Walsh attorneys Peter Pizzi and Eric Padilla authored an article in the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) Employment Law Committee Newsletter. The authors address spoliation sanctions which are intended to “even the playing field” by ensuring that a spoliating party may not profit from its...
Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares authored an article in Noticias, the official publication of the Hispanic National Bar Association. In the article Linares states, "The past decade has seen most states enact legislation permitting the medicinal use of marijuana. Indeed, over forty states and the District...
NEWARK, NJ, October 21, 2019 – Walsh Associate Caitlin P. Cascino and her husband, Jordan, have generously established The Caitlin P. '12 and Jordan Cascino Annual Scholarship Fund at Seton Hall Law School. She is a Seton Hall Law alumna and Jordan is a 2011...
NEWARK, NJ, October 4, 2019 – Walsh Partner Hector D. Ruiz has been selected as a recipient of the 2019 Professional Lawyer of the Year Award. It is given annually by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law in conjunction with bar associations across the...
A New Jersey federal jury unanimously awarded $125 million to Walsh client EagleView Technologies Inc., (EagleView), a leading provider of aerial imagery and data analytics, finding that a business rival infringed its software patents. The critical verdict demonstrated that Xactware Solutions Inc. (Xactware) used EagleView’s...
The Hon. Stanley R. Chesler, U.S.D.J., vacated a $45 million patent verdict against LG Electronics Inc., finding the damages were calculated incorrectly. While the jury found that LG willfully infringed Mondis Technology Ltd.’s patent, Judge Chesler stated that Mondis didn’t base its royalty rate on...
NEWARK, NJ, August 15, 2019 – Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP announced that partner Liza M. Walsh has been selected as one of the 2020 Lawyers of the Year in the Litigation–Patent area. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and community is honored with...
Court sides with Amgen in Dispute over Biosimilars NEWARK, NJ, August 12, 2019 – Walsh client Amgen, Inc. prevailed in litigation filed in 2016 challenging two patents for Amgen’s arthritis drug Enbrel® (etanercept). On Friday, August 9, 2019, the Court found in favor of Amgen on...
New York employers should take heed of New York Senate Bill S6577, which recently passed in the Senate and now awaits a final green light from Governor Andrew Cuomo before going into effect. Among other changes to the current law, the bill lowers the standard...
NEWARK, NJ, July 23, 2019 – At its most recent Annual Board Meeting, the Rutgers Law School Alumni Association appointed a new slate of officers who were confirmed by a majority vote. Walsh attorney Joseph L. Linares was selected as President for a one-year term,...