Never Stop Never Stopping: Defense Department Quietly Unveils Proposed Cybersecurity Capability Model Certification Standards and Confirms the Allowability of Certain Cybersecurity Costs
The Supreme Court Limits Government Agencies’ Ability to Deflect Infringement Claims Through the PTO: A Preamble for Government Contractors
Time Management Should be a Priority: The Clock is Ticking
Candee Wilde shares her thoughts with The Legal Intelligencer on why time management should be a priority, noting that it is a valued skill set that can help reach a sustainable work/life balance and safeguard mental well-being. Continue Reading
Sovereign Immunity Does Not Shield State-Owned Patents from Inter Partes Review
States and their agencies, particularly state universities, are often parties to patent infringement litigation in federal courts. An increasingly common defense to infringement allegations is to ask the Patent Office to invalidate the asserted patent in an agency procedure known as an inter partes Continue Reading
Delaware Court of Chancery Favors the Plaintiff in Finding the Defendants’ Understanding of an LLC Agreement Not the Only Reasonable Interpretation
Delaware Law Update—Delaware Court of Chancery Favors the Plaintiff in Finding the Defendants’ Understanding of an LLC Agreement Not the Only Reasonable Interpretation | Publications | McCarter & English Coyne v. Fusion Healthworks, LLC, et al., C.A. No. Continue Reading
New Jersey Supreme Court Affirms the Proper Scope of Shareholders’ Right to Inspect Books and Records
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed per curiam the Appellate Division’s decision in R.A. Feur v. Merck & Co., Inc. and its strict adherence to the New Jersey corporate statute N.J.S.A. 14A:5-28 governing “books and records” inspection demands. Case Background Plaintiff Feur Continue Reading
Delaware Supreme Court Ruling in Aruba Completes a Trilogy of Decisions Emphasizing Arm’s-Length Merger Price in Determining Fair Value
A significant contribution to Delaware appraisal jurisprudence, the Delaware Supreme Court’s reversal of the Court of Chancery’s ruling in Verition Partners v. Aruba Networks is the third Supreme Court decision in the last two years to rely on the negotiated merger consideration in Continue Reading
NJ Supreme Court Continues to Allocate Fault to Non-Monetarily Liable Co-Defendants
This article briefly outlines the seminal opinions issued by the NJ Supreme Court and the Appellate Division, which have increasingly permitted co-defendants to be included on the jury verdict sheet under the Comparative Negligence Act and the Joint Tortfeasors Contribution Law. Over the past few Continue Reading
New Jersey Releases Draft Energy Master Plan Targeting 100% Clean Energy in 30 Years
New Jersey unveiled a draft of the forthcoming 2019 Energy Master Plan (EMP) required by the 2018 Clean Energy Act and delegated by Governor Murphy to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU). The EMP sketches the road map for New Jersey’s transition to 100% clean energy by 2050, and once Continue Reading