The Cook Group’s Hanson Horn and Ryan Sweeney secured a dismissal for their client after full briefing and oral argument before the New York First Department Appellate Division. By way of background, Hanson and Ryan moved for dismissal on behalf of an out of state product manufacturer in the maritime industry based on a lack...

We are pleased to report TCG was one of 26 firms that have been certified by Diversity Lab as having achieved Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification status.  In addition, TCG was one of 16 firms that achieved “Certification Plus” designation. Certification Plus status was conferred upon those firms that, in addition to meeting...

The Cook Group, PLLC, a multi-state litigation law firm with key practices in products liability, general liability, commercial litigation, appellate issues and sports management, proudly celebrates the second anniversary of its founding by announcing its official national certification as a “WBE” by the Women’s Business...

Pennsylvania Supreme Court declares jurisdictional statute unconstitutional in major victory for out-of-state businesses. On December 22, 2021, The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Company, declaring a jurisdiction-by-registration statute unconstitutional, and bringing...

The Cook Group is excited to have our very own Kerryann Cook and Armand Kalfayan presenting at this year's Perrin New York Asbestos Litigation Conference. The conference is scheduled for Tuesday December 7 at the Sheraton Times Square. The event is a great day of in-person learning and networking with the industry's leading...

ST. LOUIS – DECEMBER 1, 2021 - The Cook Group, PLLC, a multi-state litigation law firm with key practices in products liability, general liability, commercial litigation, appellate issues and sports management, is pleased to announce that Brian Wacker has joined the firm as a Partner in its St. Louis office. “We are thrilled...

The Cook Group, PLLC, a multi-state litigation law firm with key practices in products liability, general liability, commercial litigation, appellate issues and sports management, is pleased to announce the expansion of its Delaware Valley presence with the addition of Elisabeth R. Bala who joins the firm’s Philadelphia...

On September 9, 2021, New York’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, sided with The Cook Group in refusing to grant Lipsitz & Ponterio’s Motion for Leave in three collective appeals: Brenon, Schreiber, and Henderson. The Cook Group was originally successful in New York’s Fourth Department of the Appellate Division; there,...

On August 26, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court issued an order, on its own motion, amending the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure by adopting new Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(h) and codifying the “apex” doctrine in the corporate context. See In re Amendment to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280, No. SC21-929 (Aug. 26, 2021)....