for AI-based chemical inventions reflects the innovations in the field. This article discusses the increase in the patenting of AI-based inventions Continue Reading
Litigating Fiduciary Duty Claims
Sheri Pastor authored chapter 13, ‘What Fiduciaries Should Know (and Not Be Afraid to Ask) about D&O Insurance’ in Litigating Fiduciary Claims for the ABA Section of Litigation. Within the chapter, Sheri explains who is insured, the various “sides” of a D&O policy, sharing policy limits and Continue Reading
The Significant, Yet Often Ignored, Tax Consequences of Moving Out of New York and the US
McCarter lawyers Larry Sannicandro and Daniela Calabro authored for the New York Law Journal an article that outlines the significant tax consequences associated with a change in residency for New York state tax purposes and the rules related to—and the tax consequences associated with—renouncing US Continue Reading
Are Relevant Social Media Posts Discoverable?
McCarter lawyers Ryan Richman, Dan Schwartz, and Brian Carroll authored an article for New Jersey Defense Magazine that looks at the discoverability of social media posts in New Jersey. Continue Reading
Follow the Fortunes: The Case for Aggregation Under a CAT XL
Across global reinsurance markets, reinsurers and cedents are negotiating—and, in some cases, litigating or arbitrating—the cession of substantial COVID losses under catastrophe excess-of-loss reinsurance treaties (“CAT XLs”). Anecdotally, a substantial number of these losses fall under event and Continue Reading
Legal Issues in Reopening Broadway
Matthew Windman writes about ongoing legal concerns arising out of COVID-19 and poses additional questions that may affect the new Broadway season: How will vaccination requirements be loosened by the government and the industry if and when health conditions improve? If health conditions get worse, Continue Reading
Delaware Court of Chancery Finds Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction Because of Company’s Conversion to a Foreign Entity
On August 12, 2021, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion, In re Coinmint, LLC, finding that a company’s sweat equity member had waived the operating agreement formalities and, thus, consented to the dilution of his interest and the company’s conversion to a Puerto Rican entity. Because Continue Reading