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December 08, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment
Here are the top five new laws signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that are designed to continue the push toward pay equity, expand legal protections against workplace discrimination, and otherwise further regulate the employer-employee relationship.
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December 08, 2015
Publication - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Ken Fisher, a member of the firm’s Business Law Department, discusses the forecast for New York City’s future infrastructure and development efforts. Ken addresses funding transportation and major infrastructure projects throughout the city, including the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), Tappan Zee Bridge and LaGuardia Airport.
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December 07, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
The new Code of Civil Procedure should come into force on January 1, 2016. Here we present and comment on the key changes of the reform.
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December 06, 2015
News - Aviation Litigation, Subrogation & Recovery, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) / Drones - Aviation
Drone sales that could top 1 million this holiday season have lawyers warming up for a wave of claims, with differing views on the insurance industry's readiness for the risks that commercial and consumer drone operators will bring.
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December 04, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Martin Resource held that an insured’s settlement contributions could not satisfy the exhaustion requirement, based on the particular policy language at issue. This is contrary to the Srivastava opinion, which indicated an insured’s contributions might satisfy the exhaustion requirement, in that a layer of coverage is exhausted once the loss exceeds the limit.
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December 03, 2015
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Kenneth K. Fisher, a member of the firm’s Real Estate Department and Public Strategies Group, discusses the potential repercussions of the 421-a tax abatement program expiring.
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December 02, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment
David Barron discusses how to handle political chatter in the workplace
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December 02, 2015
Press Release - Labor & Employment, Subrogation & Recovery
Eisenberg and Williams strengthen Labor & Employment Practice.
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December 01, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment
The Third Circuit held that corrections officers need not be paid for any portion of their one-hour meal breaks, because the time at issue is predominantly for the employees’ benefit.
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December 01, 2015
Publication - Intellectual Property
Aaron Lukas and Eric Choi, associates in Cozen O’Connor’s IP group, discuss claim construction at the federal circuit.
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December 01, 2015
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Simon Fraser discusses circuit-level opinions on gifting arrangements in an article in the American Bankruptcy Institute Journal.
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December 01, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage
the Supreme Court of Oregon overturned 42 years of precedent, holding that Stubblefield v. St. Paul Fire & Marine erred when it decided that a covenant not to execute given in exchange for an assignment of rights, by itself, creates a release that dissolves an insured’s liability and, by extension, the insurer’s liability as well.
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November 30, 2015
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David Zambito, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Utility, Environmental & Energy group, discusses the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC).
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November 24, 2015
News - Products Liability
The rankings are based on partner headcount in the top 200 law firms in the United States. To be counted in the practice group, the partner has to spend at least 50 percent of their time on matters related to that practice.
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November 24, 2015
News - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery
As part of its annual Top 100 rankings, Law360 ranked Cozen O’Connor fourth in the nation for the size of its insurance practice. Cozen O’Connor has 122 members across the firm’s 22 U.S. offices.
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November 24, 2015
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Ken Fisher discussed new regulations for political consulting firms in New York to register as lobbyists and disclose their clients and income to the public.
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November 23, 2015
Publication - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Patents
Aaron Lukas and Keri Schaubert, associates of Cozen O’Connor’s IP group, discuss the effect that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will have on the biopharmaceutical and biosimilar industry.
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November 20, 2015
Publication
Stephen Miller and Nicholas Karwacki discuss the US Supreme Court revisiting class-action suits in 'Campbell Ewald'
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November 17, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the new Ban-The-Box law and how it will affect employers. This new law seeks to ban the practice of including a check-off box on a job application that asks whether the individual has a criminal past. Michael urges employers to make sure that their job ads and hiring practices are in line with the new law and also emphasizes the importance of training hiring personnel to make sure that they are sensitive to the new regulations in place.
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November 17, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt discusses the new Ban-The-Box law and how it will affect employers.
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