Third Circuit Vacates Order Compelling Uber Driver to Arbitrate [Alert]

Publication - Labor & Employment, Transportation & Trade

David Loh and Chris Raleigh discuss the Third Circuit's decision, ordering the district court to allow discovery to determine if Uber drivers belongs to a class of transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce.

Cozen O'Connor Adds Three Lobbyists in Chicago

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Cozen O'Connor welcomes three new lobbyists, John F. Dunn, Darren Collier, and Patrick L. Carey to the Public Strategies practice in Chicago.

Three Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Recognized as 2019 Texas Super Lawyers

Press Release - Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment

Cozen O’Connor attorneys Stephen P. Pate, A. Martin Wickliff, Jr., and Joseph A. Ziemianski were named 2019 Texas Super Lawyers

Why the Office Halloween Party is becoming a Corporate Zombie

News - Labor & Employment

David Barron was quoted in Patch discussing how companies should handle office Halloween parties.

Section 502 and the Hidden Limits on a Creditor’s Right to Object to a Claim

Publication

As Legal Business Moves Faster, Lawyers Aim to Manage Client Expectations

News - Labor & Employment

Susan Eisenberg discussed with Law.com about the expectations that clients have with attorneys in their response time.

Thomas Wilkinson named Chair of the Defense Research Institute Lawyers' Professionalism and Ethics Committee

News

The appointment is for a one-year term and is effective at the conclusion of the DRI 2019 Annual Meeting in New Orleans October 16-19.

Update: Housing Security & Tenant Protection Act of 2019 – Limited Exemption for Coop Boards [Alert]

Publication - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate

Leni Cummins updates her previous alert with new guidance provided by the New York State Department of State.

5th Circ. Ruling Offers Map For Avoiding Daily Rate OT Claims [Law360]

Publication - Labor & Employment

Debra Friedman discussed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Faludi v. U.S. Shale Solutions LLC.

Subrogation Actions against Manufacturers: Practice Tips and Pitfalls to Avoid

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Identification of claims; securing and examining evidence; notice; strict liability; warranty claims; component parts; foreign manufacturers; common defenses; settlement

Potential Road Blocks to Recovery: Waiver of Subrogation, Hold Harmless and Limitation of Liability Clauses Webinar

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

Topics discussed during this webinar included: What are potential road blocks, where to look for these road blocks, waivers of subrogation, does the waiver apply?, exceptions to waivers of subrogation, express co-insured provision, and hold harmless/limitations on liability clauses.

Asylum Advocates

News - Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment

Julie Trester and Corey Hickman were recognized by their alma mater, the University of Illinois, for their pro bono work in support of a young Mexican family seeking asylum.

Justice Dept. Offers 9/11 Families New Detail About Investigation of Suspected Saudi Accomplices

News - 9/11 Litigation

Sean Carter was quoted in an article discussing The Justice Department's decision to provide new information to the families of those killed on 9/11 who are suing the government of Saudi Arabia over possible complicity in the terrorist attacks — but only under a protective order meant to keep the information from becoming public.

Jennifer Brandt a Guest on Fox 29's Good Day Philadelphia

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt appeared on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia discussing the investigation of a Delaware day care worker charged with murder in the death of 4-month-old under her watch.

Matthew Steinberg Selected as a 2019 Top Litigator and Trial Attorney of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal

News - Commercial Litigation

Matthew Steinberg has been selected as a 2019 Top Litigator and Trial Attorney of the year by the Los Angeles Business Journal. The Los Angeles Business Journal selects 50 of the best litigators in the industry.

EPA Issues New CERCLA Guidance on Liability Protections for Current/Potential Impacted Site Owners [Alert]

Publication - Environmental Litigation & Enforcement, Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence

If you’re back to work navigating the complexities of cleaning up a brownfields site, you’re in luck. The EPA issued an update to “Enforcement Discretion Guidance” for enforcement personnel as it relates to liability protections under the 2002 Brownfields Amendments to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA).

TSA Adopts Alternative Approach to Enforcement Against Airlines and Other Regulated Entities

Publication - Aviation, Transportation & Trade - Aviation

How do you create a regulatory framework that sustains the highest levels of aviation security through “shared outcomes”? The Transportation Security Administration’s new Action Plan Program (APP) seeks to answer that essential question.

Bailment Law in a New York Wonka Warehouse

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery

A recent New York trial court level case, MBNY LLC v. Larkin Cold Storage Co., Inc., examined another loss within a different candy storage facility that has two implications for cargo/marine subrogation clients.

Jennifer Brandt a Guest on HLN

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, chair of the firm's family law group, was a guest on HLN discussing the Florida parents who seek to regain custody of their 4-year-old son after taking him off of chemotherapy.

Institutional Response Group and Margolis Healy Continue to Expand with the Addition of Higher Education Student Affairs Professional, Christi Hurt

News - Institutional Response Group

Cozen O’Connor and Margolis Healy announced that Christi Hurt has joined both firms as vice president for strategic initiatives. In this newly created position, Hurt will lead strategic initiatives for both Margolis Healy and Cozen O’Connor’s Institutional Response Group.