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February 08, 2008
Press Release - Appellate, Professional Liability
Cozen O’Connor Attorney H. Robert Fiebach Speaks at 2008 Pennsylvania Bar Association Midyear Meeting
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February 05, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Insured's Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claims Crumble to Nothing... - Insurance Coverage Alert! - U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK, APPLYING NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW, HOLDS
THAT THE “YOUR PRODUCT” EXCLUSION EXCLUDES
COVERAGE FOR CONTAMINATED RASPBERRY CRUMBLE
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January 30, 2008
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New Years' Musings - Claims Advisor -
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January 29, 2008
Publication - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory, Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Developments in the Regulation of Bond Insurers - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Alert! - At year-end 2007, the New York Insurance Department (“Department”) created headlines
by expediting the licensing of Berkshire Hathaway Assurance, an insurer formed
by Warren Buffet to write financial guaranty insurance for municipal bond offerings.
Now, as problems spawned by the subprime mortgage market are threatening the
financial stability of major bond insurers, the Department has continued its proactive
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January 28, 2008
Publication - Labor & Employment
FMLA is Expanded For the First Time in 15 Years - Labor and Employment Alert! - Congress has expanded the scope of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act
(“FMLA”) to include enhanced leave provisions for families of U.S. military
personnel. This is the first expansion of the law since it was enacted 15 years ago.
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January 25, 2008
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Recall Information from 1/25/2008 - Breaking Legal News and/or Recall Alerts - NORDSTROM TAPER AND VOTIVE CANDLES;POTTERY BARN DECORATIVE CANDLES; THE WICK & PETAL CO. CANDLES; A.O. SMITH EXHAUST FAN ELECTRIC MOTORS; TORCHIERE LAMPS RECALLED BY L G SOURCING SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT LOWE’S STORES; NORTH AMERICAN BREAKER CO. RECALLS COUNTERFEIT CIRCUIT BREAKERS; LENOX RECALLS COVERED WARMER DISHES; CHRISTMAS CANDLE SETS BY SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP; DEWALT CORDLESS DRILLS
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January 24, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Pennsylvania Superior Court Confirms CGL Insurers Owe No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Homebuilders Against Construction Defect Claims - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On December 28, 2007, Cozen O’Connor attorneys scored another important victory for insurers in Pennsylvania. In a carefully-reasoned, precedential opinion, a panel of the Superior Court unanimously confirmed that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a builder under a CGL policy for water intrusion damage to a home due to faulty workmanship.
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January 24, 2008
Publication - Government & Regulatory, Subrogation & Recovery
Houston Court of Appeals Holds That Post-Injury Arbitration Agreement Was Not Exempted From FAA or Invalid Under FELA - Maritime Alert! - 3 pgs total. Recognizing that mandamus review is an extraordinary remedy that will issue only to correct a clear abuse of discretion when the abuse cannot be remedied by appeal, the court held that a party has no remedy for wrongful denial of its right to arbitrate under an agreement subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).
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January 17, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named to 2007 Pro Bono Honor Roll by First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
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January 17, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Member Jennifer A. Brandt Appears on Fox News and CN8
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January 17, 2008
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Cozen O'Connor Member Justin B. Wineburgh Serves as Panelist for Drexel Career Symposium
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January 16, 2008
Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance Coverage, Real Estate Finance, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Cozen O’Connor Forms New Practice Group to Address Credit Market Crisis
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January 14, 2008
Press Release - Public & Project Finance
Cozen O’Connor Member Suzanne Mayes Appointed to Board of Directors of Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority
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January 14, 2008
Publication - Products Liability
Private inspections of produce can help alleviate the United States' overburdened border control - Nation's Restaurant News -
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January 10, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor has been honored with a 2008 Pro Bono Award from The National Law Journal (NLJ). Each year, the NLJ recognizes the lawyers and law firms that have worked to ensure that legal rights are not contingent on an individual's ability to pay for an attorney. The award committee looks for the firms and individuals who made the biggest commitments, both in time and in money on behalf of pro bono clients. Cozen O'Connor was recognized for the firm's work as lead private counsel in the Hazleton, Pa., immigration case that captured national attention last year.
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January 10, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
A Retrospective of 2007 Food Contamination Coverage Decisions - Insurance Coverage Alert! - 2007 was a catastrophic year for the food industry. The year started badly when the
first recall was announced on January 2, 2007. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recall – Firm Press Release, Ho’s Trading Inc. Recalls Home Special Health Soup Recipe (Dry Mix), Jan. 2, 2007. Shortly thereafter, the largest pet food contamination recall in history was announced. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recall – Firm
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January 09, 2008
Press Release - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Cozen O’Connor Member Hayes A. Hunt Named Adjunct Professor of Law at Temple University
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January 07, 2008
Press Release
Thomas G. Wilkinson of Cozen O'Connor has been named co-chair of the State Civil Litigation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. The section's purpose is to advance the development and study of the law by suggesting improvements in applicable laws, practices and procedures. A member in the firm's Philadelphia office, Tom is a member of the Commercial Litigation Department. He concentrates his practice in business litigation, business torts, complex insurance coverage and professional responsibility matters. He is a frequent lecturer and author on civil litigation and professional responsibility topics and is the co-editor of the Pennsylvania Ethics Handbook, a comprehensive review of the rules of conduct governing lawyers, with extensive citations to case decisions and ethics opinions addressing all aspects of lawyer-client relationships.
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January 04, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor member Aaron Krauss has been named Chairman of the Board of Directors of Philabundance, the Delaware Valley’s largest food rescue organization. Krauss has served on the board for six years, and as treasurer for the last four years.
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January 02, 2008
Publication - Products Liability
Country of Origin Labeling - Food Product Design - In 2007, perhaps the most notorious ongoing news story was the steady stream of contaminated imported food items reaching American ports, and the risk this poses to the American consumer. As a result, much political action has ensued to safeguard our imported food supplies, most notably with respect to our relationship with China. However, another result has been increased consumer interest in country of origin
labeling,
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