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October 01, 2008
Publication - Business, Government & Regulatory, Health Care & Life Sciences, Technology, Privacy & Data Security - Health Care & Life Sciences
HHS' First Resolution Agreement for Alleged HIPAA Violations and What it Means for You - Health Law Alert! - The Department of Health and Human Services
(“HHS”) has entered into its first resolution
agreement with a covered entity to settle alleged
violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act’s (“HIPAA”) privacy and security rules.1 According to HHS, the resolution agreement with Providence Health & Services (“Providence”), a Seattle-based not-for-profit health system, addresses a series
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October 01, 2008
Publication - Aviation, Aviation Litigation, Government & Regulatory, Products Liability
International Litigation: The U.S. Jurisdiction To Prescribe and the Doctrine Of Forum Non Conveniens - The Federal Lawyer - Since the 1945 decision by Judge learned hand in United States v. Aluminum Co. of America (colloquially known as the "Alcoa" case), it has become well-established law that the Sherman Antitrust Act-legislation that was adopted over 100 years ago-applies to and prohibits conduct in foreign countries if that conduct has an illegal "effect" in the United States. The very important issue today is the extent to which the
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September 30, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability
"C.O.O.L." Rule - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On September 30, 2008, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s (“USDA”) rule for mandatory country
of origin labeling (“COOL”) for certain covered
commodities went into effect. See Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Pork, Lamb, Chicken, Goat Meat, Perishable
Agricultural Commodities, Peanuts, Pecans, Ginseng, and Macadamia Nuts, 73. Fed. Reg. 45106 (Aug. 1, 2008) (to be codified at 7 C.F.R. pt. 65).
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September 26, 2008
Press Release - Insurance Coverage
Cozen O’Connor Presents 2008 Seattle Insurance Seminar
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September 17, 2008
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Managing a Loss Site After a Catastrophic Event - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - 2 pgs total. It is important to understand the issues that arise from a catastrophic loss with respect to managing the scene, preserving evidence, interacting with public sector authorities, and addressing the needs of your insureds. This Alert discusses these issues and provides an outline to serve as a guide in helping claims and subrogation professionals to manage a loss site in the context of a catastrophic disaster.
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September 17, 2008
Press Release - Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O’Connor Presents 2008 Rocky Mountain Subrogation Seminar
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September 15, 2008
Press Release - Insurance Coverage
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Kendall Kelly Hayden Selected For Leadership State Bar Of Texas
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September 15, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Hurricane Ike—A Powerful and Costly Storm Hits Texas - Insurance Coverage Alert! -
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September 10, 2008
Press Release - Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Vincent R. McGuinness Elected President Of Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association
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September 09, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Washington Supreme Court Holds 'Selective Tender' Rule Applies to Bar Equitable Contribution Claims Between Insurers, but 'Late Tender' Rule Applies to Permit Subrogation Claims by One Insurer Against Another - Insurance Coverage Alert! -
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September 08, 2008
Press Release - Construction Law, Subrogation & Recovery
Cozen O’Connor Members Lecture For NASP New Jersey
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September 04, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Several Significant Coverage Cases Decided by the Texas Supreme Court - Insurance Coverage Alert! -
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September 03, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Minnesota Court of Appeals Concludes That Mold, Bacteria and Bioaerosols Dispersed From a Composting Site are "Pollutants" - Insurance Coverage Alert! - The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently concluded
that mold, bacteria and bioaerosols dispersed from a composting site fall within a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy’s pollution exclusion. Larson v. Composting Concepts, Inc., Nos. A07-976, A07-977, A07-976,
available at 2008 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 551 (Minn. Ct. App.,May 13, 2008).
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September 03, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Two Contamination Decisions Affirmed on Appeal - Insurance Coverage Alert! - Cozen O’Connor’s Food Contamination and Product
Recall Practice Area attorneys handle, litigate and monitor related coverage matters. Earlier this year, the authors prepared a Year-End Retrospective on 2007 court decisions addressing insurance coverage for contamination claims. Two of the decisions analyzed in the 2007 Year-End
Retrospective were Hueske v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., No. 1:06-cv-057,
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September 02, 2008
Press Release - Emerging Business & Venture Capital
Cozen O’Connor Recognized Among Top PIPE Counsel
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September 02, 2008
Press Release - Appellate
Cozen O’Connor Member Sean Carter Named 2008 Lawyer On The Fast Track
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September 02, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Insurance Coverage Alert! entitled: "Alaska Supreme Court Finds Gasoline Released from Underground Storage Tank is a "Pollutant" within the Scope of an Absolute Pollution Exclusion in a CGL Policy - Insurance Coverage Alert! - In Whittier Properties, Inc. v. Alaska National Insurance Company, No. S-12538, Alaska Supreme Court the Alaska Supreme Court addressed
the question of whether gasoline stored in an underground storage tank constituted a “pollutant” within the meaning of the Absolute Pollution Exclusion contained in the general
liability policy at issue in the case.
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September 01, 2008
Publication - Products Liability
The Shadow Knows No Bounds - Risk & Insurance -
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September 01, 2008
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Money Laundering Defense After Santos And Regalado Cuellar - NACDL's Champion Magazine - For some time, prosecutors and money laundering
charges have had a romantic relationship. For many years, the breadth of the statute was matched only by its draconian sentencing guideline ranges. In 2001, the Sentencing Commission amended U.S.S.G. § 2S1.1 to tie offense levels for money laundering more closely to the underlying conduct that was the source of the criminally derived funds.2 Many expected that this amendment would eviscerate the plea
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September 01, 2008
Publication - Government & Regulatory
Going it Alone: - Maritime Risk International - Erik Kowalewsky, of Cozen O’Connor, looks at California’s bid to regulate fuel sulphur within its waters. On 24 July 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted regulations mandating that oceangoing cargo and passenger cruise vessels use low-sulphur marine distillate fuel within 24 nautical miles of the shore and prohibiting use of less-expensive heavy fuel oil, so-called bunker fuel.
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