COZEN O'CONNOR, P.C. v. TOBITS et al
Case Number:
2:11-cv-00045
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Firms
- Bancroft PLLC
- Begley Carlin
- Burke Warren
- Cozen O'Connor
- Independence Law Center
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Littler Mendelson
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July 29, 2013
Lesbian Spouse Wins Cozen Benefits Case In Wake Of Windsor
Law firm Cozen O'Connor PC will pay death benefits to the same-sex spouse of a deceased employee after a Pennsylvania federal court declared her eligible on Monday in the first such ERISA ruling since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned an aspect of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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September 13, 2011
DOMA Doesn't Alter Cozen Atty Benefits Fight: Partner
The same-sex partner of a deceased Cozen O'Connor PC insurance attorney asked a Pennsylvania federal court Monday to reject a claim from the attorney's parents for their daughter's death benefits, pushing the court to nix their attempt to wield the Defense of Marriage Act.
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August 04, 2011
Parents Fight Lesbian Partner For Cozen Atty's Benefits
The parents of a deceased Cozen O'Connor PC insurance attorney are fighting her lesbian partner, whom she married in Canada, for a stake in their daughter's death benefits, according to documents filed Monday in Pennsylvania federal court.