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May 15, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Patrick was selected to receive an honorary degree from Temple University, which conferred Thursday, May 16. On May 17, he also received an honorary degree from Villanova University School of Law.
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May 09, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
The Wall Street Journal recently published an article entitled “FBI: Delete Passwords of Ex-Employees” where the author discusses a disgruntled ex-employee’s recent network attack on his previous employer at a Long Island, NY electric supply company.
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May 09, 2013
News - Insurance Coverage, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
In an article titled, "FBI: Delete Passwords of Ex-Employees," The Wall Street Journal highlights the firm's Cybersecurity Conference, held on Wednesday, May 8, at the W Hotel. Trevor Cloak, Joe Dever, Greg Fliszar, Brian Gillam, Steven Haas, Mike Schmidt, Stuart Shorenstein, Matthew Siegel, Ahren Tryon and Dave Walton presented during the seminar, along with Richard Aborn, President, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City and Austin P. Berglas, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Cyber, FBI New York Field Office. To read the WSJ article, click here.
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May 08, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery
The accreditation is awarded by the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, which was founded in 2001 when former President George H.W. Bush challenged a group of executives to "do something bold and venturesome about cancer within your own corporate families."
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May 02, 2013
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled, ''Legal Concerns: Your Facebook Account as Evidence in a Lawsuit,'' Michael Schmidt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, discusses the use of social media as court evidence, and the legal duty to preserve it.
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May 01, 2013
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, discusses the application of new and existing regulations in the context of social media in an article titled, ''The Risks and Rewards of Social Media – Regulators and Plaintiffs Take Aim at Companies’ Use of Social Media.'' ''It’s so easy for companies using social media to disclose and talk about things that used to be tightly controlled before they were disclosed to the public,'' Schmidt says. ''But agencies are becoming increasingly vigilant about applying their existing rules to what a company can and can’t say in this new context.''
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May 01, 2013
News - Business
In an article titled, "Midtown West, Tribeca, Chelsea Rank as Manhattan 'Hoods with Steepest Inventory Plunge," Ken Fisher of the firm's Business Law Department is quoted with regards to surging residential sales in New York City. Ken notes, "Low crime rates, improved subways and more family-friendly amenities are among the factors fueling the city’s popularity."
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April 26, 2013
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Bob Hayes, Jordan Fox, and Rebecca Brodey were successful in persuading the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to dismiss Grammy nominated rapper Wiz Khalifa’s claim that our concert promoter client breached a promotional agreement by cancelling a Washington area concert.
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April 23, 2013
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In an article titled, "Co-Client Relationship Between Insurer and Insured Not Automatic," Thomas G. Wilkinson of the firm's Commercial Litigation Department discusses the circumstances to which the co-client privilege applies, as well as the implications of the CAMICO Decision.
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April 19, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery
O’Connor will be awarded an honorary degree from Villanova University in recognition for both his personal and professional achievements, as well as the generosity and commitment he has shown to the broader Villanova community.
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April 19, 2013
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Group, participates in a Q&A in the New York Times regarding whether a co-op board can prevent someone who inherited a co-op from transferring the shares into their name.
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April 19, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery
As part of its 170th Anniversary, the Legal Intelligencer chose some of the most important members of the legal community who have helped shape the law in Pennsylvania, including one of the firm's founders Stephen Cozen.
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April 17, 2013
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In Genesis Healthcare Corp v. Laura Symczyk, the Court ruled that the case against the nursing and rehabilitation provider should be dismissed because its offer to Symczyk of the unpaid wages to which she alleged she was entitled effectively ended her stake in the case. The 5-4 decision, split along the court's ideological fault lines, will likely have limited practical applicability but could spark further debate about whether the justices treat collective actions brought under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) differently from traditional class actions.
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April 17, 2013
News - Products Liability - Health Care & Life Sciences
Lauren Tulli, Jill Caughie and MaryTeresa Soltis secured a summary judgment from the District Court of the Western District of Kentucky in a factually complicated and contentious pain pump case that has been in active litigation for over four years.
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April 11, 2013
News - Electronic Discovery & Practice Advisory Services, Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office, appeared on Lou Dobbs Tonight on the Fox Business Network to discuss a number of topics.
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April 08, 2013
News - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage
As the name suggests, the latest blog from Cozen O'Connor will offer insight into the issues that surround allegations of bad faith or other unfair business practices.
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April 01, 2013
News - Corporate Governance & Securities
The Herald-Tribune reported on the settlement that saved clients significantly in this securities action brought by the Florida Attorney General and the Office of Financial Regulation.
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March 26, 2013
News - Antitrust & Competition
In an article titled, "How Antitrust Authorities View Mergers and Acquisitions," Jonathan Grossman (Washington, D.C.) of the firm's Antitrust Practice Group discusses the complaints of Bazaarvoice Inc., and a matter involving the company's acquisition of its competitor PowerReviews.
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March 25, 2013
News - Business
Fisher of the Business Law Department discusses Marty Markowitz, the Borough President of Brooklyn, NY.
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March 15, 2013
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Vince McGuinness joins a roundtable discussion in Law Practice Today Webzine on the topic of what law firms expect from new lawyers.
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