BERGER et al v. CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC. et al

Filing 186

ORDER THAT DEFT COZEN O'CONNOR, P.C.'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO RULE 56 OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE (DOC. NO. 116) IS DENIED TO THE EXTENT THAT PLFFS SEEK TO HOLD COZEN O'CONNOR LIABLE FOR ACTIONS TAKEN IN FU RTHERANCE OF THE CONSPIRACY THAT OCCURRED BEFORE 7/28/2006, WHILE CHARLES NASELSKY WAS EMPLOYED AT COZEN O'CONNOR P.C. THE MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IS GRANTED IN ALL OTHER RESPECTS. SIGNED BY HONORABLE JAN E. DUBOIS ON 2/16/18. 2/20/18 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED AND FAXED.(kw, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
KILBRIDE INVESTMENTS LIMITED,
BUSYSTORE LIMITED IN
LIQUIDATION, and
BERGFELD CO. LIMITED,
Plaintiffs,

CIVIL ACTION

NO. 13-5195
v.
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF
PENNSYLVANIA, INC.,
BLANK ROME LLP, and
COZEN O’CONNOR, P.C.,
Defendants,
and
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD OF
PENNSYLVANIA, INC.,
Third Party Plaintiff,
v.
CHAIM ZEV LEIFER,
HASKEL KISH and
JFK BLVD. ACQUISITION G.P., LLC,
Third Party Defendants.
ORDER
AND NOW, this 16th day of February, 2018, upon consideration of Defendant Cozen
O’Connor, P.C.’s Motion for Summary Judgment Pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of
Civil Procedure (Document No. 116, filed April 17, 2017), Plaintiffs’ Memorandum of Law in
Opposition to Defendant Cozen O’Connor, P.C.’s Motion for Summary Judgment (Document
No. 156, filed May 24, 2017), and Defendant Cozen O’Connor, P.C.’s Reply Memorandum of

Law in Further Support of Its Motion for Summary Judgment (Document No. 173, filed June 14,
2017), for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum dated February 16, 2018, IT
IS ORDERED as follows:
1. Cozen O’Connor P.C.’s Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED to the extent that
plaintiffs seek to hold Cozen O’Connor liable for actions taken in furtherance of the conspiracy
that occurred before July 28, 2006, while Charles Naselsky was employed at Cozen O’Connor
P.C.
2. The Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED in all other respects.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Hon. Jan E. DuBois
DuBOIS, JAN E., J.