Recovering From Subcontractors Under Builders' Risk Policies: Ontario Court of Appeal Opens the Door for Subrogation [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

Recovering From Subcontractors Under Builders' Risk Policies: Ontario Court of Appeal Opens the Door for Subrogation - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Pursuing subrogation under a builders' risk policy against a subcontractor whose fault caused a loss always presents distinct legal challenges. In Canada, the courts have sometimes shielded subcontractors from liability, but a recent decision by the Ontario Supreme Court of Justice in Brookfield Homes v. Nova Plumbing has opened the door to recovery against negligent subcontractors where the policy language permits it.

The Fair Use Quandary [Digital Photo Pro]

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Samuel A. Lewis discusses the dilemmas of fair use, which he describes as “one of the more difficult concepts in U.S. copyright law.”

Cozen O'Connor featured in The Legal Intelligencer

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Cozen O'Connor featured in The Legal Intelligencer

Jennifer Brandt, a member Of Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office, was a guest on the O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Network

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, a member Of Cozen O’Connor’s Philadelphia office, was a guest on the O’Reilly Factor on the Fox News Network

NFPA Issues its U.S. Fire Loss Report Summary for 2010 [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

NFPA Issues its U.S. Fire Loss Report Summary for 2010 - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - A new report by the National Fire Protection Association discusses in detail U.S. fire losses for 2010. This provides interesting data for property and subrogation claim handlers regarding total as well as average property damage losses in 2010.

Fire Suppression Failures [Claims Management]

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Professional Liability: Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Facebook Posts Closer [Insurance Coverage Alert!]

Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance

Professional Liability: Keep Your Friends Close, But Your Facebook Posts Closer - Insurance Coverage Alert! - “Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.” That is the Facebook mantra, as displayed on its homepage, and the opening line of a recent – and extremely thorough – Pennsylvania trial court decision regarding the discoverability of a plaintiff’s relevant Facebook information. The court’s conclusion: a plaintiff’s Facebook information is discoverable, provided the defendant has a good faith basis for seeking the material,

Jennifer Brandt Discussing First Amendment Rights on Fox News' the O'Reilly Factor

News - Family Law

Jennifer Brandt, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Family Law practice, appears on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor to discuss student's First Amendment Rights.

Cyber Liability Insurance: The Value of an Educated Broker in the Age of E-Commerce

Publication - Technology, Privacy & Data Security

Recent media reports of cyber intrusions, data thefts and computer system malfunctions involving large, high-profile companies such as Sony PlayStation, Citigroup and Lockheed’s Security Vendor, RSA, have led a rapidly growing number of companies to consider the necessity of insurance coverage for technology and cyber privacy risks.

Cozen O’Connor Associate Lynnette Espy Elected President-Elect of the Gate City Bar Association

Press Release

Cozen O’Connor Associate Lynnette Espy Elected President-Elect of the Gate City Bar Association

New York Court Rules Firm Not Liable for Issuing Legal Opinion Letter in Fraudulent Dreier DealNewsletter [ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Newsletter]

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New York Court Rules Firm Not Liable for Issuing Legal Opinion Letter in Fraudulent Dreier DealNewsletter - ABA Section of Litigation Ethics & Professionalism Newsletter -

Mark Felger quoted in Turnarounds & Workouts

News - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring

Mark Felger quoted in Turnarounds & Workouts

Trial Court Orders Overruling Privilege Claims Still Immediately Appealable [PBA Civil Litigation Newsletter]

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Trial Court Orders Overruling Privilege Claims Still Immediately Appealable - PBA Civil Litigation Newsletter -

Federal Court Declines to Recognize Self-Critical Analysis Privilege Where Documents Were Generated Through Voluntary Self-Assessment Procedure [PBA Civil Litigation Section Newsletter]

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Federal Court Declines to Recognize Self-Critical Analysis Privilege Where Documents Were Generated Through Voluntary Self-Assessment Procedure - PBA Civil Litigation Section Newsletter -

Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal [ABA Publishing]

Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance

In this Winter 2011, Volume 46 Issue 2 edition of the Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal, published by the American Bar Association, Jonathan Toren of the Global Insurance Department co-authors a chapter with other leading industry professionals, titled “Recent Developments in Excess Insurance, Surplus Lines Insurance, and Reinsurance Law.”

Andrew Rolfes quoted in Business Insurance

News - Labor & Employment

Andrew Rolfes quoted in Business Insurance

Scott Schwartz quoted in The Globe and Mail

News - Intellectual Property

Scott Schwartz quoted in The Globe and Mail

Bankruptcy Court Asserts Jurisdiction to Determine Debtor's State Tax Liability [Delaware Business Court Insider]

Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business

Bankruptcy Court Asserts Jurisdiction to Determine Debtor's State Tax Liability - Delaware Business Court Insider - At a time when practitioners debate the reach of bankruptcy court jurisdiction, the Delaware court continues to assert its jurisdiction in the face
of new challenges. In In re Indianapolis Downs LLC, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware held that it had jurisdiction to decide whether a state taxing authority could continue to collect a state tax on part
of the debtor’s revenue from slot-machine wagering. In doing so, the court turned back

Alderman To Be Appointed to Advisory Board of National Air and Space Museum

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Alderman To Be Appointed to Advisory Board of National Air and Space Museum

Foreign Arbitration Clauses Invalid Under Carmack [Subrogation and Recovery Alert!]

Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance

Foreign Arbitration Clauses Invalid Under Carmack - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Foreign arbitration clauses are more prevalent than ever in commercial contracts. However, in interstate shipping contract claims under the Carmack Amendment, foreign arbitration clauses have recently been found invalid. This Alert reviews the recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Smallwood v. Allied Van Lines, Inc.