Avon Products Shareholder Seeks Records Over Bribery Probe

Tue, 15 May 2012 18:03:00 -0400

By Chris Dolmetsch via bloomberg.com

An Avon Products Inc. (AVP) shareholder asked a New York court to compel the cosmetics maker to let it inspect its books and records in connection with a bribery probe.

UCP Motor Cars to be held at Citizens Bank Park

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:48:00 -0400

Save the date for UCP Motor Cars at the Ballpark. United Cerebral Palsy's gala event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 from 6 to 10 PM at Citizens Bank Park.

Two-Term Member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Appointed Board Chair

Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:38:00 -0400

Stewart L. Cohen has been appointed Chair of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Phila. Jury Awards $4.6 Mil. for Painter's 40-Foot Fall

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:19:00 -0400

A Philadelphia jury awarded $4.6 million in compensatory damages to a man who fell 40 feet from a utility pole he was painting.

Robert E. Meyer joins the Philadelphia office of Cohen Placitella & Roth as of counsel

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:01:00 -0400

Cohen, Placitella & Roth is pleased to announce that Robert E. Meyer has joined the firm as Of Counsel specializing in large loss subrogation and recovery matters.

Fortune™ Magazine Recognizes C/P/R as a Top Law Firm in the United States

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:05:00 -0500

Cohen, Placitella & Roth was recognized by Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell® and Fortune Magazine™ as one of the top nationally ranked law firms in the US as determined by the firm's percentage of AV® Preeminent rated lawyers.

Major Changes to Removal Jurisdiction in 2012

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:02:00 -0500

With surprisingly little coverage or commentary, on Dec. 7, 2011, President Obama signed new legislation that will significantly change the rules for removing cases to federal court.

Christopher M. Placitella Named One of 'America's Top 100 Most Influential Trial Lawyers'

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:07:00 -0500

The Trial Lawyer Magazine has named New Jersey attorney Christopher M. Placitella, partner at the law firm of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, as one of "America's Most Influential Trial Lawyers" for 2011.

Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. included within the inaugural U.S.News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey for the second year in a row

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 14:08:00 -0500

For the second year in a row Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C. was included within the inaugural U.S.News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" survey, with first-tier national rankings in Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Plaintiffs, and Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs. The firm is one of 22 national firms to be named to the top tier list of law firms in Mass Tort Litigation/ Class Actions - Plaintiffs to be recognized in 2011, a significant honor.

Stewart L. Cohen, Esq. Speaks Out After Reports Surface of Atrocities Committed Against Disabled Persons Within the City of Philadelphia

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 14:09:00 -0500

According to Stewart L. Cohen, Esq., trial attorney at the law firm of Cohen, Placitella & Roth, and disabilities advocate, "words are inadequate to describe the atrocities" which were reported by The Associated Press on Tuesday, October 18, 2011.