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December 01, 2015
Publication - Insurance Coverage
the Supreme Court of Oregon overturned 42 years of precedent, holding that Stubblefield v. St. Paul Fire & Marine erred when it decided that a covenant not to execute given in exchange for an assignment of rights, by itself, creates a release that dissolves an insured’s liability and, by extension, the insurer’s liability as well.
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November 30, 2015
News
David Zambito, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Utility, Environmental & Energy group, discusses the Distribution System Improvement Charge (DSIC).
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November 24, 2015
News - Products Liability
The rankings are based on partner headcount in the top 200 law firms in the United States. To be counted in the practice group, the partner has to spend at least 50 percent of their time on matters related to that practice.
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November 24, 2015
News - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery
As part of its annual Top 100 rankings, Law360 ranked Cozen O’Connor fourth in the nation for the size of its insurance practice. Cozen O’Connor has 122 members across the firm’s 22 U.S. offices.
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November 24, 2015
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Real Estate
Ken Fisher discussed new regulations for political consulting firms in New York to register as lobbyists and disclose their clients and income to the public.
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November 23, 2015
Publication - Hatch-Waxman & Biologics, Patents
Aaron Lukas and Keri Schaubert, associates of Cozen O’Connor’s IP group, discuss the effect that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will have on the biopharmaceutical and biosimilar industry.
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November 20, 2015
Publication
Stephen Miller and Nicholas Karwacki discuss the US Supreme Court revisiting class-action suits in 'Campbell Ewald'
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November 17, 2015
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the new Ban-The-Box law and how it will affect employers. This new law seeks to ban the practice of including a check-off box on a job application that asks whether the individual has a criminal past. Michael urges employers to make sure that their job ads and hiring practices are in line with the new law and also emphasizes the importance of training hiring personnel to make sure that they are sensitive to the new regulations in place.
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November 17, 2015
Publication - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt discusses the new Ban-The-Box law and how it will affect employers.
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November 13, 2015
Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Trade, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) / Drones - Aviation
This edition discusses the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against United Airlines and Delta Air Lines seeking to block the carriers’ proposed slot swap at Newark, DOT’s ban on electronic smoking devices in checked baggage, DOT and the FAA’s planned registration requirements for drones/unmanned aircraft, the FAA’s new safety compliance philosophy, new FAA rules on production certificates and approvals, APHIS final rules on agricultural quarantine and inspection services, a Congressional hearing on TSA security oversight, and the latest DOT and FAA enforcement actions.
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November 12, 2015
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was a guest on Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the birth control lawsuit filed in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas last week.
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November 12, 2015
Publication - Appellate
Stephen Miller and Leigh Ann Benson discuss Spokeo v. Robins, an appeal from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit raising the question whether Congress may create an “injury-in-fact” simply from the violation of a federal statute.
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November 11, 2015
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger discuss the Court of Chancery's recent decision limiting the scope of DGCL Section 205 to declaring the validity of, but not the invalidity of, a defective corporate act
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November 11, 2015
Publication - Utility & Energy
The court upheld a DSIC calculation methodology approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission that excludes an adjustment to the surcharge for ADIT and allows the utility to account for the full amount of state income taxes, without anticipated deductions, associated with DSIC revenues.
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November 09, 2015
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Fires caused by small exhaust fans commonly found in residential bathrooms have increased over the last 10 years. Frequently, these fires have been attributed to Broan-NuTone exhaust fans equipped with Jakel motors.
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November 05, 2015
Publication
Samuel A. Lewis, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Intellectual Property department, discusses the potential pitfalls of the fair use concept.
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November 04, 2015
News - Labor & Employment - Hospitality
Michael Schmidt discusses the recent trend of more and more restaurants doing away with tipping, with the new revenue likely to come in the form of higher food and beverage prices.
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November 02, 2015
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Aviation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation
“Department of Transportation’s ‘Aggressive’ Approach to Consumer Protection Regulation and Enforcement,” by David Heffernan, published in the Journal of Air Law and Commerce, Vol. 80, No. 2 (2015).
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November 01, 2015
Publication
Ryan Blaney and Jason Bonk review the need for proper cybersecurity measures, discuss an ongoing probe of two MLB franchises regarding a possible inter-team hacking scandal, and put forward a valuable list of items that every actor in the sports world should consider in order to mitigate the risk of privacy/cyber breaches.
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October 30, 2015
News - Emerging Business & Venture Capital
Michael J. Heller and Ira C. Gubernick are quoted in Philadelphia Magazines - BizPhilly discussing the upcoming IMPACT 2015 Capital Conference and the Philadelphia entrepreneurial community.
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