January 10, 2023
A Pennsylvania federal judge closed the book Tuesday on a long-running case against a trio of law and real estate firms stemming from a proposed Philadelphia development project, entering judgment for real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield following a jury verdict in the company's favor.
July 16, 2020
Jurors in an upcoming trial can't hear details about Cozen O'Connor's and Blank Rome's settlements linked to claims that a former lawyer induced tens of millions of dollars in investments by helping advertise a large downtown Philadelphia lot as a multi-skyscraper development opportunity, but will learn that the settlements occurred, a Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday.
October 29, 2019
Cozen O'Connor has again attempted to exit a lawsuit where it faces allegations that a former real estate attorney from the firm conspired to inflate the value of a development project, with all parties in the litigation signing off on a proposed settlement.
August 07, 2019
A Pennsylvania federal court refused to dismiss Cozen O'Connor from a lawsuit alleging that a former real estate attorney from the firm conspired to inflate the value of a development project, ruling that the law firm could still share liability with the developer even after it reached a settlement with the plaintiffs.
May 25, 2018
A Pennsylvania judge said Thursday he will allow a jury to hear from a scholar of Jewish law about the "cultural norms and business practices" at play in a Philadelphia real estate deal at the center of an investor's accusations that he was duped by broker Cushman & Wakefield and lawyers at Cozen O'Connor and Blank Rome LLP.
April 27, 2018
A Pennsylvania judge on Friday refused to dismiss a suit against real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield, which along with law firms Cozen O'Connor and Blank Rome LLP has been accused of misleading investors about a Philadelphia real estate project, saying that the investors' experts are valid and that the claims can stand.
April 06, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused to overturn his previous decision requiring Cozen O'Connor PC to face a suit brought by corporate investors who claim it is responsible for the actions of a former partner accused of misleading them on a Philadelphia real estate project.
March 02, 2018
Blank Rome LLP has agreed to settle federal claims over its alleged liability for the actions of a former attorney accused of misleading a group of corporate investors on the potential of a failed Philadelphia real estate project.
February 21, 2018
A Pennsylvania federal judge has ruled Cozen O'Connor must face a suit brought by corporate investors who claim the firm is responsible for the actions of one of its former attorneys accused of misleading them on a Philadelphia real estate project, but tossed the claims tied to the attorney's alleged actions after leaving the firm.
August 21, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Friday that a British investor who claims that Cozen O'Connor, Blank Rome LLP and Cushman & Wakefield misled him about the viability of a Philadelphia development project hadn't shown sufficient harm to remain in the case, though the judge kept alive claims from three affiliated businesses.