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July 01, 2011
Publication - Labor & Employment
Our Summer 2011 Labor and Employment Law Observer covers topics of interest to in-house counsel, human resources professionals and corporate management.
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June 30, 2011
News - Tax
Cozen O’Connor Member Talks to Philadelphia Inquirer About Pennsylvania's State Tax Equalization Board
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June 30, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Supreme Court of New Jersey Rejects Insured's Argument That There is No Right to a Jury Trial in Rova Farms Cases - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On June 14, 2011, the Supreme Court of New Jersey unanimously ruled in Wood v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co. that a claim against a liability insurer alleging that the insurer acted in bad faith by refusing to settle an underlying tort action within the policy limits was a traditional breach of contract claim to which the right to a jury trial attached.
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June 29, 2011
Publication - Utility & Energy
"Let the sun shine in: Owners guide to solar rooftop agreements" - Real Estate Weekly - In New York City, the Bloomberg administration recognizes that renewable energy will play a significant role in our energy supply with solar having the greatest potential to generate electricity in the five boroughs. Tax credits and other incentives have been established to make installation of solar photovoltaic systems on buildings more economically attractive. This includes a Solar Electric Generating System
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June 29, 2011
Publication - Business, Labor & Employment, Tax
Further Updates - FBAR Reporting Requirements for Employee Benefit Plans - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Alert! - Since our previous Alert, the Treasury Department has issued final regulations and a new disclosure form for the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR), instituted a new Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, and provided certain individuals with extensions of filing deadlines.
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June 29, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
- Insurance Coverage Alert! - While recent high-profile network security breaches at companies such as Epsilon and Sony (with crisis management and other costs estimated to range from $1 billion to multiples thereof in the case of Sony) have helped raise awareness about the need to adequately protect personal identifiable information, the problem has existed for decades.
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June 26, 2011
News - Antitrust & Competition
Jonathan Grossman quoted in USA Today
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June 23, 2011
Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Cozen O’Connor Member Named Co-Chair of Firm’s Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring Group
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June 22, 2011
Press Release - Insurance
Stephen A. Cozen Presents Keynote Address at 15th Annual America’s Claims Event
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June 21, 2011
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business
Bankruptcy Court Rejects Bright- Line Rule for Substantially Contemporaneous Exchange - Delaware Business Court Insider - Bankruptcy Court Judge Kevin Gross, in In re J. Silver Clothing Inc., a 2011 case
out of the District of Delaware, rejected an argument that the 10-day (now 30-
day) period in Bankruptcy Code Section 547(e)(2) provides a bright-line limit as
to whether a transfer is "substantially contemporaneous"
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June 21, 2011
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor’s New York Office Expands Intellectual Property Practice with Addition of 19 Lawyers from Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane
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June 21, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Arizona Wildfires 2011: Is There Recovery? - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Cozen O'Connor, like all of you, is carefully following the seemingly ceaseless series of wildfires that have been plaguing the U.S. this year. We offer the attached summary of presently known information concerning the circumstances surrounding the causes of the recent wildfires in Arizona. Our Wildfire Subrogation Task Force members will continue to analyze and gather intelligence regarding these and other wildfire losses, and will keep you apprised of developments.
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June 21, 2011
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Securities Plaintiffs Win Two Out of Three at Supreme Court - The Legal Intelligencer - The U.S. Supreme Court issued three decisions in securities fraud cases this term. Plaintiffs' lawyers scored
victories in the first two cases.
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June 20, 2011
Publication - Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Labor & Employment
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, enacted March 23, 2010, revises the definition of medical expenses as it relates to over-the-counter drugs for employer-provided accident and health plans, including health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs), as well as the definition of qualified medical expenses for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Archer Medical Savings Accounts (Archer MSAs).
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June 16, 2011
Press Release - Antitrust & Competition, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate, Real Estate Litigation, Transportation & Trade, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Zoning, Land Use & Development - Insurance
Chambers USA has recognized 27 Cozen O’Connor lawyers as leaders in their fields.
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June 13, 2011
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Supreme Court Decision Limits Scope of Private Securities-Fraud Actions - Securities Offerings and Regulation Alert! - This morning, the Supreme Court issued an important decision limiting the scope of private securities-fraud actions. The decision in Janus Capital Group, Inc., et al. v. First Derivative Traders (No. 09-525) will provide powerful protection to third-parties who assist issuers in the preparation of prospectuses and other public statements.
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June 10, 2011
News - Family Law
Cozen O’Connor Member Discusses Current Events on National News Networks
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June 10, 2011
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Cozen O’Connor Ranked Second Healthiest Employer in Philadelphia Region
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June 09, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage, Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
CPSC Launches Saferproducts.gov Database on Consumer Product Incident Reports - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Searching for other similar product failures? Saferproducts.gov database recently launched by the Consumer Product Safety Commission may offer some needed help. The database provides consumer reports on product failures/complaints.
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June 06, 2011
News - Intellectual Property
Cozen O'Connor Intellectual Property Team in top 20 in the U.S. for trademark filings in 2010
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