Matthew Wright spoke to Law360 about a recent decision dismissing claims against insurance and surety defendants in an unusual FCA suit, which alleged they aided fraud by bonding construction contractors that were not qualified for set aside contracts. The ruling significantly reduces the risk of Continue Reading
Justice Department Steps Up Jan. 6 Probe of Those in Trump’s Orbit
The Justice Department is adding prosecutors and resources to its investigation into the actions of former President Donald Trump’s allies to overturn the 2020 election just as the related congressional hearings are heating up. Robert Mintz, chair of McCarter’s White Collar Defense and Government Continue Reading
Federal Tax Cases To Watch In The Second Half Of 2022
In this article, Lawrence (Larry) Sannicandro provides insights to Law360 on the fallout from the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Boechler v. Commissioner, finding that Internal Revenue Code Section 6330(d)(1)'s 30-day deadline for filing collection due process proceedings in the U.S. Tax Court is Continue Reading
California Truckers Struggle to Comply with New Employment Law
Trucking companies and truck owner-operators are scrambling to figure out how to operate under new California law AB5 that toughens definitions of nonemployee drivers, upending decades-long practices that have allowed truckers to work as independent contractors. Ron Leibman comments on the issue in Continue Reading
As Bellwether Trials Resume, Mass Tort Lawsuits Soar Due to Litigation Funding
McCarter Partner Natalie Mantell spoke with the New Jersey Law Journal about the increase in mass tort cases currently making their way through New Jersey courts. “I think the mass tort world is as busy as ever. There are cases being set for trial,” said Natalie. “Perhaps at the beginning of the Continue Reading
Jan. 6 Committee Sends a Warning Shot to Trump Over Witness Tampering
The January 6 Committee recently announced that Former President Trump attempted to contact a witness in the panel’s investigation. Robert Mintz, chair of McCarter’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations group and a former federal prosecutor, spoke to The Boston Globe about the Continue Reading
Justice Barry Albin — ‘the common sense jurist’ — steps down from N.J. Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court Associate Justice Barry T. Albin recently ended a 20-year run on the state’s highest court just a day ahead of his 70th birthday, the mandatory retirement age for state judges and Justices in New Jersey. In an article published by NJ.com, McCarter Partner, Justice Jaynee Continue Reading
NJ Assembly OKs Retroactively Ending Tax Audit Extensions
Michael Guariglia is quoted in a Law360 article discussing the proposed end of New Jersey’s pandemic-related suspension of its statute of limitations for tax audits under a bill approved by the state Assembly. Under A.B. 4295, passed by the Assembly 78-0, New Jersey would lift the statute of Continue Reading
A Potential Legal Bombshell in the Jan 6 Hearing You Might Have Missed
Robert Mintz, chair of McCarter’s White Collar Defense and Government Investigations group and a former federal prosecutor spoke to The Boston Globe about the possibility of witness intimidation in the January 6 hearings. Continue Reading
The Dotted Line: What Builders Need to Know about the Brazilian Plywood ‘Ban’
Questions surround the future of Brazilian plywood as a dispute between the U.S. Structural Plywood Integrity Coalition and third-party certification firms continues to play out in federal court. Jeff Thomen discusses the case, the resulting injunctions, and the implications for contractors with Continue Reading