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May 20, 2009
Press Release - Appellate, Insurance Corporate & Regulatory, Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability, Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Stephen A. Cozen Inducted Into International Academy of Trial Lawyers
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May 15, 2009
Press Release
COZEN O’CONNOR RECOGNIZED AS TOP CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTOR Honored in All Categories, Including Community Impact Award, at Corporate Philanthropy Summit
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May 14, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Jesusita Wildfire Causes Major Residential Damage - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - On May 5, 2009, at approximately 1:45p.m., a fire erupted in Santa Barbara County in an area adjacent to the Jesusita Trail. The fire has spread across 8,733 acres and has forced approximately 30,000 residents to evacuate. The fire has damaged or destroyed upwards of 96 homes. [See list below*]. Approximately 5,400 homes have been evacuated and another 3,500 are threatened. Per CalFire, the fire is 80% contained and is expected
to be contained by May 20, 2009.
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May 14, 2009
Press Release
Global Investors Discuss Market Conditions and Developments of Insurance Linked Securities
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May 13, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
North Carolina Considers Change from Contributory Negligence to Comparative Fault - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Imagine that you send an email with only one typo, one missed comma, but that error makes the whole report void. Such is the doctrine of contributory negligence. Even if the plaintiff is only 1% negligent, plaintiff's whole case is lost. Most states have abrogated the harsh doctrine in favor of comparative negligence, but a handful steadfastly refuse. North Carolina has been one of those few, together with Alabama, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
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May 12, 2009
Publication - Business, Tax
IRS Life Insurance Guidance - Tax Alert! - On May 1, 2009, the IRS issued two revenue rulings to clarify the income tax treatment relating to the surrender, sale and purchase of certain life insurance policies. They are in response to a congressional request for guidance for life settlement transactions in which such life insurance policies are sold to unrelated third parties. However, the principles in the revenue rulings may extend beyond such transactions.
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May 11, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Lightning-Induced CSST Fires: Protecting Your Subrogation Rights - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Since the introduction of CSST, there has been an
increase in fire damage caused by lightning strikes. Direct and indirect lightning strikes can energize CSST, inducing current that attempts to use the metal conduit to reach ground.The corrugated design and the thin walls cannot withstand the energy produced, causing a
hole to be melted in the CSST.That hole results in the release of pressurized natural gas or propane into the structure
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May 01, 2009
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Spring 2009 - Business Law Observer - The Spring edition addresses many issues raised by the unprecedented economic troubles. Our articles touch upon banking relations, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, opportunities for businesses and non-profits created by the Act, and other important topics. While merger activity has slowed considerably,
nevertheless, as our economy recovers, we offer a primer on compliance with FTC rules as merger transactions increase.
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May 01, 2009
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Labor and Employment Observer - Spring 2009 - Observer - Our Spring 2009 Labor and Employment Law Observer covers a multitude of topics
of interest to in-house counsel, human resources professionals and corporate management.
Many of these articles are particularly timely given the changing political
climate and our increasingly technology driven society. These articles include:
• An overview of the first 100 days of the Obama Administration; • A discussion of two recent decisions by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals
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May 01, 2009
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Products Liability
2009 Property Insurance Directory - Global Insurance Group - We are pleased to enclose Cozen O'Connor's Global Insurance Group 2009 Property Insurance Directory, which identifies our principal property insurance lawyers in each of our offices with listings of specific areas of expertise those attorneys have in the property insurance area. I am sure you will agree that this is an impressive group of property lawyers, likely the largest in the U.S., with both breadth and depth of experience in all fields of interest in property claims.
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May 01, 2009
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Cozen O’Connor’s Paul Leary Named To Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”
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April 28, 2009
Publication - Business, Health Care & Life Sciences - Health Care & Life Sciences
New Medicare Secondary Payer Requirement: Mandatory Reporting for Liability, No-Fault and Workers Compensation Insurers - Health Law Alert! - The Medicare Secondary Payer law (“MSP”) is again “in the news” for liability (including self-insured), no-fault, and workers compensation insurers. In December 2007, Congress amended the MSP law through Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act to impose mandatory reporting requirements on liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation insurers (collectively referred to as “non-Group
Health Plans” or “Non-GHPs”)
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April 27, 2009
Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Former U.S. Ambassador and Blank Rome Chair David Girard-diCarlo Joins Cozen O'Connor
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April 16, 2009
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Former Wolf Block Chairman Mark Alderman Joins Cozen O'Connor 66 Wolf Block Attorneys Have Joined the Firm
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April 16, 2009
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Cozen O’Connor Adds 27 Wolf Block New York Attorneys: Attorneys Join from Private Client Services, Real Estate, IP, Government Relations and Corporate Finance Practices
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April 15, 2009
Publication - Insurance Coverage
General Liability - The Third Circuit Interprets Kvaerner, Holds That Claim for Consequential Damages Based on Sale of Defective Nutritional Supplement Does Not Constitute an "Occurrence" Under a CGL Policy - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On April 14, 2009, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. CPB International, Inc., No. 02-4772 (3d Cir. 2009), further reducing the availability of general liability coverage for disputes between contracting parties. The Court’s decision is significant in three respects: (1) it expands the reach of Kvaerner Metals Div. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 908 A.2d 888 (Pa. 2006) and Millers Capital Ins. Co. v. Gambone Bros. Dev. Co., 941
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Defective Drywall: The Not-So-Great Wall of China - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - The Great Wall of China is a Wonder of the World. It is the only man-made structure visible from space with the naked eye. While even the best made drywall will never compare to the Great Wall, drywall from China should not corrode and smell like rotten eggs in a matter of months. The following Alert explains the problem, and gives new meaning to a line from an Eighties classic, “When the walls come crumbling, crumbling, crumbling, crumbling, down.”
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Products Liability
PREEMPTION IS NOT DEAD: A Fresh Look at Wyeth v. Levine in Context - Cozen O'Connor Whitepaper - A White Paper analyzing the state of the preemption doctrine in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wyeth v. Levine 173 L. E. 2d 51 (Mar. 4, 2009)
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April 01, 2009
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An Arbitration Panel's Authority to Award Attorney's Fees, Interest and Punitive Damages - Rutgers Conflict Resolution Law Journal -
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Real Estate Litigation
Financing Issues to Consider When Negotiating Retail Leases in Strip Centers - The Real Estate Finance Journal -
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