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November 06, 2014
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled ''Why the Constitution Can Protect Passwords But Not Fingerprint Scans,'' Hayes Hunt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, discusses a recent Virginia court decision addressing the application of the Fifth Amendment to cellphone fingerprint passcodes. The court ruled that while the Fifth Amendment protects defendants from revealing their numeric passcodes, considered a self-incriminating testimonial, it does not extend the same protection to finger scans and other biometrics.
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November 03, 2014
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In an article titled “Judge OKs silica sand settlement,” Michael Klein, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Utility, Environmental & Energy practice group, discusses the recent settlement of his client’s lawsuit against Wyoming County. D&I Silica sued the county after its permit for a proposed land development was rejected by the county planning commission. Following the settlement, Senior Judge Brendan Vanston commended D&I Silica and the county for reaching a resolution and added that without the agreement, “D&I would have prevailed and your county and tax dollars would have taken a big hit.”
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October 28, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled ''On Halloween, employees should save the sexy maid outfit for after work,'' David Barron, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, offers some do’s and don’ts to guard against sexual harassment and discrimination claims when it comes to picking a costume for the office Halloween party.
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October 25, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law practice group, was a guest on Fox 29 Weekend to discuss the recent Pennsylvania judicial scandal and tips to protect yourself when sending emails or posting on social media.
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October 23, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled ''Nazis and naughty nurses: 4 bone-chilling dangers of your office Halloween party,'' David Barron, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, alerts employers to a number of labor and employment issues that might arise from the annual Halloween costume party.
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October 22, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Family Law practice group, appears in the Jewish Exponent’s October 23 Newsmakers of the Week column. The column highlights Jennifer’s recent selection as one of Main Line Today’s ‘’Power Women.’’
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October 21, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses some of the legal risks employers should consider when hosting a Halloween office party in an interview on CBS Newsradio / WSJ Radio Network.
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October 15, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled “Classified Information,” Debra Friedman, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the government’s crackdown on misclassification of employees as independent contractors. According to Friedman, misclassification of employees has serious implications for companies, as they are at risk for investigations and lawsuits from both federal and state governments, as well as private lawsuits from individuals or classes of individuals.
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October 09, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Debbie Minkoff of the Global Insurance Department discusses Babcock & Wilcox Co.’s appeal and what it means for commercial policyholders in Law360.
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October 08, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled “The Trouble with Medical-History Requests,” Debra Friedman, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Cummins Power Generation Inc., in which the EEOC alleges Cummins improperly required an employee to undergo a fitness-for-duty examination and to sign a release for all of his medical records. The case is one of very few GINA lawsuits to date. ''HR should make sure there is a permissible purpose for conducting a fitness-for-duty exam or asking for medical information. Then it's very important that it is narrowly tailored to that permissible purpose,'' said Debra.
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October 02, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Family Law Practice and editor of the blog ''Family Law Focus,'' was selected by Main Line Today as one of their 2014 ''Power Women.'' Jennifer has built an active family law practice, representing parties in divorce, custody, and support/alimony matters throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She also negotiates prenuptial, post-nuptial and cohabitation agreements. Recognized as a legal expert by the media, Jennifer appears regularly on national and local television and radio. She can be seen on CNN, Fox News Network, MSNBC, Headline News, ABC and NBC, as well as a number of Philadelphia-area news programs.
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September 30, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Alycen Moss, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department, is featured in an ACE white paper titled ''Managing Home Renovation Risks for High Net Worth Homeowners.''
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September 26, 2014
News - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
In an article titled ''Regulatory Exams May Push Small Firms to Deregister or Restructure, Attorneys Say,'' Linda Riefberg and Joseph Dever, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, discuss the burden of FINRA and SEC exams and the impact of the SEC’s ''broken window'' policy on smaller firms. They told Bloomberg’s Melissa Karsh that the cost to comply with longer and more extensive enforcement exams by U.S. regulators could drive smaller firms out of the market.
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September 22, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Angelo Savino of the Global Insurance Department was quoted in a Law360 article titled "Unfinished-Business Suits Live On Despite NY Drubbing."
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September 19, 2014
News - Aviation
David Heffernan and Mark Atwood, both of the Washington, DC office, participated in the ABA Air and Space Law Forum conference in Montreal, which featured the book
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September 10, 2014
News - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
In an article titled, "SEC's 'Broken Windows' Gambit Leaves No Room For Error," Joseph Dever, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, discusses the SEC's broken window policy, which is based on the premise that no securities law violation is too small to prosecute and that minor enforcement actions lead to greater overall compliance. "You see press releases now touting enforcement actions that involve either no or negligible investor harm, low dollar amounts for insider trading, and these are cases that the SEC a couple of years ago certainly would not have touted in a press release," observed Joseph.
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September 10, 2014
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In an article titled, ''Seventh Circuit Rejects ‘Scandalous’ Settlement,'' Thomas Wilkinson, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, discusses the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit's scathing rebuke of class counsel in an opinion reversing the approval of the settlement in Eubank v. Pella. Referring to the case as ''eight largely wasted years,'' to the settlement as ''scandalous,'' and to the terms as ''[selling] out the class,'' Judge Posner’s opinion dealt harshly with class counsel. Tom explains the red flags that rose throughout the case and the lessons judges and lawyers can take away from them.
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September 05, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage, Intellectual Property - Insurance
Angelo Savino, of the Global Insurance Department, is quoted in this Law360 Article titled "Goldman's Vague Corporate Titles May Still Cost It Millions" on Aleynikov v. Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. may have won over the Third Circuit when the court axed an award of legal fees to a former vice president accused of stealing trading code, but the bank could have avoided the mess — and the prospect of further litigation — had it better defined what being a Goldman VP means, attorneys say.
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September 02, 2014
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In an article titled, “Silica Sand Firm Sues Wyoming County,” Michael Klein, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Utility, Environmental & Energy Group, discusses a complaint filed on behalf of D&I Silica against the Wyoming County Planning Commission. The complaint alleges that the planning body “did not satisfy the explicit requirements” of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code when it declined to grant preliminary approval of a proposed transload silica sand facility at a hearing on July 16.
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September 01, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm's family law practice group, was recently a guest on America's Newsroom on Fox News to discuss the recently leaked celebrity nude pictures by hackers. Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence was one of the many targeted.
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