The Department of Justice (DOJ) published a final rule formally establishing the National Fraud Enforcement Division (NFED). The rule transfers certain enforcement responsibilities from DOJ’s Criminal Division to the NFED, including authority over criminal proceedings involving healthcare fraud, Continue Reading
The Swift-Kelce Songwriting Problem: Who Owns the Story and Who Owns the Money
If Taylor Swift writes a song about Travis Kelce during their marriage, is he entitled to anything? Most of us will never try a case with a billionaire who holds an incredibly large catalog of music written, often obviously, about (or at minimum inspired by) other people. But this fact pattern is Continue Reading
Shifting Sands: Connecticut’s Privacy and AI Compliance Landscape Expands
Connecticut continues to expand its data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) laws. Just months after significant amendments took effect in July, another new set of privacy and AI requirements will begin taking effect on October 1, 2026. As McCarter discussed in its earlier alert on Connecticut Continue Reading
The Clock Is Running: What a Baseball Work Stoppage Could Actually Cost the Sport
With Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement set to expire on December 1, 2026, clubs, ownership groups, and their counsel should begin preparing now for the possibility of a prolonged work stoppage. While a negotiated agreement remains possible, a lockout extending into spring Continue Reading
When Employee Speech Creates a Business Controversy: Law, Contracts, and Public Relations
The removal of rapper Macklemore from future dates of Ed Sheeran’s concert tour after he made pro-Palestinian remarks at MetLife Stadium raises a broader employment-law question: What should a private employer consider when an employee’s public speech creates legal, contractual, and public relations Continue Reading
Medicare Payment Updates
CMS’s proposed Medicare payment rules for 2027 signal continued scrutiny of how emerging technologies are integrated into patient care and are reimbursed. Among the proposals are new restrictions on the use of third-party vendors for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) and Remote Therapeutic Monitoring Continue Reading
Happy Birthday, Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act: More Protections and More Requirements
Delaware recently enacted two significant changes to its privacy and cybersecurity laws that expand privacy obligations and tighten breach-response requirements. The expansion, HB 380, effective January 1, 2027, updates the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (DPDPA) to bring more businesses within Continue Reading
McCarter Legal Ethics & Compliance Team Authors New Jersey Chapter for 50-State Legal Malpractice Survey
McCarter lawyers Diana Manning, Benjamin DiLorenzo, and Kyle Valente authored the New Jersey chapter in the new edition of The Law of Lawyers' Liability, a 50-State Survey of Legal Malpractice, second edition, published by the American Bar Association. Organized by state, the publication is a Continue Reading
SEC Proposes Rescission of Shareholder Proposal Rule and Reforms to Proxy Solicitation Process
Summary On September 16, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed significant changes to the federal proxy rules, including the rescission of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which governs when companies must include shareholder proposals in their Continue Reading