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July 29, 2020
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Mark Mullen and Larry Walker discuss the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upholding the intermediate appellate court’s decision that a property owner owes a duty of care to the owners and occupants of neighboring properties to use and maintain that property in a reasonably safe manner so as to avoid harm to neighboring properties.
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July 29, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
Debra Steiner Friedman discussed with HR Dive about the CDC's guidance for those not requiring hospitalization may be useful to employers in determining whether employees who have COVID-19 may return to work.
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July 28, 2020
Press Release - Commercial Litigation
Jeff Greenspan, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Litigation Department in Chicago, has been named to the board of directors of the Center for Enriched Living (CEL), a nonprofit organization serving teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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July 28, 2020
Publication - Labor & Employment
Dave Hackett and Anna Wermuth discuss what employers must do to ensure they are complying with all applicable laws.
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July 28, 2020
Publication - Public & Project Finance
Suzanne Mayes discusses the impacts the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the U.S. tax-exempt bond market.
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July 28, 2020
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Practice, was a guest on Court TV.
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July 27, 2020
Publication - Aviation Litigation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation
William H. Walsh and Anusha E. Jones discuss potential preemption defenses that could be available to airlines and their potential effectiveness.
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July 27, 2020
Publication - Corporate
Steve Dickinson, James Van Orden, and Bob Magovern discuss the SBA's procedural notice to lenders participating in the PPP concerning PPP loan forgiveness.
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July 27, 2020
Publication - Maritime Regulatory, Transportation & Trade - Renewable Energy
Josh Stein discusses the regulatory and legislative activity at the end of last year and the early part of this year that could impact the offshore wind industry.
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July 25, 2020
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm’s Family Law Group, was a guest on Fox 29 News discussing the current status of divorce proceedings in light of COVID-19.
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July 24, 2020
Publication - Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities
Kathy Jaffari, Richard Busis, and Greg Patton discuss the SEC's amendments to increase transparency and accountability between Main Street investors, investment advisers, and organizations that provide proxy voting advice.
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July 24, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
Michael Schmidt was quoted in Newsday discussing COVID-19 screening for returning to work.
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July 23, 2020
Publication - Intellectual Property, Patents
Jeffrey Townes and Hongling Zou explore how the Patent Trial and Appeal Board reviews examiner errors, because although the board has recently denied inter partes review based on issues presented during prosecution, petitioners have little guidance on when examiner error merits IPR institution.
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July 23, 2020
Press Release - Business, Commercial Litigation
Super Lawyers has named four Cozen O’Connor attorneys to its 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Three were recognized as Super Lawyers and one was named “Rising Star.”
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July 23, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
David Barron was quoted in Yahoo! Finance discussing employers requiring employees to surrender their right to sue over COVID-19.
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July 22, 2020
Publication - Real Estate, Real Estate Leasing
Grier Hoyt lists 10 costly pitfalls for the office tenant to avoid when entering into an office lease agreement.
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July 21, 2020
Publication - Trade Regulation, Export Controls & Sanctions, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Gordon Yehudah and Martin Bloor discuss the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control's settlement with Essentra FZE Co. Ltd., for alleged violations of the North Korea Sanctions Regulations.
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July 20, 2020
Publication - Utility & Energy
David P. Zambito and Jonathan P. Nase discuss the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission vote on party lines to maintain its moratorium on utility terminations while Governor Tom Wolf’s Proclamation of Disaster Emergency on COVID-19 remains in effect.
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July 20, 2020
Publication - Utility & Energy
Michael Klein discusses a long-awaited decision by the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County, Pa., involving the City of Chester’s request that the court declares that the city is authorized by law to convey the water system assets of the Chester Water Authority (CWA) to the city for its own use.
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July 19, 2020
News - Labor & Employment
Aaron Holt was quoted in The Washington Post discussing employers providing a safe work environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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