Despite grappling with uncertainty in numerous forms during the first half of 2016, the private equity industry is confident that investor appetite and deals are on the upswing, and experts say attorneys must help their clients set realistic goals while not dampening their enthusiasm. Private Continue Reading
Those Terms and Conditions (That Nobody Reads) Could Cost N.J. Retailers
On Dec. 24, 2015, a home furnishings company called Croscill Home sold a tealight candle holder online to an Ocean County man. That transaction now has the company facing the threat of a class action lawsuit and the possible loss of a huge sum of money. The consumer, Ryan Russell, earlier this year Continue Reading
NJ Justices Rescue Builders From Limbo In Faulty Work Case
New Jersey's high court ruled Thursday that damages stemming from a subcontractor's faulty workmanship can be covered under a general contractor's commercial general liability policy, blunting a decades-old precedent that insurers have wielded to deny coverage for such claims and providing clarity Continue Reading
What Healthcare Employers Should Know About the New Overtime Rule
The Department of Labor has finalized the rule for the salary threshold that determines whether an employee is exempt from overtime rules. On December 1, that amount will increase for most positions to $47,476 a year, and will be subject to automatic increases every three years. The department Continue Reading
LAW: The Attorney Helping Gretchen Carlson Topple a TV Titan
Nancy Erika Smith has strict criteria for the clients she chooses to represent in court, and only works with a fraction of the people who come to her with tales of discrimination. But when she met Gretchen Carlson, Smith knew right away Carlson would make the cut.“Meeting with Gretchen, I really Continue Reading
PTAB Nixes Tracking Patent In Post-Grant Review
In its third-ever post-grant review decision, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruled Tuesday that a patent for tracking container storage and shipping is invalid under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice decision because it describes a long-standing industry practice. The PTAB found in favor of Continue Reading
How PE Attys Can Survive And Even Prosper In The Summer
Summertime isn’t the safe haven from responsibility it once was, and private equity attorneys who are expected to spend the dog days of summer helping clients clinch deals and close funds need to find ways to stay focused without losing their cool. It’s hot, your friends and colleagues and Continue Reading
Why Demand For LP Co-Investments Continues To Rise
Private equity interest in co-investment deals alongside their limited partners continues to rise in popularity, and experts say co-investments are only becoming more attractive as PE funds seek to take advantage of the benefits, including the strengthening of relationships with LPs and improved Continue Reading
In Ex-Fox Anchor Harassment Case, Accusations of ‘Judge Shopping’
Lawyers for the Fox News chairman, Roger Ailes, are looking to transfer a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by the former anchor Gretchen Carlson to a New York federal court, a move her lawyers immediately dismissed as “judge shopping.” In papers filed on Friday, Mr. Ailes’s lawyers argued that the Continue Reading
Stunted-Chicken Ruling Hatches Fight Over Defect Exclusions
A New Jersey appeals court's Thursday ruling that adverse side effects caused by chicken feed additive are covered property damage chips away at precedent long relied upon by insurance carriers in product defect cases, but the court's new test for how an exclusion for impaired property is applied Continue Reading