Cozen O’Connor Presents Trends In Litigation Seminar

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Cozen O’Connor Presents Trends In Litigation Seminar

Cozen O’Connor Presents 2008 New York Insurance Seminar

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery

Cozen O’Connor Presents 2008 New York Insurance Seminar

E-Verify for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Required Starting January 15, 2009 [Labor and Employment Alert!]

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy, Labor & Employment

E-Verify for Federal Contractors and Subcontractors Required Starting January 15, 2009 - Labor and Employment Alert! - Beginning January 15, 2009, many federal contractors and subcontractors doing work in the United States will have to start using E-Verify. The E-Verify system, previously called “Basic Pilot,” is an automated system administered by the Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) to confirm the employment authorization of employees working in the United States.

Cozen O’Connor Member Suzanne Mayes Named 2008 Woman Of Distinction

Press Release - Public & Project Finance

Cozen O’Connor Member Suzanne Mayes Named 2008 Woman Of Distinction

Cozen O’Connor Member Sarah A. Kelly Lectures For American Employment Law Council

Press Release - Labor & Employment

Cozen O’Connor Member Sarah A. Kelly Lectures For American Employment Law Council

Amanda L. Nelson Joins Cozen O’Connor’s New York Office As Litigation Associate

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Amanda L. Nelson has joined Cozen O’Connor’s New York office as an associate in the General Litigation Department. Prior to joining the firm, she was an associate with Belkin, Burden, Wenig & Goldman LLP in New York. Nelson focuses her practice on general litigation matters, and also has extensive experience in commercial and residential real estate litigation, including complex zoning and regulatory issues and loft law matters. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.

Cozen O’Connor Member Thomas G. Wilkinson Lectures On Ethics For Local Organizations

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Cozen O'Connor member Thomas G. Wilkinson recently presented two seminars on topical legal ethics issues. First, he spoke on ''Ethical Considerations for Township Solicitors'' for the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors in Hershey, Penn. Second, he discussed ''Confidentiality in the Insurance Defense Context'' for the Philadelphia Association of Defense Counsel.

The Business of Climate Change [PowerPoint Presentation]

Publication - Insurance Coverage

The Business of Climate Change - PowerPoint Presentation - Obama Energy/Climate Plan

Recent Energy Tax Credit Legislation

New Jersey Energy/Climate Plan

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

An Obama Administration's Impact on Labor and Employment Issues [Labor and Employment Alert!]

Publication - Labor & Employment

An Obama Administration's Impact on Labor and Employment Issues - Labor and Employment Alert! -

Cozen O'Connor Member Jennifer Brandt Discusses Family Law Matters on CN8

Press Release - Family Law

Cozen O'Connor Member Jennifer Brandt Discusses Family Law Matters on CN8

Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named 2008 New York Super Lawyers By Law & Politics

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Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named 2008 New York Super Lawyers By Law & Politics

Cozen O’Connor Members Peter F. Asmer, Jr. And F. Douglas Banks Lecture On Fire Investigation For AAAF

Press Release - Subrogation & Recovery

Cozen O’Connor Members Peter F. Asmer, Jr. And F. Douglas Banks Lecture On Fire Investigation For AAAF

Alive and Well: The Philadelphia Lawyer Upholds A Tradition of Representing Unpopular Clients [The Philadelphia Lawyer]

Publication - Insurance Coverage

The cover of a recent issue of Philadelphia magazine featured a dear departed lawyer in a casket, his arm still clutching a briefcase, with the headline ''Who Killed the Philadelphia Lawyer?'' The story posed the question whether ''the quaint notion'' of the Philadelphia lawyer is dead. To the contrary, while a number of local firms seem to be sprouting offices around the globe, they are also heavily involved in both high-and-low-profile pro bono representation in the greater Philadelphia area and beyond.

Mandatory Wellness Programs: Considerations for Avoiding Legal Pitfalls While Ensuring Organizational Health [The Corporate Counselor]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Mandatory Wellness Programs: Considerations for Avoiding Legal Pitfalls While Ensuring Organizational Health - The Corporate Counselor - Most employees typically spend more than half of their waking hours at work. Unsurprisingly, work
culture can have a serious impact on their health. As a result, many companies have designed wellness programs to promote a healthier work
environment and prevent and manage diseases in an effort to maintain employee health and productivity. Another significant consideration for implementing a wellness program is combating the rising costs of health care coverage.

The Impact of Climate Change on the 2008 Presidential Election: Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change, Aspatore Special Report

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The Admissibility of Other Incidents in Aviation Products Liability Cases [International Association of Defense Counsel]

Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Products Liability

The Admissibility of Other Incidents in Aviation Products Liability Cases - International Association of Defense Counsel - Typical law school evidence courses include only a cursory examination of the admissibility of “other acts”,1 and even then, it is usually in the context of criminal cases under FED R. EVID. 404(b). And, indeed, the federal rules and case law are well-established when dealing with the government’s efforts to use evidence of other acts against a criminal defendant. But in civil matters—products liability cases in particular—the rules are less clear. So it is

General Liability - Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds No Occurrence for Delivery of Sour Milk [Insurance Coverage Alert!]

Publication - Insurance Coverage

General Liability - Pennsylvania Federal Court Finds No Occurrence for Delivery of Sour Milk - Insurance Coverage Alert! - A Pennsylvania federal judge recently held that an insurer had no duty to defend or indemnify its
insured because the insured’s delivery of
contaminated milk did not constitute an occurrence. United National Insurance Co. v. St. Paul Reinsurance Company, et al., No. 1:CV-07-2092 (M.D. Pa. October 17, 2008). In the underlying action, the insured, Clouse Trucking Inc. (“Clouse”), a distributor and marketing

Twenty-Five Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Honored As Best Lawyers In America

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Twenty-five Cozen O’Connor attorneys from six of the firm’s national offices have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Cozen O’Connor Ranks High On 2008 Am Law Summer Associate Survey

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Cozen O’Connor Ranks High On 2008 Am Law Summer Associate Survey

FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule [Health Law Alert!]

Publication - Business, Health Care & Life Sciences - Health Care & Life Sciences

FTC Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule - Health Law Alert! -