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August 22, 2011
Publication - Government & Regulatory - Insurance
Ninth Circuit Decision Interprets Arbitration Provision Narrowly - Maritime Alert! - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit recently issued a decision, Cape Flattery Limited v. Titan Maritime LLC, Docket No. 09-15682, holding that a dispute pertaining to liability for damage caused during the salvage of a vessel could proceed in court, despite the inclusion of an arbitration provision in the salvage contract. In light of this decision, we recommend reviewing the language of all contractual arbitration clauses
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August 22, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability - Insurance
Professional Liability: The Yaron Decision and Its Impact on Insurers - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On July 5, 2011, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas published its decision in Yaron, et al. v. Darwin National Insurance Company, et al., No. 502, a declaratory judgment coverage action brought by two policyholders against their professional liability insurers. The court, in an opinion authored by Judge Arnold L. New, granted summary judgment in favor of the insurers, holding that they were not obligated to pay the policyholders’ defense costs in connection with an underlying action.
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August 19, 2011
Publication - Professional Liability
When Kovel Letters Spell Trouble for a CFO - BNA - Cozen O'Connor's Aaron Krauss writes in BNA's Accounting Policy & Practice Repot that an outside accountant's work can be privileged if the accountant is providing new services at the direction of a lawyer under a specific engagement letter with the lawyer. Aaron explains that if the accountant proceeds under a Kovel letter, the accountant will have done everything possible to protect the client's interests.
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August 12, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Bank Shares Tax Calculation Modified - Tax Alert! - The Commonwealth Court en banc dismissed exceptions from a panel decision and held that the calculation of Bank Shares Tax must be modified to cure a constitutional defect in the application of the tax to certain post-merger institutions. Lebanon Valley Farmers Bank v. Commonwealth, No. 698 F.R. 2005 (Pa. Commw. Aug. 4, 2011).
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August 11, 2011
News - Labor & Employment
David Barron was quoted in the Houston Chronicle's article ''Employees: Getting Revenge on the Boss'' regarding Facebook's role in the workplace.
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August 11, 2011
News
Cozen O'Connor Undergraduate Interns Featured in The Legal Intelligencer
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August 10, 2011
News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Barry Klayman and Mark Felger featured in Delaware Business Court Insider
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August 10, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Third Circuit Opinion Splits Pennsylvania Product Liability Law - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Is there a negligence component in strict product liability law in Pennsylvania? According to the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Covell v. Bell Sports, Inc., No. 10-3860 (3rd Cir., June 21, 2011 Slip Op.) there is. This Alert reviews the Covell decision discussing the current split in Pennsylvania about negligence concepts in strict product liability law.
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August 10, 2011
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Ken Fisher noted as one of "The Top Lawyers in New York Commercial Real Estate Right Now" by The New York Observer
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August 10, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Declaratory Judgment on Hotel Tax Application May Proceed - Tax Alert! - panel of the Commonwealth Court held that a county could proceed with a declaratory judgment action seeking to establish that online reservation companies are subject to the county’s hotel tax. County of Lawrence v. Hotels.com LP, No. 2541 C.D. 2010 (Pa. Commw., Aug. 3, 2011).
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August 09, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Mark Alderman, Robert Freeman and Howard Schweitzer Discuss S&P Downgrade on Philly.com
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August 09, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Howard Schweitzer Featured on "Sqwak on the Street"
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August 08, 2011
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Just as lawyers now routinely conduct due diligence on opposing parties' social media pages, some lawyers also are monitoring postings by jurors on social media sites.
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August 03, 2011
News - Labor & Employment
Cozen O'Connor's David Barron was interviewed by Ideas and Trends in an article titled ''No One Size Fits All Approach to Social Media in the Workplace.'' In the article, David comments on the various challenges that employers currently face with the rise of emerging social media.
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August 02, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Mark Alderman and Suzanne Mayes featured in PA Law Weekly
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August 02, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
STEB Sets 2010 Philadelphia Common Level Ratio at 18.1% - Tax Alert! - The Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) recently released the 2010 Common Level Ratios (CLR) for counties across Pennsylvania. The 2010 CLR for Philadelphia is 18.1% — not quite half what it has been for the past twenty-five years. The large shift will have an important impact in two areas of Philadelphia taxation.
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August 02, 2011
Press Release - China Practice, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Cozen O’Connor Member Named Lawyer on the Fast Track
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August 01, 2011
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Using Social Media to Track Jurors’ Online Postings - From the Sidebar -
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July 27, 2011
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Members Appointed to Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
The Product Malfunction Theory Lives On - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - The "Malfunction Theory" in product failures cases lives on, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, based on a recent federal District Court decision in Liberty Mutual v. Sharp Electronics. This Alert reviews the "Malfunction Theory" and evaluates its continuing impact on potential product failure subrogation claims.
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