Cozen Win for Climate Scientist Brings ‘Sense of Accomplishment’

The trial win for prominent climate scientist Michael Mann gave Cozen O’Connor partner Pete Fontaine, who helped lead the case for a dozen years, “a real sense of accomplishment,” he said.

A DC Superior Court jury on Thursday awarded Mann just over $1 million stemming from his 2012 defamation suit against Rand Simberg, a former adjunct scholar at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, and National Review contributor Mark Steyn,

Philadelphia-based Cozen partner Fontaine, who leads the firm’s environment practice, said he’s represented Mann, since 2010, soon after Mann became embroiled in the “Climategate” controversy in which hackers stole emails from climate ...