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May 29, 2015
Publication - Tax
In Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne, the Court concluded that the system did not grant a resident credit for Maryland county income tax paid on income earned and taxed in another state.
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May 28, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
In Tibble v. Edison International, the Supreme Court ruled that trustees of ERISA plans owe a continuing duty to monitor trust investments on a regular basis and remove those that become imprudent.
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May 27, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss family feuds related to Rosie O'Donnell and Bobby Flay.
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May 26, 2015
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller discusses arguing to the jury whether Risperdal caused any of plaintiffs' injuries or damage rather than arguing their warning labels were sufficient.
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May 25, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Practice Group, discusses the legality of a cooperative board member assuming the role of spokesperson and sending email communications to all members in The Cooperator.
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May 20, 2015
News - Family Law
According to an opinion piece in The New York Times, the “wife bonus” could be included in a pre- or post-nuptial agreement and is usually based on how much money her husband made and how well she does with household duties.
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May 18, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses how employers can enforce dress code policies while avoiding litigation.
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May 18, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses City of Chicago v. Purdue Pharma L.P., which deals with an effort by the city of Chicago to recover payments it made to drug companies on opioid prescriptions for city employees (and retirees) covered by HMO, PPO and worker's compensation plans.
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May 14, 2015
Publication - Appellate
Stephen Miller and Diana Lin discuss the Supreme Court’s examination of a facial Fourth Amendment challenge to Los Angeles Municipal Code Section 41.49, which authorized law enforcement officers to routinely inspect hotel guest registers without exigent circumstances, probable cause, or judicial supervision.
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May 14, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Joe Rich has been elected to the Le Moyne College Alumni Association Board for an initial four-year term beginning this Fall.
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May 14, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
The Georgia Supreme Court unanimously held that when an insured fails to seek its insurer’s consent to settle a claim, the insured cannot pursue litigation against its insurer to recover settlement amounts paid by the insured without its insurer’s consent or for bad faith refusal to settle.
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May 13, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Overseas, service by social media is becoming routine. A recent ruling by the British High Court allowed a party to use Facebook to serve a defendant that it was having difficulty finding.
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May 13, 2015
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Barry M. Klayman and Mark E. Felger, members in the firm's Wilmington office, published an article in the Delaware Business Court Insider titled ''Automatic Stay Doesn't Apply to Right to Compel Annual Meeting.'' The article discusses the case of In re SS Body Armor I and if a stockholder has the right to compel a debtor to hold an annual meeting for the purpose of electing a new board of directors continues during the pendency of a Chapter 11 proceeding, and that the automatic stay does not apply to the exercise of that right.
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May 12, 2015
Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Logistics Litigation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation
Until now, the DOT’ has generally required airlines honor fares once a consumer purchased the fare, even if such fares were inadvertently offered for sale. Now, the DOT will not enforce the prohibition against airlines increasing fares post-purchase when such fares are mistakenly offered.
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May 11, 2015
Press Release - Subrogation & Recovery
QBE, Cozen O’Connor and NSS have created a system that reports all property and auto claims daily, enabling QBE’s insureds to receive an immediate investigation by Cozen O’Connor and NSS into the circumstances of each loss.
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May 11, 2015
Publication - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt published an article in NEXT 2 Magazine on the topic of divorce, and how they can be an extremely stressful event in one's life, and how finding a knowledgeable counsel is essential to get through the process.
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May 11, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Amarin Pharma, Inc. v. FDA, in which Amarin seeks a declaration that the FDA's off-label regulations, as applied by the FDA, violate the First Amendment and the Due Process clause of the Fifth Amendment.
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May 05, 2015
Publication - State Attorneys General
The guide includes information on attorney generals in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth, and Territories of the United States, including a photos, year first elected or appointed, political party affiliation, leadership positions and brief background summaries.
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May 05, 2015
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Matthew Glazer and Arthur Fritzinger explain that even the most routine corporate investigation has the potential to develop into a multidefendant case, and it may be important for parties to coordinate their strategies from the beginning through joint-defense agreements.
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May 05, 2015
Press Release - Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, State Attorneys General, Subrogation & Recovery
On the heels of its recent announcement of the addition of 60 lawyers in Chicago, Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce the addition of ten attorneys and government professionals and the formation of the firm’s State Attorneys General Practice.
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