'Trial by the Clock': Has the Time Come? [The Legal Intelligencer]

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'Trial by the Clock': Has the Time Come? - The Legal Intelligencer - A few weeks ago, we had a trial in federal court. The case involved alleged misrepresentations in connection with the sale of auction rate securities and was relatively complex. There had been 25 depositions, and over 500,000 documents were exchanged. Liability was vigorously contested, and damages were complicated because the principal damage was lost liquidity -- not a readily calculated drop in the security's price.

Texas Supreme Court Issues Important Opinion Concerning Plaintiff's Burden of Proof in Products Liability Matters [Insurance Coverage Alert!]

Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Texas Supreme Court Issues Important Opinion Concerning Plaintiff's Burden of Proof in Products Liability Matters - Insurance Coverage Alert! - The Texas Supreme Court recently issued an important opinion concerning products liability. Merck & Co. v. Garza, 2011 Tex. LEXIS 638 (Tex. 2011) stemmed from litigation involving the diet drug Vioxx. The court held that plaintiffs seeking to prove general causation with epidemiological evidence must provide at least two independent case studies demonstrating that subjects who used the product under circumstances substantially similar to those encountered by the plaintiff doubled their

General Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturers of Defective Products [Cozen O'Connor White Paper]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

General Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturers of Defective Products - Cozen O'Connor White Paper - In our increasingly globalized economy, there is a growing need to establish jurisdiction in U.S. courts over foreign manufacturers of defective products. Recent legal developments will, in some cases, make that task more
daunting.

Ken Fisher quoted in the Capital New York

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Ken Fisher quoted in the Capital New York

Q&A: Accessing Common Elements [The Cooperator]

News - Real Estate

Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Group, answers a Q&A from a reader about common spaces in a residence overlapping with private spaces, and who would be at fault if something happens.

Fall 2011 [Business Law Observer]

Publication - Business, Corporate

Fall 2011 - Business Law Observer - We welcome your inquiries on these topics and any other questions you may have, and trust that we can provide you with the counsel you need to steer clear of the impediments to successfully running your business.

Accused of Bias, Judge Recuses Himself from 17 Ongoing Cases [ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Newsletter]

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Accused of Bias, Judge Recuses Himself from 17 Ongoing Cases - ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Newsletter -

Lisa Haas’ appointment as Chief Marketing Officer featured in Legal Intelligencer

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Lisa Haas’ appointment as Chief Marketing Officer featured in Legal Intelligencer

Cozen O’Connor Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

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Cozen O’Connor Named One of the Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania

Alderman, Schweitzer, Bayh on the Infrastructure Bank the U.S. Already Has in The Washington Post

News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies

Alderman, Schweitzer, Bayh on the Infrastructure Bank the U.S. Already Has in The Washington Post

Barry Boss Discusses Underwear Bomber's Defense on NPR

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As New Term Begins, Out With the Old, in With the New [The Legal Intelligencer]

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As New Term Begins, Out With the Old, in With the New - The Legal Intelligencer - Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court begins its new term. Before diving into the exciting cases awaiting
decision in the coming year, it is worth pausing to examine a few interesting aspects of the court's work from the prior term.

3d Circuit Permits Pennsylvania Minority Shareholder to Sue Majority Shareholders for Breach of Fiduciary Duty After Completion of Cash-Out Merger [Corporate Alert!]

Publication - Business, Corporate

3d Circuit Permits Pennsylvania Minority Shareholder to Sue Majority Shareholders for Breach of Fiduciary Duty After Completion of Cash-Out Merger - Corporate Alert! - In August, 2011, the U.S. 3d Circuit Court of Appeals held that the fact that the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law gives appraisal rights to minority shareholders “squeezed out” by a merger does not preclude other remedies, including a breach of fiduciary duty claim. In so doing, the 3d Circuit overruled the lower court, which had dismissed the fiduciary duty claim of a minority shareholder (Mitchell) on the basis that appraisal rights are the exclusive remedy

Stephen Miller quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek

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Stephen Miller was quoted in Bloomberg Businessweek regarding the sentencing of Zvi Goffer, the former Galleon trader, and Winifred Jiau, a consultant for Primary Global Research LLC, who were convicted in June in separate trials in federal court in Manhattan as part of a U.S. crackdown on insider trading. Stephen commented, ''The U.S. attorney is going to keep this case in the public eye for a week. That should create the desired deterrent effect.''

Revisiting the Scope of the Panel’s Authority to Rewrite the Reinsurance Contract: Harper Insurance Limited v. Century Indemnity Company 10 Civ. 7866 (S.D. N.Y. July 28, 2011) [Insurance Coverage Alert!]

Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Revisiting the Scope of the Panel’s Authority to Rewrite the Reinsurance Contract: Harper Insurance Limited v. Century Indemnity Company 10 Civ. 7866 (S.D. N.Y. July 28, 2011) - Insurance Coverage Alert! - In recent years, the question of whether the arbitration panel has the authority to rewrite terms of the reinsurance contract in resolving disputes between cedents and reinsurers has played prominently in the courts in the United
States. In visiting the question in 2010, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit affirmed the trial court’s vacatur of an arbitration award where the panel crafted a remedy beyond
the terms of the contract.

Cozen O’Connor Brings 400 Litigators Under One National Litigation Department

Press Release

Cozen O’Connor Brings 400 Litigators Under One National Litigation Department

Cozen O'Connor's move to 400-lawyer litigation department noted in Philadelphia Business Journal.

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Cozen O'Connor's move to 400-lawyer litigation department noted in Philadelphia Business Journal.

"Social Media in the Workplace Creates New Legal Risks" [Corporate Counsel]

Publication - Labor & Employment

"Social Media in the Workplace Creates New Legal Risks" - Corporate Counsel - Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have forever changed how people communicate. Every little detail of people’s lives is now broadcast, tweeted, or blogged about on the Internet. The social media activities of employees have increasingly pushed the boundaries of lawful workplace behavior and created new legal challenges for employers seeking to control this new communication forum and minimize the legal risks to their organization.

Texas Wildfires [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

Texas Wildfires - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Background information and investigation summaries are provided on the ongoing catastrophic Texas Wildfires. This Alert provides a review of currently available information on the Bastrop County Complex, Steiner Ranch, and Spicewood/Pedernales Bend wildfires.

2011 Floods: Evaluation of Subrogation Potential During Natural Disasters [Cozen O'Connor White Paper]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

2011 Floods: Evaluation of Subrogation Potential During Natural Disasters - Cozen O'Connor White Paper - Many regions of our country still are suffering from the tragic consequences of Hurricane Irene, as well as prior and subsequent tropical storms. In the midst of this sometimes overwhelming damage, the insurance industry will be called upon to respond to claims which frequently entail multiple perils such as flood, wind and collapse. These claims, while complex, still are amenable to application of Cozen O'Connor's time tested subrogation methodology.