News & Publications

Robert G. Ruggieri was recently elected as an Elective Governance Director, 2019-2022, to the Board of Directors of the Society of American Military Engineers-Philadelphia Post. As a member of the Board of Directors, Bob will assist in the ...

On April 30, Cohen Seglias joined Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia at their annual Building HOPE Luncheon as a 10th Anniversary Sponsor for $10,000. Cohen Seglias is committed to Habitat’s mission of creating safe, sustainable, and ...

In the book “We Are Not Alone,” published in 1964 and written by Walter Sullivan, the author included a chapter that asked “Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?” While that question could generate a lively debate, there can be no doubt that ...

We are pleased to announce that four Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state and the Rising Stars ...

We are pleased to announce that ten Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list and 13 others were selected to the Rising Stars list. The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in ...

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) released proposed Title IX regulations in late 2018, specifically concerning sexual harassment, including sexual assault. This is significant because the DOE has never addressed these issues through regulation. ...

I hope you enjoyed my recent webinar on payment techniques for contractors in DC, Maryland, and Virginia. If you missed it, you can access the recording here. Below are some of the highlights: Payment Techniques Traditional payment techniques for ...

Christopher Carusone was interviewed on the podcast The Allegheny Front. This week on The Allegheny Front, prosecutors in Pennsylvania are looking into possible environmental crimes committed during the fracking boom. New technology aims to recycle ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Christopher Carusone is quoted in the witf article, “Pa. prosecutors eye potential ‘environmental crimes.'” Investigators will be assessing intent or state of mind, a former federal prosecutor ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Jason Copley is quoted in the Fabricator article, “Fabricators Tap into the Potential of Steel Construction” highlighting the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2019 Steel Convention. Jason gave ...

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Seglias is recognized in the 2019 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, the preeminent legal ranking of attorneys and law firms. The firm’s Construction Group is once again named a ...

The past six months have seen plenty of activity from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The following recaps the developments affecting the construction industry. As each changes the regulatory landscape, construction ...

Unlike its federal brethren at the U.S. Justice Department, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (OAG) is limited in its ability to fight anticompetitive conduct in Pennsylvania’s marketplace. The OAG has tried in vain for years to get ...

On March 13 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 have required landlords to accept Section 8 vouchers ...

Construction professionals in New York face new hurdles in ensuring they are covered as additional insureds under other parties’ commercial general liability insurance policies. In 2002, a New York City agency contracted with a general contractor ...

Law360 (April 10, 2019, 1:57 PM EDT) — It has been a little over two years since George E. Pallas was elected to be the third managing partner of Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman PC, the Pennsylvania-based, construction-focused ...

Recently, the New York Court of Appeals has resolved an open issue under Lien Law section 3 concerning leased property. Historically, landlords in New York City have included language in leases purporting to shield their interest in property from ...

2018 marked Cohen Seglias’ 30th anniversary. To commemorate the year, we hosted a series of events benefitting local charities in a number of our cities. The firm has a longstanding tradition of civic involvement and we were proud to celebrate our ...

Construction Contracts & Risk Management Group In 2018, laws concerning construction contracts and projects changed in many states. For example, Pennsylvania modified its Contractor and Subcontractor Payment Act, changing notice requirements and ...

Indemnity provisions are common features in construction contracts. They typically require one party, the indemnitor, to provide protection to another party (e.g., “to indemnify”) from liability for losses caused by the indemnitor. Typically, a ...