Stacie M. Evans

Attorney

Office Philadelphia

Phone (215) 665-7271 Fax (215) 665-2013

Email sevans@cozen.com

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Stacie M. Evans represents clients in a variety of civil litigation matters including strict product liability, construction defect and loss claims.

During her career, Stacie has assisted numerous clients in obtaining significant recoveries in subrogation actions. Stacie is involved in all phases of the litigation process, including the initial review and investigation of a claim, coordinating with experts, preparing complaints, and drafting motions and other pleadings.

Stacie earned her undergraduate degree from George Washington University, summa cum laude, where she was a member of the 1998 Atlantic 10 Championship Gymnastics Team. She earned her law degree from Harvard Law School.

Won a seven-figure verdict on behalf of two insurers and their insured in a case stemming from a fire that damaged both a commercial property and inventory stored on an outside lot. In securing this verdict after a four-day jury trial, we overcame the difficulties inherent in proving that the fire was caused by a cigarette carelessly discarded from a neighboring property. We also overcame a contributory negligence defense that the storage of combustible inventory violated fire prevention codes by proving that the admitted contributory negligence lacked causation. This case was tried in a jurisdiction where a finding of one percent causal fault by a plaintiff would have resulted in a defense verdict. This win was affirmed by the intermediate appellate court and that reported opinion was affirmed by Maryland’s highest Court, The Maryland Court of Appeals, in August of 2020. The opinion will be reported in Maryland’s official reporter.

JLWOP Client’s Sentence Reduced

November 14, 2018

Peter Rossi and Stacie Evans successfully persuaded Judge McDermott to reduce Clarence Adams’s sentence of life without parole to 23.5 years to life, making him eligible for parole in six years.

Stacie Evans Quoted in Law 360 article Conn. Clears Path For Impending 'Made-Whole'

July 29, 2013

In the Fireman’s Fund v. TD Banknorth case the Connecticut Supreme Court recently held that insurers should be made whole for their losses before policyholders can recoup deductibles from third parties, one of the first decisions to tackle a question that attorneys say will crop up more often now that deductibles have become costlier.

Pennsylvania Court Holds Implied Warranty of Habitability Does Not Extend to Subsequent Purchasers [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

September 12, 2014

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania recently held that the implied warranty of habitability does not extend to the subsequent purchaser of a previously occupied home. See Conway v. Cutler Group, Inc., 2014 Pa. LEXIS 2084, No. 80 MAP 2013 (August 18, 2014). The court concluded that the decision of whether to extend the implied warranty of habitability, and under what circumstances such an extension would be warranted, was a matter of public policy properly left to the General Assembly.

Establishing the Cause of a Fire Through the Process of Elimination [Subrogation & Recovery Alert]

August 05, 2013

In 2011, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) explicitly rejected negative corpus as a reliable methodology in fire investigation. Section 18.6.5 presents a significant obstacle to subrogation actions when a fire’s ignition source cannot be conclusively determined due to the damage caused by the fire, particularly when it is believed that the fire was caused by a discarded cigarette. However, a recent decision in a case being handled by Cozen O’Connor from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio may serve as valuable precedent in such circumstances.

That Sinking Feeling: Losses Arising from Sinkholes [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

December 20, 2010

That Sinking Feeling: Losses Arising from Sinkholes - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Sinkhole claims are emblematic of a number of different loss scenarios that may be one part mother nature and one part human error. The challenge from a subrogation perspective is to recognize and perfect the recovery opportunities arising from these complex claims, including engineering and construction deficiencies that may contribute to the subterranean failure, and to do so in a way that takes into account time bars triggered by statutes of repose.

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