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May 04, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Unmanned aircraft systems, more commonly known as drones, are seemingly everywhere. From technologically advanced toys to military warfare, drones are in our everyday lives. Drones are useful in high-risk situations, and oftentimes, are safer and more economical for routine monitoring, preventative maintenance operations and dangerous investigations.
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May 01, 2015
Publication - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Under Local Law 11, the New York City Department of Buildings requires owners of building that are six stories or greater to have exterior walls inspected once every five years. Building owners who did not comply by the most recent deadline have received a pardon, but are obligated to meet new requirements.
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May 01, 2015
Publication - Antitrust & Competition
Jonathan Grossman and Thomas Ingalls discuss the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a lower court decision that will allow a greater role for state courts in regulating the energy sector.
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April 27, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Levitt v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., in which the Vioxx MDL court denied Merck's motion for summary judgment, instead ordering that discovery be reopened.
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April 27, 2015
Press Release
Washington, D.C., April 27, 2015 – The 2015 Washington, D.C., edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, published by Thomson Reuters, has named 11 Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its annual list of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
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April 24, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Debra Friedman, a member of the Labor & Employment Department, comments on the EEOC’s proposed rule on wellness programs differing from HIPAA’s wellness program incentives in that it extends the 30 percent limit on incentives under health-contingent wellness programs to participatory wellness programs that require disability-related inquiries or medical examinations.
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April 23, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of the Labor & Employment Department, has been invited to join the Advisory Board for Bloomberg BNA’s Social Media Law & Policy Report.
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April 23, 2015
Press Release - Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O’Connor and Chicago-based Meckler Bulger Tilson (MBT) are pleased to announce their respective partners have agreed to a combination of 60 attorneys from MBT with Cozen O'Connor.
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April 23, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
On April 20, 2015, 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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April 21, 2015
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence, Government & Regulatory, Utility & Energy
The Supreme Court today allowed the states a greater role in regulating the energy sector.
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April 20, 2015
Press Release
Law360 named Cozen O'Connor among the top 100 law firms for female attorneys based on the firm's female representation at the partner and non-partner levels and its total number of female attorneys.
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April 20, 2015
Publication - Tax
A divided Commonwealth Court held that a township’s business privilege tax on gross receipts enacted under the Local Tax Enabling Act could not be applied to lease payments in Fish v. Township of Lower Merion.
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April 20, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Cole v. Medtronic, Inc., in which the plaintiff asked the court to remand the case back to state court because a second defendant, a hospital, was a citizen of the forum state, thus triggering the forum-defendant rule and blocking removal.
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April 19, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Debra Friedman discusses the EEOC’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which describes how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to employer wellness programs that are part of group health plans.
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April 16, 2015
Publication - Tax
The substantial volume of tax sale decisions from appellate courts continues. The high volume of decisions suggests that it may be time for the General Assembly to review the tax sales statutes.
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April 15, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses the potential legal troubles a company can run into by prohibiting employees from facial piercings.
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April 15, 2015
Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Logistics Litigation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation
This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update includes an overview of the FAA’s new contract maintenance rules, DOT and FAA notices on flight prohibitions in conflict zones, the latest news on the integration of unmanned aircraft into the National Airspace System, Congressional hearings on FAA reauthorization and air traffic control modernization, and DOT and FAA enforcement actions.
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April 15, 2015
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Tamar Wise, a member of the Commercial Litigation Department, discusses the scope of attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine in the in-house context.
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April 14, 2015
Publication - Tax
A tax appeal from an interim assessment was properly preserved, notwithstanding that the taxpayer did not appeal a subsequent assessment that reflected a tax abatement under LERTA.
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April 14, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Fox 29 News to discuss the recent police scrutiny of the “free-range parents” in suburban Washington, D.C.
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