Tense negotiations on Broadway this month provide a vivid reminder of how fragile labor relations can become when economic pressures collide with workforce demands, underscoring the importance of proactive legal guidance for employers facing similar collective bargaining pressures. After an Continue Reading
Federal Court Allows Class Action Over Mortgage Servicer’s Alleged Deceptive Language
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
May Others Leave Their Mark on Mickey? Lawsuit Questions the Reach of Trademark Rights on Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie, the cartoon best known as the debut of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, is the subject of a new legal controversy. The law firm Morgan & Morgan created a commercial based on the iconic cartoon and is seeking a legal declaration that the commercial does not violate Disney’s trademark Continue Reading
“OOPS”—California’s Privacy Laws Did It Again
In a continuing effort to give consumers control of their personal data, California’s governor recently signed into law the California Opt Me Out Act (the Act). The Act will require businesses that develop or maintain browsers operating in California (for purposes of this alert, Developers) to Continue Reading
Mind the AI Gap and Keep Pace
More and more companies are using artificial intelligence tools like generative AI in their normal course of operations, including for hiring, pricing, and fraud detection. As businesses identify and implement new uses for these rapidly evolving technologies, they may anticipate that, by default, Continue Reading
Ninth Circuit Finds Percentage-Based Marketing Arrangements Not a Per Se Violation of EKRA
In 2018, the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) made it an offense for someone to knowingly and willfully pay or offer any remuneration (including any kickback, bribe, or rebate) directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, to induce a referral of an individual to a Continue Reading
Key Steps for Government Contractors During the Federal Shutdown
The End of an Era: A Decade of Cybersecurity Protections Expire
With the new fiscal year upon us, it is official – the legal protections for sharing of cyber threat information among private sector entities and with the federal government were not renewed by Congress and have expired. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 encouraged and, more Continue Reading
Class Action Alleging Deceptive Mortgage Acceleration Notice Language Proceeds
A North Carolina federal court has allowed a putative class case to proceed on a theory that a residential mortgage servicer’s notice that it “may” accelerate is deceptive under the FDCPA and state law. On September, 16, 2025, a judge for the US District Court of the Middle District of North Continue Reading
From Newsrooms to Concert Halls: Serving the Civic Soul of New Jersey
“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