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December 19, 2014
News - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
In an article titled “SEC Tightens Policing of Municipal Debt Market,” Joseph Dever, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, discusses the Securities and Exchange Commission’s oversight of the municipal debt market and its new initiative that encourages municipalities as well as their bankers to come forward with instances in which they included misleading information in their bond-offering documents. The terms of the program entail favorable settlements for the municipalities and banks, but not for individuals who may be banned from the market for their involvement in the alleged fraud.
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December 16, 2014
News - Appellate
Cozen O’Connor has prevailed in a major victory in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, after hearing arguments from Stephen Cozen, ruled that the legal expenses racked up in fighting a mayoral ballot challenge were not incurred to influence the outcome of an election and could be forgiven. Cozen O’Connor has been fighting for seven years to forgive the full amount owed by U.S. Representative Bob Brady’s campaign committee.
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December 04, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled ''The Secularization of the Holidays,'' David Barron, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the Montgomery County (Maryland) Board of Education’s decision to remove mention of any religious holidays from its 2015/16 calendar and the implications for employers. Government employers and schools operate under different rules than private companies, explained David. Governments must be careful to separate church and state, while private companies must not discriminate based on religion under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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December 01, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, offers 10 tips employers can follow to avoid potential legal trouble during the office holiday parties.
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November 23, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of the Cozen O'Connor Family Law practice, will appear on Behind the Scenes with an Avvo Attorney.
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November 23, 2014
News - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Cozen O'Connor was ranked third in Law360's list of 10 Largest Insurance Practice Groups with 117 attorneys. Law360 ranked 100 firms with the “most insurance partners globally.” They state, “With a highly competitive market for the full array of insurance legal services — as varied as litigation defense, regulatory work and subrogation — having a deep bench of insurance partners is crucial to securing the business of insurers and financial services companies, according to experts.”Cozen O'Connor was ranked third in Law360's list of 10 Largest Insurance Practice Groups. Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Department contains 117 attorneys in
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November 14, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled “EEOC Targets Wellness Programs,” Debra Friedman, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s recent actions against employers for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) with their company wellness programs. “The EEOC describes it as ‘you can’t penalize employees,’ but they have not defined what constitutes a penalty,” observed Debra. “Employers need to understand this is an evolving area, and there’s a lack of guidance from the EEOC, so we need to wait and see whether EEOC and courts will find wellness programs that are compliant with the ACA regulations to be compliant with ADA and GINA,” she added.
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November 10, 2014
News - Intellectual Property, Patents
In an article titled "Protecting Your Idea: Should You Patent It?" Edward Weisz, a member of the Intellectual Property Department, discusses the timing of filing a patent application or a provisional patent application.
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November 07, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, of the firm's Family Law practice, appeared on Fox 29 News to discuss the story of the Chester County boy beaten to death by his parents. The couple, Jillian Tait, 31, and Gary Lee Fellenbaum, 23, were charged with the murder of Tait’s three-year-old son.
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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
News
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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