Firm News

Supreme Court Allows CMS Vaccine Directive To Go Forward [Alert]

January 19, 2022

Publication - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

Anne Greene, John Ho, and Jim Sullivan discuss the Supreme Court decision to allow the CMS vaccine directive to go forward.

High Court Creates New, Unified Ethics Advisory System for Pa. Judges

January 18, 2022

News - Legal Profession Services

Thomas Wilkinson was quoted in an article published by The Legal Intelligencer discussing how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court laid out guidelines for a new Judicial Ethics Advisory Board, which is set to take effect in July.

Business Interruption Insurance: Post-Pandemic Litigation Developments

January 18, 2022

Publication - Insurance Coverage, Property

Donnie Apodaca published an article discussing how COVID-19 is impacting insurance industry in many different aspects, and how post-pandemic litigation developments will arise from the issues the pandemic has caused.

Cozen O’Connor Construction Practice Named Law360 2021 Practice Group of the Year

January 18, 2022

Press Release - Construction Law

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that the firm has been named a Law360 2021 Practice Group of the Year in Construction.

Employers are on their own after court guts Biden vaccine-or-testing mandate

January 15, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

John Ho was quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer discussing the latest on COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

FTC Should Rethink Market Issues In Facebook Case [Law360]

January 14, 2022

Publication - Antitrust

David Reichenberg published an article discussing how the federal judge in the Federal Trade Commission's case against Meta Platforms Inc. recently denied Facebook's latest motion to stop the case at its initial phase.

After SCOTUS’ Hit, Companies are Ditching Their Vaccine Mandates Like a Bad Habit

January 14, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted on The Alteran discussing the Supreme Court's decision not to mandate the COVID-19 vaccine at work.

Mixed response from businesses after SCOTUS ruling on vaccine mandates

January 14, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt spoke with NBC News about COVID-19 vaccine mandates at work.

New safety workplace laws for COVID-19 go into effect

January 14, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

Walter Stella spoke with KCBS Radio discussing the new CAL/OSHA COVID-19 safety workplace laws are going into effect and will strengthen requirements for good-quality face coverings and testing or exposure protocols.

What Employers Need To Know About Vaccine Mandates Following SCOTUS Ruling

January 14, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in Forbes discussing the Biden administration's vaccine mandate blocked in a Supreme Court ruling.

Alycen Moss Admitted to American College of Coverage Counsel

January 14, 2022

Press Release - Insurance Coverage

Alycen Moss, co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Property Insurance Group, was named a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel (ACCC), the preeminent association that represents the interests of insurers and policyholders in disputes arising out of insurance policies.

Jennifer Brandt Appeared on Court TV's Think Tank

January 13, 2022

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on the Think Tank on Court TV discussing cases and legal issues in the news.

Timely Appeal of Order of Dismissal Warrants Substitution and Further Proceedings by Chapter 7 Trustee

January 13, 2022

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Commercial Litigation

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, writing in the Delaware Business Court Insider, discuss a recent decision by the Delaware Supreme Court directing the Court of Chancery to substitute a Chapter 7 trustee for the nominal defendant and realign it as plaintiff in a shareholder action that had been dismissed for failure to make a demand on the company’s board of directors, where the case was pending on appeal when the bankruptcy case was filed.

The Third Circuit Finds Defense Owed for Potentially Covered Advertising Injury [Alert]

January 13, 2022

Publication - Insurance Coverage

Deborah Minkoff, Alissa Christopher, and Rebekah Shapiro discuss the Third Circuit's decision in Vitamin Energy, LLC v. Evanston Ins. Co.

Supreme Court strikes down Biden vaccine mandate, but ruling has limits

January 13, 2022

News - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

Jim Sullivan spoke with KYW Newsradio about the recent Supreme Court decision to block the vaccine-or-test mandate from President Joe Biden’s administration but allow vaccine mandates for most health care workers.

OSHRC Widens Leeway For Employers’ ‘Good Faith’ Faults In Litigation

January 12, 2022

News - Labor & Employment

Jim Sullivan spoke with Inside OSHA about OSHA's decision in Secretary of Labor v. Knock Out Homes, Inc. which reinstates a Colorado construction company’s appeal of several OSHA citations with a proposed penalty of $41,349, overturning an administrative law judge’s (ALJ) default judgment against the employer over its failure to respond to the proceeding.

Cozen O’Connor Makes Strategic Public Strategies Practice Addition with Hire of Former Virginia Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry Heidi Hertz

January 12, 2022

Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

The former Virginia deputy secretary of agriculture joins as a principal and will assist with lobbying efforts, serve as a liaison between clients and key members of government, and analyze legislation at the local, state, and federal levels.

Can a Company Be Required to Have a Diverse Board of Directors?

January 12, 2022

News - Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Environmental, Social & Governance

Kathy Jaffari discusses the expectation for companies to have a diverse board of directors in SHRM.

Designating Unvaccinated Employees as a ‘Direct Threat’ to Others [Bloomberg Law]

January 12, 2022

Publication - Coronavirus Task Force, Labor & Employment

James Sullivan authored an article about if an unvaccinated employee is a “direct threat” to the health and safety of themselves or others in the workplace.

Coops now exempt from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act [Alert]

January 11, 2022

Publication - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate

Leni Cummins and Jennifer Miller discuss legislation Governor Hochul signed to exempt condos and coops from the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act.

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