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February 28, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Case Illustrates Risks Associated With Imported Food Products - Insurance Coverage Alert! - U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW
JERSEY DENIES AN INSURER’S SUMMARY JUDGMENT
MOTION, REASONING THAT A CGL POLICY MAY COVER
CLAIMS RELATED TO MERCURY-CONTAMINATED
VANILLA BEANS
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February 27, 2008
Publication - Labor & Employment
Supreme Court Defines ADEA Charge Permissively - Society for Human Resource Management -
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February 26, 2008
Publication - Labor & Employment
Supreme Court: Admissibility of 'Me, Too' Testimony Depends on the Fact - Society for Human Resource Management -
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February 26, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
In this issue, we consider a number of emerging issues and also identify key developments in coverage in 2007. We summarize new court decisions dealing with toxic torts, environmental coverage, insolvency and regulatory issues, and construction defect. We feature a key construction defect coverage case in Illinois with important implications. We address global warming in the context of directors with officers liability coverage. Finally, we discuss the emerging areas of fax blast and food contamination, and the impact of the reauthorization of TRIA.
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February 26, 2008
Press Release - Public & Project Finance
Cozen O’Connor Recognized Among Top Bond Counsel In Pennsylvania And New Jersey
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February 22, 2008
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Additional February 2008 Recalls - Breaking Legal News and/or Recall Alerts - This week covers:
(1) Cinderella Battery-Powered Toy Cars Recalled by Dumar International USA Due to Fire and Burn Hazards
(2) Portable Electric Heaters Recalled By Aloha Housewares Due to Fire Hazard
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February 14, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
A Retrospective Of 2007 Food Contamination Coverage Decisions - MEALEY’S Product Liability & Risk - 2007 was a catastrophic year for the food industry. The year started badly when the first recall was announced on January 2, 2007. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recall — Firm Press Release, Ho’s Trading Inc. Recalls Home Special Health Soup Recipe (Dry Mix), Jan. 2, 2007. Shortly thereafter, the largest pet food contamination recall in history was announced. U.S. Food and Drug Administration Recall — Firm
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February 08, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
New Jersey Supreme Court Dilutes First Filed Doctrine and Exercises Jurisdiction Over Second Filed New Jersey Environmental Insurance Coverage Action - Insurance Coverage Alert! - In Sensient Colors, Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 2008 WL 220354 (N.J., Jan. 29, 2008), the New Jersey Supreme Court diluted the first filed doctrine and retained jurisdiction over a second filed New Jersey environmental insurance coverage action involving a pollution site located in New Jersey. The insured plaintiff, Sensient Colors, Inc. (“Sensient”) was a New York corporation with its principal place of
business in Missouri. From 1922 to 1988,
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February 05, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Insured's Breach of Contract and Bad Faith Claims Crumble to Nothing... - Insurance Coverage Alert! - U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF
NEW YORK, APPLYING NEW HAMPSHIRE LAW, HOLDS
THAT THE “YOUR PRODUCT” EXCLUSION EXCLUDES
COVERAGE FOR CONTAMINATED RASPBERRY CRUMBLE
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January 30, 2008
Publication
New Years' Musings - Claims Advisor -
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January 29, 2008
Publication - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory, Insurance Coverage
State and Federal Developments in the Regulation of Bond Insurers - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory Alert! - At year-end 2007, the New York Insurance Department (“Department”) created headlines
by expediting the licensing of Berkshire Hathaway Assurance, an insurer formed
by Warren Buffet to write financial guaranty insurance for municipal bond offerings.
Now, as problems spawned by the subprime mortgage market are threatening the
financial stability of major bond insurers, the Department has continued its proactive
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January 28, 2008
Publication - Labor & Employment
FMLA is Expanded For the First Time in 15 Years - Labor and Employment Alert! - Congress has expanded the scope of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act
(“FMLA”) to include enhanced leave provisions for families of U.S. military
personnel. This is the first expansion of the law since it was enacted 15 years ago.
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January 25, 2008
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery
Recall Information from 1/25/2008 - Breaking Legal News and/or Recall Alerts - NORDSTROM TAPER AND VOTIVE CANDLES;POTTERY BARN DECORATIVE CANDLES; THE WICK & PETAL CO. CANDLES; A.O. SMITH EXHAUST FAN ELECTRIC MOTORS; TORCHIERE LAMPS RECALLED BY L G SOURCING SOLD EXCLUSIVELY AT LOWE’S STORES; NORTH AMERICAN BREAKER CO. RECALLS COUNTERFEIT CIRCUIT BREAKERS; LENOX RECALLS COVERED WARMER DISHES; CHRISTMAS CANDLE SETS BY SPECIALTY MERCHANDISE CORP; DEWALT CORDLESS DRILLS
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January 24, 2008
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Pennsylvania Superior Court Confirms CGL Insurers Owe No Duty to Defend or Indemnify Homebuilders Against Construction Defect Claims - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On December 28, 2007, Cozen O’Connor attorneys scored another important victory for insurers in Pennsylvania. In a carefully-reasoned, precedential opinion, a panel of the Superior Court unanimously confirmed that an insurer has no duty to defend or indemnify a builder under a CGL policy for water intrusion damage to a home due to faulty workmanship.
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January 24, 2008
Publication - Government & Regulatory, Subrogation & Recovery
Houston Court of Appeals Holds That Post-Injury Arbitration Agreement Was Not Exempted From FAA or Invalid Under FELA - Maritime Alert! - 3 pgs total. Recognizing that mandamus review is an extraordinary remedy that will issue only to correct a clear abuse of discretion when the abuse cannot be remedied by appeal, the court held that a party has no remedy for wrongful denial of its right to arbitrate under an agreement subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”).
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January 17, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named to 2007 Pro Bono Honor Roll by First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
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January 17, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Member Jennifer A. Brandt Appears on Fox News and CN8
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January 17, 2008
Press Release
Cozen O'Connor Member Justin B. Wineburgh Serves as Panelist for Drexel Career Symposium
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January 16, 2008
Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Insurance Coverage, Real Estate Finance, White Collar Defense & Investigations
Cozen O’Connor Forms New Practice Group to Address Credit Market Crisis
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January 14, 2008
Press Release - Public & Project Finance
Cozen O’Connor Member Suzanne Mayes Appointed to Board of Directors of Delaware Valley Regional Finance Authority
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