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December 01, 2011
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Associate Lynnette Espy Elected President-Elect of the Gate City Bar Association
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December 01, 2011
Publication
New York Court Rules Firm Not Liable for Issuing Legal Opinion Letter in Fraudulent Dreier DealNewsletter - ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Newsletter -
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December 01, 2011
News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Mark Felger quoted in Turnarounds & Workouts
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December 01, 2011
Publication
Trial Court Orders Overruling Privilege Claims Still Immediately Appealable - PBA Civil Litigation Newsletter -
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December 01, 2011
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Federal Court Declines to Recognize Self-Critical Analysis Privilege Where Documents Were Generated Through Voluntary Self-Assessment Procedure - PBA Civil Litigation Section Newsletter -
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December 01, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
In this Winter 2011, Volume 46 Issue 2 edition of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, published by the American Bar Association, Jonathan Toren of the Global Insurance Department co-authors a chapter with other leading industry professionals, titled “Recent Developments in Excess Insurance, Surplus Lines Insurance, and Reinsurance Law.”
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November 30, 2011
News - Labor & Employment
Andrew Rolfes quoted in Business Insurance
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November 30, 2011
News - Intellectual Property
Scott Schwartz quoted in The Globe and Mail
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November 23, 2011
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business
Bankruptcy Court Asserts Jurisdiction to Determine Debtor's State Tax Liability - Delaware Business Court Insider - At a time when practitioners debate the reach of bankruptcy court jurisdiction, the Delaware court continues to assert its jurisdiction in the face
of new challenges. In In re Indianapolis Downs LLC, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that it had jurisdiction to decide whether a state taxing authority could continue to collect a state tax on part
of the debtor’s revenue from slot-machine wagering. In doing so, the court turned back
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November 23, 2011
News
Alderman To Be Appointed to Advisory Board of National Air and Space Museum
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November 21, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Foreign Arbitration Clauses Invalid Under Carmack - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Foreign arbitration clauses are more prevalent than ever in commercial contracts. However, in interstate shipping contract claims under the Carmack Amendment, foreign arbitration clauses have recently been found invalid. This Alert reviews the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Smallwood v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.
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November 16, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Thailand Flood Losses - Cozen O'Connor White Paper - Thailand’s two principal river systems are the Chao Phraya and the Mekong. There are a number of other smaller rivers which run through Thailand and drain into the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea. The Mekong drains into the South China Sea. Beginning in July, Thailand’s rivers have been flooding. The floods have caused 506 deaths and an estimated $5.1 billion in damage. According to government reports the flooding has affected almost 15 million acres of land in 58 provinces.
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November 14, 2011
News - Intellectual Property
Ed Weisz quoted in The Wall Street Journal
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November 14, 2011
Publication
In Wake of Wal-Mart Case, Class Actions Still Alive and Well - The Legal Intelligencer - In Wal-Mart Stores Inc. v. Dukes, The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a grant of class certification. The case involved allegations of discrimination against women, and the Supreme Court said that the case involved too many individual claims, circumstances and factual analyses to be litigated on a classwide basis.
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November 07, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Colorado Statute Concerning Insurance for Construction Defects Does Not Apply Retroactively, but Property Damage Caused by Poor Workmanship is an Occurrence - Insurance Coverage Alert! - 10th Circuit Court of Appeals held that a Colorado statute regarding insurance for construction defects does not apply retroactively, but that any property damage caused by poor workmanship may nevertheless qualify as an “occurrence” so long as the resulting damage is to nondefective property. Greystone Const., Inc. v. National Fire & Marine Ins. Co., Case No. 09-1412 (10th Cir. Nov. 1, 2011).
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November 04, 2011
News - Trademark & Copyright
Cozen O’Connor Trademark Group Number One in Pennsylvania
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November 01, 2011
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District Court Disqualifies Counsel After Party-Appointed Arbitrator Discloses Panel - ABA Litigation News -
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November 01, 2011
Publication - Intellectual Property
Creative Anti-Counterfeiting: Solutions for Combatting Counterfeiting Online - ACC Docket: The Journal of the Association of Corporate Counsel - A recent study on Internet traffic reported that websites featuring pirated digital contents or counterfeit goods were visited 53 billion times last year, representing 146 million times every day, of which 87 million visits were to websites selling counterfeit goods, such as prescription drugs and luxury items. This article discusses ways brand owners can protect their intellectual property rights through monitoring, enforcement and preventive measures to combat online sales of...
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October 31, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Corporate Liability for Human Rights Abuses by Foreign Operatives? U.S. Supreme Court to Consider if Victims Can Recover Damages from Corporations - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On October 18, 2011, the Supreme Court of the United States agreed to consider whether corporations can be sued in U.S. courts for acts that take place outside of the country. Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum, S. Ct. Dkt. No. 10-1491. The Supreme Court arguments will most likely be heard in early 2012, followed by the Court’s written decision sometime before the Court’s term ends in June 2012.
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October 30, 2011
News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Mark Felger quoted in The News Journal
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