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January 12, 2012
Publication - Labor & Employment, Trade Secrets, Restrictive Covenants, and Computer Abuse
New Jersey has joined 46 other states in adopting a version of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA). Signed into law by Governor Christie on January 9, 2012, the New Jersey Trade Secrets Act (the Act) became effective immediately. While the Act codifies a significant portion of the common law, it includes some important changes.
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January 11, 2012
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
When 'The Law' Is in the Lobby - The Legal Intelligencer -
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January 11, 2012
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled, ''Ministerial Exception Barred Bias Suit By Religious School Teacher, U.S. Supreme Court Rules,'' Jeff Pasek commented on the recent Supreme Court ruling, which stated that ''workplace bias lawsuits may not be brought by church employees who act as ministers to their denomination.'' Pasek noted that, according to the new ruling, ''...religious organization are entitled to the benefit of a special rule that exempts them from normal rules against employment discrimination.''
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January 10, 2012
News - Employment Litigation, Labor & Employment
In an article titled ''OFCCP Sets Sights on Disabled Workers,'' Debra Friedman, a member of Cozen O'Connor's Labor & Employment Department, comments on the Department of Labor's proposed new rules, which would obligate federal contractors and subcontractors to ensure equal employment opportunities for qualified workers with disabilities.
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January 05, 2012
Publication - Business, Tax
Sheetz Test Rejected for Sales and Use Tax - Tax Alert -
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January 04, 2012
Publication - Construction Law
IDENTIFYING THE PLAYERS AND PRESSURE POINTS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS THE END-GAME - Construction Litigation - Construction failures appear in many forms: fires, floods, collapses, injuries sometimes involving death to workers or third-parties. There are many varieties of construction problems leading to claims and litigation. The purpose of this discussion is not to answer every conceivable question that may arise, but to provide a basic template and methodology to approach the handling of construction claims, which are either headed to, or in litigation.
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January 02, 2012
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Federal Court Declines to Recognize Self-Critical Analysis Privilege Where Document Were Generate Through Voluntary Self-Assessment Procedure - PBA Civil Litigation Section Newsletter -
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January 01, 2012
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Pretrial release strategies, alternatives to prosecution, discovery angles, plea bargaining and agreement suggestions, sentence negotiation tactics, recent case-based examples, dozens of pretrial motions with memoranda, hundreds of practice tips, and much more.
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January 01, 2012
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Debra's chapter in Inside the Minds contains a detailed discussion about Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), a law that addresses how advances in genomic medicine may affect employment relationships. In the chapter, Debra focuses on why GINA was passed, and what employers can and cannot do under GINA. Debra also offers practical tips on what employers must do to comply with GINA's requirements and she suggests best practices.
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January 01, 2012
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Subrogating Against Subcontractors. Recovering from Subcontractors Under a Builders' Risk Policy: Ontario Court of Appeals Opens the Door for Subrogation - Claims Canada -
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December 29, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Pallets by Themselves Not Considered Containers - Tax Alert -
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December 28, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Tax Compromises Possible at Board of Appeals - Tax Alert -
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December 22, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Professional Liability: J.P. Morgan Securities: Ill-Gotten Profits are Not a Prerequisite for Disgorgement - Insurance Coverage Alert! - In December 13, 2011, the New York Appellate Division, First Department, issued a decision in J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. v. Vigilant Insurance Co., Index No. 600979/09 (N.Y.A.D. 1st Dep’t Dec. 13, 2011), that significantly adds to the jurisprudence regarding what constitutes disgorgement that is uninsurable under a directors and officers liability policy.
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December 16, 2011
Publication - Business, Public & Project Finance
Public Pension Disclosure — Recent Developments and Emerging Ideas About Best Practices - Cozen O'Connor Podcast - Click on a link below to listen to the segment.
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December 15, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Philadelphia Amends Business Privilege Tax Bases, Rates & Credits & Provides Relief to New Businesses - Tax Alert! - Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed bills number 110554 and 110548-A, both of which were signed by the mayor on November 14. Bill number 110554 amends the city’s Business Privilege Tax (BPT) to allow for an exclusion to all taxpayers for a flat amount of receipts from the gross receipts portion of the tax, a pro-rata exclusion from the net income portion of the tax to account for the excluded
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December 15, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Recovering From Subcontractors Under Builders' Risk Policies: Ontario Court of Appeal Opens the Door for Subrogation - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Pursuing subrogation under a builders' risk policy against a subcontractor whose fault caused a loss always presents distinct legal challenges. In Canada, the courts have sometimes shielded subcontractors from liability, but a recent decision by the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice in Brookfield Homes v. Nova Plumbing has opened the door to recovery against negligent subcontractors where the policy language permits it.
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December 14, 2011
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Samuel A. Lewis discusses the dilemmas of fair use, which he describes as “one of the more difficult concepts in U.S. copyright law.”
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December 13, 2011
News
Cozen O'Connor featured in The Legal Intelligencer
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December 07, 2011
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt, a member Of Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office, was a guest on the O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Network
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December 07, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
NFPA Issues its U.S. Fire Loss Report Summary for 2010 - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - A new report by the National Fire Protection Association discusses in detail U.S. fire losses for 2010. This provides interesting data for property and subrogation claim handlers regarding total as well as average property damage losses in 2010.
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