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April 16, 2014
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled "When Is It Appropriate to Prosecute a 'Faceless' Corporation?" Hayes Hunt and Thomas O'Rourke, members of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, discuss the September 9, 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno, CA and the 12-count indictment charging PG&E with violations of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act.
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April 15, 2014
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Simon Fraser discusses the decision in In re KB Toys Inc., in which the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that a claim subject to disallowance under § 502(d) of the Bankruptcy Code in the hands of the original holder is also subject to disallowance in the hands of a purchaser.
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April 15, 2014
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Vincent Pozzuto recently appeared with representatives of the Alliance for Minority and Women Construction Businesses (AMWCB) before a caucus of the New York State Assembly in support of a bill aimed at reforming New York State Labor Law Section 240(1), otherwise known as the “Scaffold Law.” The AMWCB supports reform, as the current statute and its effects have driven up the costs of liability insurance, and made it increasingly difficult for AMWCB contractors to bid on high level projects.
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April 10, 2014
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Hayes Hunt, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, was cited in a recent Forbes’ article titled ''House Committee Votes to Holder Lerner in Contempt, Others Push For Criminal Prosecution.'' Kelly Phillips Erb cites Hayes Hunt’s Fifth Amendment Fundamentals blog post; from his ''From the Sidebar'' blog
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April 09, 2014
Publication - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
On April 8, 2014, President Obama took two significant actions in the employee pay arena. He signed an Executive Order prohibiting federal contractors from retaliating against their applicants and employees for inquiring about, disclosing or discussing pay information. He also issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to issue new regulations requiring federal contractors to provide compensation data to the federal government, broken down by gender and race.
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April 07, 2014
Publication - Intellectual Property, Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Camille Miller, co-chair of the Intellectual Property Department, and Chanel Lattimer, associate in the Intellectual Property Department, discuss how Microsoft has received mixed reactions in their efforts to fight online fraud.
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April 07, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member of the firm's Family Law Department, was a guest on The Willis Report on the Fox Business Network today.
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April 04, 2014
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt was used as a source on a recent article titled "Don't Let Divorce Wreck Your Finances."
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April 03, 2014
Publication - Appellate, White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled “U.S. Supreme Court Tackles Questions of Criminal Intent,” Stephen Miller and Jordan Fox, members of Cozen O'Connor's Commercial Litigation Department, discuss the element of criminal intent. “Guilty knowledge” is often the hardest element for the government to prove in a criminal prosecution. For that reason, criminal practitioners pay special attention to changes in the law that impacts the evidence admissible on the score. The U.S. Supreme Court decided one such case during this term and was set to hear oral argument in another this week.
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April 03, 2014
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In a Q&A feature published by Storm Water Solutions Magazine, Michael Klein (Utility, Environmental & Energy, Washington, DC and Harrisburg, PA) discusses the increasing demand for privatized municipal water services and the effects of privatization. Michael highlights the pros and cons of privatization and provides examples of municipalities that have benefited from privatization.
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April 02, 2014
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How to Navigate Through the Three Hurdles in Claims Against International
Defendants in U.S. Courts, Potential U.S. Legislation Impacting Claims Against International Defendants and The Role of Local Counsel in International Claims
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April 01, 2014
Press Release - Intellectual Property, Trademark & Copyright
Camille Miller, co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Intellectual Property Practice Group and the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Group, was named a Client Choice 2014 winner in the Client Choice Guide – International 2014.
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April 01, 2014
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Angelo G. Savino, a shareholder in the Global Insurance Department, authored an article titled Event Horizon featured in the April 2014 issue of [Best’s Review]. In the article Angelo discusses the Haliburton v. Erica P. John Fund Supreme Court case and other factors that could have major impact on the D&O space in 2014.
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March 31, 2014
News - Products Liability
Jim Heller, chair of Cozen O’Connor’s Products Liability Practice Group, commented on GM’s recall of 1.6 million cars. Jim commented in a Reuters article picked up by many publications including CNBC.
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March 31, 2014
Press Release - Products Liability, Professional Liability
Cozen O’Connor has hired experienced commercial litigator William Walsh as a member, further expanding the firm’s litigation strengths in its Seattle office. Mr. Walsh has successfully represented numerous clients in court in a variety of areas, particularly with regard to aviation, products liability, and professional liability matters.
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March 31, 2014
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
In an article titled “Immaculate Suspension: Non-Analytical Positive Doping Violations from USADA to MLB,” Barry Boss and Rebecca Brodey, of the Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations Practice Group, discuss a new era of combating drug use in baseball and other sports, one where athletes are increasingly suspended for doping violations not because of a positive drug test, but based on non-analytical evidence.
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March 31, 2014
Publication - Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence - Climate Change
On March 28, the White House announced a set of new policy initiatives to reduce emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas (GHG) 20 times more powerful than carbon dioxide. The Climate Action Plan—Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions (Methane Plan) outlines the administration’s plans for new regulations, voluntary efforts and measurement technology to reduce and track methane emissions.
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March 30, 2014
News - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
In an article titled “NLRB ruling on Northwestern football players creates benefits challenges,” Jeffrey Pasek, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses the National Labor Relations Board decision that Northwestern University scholarship football players are employees of the Evanston, Illinois-based private university.
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March 28, 2014
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Melissa Brill of the Global Insurance department discusses K2 and the Court of Appeals decision to reject the notion of coverage in this article published by Property Casualty360.
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March 28, 2014
Publication - Labor & Employment, Labor Relations & Disputes
Everyone recognizes that college athletics are big business for the schools, but do they exploit the student athletes under the guise of amateurism? Thanks to a new decision out of the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board, we will likely find out if scholarship athletes will be treated as employees with the right to unionize under the National Labor Relations Act. On March 26, 2014, the NLRB regional director concluded that the scholarship recipients on the Northwestern University football team are employees and ordered an election to determine if they desire union representation.
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