Joshua Cohan

May 12, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

Both civil and criminal jury trials are suspended in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. When it comes time for jury trials to resume in the region, trial lawyers will need to prepare for new attitudes and biases that jurors may develop due to this pandemic.

By Joshua Cohan

10 minute read

August 09, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Even though the Roundup litigation isn’t taking place in the Delaware Valley, it’s impact can be felt in our backyard.

By Joshua Cohan

8 minute read

August 13, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Municipalities and individuals living near military bases are discovering that their water supplies have been contaminated by use of firefighting foam that contains chemicals causing life-threatening illnesses.

By Joshua Cohan

7 minute read

March 15, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

How do you feel about mandatory ­retirement? How many 75-year-olds do you know that are still vital and capable?

By Joshua Cohan

6 minute read

June 12, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Your client's constitutional rights have been violated but your client has not suffered any injury other than the deprivation of the constitutional right itself. The case appears to be a loser. Is it really worth pursuing if you cannot prove an actual injury? This scenario has certainly presented itself to many legal practitioners. Even though it looks like you may be out of luck in getting damages for your client, there might be another way.

By Joshua Cohan

7 minute read

June 11, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

Your client's constitutional rights have been violated but your client has not suffered any injury other than the deprivation of the constitutional right itself. The case appears to be a loser. Is it really worth pursuing if you cannot prove an actual injury? This scenario has certainly presented itself to many legal practitioners. Even though it looks like you may be out of luck in getting damages for your client, there might be another way.

By Joshua Cohan

7 minute read

May 09, 2014 | The Legal Intelligencer

Legal practitioners are well versed in the difficulties of resolving a lawsuit. One source of frustration in particular is the administrative burden of satisfying both governmental and private liens. In personal injury lawsuits, plaintiffs attorneys routinely deal with the problematic task of resolving Medicaid liens for their clients. Plaintiffs and government agencies regularly dispute what portion of a third-party liability settlement or award the state should receive when the state asserts its lien.

By Joshua Cohan

7 minute read