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In 2019, the Pennsylvania State Police raided Cohen Seglias client Champions Sports Bar in Highspire, Pennsylvania, and confiscated numerous electronic skill game machines. Last week, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declared Skill Game machines, ...

In 2019, the Pennsylvania State Police raided Cohen Seglias client Champions Sports Bar in Highspire, Pennsylvania, and confiscated numerous electronic skill game machines. Last week, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court declared Skill Game machines, ...

Divorce is a complex and emotional process often involving difficult property, assets, and child custody decisions. But what about the furry or feathered family member—the beloved pet? Pet custody has become an increasingly important issue in ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to support the American Heart Association for the 8th consecutive year and to participate in their Philadelphia Heart Walk. The Heart Walk is a celebration of life and a call to action to raise funds and awareness for heart ...

We are proud to announce that Cohen Seglias has been named to the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list nationally for construction law and litigation. We have also been recognized regionally in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and New ...

In today’s fast-paced and competitive work environment, hourly employees are increasingly finding themselves at the crossroads of dedication and exhaustion. The demands of the modern workplace often lead these employees to voluntarily commit extra ...

We are pleased to announce that partner Robert Ruggieri has returned to the firm’s Philadelphia office as a member of the Construction Contracts & Risk Management and Government Contracting practice groups. “Bob is a highly regarded attorney ...

It’s a contractor’s worst nightmare: someone you haven’t heard from in ages, or ever, sues you, claiming a defect in the construction you performed years ago. But when is it too late to bring such a claim? You may think that the statute of ...

As family law attorneys, we often handle matters that involve one parent seeking child support from the other. The amount to be paid in child support is typically calculated by using child support guidelines. Frequently, however, certain costs ...

My lawyer tells me that he has to send a “Debt Validation Notice” to any delinquent tenants after I send the 20 or 30-day default letter before he can file an eviction complaint with the court. I have never heard this before. Is this true? Yes. ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias partner George Pallas was selected to this year’s New York Super Lawyers list. Gary Repke is also named to this year’s New York Rising Stars list. Both are recognized for their construction ...

While most of us in the world of higher education thought that the Department of Education (ED) would release the new Title IX regulations in October, it looks like that will not happen until 2024. Therefore, Title IX compliance and investigations ...

Keeping Pittsburgh landlords on their toes, the City of Pittsburgh requested permission from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to appeal the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania’s decision striking down the city’s ordinance known as the Residential ...

How does a Pennsylvania grand jury work? A Pennsylvania investigating grand jury is a group of 23 to 38 jurors selected from the community pursuant to the Pennsylvania Investigating Grand Jury Act to assist prosecutors and law enforcement officers ...

What is the Pennsylvania Unfair Trade Practices & Consumer Protection Law? The Unfair Trade Practices & Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) is a Pennsylvania statute that prohibits “unfair methods of competition” and “unfair or deceptive ...

The New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent decision in Cardali v. Cardali is a clear win for divorce litigants seeking to terminate or suspend alimony payments. The decision provides significant clarity on what is needed to obtain discovery in a motion ...

Michael Payne, Dale Holmes, and Ryan Boonstra of the firm’s government contracting team secured a successful outcome for a military contractor in a $13.1 million claim against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a design build project. The ...

Our government contracting team, Dale Holmes, Michael Payne and Ryan Boonstra, successfully represented a military contractor client in a revived eight-year-old, $13.1 million claim against the U.S. Army over a delayed construction deal. A ...

In recent weeks, members of the press and bloggers have paid significant attention to the resignation of former Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne. The articles feverishly report on the investigation into allegations that Dr. ...

We are proud to announce that this year marks the highest number of Cohen Seglias attorneys acknowledged by Best Lawyers. 16 Cohen Seglias partners are listed in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Lawyers are selected based on an ...