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May 12, 2014
News - Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement
Cozen O’Connor litigators Fred Jacoby and Joseph Dever recently obtained a complete victory in a $2 million FINRA securities arbitration in New York.
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May 05, 2014
News - Business, Corporate - Sports
Steve Silton, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Corporate Department, was on Bloomberg Radio’s “Morning Bloomberg Law Brief” on Monday, May 5, 2014, discussing the retention by Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration of a key sports and business lawyer to assist in the state’s bid to prevent the Buffalo Bills football team from relocating.
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May 02, 2014
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Patrick J. O’Connor, firm co-founder and graduate of King's College, will provide the address at King’s 65th annual commencement exercises, which will be held at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township, Pa. O'Connor will also receive an honorary doctor of humanities degree.
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April 28, 2014
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On Monday, April 28, Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Family Law Department, was a guest on “Your World with Neil Cavuto” on the Fox News Network. Jennifer discussed the $2 million lawsuit that was filed against Valerie Harper by her former Broadway producer. The suit alleges that Harper hid her cancer from the producers and playwright of “Looped” until it had spread to her brain and forced her to drop out of the national tour of the production.
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April 28, 2014
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled “5 Tips For Delivering An Effective Direct-Examination,” Hayes Hunt, member of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, shares his advice on presenting a successful direct-examination of a witness.
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April 28, 2014
News - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory - Insurance
Ken Levine, of the Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Group, was recently quoted in a Business Insurance article titled, "NAIC Urges More Reform on its Model Act Regulating Insurers." The article examines the praise and apprehension that The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is receiving for its decision to open its model act on regulating insurers. Ken offered his thoughts by stating, "It does need to be made more consistent among the states, but it needs to be flexible enough to fit the concentration of business within the holding company."
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April 25, 2014
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In an article titled “Branding and storytelling help lawyers find and keep clients,” Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law Department, is mentioned regarding her recent panel discussion at the Lawyernomics conference in Las Vegas. Lawyernomics is a premier legal business and marketing conference that offers advice on creating a base of loyal clients that will help bring in additional clients and work. Jennifer’s panel discussion, titled “How to Build your Brand and Grow your Network,” included practicing attorneys who are successfully marketing their firms in different and interesting ways.
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April 22, 2014
News - Intellectual Property
David Sunshine, of the Intellectual Property Group, was recently quoted in a National Journal article titled, "Here Are 1,400 Song You Might Never Hear Again on Your Pandora Station." The article explains how the music industry sued Pandora Media, claiming the internet radio service unfairly evaded paying millions of dollars on popular songs. David gave his opinion on the situation by stating, "The problem that [record labels] are going to face is, folks haven't been paying these royalties for a long time."
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April 15, 2014
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Vincent Pozzuto recently appeared with representatives of the Alliance for Minority and Women Construction Businesses (AMWCB) before a caucus of the New York State Assembly in support of a bill aimed at reforming New York State Labor Law Section 240(1), otherwise known as the “Scaffold Law.” The AMWCB supports reform, as the current statute and its effects have driven up the costs of liability insurance, and made it increasingly difficult for AMWCB contractors to bid on high level projects.
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April 10, 2014
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Hayes Hunt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was cited in a recent Forbes’ article titled ''House Committee Votes to Holder Lerner in Contempt, Others Push For Criminal Prosecution.'' Kelly Phillips Erb cites Hayes Hunt’s Fifth Amendment Fundamentals blog post; from his ''From the Sidebar'' blog
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April 07, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm's Family Law Department, was a guest on The Willis Report on the Fox Business Network today.
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April 04, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was used as a source on a recent article titled "Don't Let Divorce Wreck Your Finances."
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April 03, 2014
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In a Q&A feature published by Storm Water Solutions Magazine, Michael Klein (Utility, Environmental & Energy, Washington, DC and Harrisburg, PA) discusses the increasing demand for privatized municipal water services and the effects of privatization. Michael highlights the pros and cons of privatization and provides examples of municipalities that have benefited from privatization.
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March 31, 2014
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller, chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Products Liability Practice Group, commented on GM’s recall of 1.6 million cars. Jim commented in a Reuters article picked up by many publications including CNBC.
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March 30, 2014
News - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
In an article titled “NLRB ruling on Northwestern football players creates benefits challenges,” Jeffrey Pasek, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the National Labor Relations Board decision that Northwestern University scholarship football players are employees of the Evanston, Illinois-based private university.
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March 17, 2014
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Andrea Hammel and Jared Bayer, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Commercial Litigation Department, recently obtained a favorable ruling on behalf of Anadarko Petroleum Corp. The Pennsylvania Superior Court handed a win to Anadarko on Friday, March 14, ruling that oil and gas lease agreements remain valid in their original form even after the discovery of deed restrictions that require legal action to resolve. In a precedential ruling, a three-judge panel ruled that a 2006 agreement giving Anadarko E&P Co. LP access to oil and gas under a 62-acre property owned by Leo and Sandra Shedden remained valid as drafted, despite subsequent quiet title proceedings to clear the Sheddens from a previously unknown deed reserving half of the land’s subsurface rights.
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March 13, 2014
News - Family Law
In an article titled “Can A Prenup or Postnup With An Infidelity Clause Deter A Husband From Cheating?” Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law Department, discusses prenuptial and postnuptial agreements with infidelity clauses. “I have had experience with infidelity clauses in prenups and postnups. My advice to clients is generally that they may not be enforceable, but that they can provide a deterrent for a spouse who would otherwise be unfaithful,” explains Jennifer.
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March 12, 2014
News - Family Law
In an article titled “4 Things to Consider If You’re a Single Expectant Mama,” Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Family Law Department, advises on child support for single moms. The terms of child support are largely dictated by the state, but in general, the income of the parties is typically the determining factor in support. Brandt says “child support is awarded to the parent who has primary custody of the child, no matter whether mother or father.”
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March 05, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm’s Family Law Department, was a guest on Fox 29 News today to discuss yesterday's guilty plea in the Real Housewives of New Jersey case. Teresa and Joe Giudice plead guilty in federal court to several mortgage and bankruptcy fraud charges.
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March 04, 2014
News - White Collar Defense & Investigations - Sports
In an article titled “Former UNC African studies manager won't be charged, but will cooperate with probe,” Stephen Miller (Commercial Litigation, Philadelphia) discusses the recent investigation into UNC-Chapel Hill academics. Previous noncriminal investigations had found Deborah Crowder, a retired manager of the African and Afro-American studies department at UNC, was at the center of the creation of lecture-style classes frequented by athletes that never met and that typically provided high grades for those who turned in a term-paper at the end of the semester. But, on Tuesday, March 4, Orange County District Attorney Jim Woodall said that Crowder, who retired in 2009, would not be charged with any crime, but is expected to cooperate with a new investigation into the academic fraud, one that UNC leaders say will seek to find out how it happened and why.
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