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Employment-Based Adjustment Applicants Will Be Interviewed Prior to Green Card Approval [Immigration Alert]

October 27, 2017

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Fran Rayer discusses that I-140-based adjustment of status applicants will be required to appear for an in-person interview at a local USCIS office and how this could impact final adjudication of the I-485 permanent residence application.


Zoning Hurdles for Budding Pennsylvania Cannabis Businesses [The Temple 10-Q]

October 27, 2017

Publication - Real Estate

Bob Careless, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Zoning, Land Use, & Development and Tax Practice Groups, discusses zoning obstacles for medical marijuana operators after the passage of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16) in The Temple 10-Q.


Minkoff Re-Appointed to the Pennsylvania Commission for Women

October 26, 2017

News - Insurance Coverage

Deborah Minkoff, of Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance department, was re-appointed to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission for Women.


New Jersey Court: Continuous Trigger Ends When Nature of Damage Is Known [Global Insurance Alert]

October 26, 2017

Publication - Casualty & Specialty Lines Coverage, Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance - Insurance

Melissa Brill and Laura Dowgin discuss the decision in Air Master & Cooling, Inc. v. Selective Ins. Co. of Am., and its impact on progressive property damage claims in New Jersey.


Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Against Men

October 26, 2017

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, was quoted in SHRM regarding Title VII and discrimination against men.


The Use of IPR Institution Denial Decisions in Litigation [Intellectual Property Alert]

October 24, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property, Patents

Darren Mogil and Marty Pavane discuss the important issue that arises at trial when the PTAB denies institution of an IPR.


OSHA and Workplace Violence

October 24, 2017

Publication - Labor & Employment

John Ho, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, wrote an article for Occupational Health & Safety Online on violence in the workplace.


Undertaking Property Repair Or Replacement As An Insurer [Law360]

October 20, 2017

Publication - Insurance Coverage

Paul Ferland co-authored a piece titled, "Undertaking Property Repair Or Replacement As An Insurer" in Law360 discussing the risks, potential benefits and legal issues involved in an insurer’s decision to undertake repair or replacement, rather than pay the value of damage or take property at an agreed-upon value.


$120M State AG Deal With GM Preludes More State Actions

October 20, 2017

News - Commercial Litigation, Products Liability

Jillian Thornton Flax, a member in Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was quoted in Law360's recent article, "$120M State AG Deal With GM Preludes More State Actions."


Evidence Postdating a Patent’s Priority Date May Be Relevant to Written Description and Enablement [Intellectual Property Alert]

October 19, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property, Patents

Martin Pavane and Darren Mogil discuss the Federal Circuit's decision in Amgen Inc. v. Sanofi.


12 Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

October 19, 2017

Press Release - Appellate, Condominiums & Cooperatives

Super Lawyers has named 12 attorneys at Cozen O’Connor to its 2017 lists of top practitioners in the New York metro area. Six were recognized as Super Lawyers and six were named “Rising Stars,” a list that recognizes attorneys under the age of 40.


Important Update Regarding 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Lottery Program [Immigration Alert]

October 18, 2017

Publication - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Frances Rayer and Scott Bettridge discuss a recent update to the 2019 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program along with a change to application deadline dates.


Telemedicine Reimbursement Laws Challenge Insurers and Providers Alike, Medical Devices Law & Industry Report

October 18, 2017

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Health Care & Life Sciences

Allison Wils, a health policy adviser of Cozen O'Connor's Public Strategies team and Renè Quashie, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Health Care department, spoke with Bloomberg Law in their Medical Devices Law & Industry Report.


Immigration Cop Wants to Quadruple Workplace Enforcement

October 17, 2017

News - Immigration Policy & Strategy

Scott Bettridge, chair of Cozen O'Connor's Immigration Strategy & Policy Practice, discussed with Law360 the latest immigration enforcement at workplaces.


Corporate Attorney Ira Gubernick Named Among “Best of the Bar” by the Philadelphia Business Journal

October 17, 2017

Press Release - Business, Corporate

Ira C. Gubernick, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Corporate Practice Group, was selected for the Philadelphia Business Journal’s inaugural “Best of the Bar.”


Microsoft: Supreme Court Decision on Jurisdiction over Foreign-Located Communications Anticipated [Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations Alert]

October 16, 2017

Publication - Appellate, White Collar Defense & Investigations

Nicole Sprinzen and Thomas Ingalls discuss the Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari and a forthcoming decision on the specific question of whether law enforcement authorities can use the SCA to obtain a third party’s foreign-stored electronic information under the SCA’s warrant provision.


October 2017 Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies’ Aviation-Related Regulatory Actions

October 13, 2017

Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation

This edition of the Cozen O’Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses DOT’s and CBP’s comprehensive reviews of their regulations, Congress’ FAA reauthorization extension legislation, the FAA’s adoption of new Stage 5 airplane noise standards, GAO reports on airline ancillary service fees and TSA’s aviation security oversight, and the latest DOT and FAA enforcement actions.


Petitioner has the Burden of Proving Unpatentability of Amended Patent Claims in IPRs [Intellectual Property Alert]

October 12, 2017

Publication - Intellectual Property

Darren Mogil discuses Aqua Products, Inc. v. Matal and how it will likely lead to an increase the number of proposed claim amendments allowed by the PTAB.


The Beltway Briefing – What’s New in the Trump Administration and on Capitol Hill?

October 11, 2017

Publication - Government & Regulatory, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Howard Schweitzer, Mark Alderman, and Blake Rutherford discuss recent developments in the Trump administration and on Capitol Hill, including prospects for tax reform in our current legislative landscape.


Corporation Is Not Precluded From Contradicting Its Own 30(b)(6) Witness [Delaware Business Court Insider]

October 11, 2017

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business

Barry Klayman and Mark Felger, members of Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency, & Restructuring Practice Group, discuss, in the Delaware Business Court Insider, a recent case in which the Delaware Court of Chancery refused to preclude a defendant corporation from offering evidence at trial that contradicted or was otherwise inconsistent with the deposition testimony of its Rule 30(b)(6) witness, although the plaintiffs would be able to rely on the earlier 30(b)(6) testimony and use it for impeachment.

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