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October 08, 2015
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
Debra Friedman discusses how companies can cultivate the value of employing an older workforce and legal issues to consider.
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October 08, 2015
Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery
Minkoff is one of 26 women appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to serve on the Pennsylvania Commission for Women. The commissioners were sworn in on October 7, 2015 by Secretary of State Pedro Cortés prior to convening the first meeting of the Commission, which was held at The Governor’s Residence.
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October 07, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
With more than 400 members, the Chicago chapter of FBA offers a wide variety of programs and opportunities for judges and attorneys engaged in federal practice. The mission of the Association is to strengthen the federal legal system and administration of justice by serving the interest and needs of the federal practitioner, both public and private, the federal judiciary, and the public they serve.
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October 07, 2015
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Stephen Cozen, Andrea Hammel, and Jared Bayer are pushing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, on behalf of their client Anadarko E&P Co., to preserve a lower court finding that gas lease agreements remain valid in their original form even after the discovery of deed restrictions that must be resolved through legal action.
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October 07, 2015
News - Government & Regulatory, Real Estate
Ken Fisher is quoted in Real Estate Weekly on the potential expiration of New York City's 421-a tax abatement program.
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October 07, 2015
News - Real Estate
Ken Fisher is quoted in Commercial Observer on incorporating the ability to build higher than zoning allows when it comes to air rights on New York City landmarks.
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October 06, 2015
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller discusses the recent decision by a Pennsylvania federal court in which the jury found that Johnson & Johnson’s over-the-counter Children’s Motrin did not cause a child to develop a life-threatening skin disease.
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October 05, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
The scope of discovery is going to change from allowing what is “reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence” to what is “proportional to the needs of the case.”
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October 05, 2015
Press Release - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Subrogation & Recovery
The 2015 New York Metro edition of Super Lawyers Magazine, published by Thomson Reuters, has named 21 Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its list of Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.
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October 02, 2015
Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Trade, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) / Drones - Aviation
This edition reports on Congress’s six-month extension of FAA’s reauthorization; new U.S. Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreements with the European Union and Canada; the FAA’s final rule on the disclosure of aircraft seat dimensions to facilitate the use of child safety seats on airplanes; DOT’s latest small community air service development grants; the Treasury and Commerce Departments’ new amendments to the Cuba Sanctions Regulations.
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October 01, 2015
Publication - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt discusses the legal implications of divorced couples introducing a new significant other to their children.
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October 01, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O’Connor welcomes Michael Bailey as senior counsel to the firm’s Toronto office. Michael brings more than 30 years of litigation experience and will work with the Subrogation & Recovery Department.
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October 01, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins is quoted in The Cooperator on condo boards implementing fun ideas for their community.
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September 30, 2015
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins is quoted in The Cooperator on condo unit owners abiding by a condo board's declaration and bylaws.
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September 29, 2015
Publication - Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright
Chanel L. Lattimer and Brianne Polito discuss how companies can protect the hashtags they use to market their brands.
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September 28, 2015
Publication - Transportation & Trade
These regulatory changes build on earlier revisions published in January 2015 and further ease sanctions related to authorized travel, telecommunications, Internet-based services, business operations in Cuba, and remittances. They do not, however, lift the sanctions, and most prohibitions remain in place.
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September 28, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses Boston Scientific Pelvic Repair System Products Liability Litigation and how the 510(k) clearance of a medical device is not only insufficient to support preemption, but it’s not probative enough to be discussed at trial.
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September 24, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Sean Carter discusses the Senate bill aimed largely at the government of Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf terrorism funders, which makes it easier for victims, family members and insurance companies to sue terror attack affiliated entities.
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September 22, 2015
Publication - Products Liability
John Sullivan discusses the recent Cymbalta litigation in which the plaintiffs tried and failed to create an MDL.
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September 21, 2015
News - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Cozen O'Connor's Los Angeles office recently sponsored the LAFD Invitational, benefiting Widows, Orphans & the Disabled Firemen's Fund. For the 4th straight year, Cozen O'Connor was honored to serve as a "First Alarm Sponsor" of this charitable event!
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