Small Employers Cheer Recently Eased Affordable Care Act Restrictions [Employee Benefits Alert]

Publication - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment

L. Stephen Bowers and Jay A. Dorsch discuss the 21st Century Cures Act that provides government funding and support for a number of health care initiatives.

Concerns about Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State

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

Howard Schweitzer was featured on CNNI’s “CNN Today” to speak about the Trump transition and the president-elect’s latest selections for his cabinet.

Big Law Lobbying Efforts Fail to Kill 9/11 Litigation against Saudi Arabia

News - 9/11 Litigation

Cozen O’Connor Named 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Law Firm of the Year” in Admiralty & Maritime Law

News - Maritime Antitrust & Competition, Maritime Corporate & Finance, Maritime Litigation, Maritime Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Maritime

Cozen O'Connor was recognized as the 2017 U.S. News – Best Lawyers "Law Firm of the Year” for outstanding work in Admiralty & Maritime Law. Cozen O’Connor is one of only five firms to have been honored with this prestigious recognition in this area of practice since the inception of “Best Law Firms” in 2010.

The State of Surveillance

News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate

Leni Cummins discusses condo and co-op buildings’ increased use of video surveillance in The Cooperator.

Road to the Oval Office Podcast: Trump Transition Update

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

Mark Alderman, Blake Rutherford, Howard Schweitzer, Jim Schultz analyzed the candidates' performance and impact on the remaining 29 critical days of the race.

Sofía Vergara Embryo Case

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law practice, was a guest on HLN's Weekend Express to discuss a right-to-live lawsuit filed in Louisiana on behalf of fertilized eggs against Sofia Vergara.

No Pay for Student Athletes’ Play, Seventh Circuit Affirms [Labor & Employment Alert]

Publication

Joseph Tilson, Anna Wermuth, and Jeremy Glenn discuss a recent decision by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals that student athletes are not employees of the college or university they attend and therefore are not entitled to a minimum wage or overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act.

South Africa International Law Digest

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Sofía Vergara Sued by her Own Embryos

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law practice, discusses this issue on Dr. Drew Midday Live.

Builder In The White House: What’s Ahead for Built Environment?

Publication - Real Estate

Ken Fisher discusses the potential impact of Donald Trump’s presidency on New York’s design professionals in the New York Real Estate Journal.

Harassment and Discrimination Now Violate ABA Model Ethics Rules

News

Tom Wilkinson, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation department, discusses how harassment and discrimination now violate ABA model ethics rules in the ABA Litigation News.

Howard Schweitzer Quoted by Business Insurance on Dodd-Frank Legislation

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

Howard Schweitzer was featured in a Business Insurance article, "Dodd-Frank changes likely under Trump.”

Concurrent Cause Cases: Florida Supreme Court Decides District Split in Favor of Coverage [Global Insurance Alert]

Publication - Insurance Coverage, Property Insurance

J.D. Dickenson and Elizabeth Fata discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court decision in Sebo v, American Home Assurance Company, which favors the Third Districts reasoning and the concurrent cause doctrine in property loss cases.

Huge Verdicts Won't Spur Settlement Talks In J&J Hip MDL

News

John Sullivan, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation department, discusses the recent Johnson & Johnson case in Law360.

Federal Overtime Rules Face Uncertain Future

News - Labor & Employment

Jeremy Glenn, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment, discusses the overtime rule in the Chicago Law Bulletin.

New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition

Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Deborah Minkoff and Abby Sher Author chapter 1A: Self-Insured Retentions Versus Large or Matching Deductibles in the 2016 New Appleman on Insurance Law Library Edition.

Investor Owned Utilities Benefit As Fair Value Legislation Incentivises System Sales

News

Michael Klein discusses the adoption of fair market value legislation for investor-owned utilities in several U.S. states in Global Water Intelligence.

Mark Alderman Quoted in CNN Article about Trump’s Remarks on Free Speech [CNN]

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

Mark Alderman appeared in a CNN article, "Trump takes aim at First Amendment.”

Caterpillar Hit With Age Bias Suit Over Facebook Firing

News - Labor & Employment

Michael Schmidt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment department, discusses this issue on Bloomberg BNA.