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In a previous post, we wrote about drones (which are more formally referred to as “unmanned aircraft systems” or UAS), as well as the nascent federal and state statutory and regulatory framework. Since our last article, drone use – as ...

We are pleased to announce that five Cohen Seglias attorneys have been included in the 2018 Edition of Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, in four practice areas: Ed ...

If you are a union contractor, you are probably making contributions into one or more union pension funds every month. These pension funds, known as multi-employer pension plans (MEPs), rely on a number of employers paying their share toward a ...

From time to time, cooperative and condominium boards have issues with commercial tenants over lease appurtenances. Often this issue arises in conjunction with disputes among the cooperative or condominium board and the commercial unit owner and its ...

I have never met an attorney who did not believe that he was perfectly capable of drafting legislation. This confidence may come from a mastery of the case law governing the subject matter of the ­proposed legislation. Or perhaps it derives from ...

Brief Note: Greetings from the Editorial Team at Construction in Brief! We are excited to introduce our new Partner, Cheryl Santaniello, who just joined the Business Transactions Group in Delaware. In the Wilmington Office Q&A, you will learn ...

On May 16, 2017, Philadelphia voters approved a ballot measure amending the Home Rule Charter (the Amendment) to allow the City to enter into contracts for certain goods and services based on “best value.” Best value contracting is the practice ...

With limited exceptions, nearly all states require that contractors purchase workers’ compensation insurance when performing work in that state. That seems simple enough, right? There are, however, at least 52 different sets of workers’ ...

Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit limited the ability of a public entity to arbitrarily (1) declare that a low-bidder on a project is “not responsible,” and (2) award a contract to the next-lowest bidder. In the ...

Every ten years, the American Institute of Architects (the AIA) revises the standard AIA Contract Documents to account for developments in the construction industry and changes in the law. 2017 marks the latest AIA Contract document update, with the ...

Our marketing department recently sat down with the partners in our Wilmington office, including its new addition, Cheryl Santaniello. Q: Tell us a little about Cohen Seglias in Wilmington. A: Ed — We opened the office in 2003, primarily to serve ...

We are excited to introduce our new Business Transactions Partner, Cheryl Santaniello. In the Wilmington Office Q&A, learn about the experience she offers the Firm’s clients.

Cohen Seglias partner Paul Thaler weighed in on the “honest error” defense for researchers involved in misconduct proceedings for the Science article, “Why would a university pay a scientist found guilty of misconduct to ...

On July 26th join Cohen Seglias attorneys Matt Gioffre and Dan Fierstein for their seminar, “Killer Contract Clauses for Construction & Service” for the Mechanical & Service Contractors Association (M&SCA) in Blue ...

Design professionals doing business in Kentucky beware: the Kentucky Court of Appeals recently held that a contractor may pursue a negligent misrepresentation claim against an architect for delays to a project resulting from allegedly defective ...

The federal government has a long-standing pref­erence for incorporating domestic materials and products into public construction projects. While a number of statutes and regulations promote this policy, the Buy American Act of 1933 (BAA) is the ...

Cohen Seglias Managing Partner, George Pallas, was quoted in the Delaware Online article, “Towns in quandary over Christie order on road construction.” As road construction crews across New Jersey prepared to leave work Friday – ...

On July 13, the Cohen Seglias volunteer team from our Pittsburgh office, consisting of Lori Wisniewski Azzara, Emily Lane, Brian Lawton, Jim McGraw, Jim McNally, and Lisa Wampler, joined Habitat for Humanity Pittsburgh at their build site in ...

We are pleased to announce that eleven Cohen Seglias attorneys were selected to this year’s Pennsylvania Super Lawyers list and eight attorneys to the Pennsylvania Rising Stars list in the areas of Construction Litigation, Government ...

Cohen Seglias Partner Paul Thaler was quoted in the Retraction Watch article, “Career derailed, ex-prof to sue Montana State for wrongful termination.” The article is available on the Retraction Watch website.