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September 13, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Petersen v. Columbia Casualty Company: A Case Study in the Differences Between the Duty to Advance and the Duty to Defend - Global Insurance Alert - On August 21, 2012, in Petersen v. Columbia Casualty Company, et al., No. SACV-12-00183, U.S. District Judge James V. Selna held that a professional liability insurance policy, which provided that the insurer had a duty to advance defense expenses, should not be interpreted under the standards that govern policies containing the broader “duty to defend.”
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September 12, 2012
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Bankruptcy Court Holds Mechanic's Liens Trimp DIP Liens - Delaware Business Court Insider - The bankruptcy court is frequently called upon to consider the priority between and among liens held by debtor in possession (DIP) lenders and pre-petition secured lenders and holders of other pre-petition perfected liens. In , Adv. No. 09-51074 (KJC), decided August 30, the court faces such a conflict.
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September 10, 2012
News - Family Law
Jennifer Brandt Published in AllParenting.com
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September 10, 2012
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5 Social Media Tips That Can Save Your Marriage - AllParenting.com - According to the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one third of all divorce filings in 2011 contained the word "Facebook," up from 20 percent just three years ago. Sadly, this plays out in my practice almost daily.
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September 08, 2012
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Associate Among Ten Selected For Outstanding Atlanta’s Class of 2012
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September 07, 2012
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An interesting case is unfolding in Delaware Chancery Court. The case was brought by the shareholders of El Paso Cop. against the El Paso board and its banker, Goldman Sachs, and it involves the $23 billion merger between El Paso and Kinder Morgan.
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September 04, 2012
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Cozen O’Connor Ranks Fifth Nationally, First in Philadelphia, in American Lawyer Midlevel Associates’ Survey
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September 04, 2012
Publication - Appellate, Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Jonathan Toren of the Global Insurance Department authored this article in Law30 discussing Acticon V. China North East Petroleum. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently held that even if a stock recovers its value after dropping following a corrective disclosure, a showing of loss causation is not necessarily negated at the pleading stage in a claim for securities fraud, in Acticon AG, et al. v. China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd., et al., No. 11-4544-cv (2nd Cir., August 1, 2012).
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September 01, 2012
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Aside from giving us some amazing television moments, this year’s Summer Olympics also brought a spotlight on the now ever-present use of social media.
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September 01, 2012
Press Release - Tax
Cozen O’Connor attorneys Kimya S.P. Johnson, and Cheryl Upham have been recognized by The Legal Intelligencer as “Lawyers on the Fast Track.” The group of 32 attorneys was selected from over 100 submissions by an objective judging panel of seven members of the legal community. Nominees were judged on four areas: development of the law, advocacy, community contribution and service to the bar.
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August 29, 2012
Publication - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory, Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Recent Amendments to the Pennsylvania Insurance Holding Company Act: New Enterprise Risk Report - Insurance Corporate and Regulatory Alert - Pennsylvania’s Insurance Holding Company Act (IHCA) was recently amended by Act 136, signed into law on July 5, 2012. Act 136 made a number of changes to the IHCA.
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August 29, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Professional Liability Insurance Coverage - Insurance
The Broad Scope of Contractual Liability Exclusions in D&O Policies - Global Insurance Alert - On August 17, 2012, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, in Federal Insurance Co. v. KDW Restructuring & Liquidation Services LLC et al., Case No. 3:07-cv-01357, held that Federal Insurance Company does not have a duty to defend or to indemnify its insured, Uni-Marts, LLC, under a D&O policy for claims arising out of Uni-Marts’ alleged misrepresentations and omissions to gas station purchasers.
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August 28, 2012
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Anne Madonia and Barry Boss Full-Tilt Settlement Featured in The Am Law Daily
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August 28, 2012
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How a Cozen M&A Partner Helped Close a Different Type of Deal - The Am Law Daily - In an article titled, "How a Cozen M&A Partner Helped Close a Different Type of Deal," Full Tilt Poker's complex deal negotiations are discussed, noting the nuances of the deal, which involved an asset sale to a former rival and a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice. Barry Boss and Anne Madonia successfully represented the affiliated companies that comprise Full Tilt Poker in a three-way transaction with PokerStars and the United States Department of Justice.
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August 27, 2012
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
GE Dishwashers - Recall and Investigation by CPSC - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of GE dishwashers. The CPSC recall affects about 1,300,000 dishwashers for the Brands GE, GE Adora, GE Eterna, GE Profile and Hotpoint.
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August 27, 2012
Publication - Insurance Corporate & Regulatory, Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Recent Amendments to the Pennsylvania Insurance Holding Company Act: Changes Affecting Corporate Governance and Intercompany Transactions and Agreements - Insurance Corporate and Regulatory Alert - Pennsylvania’s Insurance Holding Company Act (IHCA) was recently amended by Act 136, which was signed into law on July 5, 2012. Act 136 makes a number of changes to the IHCA, including imposing new corporate governance requirements and processes and expanding the Pennsylvania Insurance Department’s authority to examine affiliates of an insurer.
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August 23, 2012
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Group, participates in a Q&A in the New York Times regarding whether or not someone is covered by renter's insurance if they are unofficially subletting an apartment.
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August 22, 2012
Publication - Utility & Energy
Sixth Circuit Vacates EPA Aggregation of Gas Facilities as Illogical - Energy, Environmental and Utilities Alert - On August 7, 2012, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit rejected a determination of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to agency policy that functionally related gas facilities, including a sweetening plant and roughly 100 natural gas wells spread out over a 43-square-mile area, should be treated as a single “major” source for the purposes of regulation under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA).
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August 20, 2012
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Vince McGuinness Discusses The Firm’s New Headquarters Office on Philly.com
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August 16, 2012
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Nicole Sprinzen, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Criminal Defense & Internal Investigations practice, discusses how to resolve parallel government criminal and civil proceedings and private civil litigation.
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