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Question: Our magisterial district judge said that he will not issue a possession judgment unless the tenant breaches a condition of the lease. What does this mean? Answer: Under the common law (which is the law established by judges’ ...

Cohen Seglias is mentioned in the Philadelphia Business Journal article about the upcoming renovations to 1600 Market Street. The firm prepares to move into the new space in August 2020. American Real Estate Partners plans to invest more than $15 ...

Roy Cohen is named a 2019 Pennsylvania Trailblazer by The Legal Intelligencer in their inaugural list. The Pennsylvania Trailblazer list spotlights individuals who are agents of change and have made significant marks on the practice, policy, and ...

Our newsletter team recently sat down with the Chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation Group, Steve Williams. Tell us a little about your practice and the Commercial Litigation Group. A: I provide a full range of legal services to help my ...

The “experience modifier” is a method of adjusting an employer’s premium for workers’ compensation policy based upon the employer’s previous loss experience. The premise behind an experience modifier is that the ...

While a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion has no direct ties to the construction industry, it still has a wide-reaching impact on Pennsylvania litigants generally, including owners, contractors, and consultants involved in construction ...

On March 8, 2018, President Trump signed a pair of executive orders putting a 25% tariff on imported steel and a 10% tariff on imported aluminum. In the eighteen months since the tariffs went into effect, the impacts of these and subsequent ...

“No damages for delay” provisions are a universal component of construction contracts on public projects. Generally imposed by public entities in an attempt to limit their exposure, “no damages for delay” provisions operate ...

In this issue, you will learn practical tips on how to avoid the risks of unpredictable pricing as well as an update on the availability of steel and aluminum for construction projects. We also cover issues that contractors should be aware of and ...

We hope you are enjoying this fall weather! In this issue, you will learn practical tips on how to avoid the risks of unpredictable pricing as well as the availability of steel and aluminum for construction projects.

Fall is here and in full swing! Many of us thought that as we sipped hot apple cider and watched the leaves on the trees change color, we would also be mulling over the new regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Education. Betsy DeVos’ ...

Cohen Seglias is proud to continue our partnership with the American Heart Association for the fourth year in a row! On November 2, the Cohen Seglias team was joined by family, friends, and pets at the 2019 Philadelphia Heart Walk in support of ...

Despite the construction industry’s few areas of certainty, contractors can invariably count on facing an OSHA compliance inspection at some point. These visits are meant to ensure everyone on-site is following OSHA’s many and detailed ...

Breaking from prior legal precedent, an appellate court in New York ruled that if a contractor pays employees performing manual work on a biweekly basis (or less frequently), the affected employees may bring a private lawsuit or class action case ...

We are excited to announce that Cohen Seglias is named in the 2020 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list both nationally for two practice groups and regionally in Philadelphia for four practice groups. The firm is listed in the ...

Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC was founded in 1988 by three attorneys and has grown to 70 attorneys in nine offices; practicing not only all over the country but throughout the world. From its inception, the business philosophy of ...

On October 16, Cohen Seglias’ volunteer team returned to Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia’s Sharswood Site for their final build day of 2019. Volunteers from our Philadelphia office included Kelly Bridgeford, Ryan Kellenger, Olivia Paris ...

As Cohen Seglias prepares to expand its Philadelphia office for internal growth and physical expansion, Partner Edward Seglias sat down with Natalie Kostelni of the Philadelphia Business Journal to elaborate on the firm’s decision to ...

In my 40 years of practice, I have consistently found that practitioners do not understand the area of the law dealing with liquidated damages and stipulated sums provisions. Yes, they can quote the hornbook law of Williston. And they can advise ...

Earlier this year, we wrote about the recent Commonwealth Court case, Apartment Association of Metropolitan Pittsburgh v. Pittsburgh, in which the Court struck down a Pittsburgh ordinance that would require landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers ...