Michael Guariglia co-authored the New Jersey chapter of the American Bar Association’s 2021-2022 edition of “Sales & Use Tax Deskbook.” The multistate resource provides in-house tax professionals, attorneys, and accountants with information regarding sales and use taxes. Continue Reading
Juneteenth Is Fast Approaching: Time to Check and Confirm Your Contractual Fringe Benefit Obligations for Paid Holidays
SEC Proposes Amendments to Rules Affecting SPACs
The commissioners of the SEC have proposed new rules and amendments that would require greater disclosures from special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs). The proposed rules were made in reaction to concerns over the increased number of IPOs by SPACs in recent years and whether they circumvent Continue Reading
Understanding the Importance of Words in Design Patents
Is the scope of a design patent determined by the figures alone? Two recent Federal Circuit decisions highlight that the words describing the article of manufacture in the title and claims can indeed limit the scope and enforceability of a design patent. In particular, the title and claims of the Continue Reading
A Crucial Element In Patent Prosecution: Examiner Experience
The years of experience of an examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office can greatly affect the prosecution and outcome of a patent application. When prosecuting a particular U.S. patent application, knowing the examiner's years of experience and whether the examiner is a primary Continue Reading
No Duty to Correct False Deposition Testimony Says State Bar
McCarter Partner Sheri Pastor provides comments in ABA Litigation Section article regarding whether attorneys have an affirmative ethical obligation to correct client’s false deposition testimony. Continue Reading
NY Legislature Takes Aim at Lenders’ Right to Revoke Mortgage Acceleration
Adam Swanson and Timothy Salter discuss the upheaval in NY mortgage foreclosure laws that could result from a proposed “foreclosure abuse prevention act” being considered by the NY legislature in their recent New York Law Journal article. They discuss how such an act would uproot well-settled law on Continue Reading
Delaware Law Update 2021 Year in Review
Our Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law attorneys closely follow the opinions coming from Delaware’s Supreme Court and Court of Chancery. Our 2021 Year in Review is a collection of brief summaries of selected cases concerning Delaware Corporate, LLC and Partnership Law. Our summaries are Continue Reading
Ancillary Probate in New Jersey
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
Why the Hybrid Model is Optimal
Mark Morgan co-authors the article, “Why the Hybrid Model is Optional,” published in the New Jersey Law Journal, discussing the effects work from home has on the practice of law. Continue Reading