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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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February 28, 2014
News - Public & Project Finance - Real Estate & Construction
Public & Project Finance Chair, Suzanne Mayes, was recently appointed to the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC). PIDC is a non-profit, joint venture between the city of Philadelphia and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce that plans and implements real estate and financing transactions that attract investment jobs and tax ratables to the City of Philadelphia.
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February 25, 2014
News - Gaming
Delaware and Nevada announced Tuesday that they had struck the United States' first ever agreement to allow authorized casinos and operators to share online poker players across state lines, in a deal that leaves open a door for other states to join in.
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February 25, 2014
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A feature story on Tia Ghattas, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was recently published in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. The article, titled “Cozen O’Connor’s Ghattas on call, day or night,” highlights Tia’s occupation and the challenges that accompany it. Daniel Johnson, a member of the firm's Global Insurance Department, was quoted in the article, discussing Tia’s management style.
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February 14, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In a whitepaper titled “Onboarding Household Staff: Best Practices in Managing an Efficient Home While Minimizing Risk and Expense,” Jeffrey Pasek, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, offers his insights about onboarding from an employment law perspective and what makes an onboarding experience successful.
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February 12, 2014
News - Family Law
In an article titled “Valentine’s Effect Causes 40% to Explore Divorce,” Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm’s Family Law Department, discusses how “Valentine’s Day puts a lot of pressure on people to provide proof of their love for one another in one day… Because Valentine’s Day forces us to assess our romantic relationships, many people realize that they are not happy in the situation they are in and there is no possibility of it improving. Thus, they may turn toward divorce to get a fresh start.”
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February 11, 2014
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Cozen O’Connor Co-Founder Patrick J. O’Connor has been named by the Philadelphia Legal Intelligencer as a 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. The Legal Intelligencer is honoring the great history of the legal profession in Pennsylvania by identifying some of the most important members of the legal community with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
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February 10, 2014
News - Government & Regulatory
Ken Fisher, of the Government & Regulatory and the Real Estate Practice Groups, was quoted in a Crain's New York Business article titled, "City Hall's New 'In' Crowd." The article examines how the first Latina City Council speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito, was elected in New York. The lobbyists that support Mark-Viverito are mentioned by Ken Fisher as he says, "Anytime a story is written saying a lobbyist is close to a politician, they raise their rates."
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February 05, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled "When the clocks spring forward, what happens to paychecks?" David Barron, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, discusses daylight-saving time and its impact on employees who work overnight.
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January 28, 2014
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Joe Rich, a member of the Subrogation and Recovery Department in our Philadelphia office, has been appointed as the 2014 Chapter Co-Chair of NASP's revived DC/MD Chapter.
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January 27, 2014
News - Government & Regulatory, Real Estate - Real Estate & Construction
Ken Fisher, of the Government & Regulatory and the Real Estate Practice Groups, was quoted in a Crain's New York Business article titled, "A Glimmer of Hope on City Council for Developers." The article examines David Greenfield and his role as chair of the Committee on Land Use on the New York City Council. Fisher offers his remarks on Greenfield by stating, "The power of the job comes in helping to shape the debate."
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January 24, 2014
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled “HR Plaintiffs Build Their Case Against Lowe’s,” David Shadovitz, editor at Human Resource Executive, favorably cites David Barron’s HR headaches blog post titled “New Trend in Overtime Suits – HR Managers?” to explain that HR departments aren’t immune from overtime laws.
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January 22, 2014
News - Public & Project Finance
Suzanne Mayes, chair of the firm's Public & Project Finance Department, was recently featured in Law360’s Powerbrokers Q&A series. In the Q&A, Suzanne answers questions about challenges she's faced being a woman at a senior level within a law firm, whether she's encountered sexism in her career, and what advice she has for aspiring female attorneys.
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January 15, 2014
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Cozen O’Connor was ranked 28th in the 2014 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America assessment, an annual evaluation sponsored by independent corporate wellness research and data analysis firm Healthiest Employers LLC©. “The Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America honors the ‘best of the best’ employers, those who blaze the path to a healthy workplace for their peers.” The award represents employers of all sizes, regions and industries that have incorporated the most vital corporate wellness practices.
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