On November 17, 2025, New York State Supreme Court, Suffolk County, issued a broad ruling requiring the defendants in the asbestos matter Colbree v. Amchem to disclose insurance-related information during the early stages of litigation. The decision is unusual because New York courts managing Continue Reading
Willful Ignorance Is Gone—Insights from Maryland and Delaware Privacy Regulators
During a recent gathering of data privacy and security experts, regulators from the Maryland and Delaware Offices of Attorney General provided their insights regarding priorities for state privacy enforcement and recommendations for how to interact with their offices. Maryland’s data privacy law Continue Reading
Data Crossing Borders? McCarter & English Breaks Down DOJ’s New Rules
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
New York LLC Transparency Act—Taking Effect on January 1, 2026
Beginning January 1, 2026, all New York limited liability companies—and all non–New York LLCs doing business in New York—must file confidential beneficial ownership reports with the New York Department of State unless exempt. Existing LLCs have until January 1, 2027, to file, while new LLCs formed Continue Reading
Employment Claims in Release Agreements: New Jersey
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
Keeping the Lights On: Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Concerns in the Commercial Real Estate Industry
Cybersecurity and data privacy matters impact everything around us, including our physical space. Commercial real estate space represents a large part of every city across the globe, whether it is owned or leased. What would happen if the buildings went dark? The elevators stopped going up and down? Continue Reading
Total GSA Schedule Makeover: Incoming Mass Mod Not Merely a Refresh
New Patent Rule Set to Upend IPR Practice
Are you planning on challenging a competitor’s patent at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)? The policies of the new director of the USPTO may cause you to rethink your strategy. The USPTO has recently proposed a new rule that, if adopted, would upend the conventional wisdom on inter partes Continue Reading
Sherrill Defeats Ciattarelli to Become New Jersey’s Next Governor
Sherrill’s sweeping victory reflected broad Democratic support statewide. Democrat Mikie Sherrill, a US Navy veteran and current congresswoman, will succeed Democrat Phil Murphy as New Jersey’s governor after defeating former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli on Tuesday. Sherrill’s projected 56% to Continue Reading
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy: Sector-Specific Laws, the DOJ’s Data Security Program, and the Lapse of CISA 2015 – Oh My!
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