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September 13, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Hurricane Irene Strikes the Eastern Seaboard: An Overview of the Facts and Coverage Issues - Cozen O'Connor Report - On the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, another such storm was devastating the eastern coastline of the United States. Irene – the first hurricane of the 2011 season – was thankfully not as destructive as the 2005 storm that ravaged New Orleans and the Gulf Coast area. Nevertheless, Irene was a powerful and destructive storm that hit areas of the country that seldom see this kind of event.
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September 12, 2011
Publication - Appellate, White Collar Defense & Investigations
PA Firms Making Midlevels Happier - The Legal Intelligencer - The bulk of Pennsylvania firms did a better job keeping their midlevel associates happy this year than they did last year, according to a survey by Legal affiliate The American Lawyer.
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September 12, 2011
Publication - Labor & Employment
Packing Heat in Parked Cars - Texas Lawyer - Effective Sept. 1, Texas employees can store weapons in their vehicles while at work. The new law specifically allows employees to store and have access to guns kept in privately owned vehicles parked on or in employer-provided parking areas. If in-house lawyers haven't done so already, now is the time to review company policies in light of the new law.
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September 12, 2011
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Tad Decker Interviewed in The Legal Intelligencer regarding Cozen O'Connor's Performance in The American Lawyer Midlevel Associate Survey
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September 12, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Bill Allowing Punitive Damages for Insurer's Bad Faith Conduct Introduced in New Jersey Senate - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On August 25, 2011, a New Jersey state senator introduced Senate Bill 3036, purportedly to reverse the New Jersey Supreme Court’s holding in Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Ins. Co., 206 N.J. 562, 21 A.3d 1131 (June 14, 2011). The bill goes far beyond a simple reversal, however, and could have significant financial implications for insurers that breach their duty of good faith and fair dealing with their insureds.
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September 10, 2011
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Kenneth Fisher was quoted in the Wall Street Journal
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September 08, 2011
Press Release - Labor & Employment
Cozen O’Connor Partner A. Martin Wickliff Named 2011 Trailblazer Outside Counsel of the Year by Texas Minority Counsel Program
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September 08, 2011
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Cozen O'Connor Ranked First in Philadelphia and Third in the Nation in The American Lawyer in its Midlevel Associates Satifaction Survey
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September 07, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals Corrects the District of New Jersey's Mistake Regarding the Doctrine of Mutual Mistake - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On Aug. 3, 2011, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Illinois National Insurance Company v. Wyndham Worldwide Operations, Inc., No. 10-3833, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 15894, reversed a decision of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and held, in a case of first impression, that New Jersey law allows reformation on the basis of mutual mistake even against a party that did not participate in the negotiation of the contract.
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September 01, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals Pulls the Plug on Medical Monitoring Class Actions - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On August 25, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit entered judgment in Gates v. Rohm & Haas Co., et al., No. Civ. A. 10-2108, --- F.3d ---, 2011 WL 3715817, which, for all intents and purposes, signifies an end in the jurisdiction for bringing a medical monitoring suit as a class action.
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September 01, 2011
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Whether your company is dealing with a damage claim or facing an investigation by a regulatory agency, one of the issues that must top your checklist to ensure a response that best protects your company is the preservation of electronic evidence.
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September 01, 2011
Publication - Technology, Privacy & Data Security
Increasing reports of cyber intrusions, data theft and computer-system malfunctions have led a rapidly growing number of companies to purchase insurance coverage to protect themselves from technology and cyber-privacy risks.
As our technology-driven economy continues to evolve and businesses become more reliant on electronic communication and data storage, they are developing a heightened awareness that an unauthorized intrusion could endanger their tangible and intangible assets (including intellectual property) and, in many cases, their reputation and ability to conduct business.
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August 30, 2011
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Peter Fontaine's article on Marcellus Shale published on PennLive
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August 30, 2011
Publication - Labor & Employment
Mandatory Poster for Union and Non-Union Employers Regarding Employee Rights Under NLRA - Labor and Employment Alert! - Today’s Federal Register includes a Final Rule promulgated by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) requiring all employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to conspicuously post an 11-inch-by-17-inch notice advising employees of their rights under the NLRA, including the right to organize a union, and providing contact information for the NLRB in the event that any of these rights are violated. The rule also requires that the notice be posted
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August 30, 2011
Publication - Environmental Regulatory & Due Diligence
Use Acid Waters for Fracking - Patriot News - Pennsylvania's 200-year history of coal mining has left a legacy of polluted waterways that remains one of the state's greatest environmental challenges. More than 250,000 abandoned surface mines, many containing acidic water-filled pits, scar Pennsylvania's landscape. Acidic drainage from these abandoned mines-called acid mine drainage or AMD -often has a pH below 5.0, which leaches heavy metals from surrounding...
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August 30, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Utah's 'Machine Gun Fire' in Herriman Caused by National Guard Training Exercise - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - As long as wildfires continue to plague the United States, Cozen O'Connor will provide you with background information and investigation summaries of these devastating fires. One such wildfire ignited in September 2010 during a training exercise by the National Guard at Camp Williams in Herriman, Utah. Our latest alert addresses the current known information about the "Machine Gun Fire" in Herriman, Utah.
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August 29, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Texas Supreme Court Severely Limits Extracontractual Liability in Workers' Compensation Claims - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On August 26, 2011, in a highly anticipated decision, the Texas Supreme Court held in Texas Mutual Insurance Company v. Ruttiger that: (1) claims against workers’ compensation insurers for unfair settlement practices may not be made under the Texas Insurance Code; but (2) claims under the Texas Insurance Code may be made against workers’ compensation insurers which misrepresent provisions of their policies. Of critical import, however, the court emphasized that an insurer
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August 26, 2011
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In a recent decision, a Pennsylvania trial court concluded that no privilege exists to prevent access to non-public social website information of personal injury claimants. Rather, the "paramount ideal" of pursuing truth favors liberal discovery of relevant information on social media sites.
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August 25, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
When Does an Insurer's Liability Under an Indemnity Policy Arise? - UK Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Insolvency can further complicate recovery efforts against third party liability insurers in England and Wales. In McIlroy v. Quinn (2011), the Court of Appeal permitted recovery against a liability insurer who issued a policy to a party that later became insolvent (under the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act). This Alert reviews the decision in McIlroy and discusses future implications.
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August 23, 2011
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Names Shareholders to Board of Directors
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