Cozen O’Connor Disqualified Over Delaware Case Conflicts

Law firm Cozen O’Connor has multiple conflicts in a Delaware life insurance trust case and can’t continue to represent its client due to a risk that its lawyers will need to testify, the Delaware Superior Court ruled.

Even though Cozen screened off the attorneys from one another and “demonstrated the vigilance appropriate to the profession,” it can’t continue to represent Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, Judge Paul R. Wallace said.

The Wilmington Savings Fund Society demanded payment from Sun Life on a life insurance policy. Sun Life sued WSFS, alleging the policy was void from the start as an ...