The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s ability to pick what claims it scrutinizes in America Invents Act reviews has forced courts and the board to re-examine common practices in order to comply, and over the past six weeks, experts have noticed a new Continue Reading
The Future of Banking: Digital Apps, Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
WITHIN TWO YEARS, "MORE than half of all new bank account applications will involve mobile devices," says Javelin Strategy & Research Director of Digital Banking Emmett Higdon. "Banks can no longer afford to stitch together piecemeal solutions for mobile prospects and must provide a consistent, Continue Reading
J&J Battles To Throw Out $117M Verdicts In NJ Talc Case
Law360 quotes from defense arguments presented by John Garde in its coverage of a high-profile New Jersey state court litigation alleging talcum powder manufactured by Johnson & Johnson contributed to a man’s cancer diagnosis. Click to read full article: “J&J Battles To Throw Out Continue Reading
Facebook’s U.S. Tax Woes Could Lead to Global Audits
Facebook Inc. is likely to be audited by many countries if the social network loses its August 2019 trial in U.S. Tax Court over assets it transferred to Ireland. An IRS win could lead to a pay-up of more than $5 billion and fuel other tax authorities to audit the Facebook’s intercompany Continue Reading
Laster Sets Up Del. Supreme Court Challenge to His $3B Appraisal of Company HP Bought
A Delaware Court of Chancery judge on Monday said that two recent decisions from the state Supreme Court represented an “unprecedented shift” in the way the state handles appraisal cases and that it would be up to the high court to sift through the errors in a ruling decision that has rankled Continue Reading
McCarter & English Establishes Blockchain Practice
Law firm McCarter & English launched a new Blockchain, Smart Contract, and Digital Currency Practice, which is being led by East Brunswick Managing Partner Dave Sorin. The practice is comprised of 18 attorneys with various backgrounds, including the firm’s venture capital and startups Continue Reading
Generic Drug Patent Suits Up In 2017, Especially in Delaware
Patent suits involving generic drugs increased 29 percent in 2017 over the previous year, with a hefty 60 percent spike in Delaware, according to a Thursday report by Lex Machina, and attorneys say the Delaware numbers are likely tied to the U.S. Supreme Court’s TC Heartland ruling. The legal Continue Reading
Product Safety & Liability Reporter
Bloomberg Law’s “Product Safety & Liability Reporter” quotes from Ed Fanning’s arguments before the New Jersey Supreme Court on the issue of the admissibility of expert testimony in the In re: Accutane Litigation. Noting that McCarter appeared on behalf of several business Continue Reading
City of Clarksville’s Gas Sales to Guthrie Can Not Be Regulated by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., has ruled in favor of the City of Clarksville, agreeing that the City is exempt under the Natural Gas Act from having gas sales to Guthrie, KY, regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). “We believed we had the proper jurisdiction Continue Reading
Report on Consumer Harm Ruling
Edward Fanning is quoted in Law360’s reporting on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling finding that litigants who sue under the state's consumer contracts protection law must show they endured actual harm. "This puts some commonsense, reasonable limits on these suits," Ed commented, Continue Reading