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August 10, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Third Circuit Opinion Splits Pennsylvania Product Liability Law - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - Is there a negligence component in strict product liability law in Pennsylvania? According to the Federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Covell v. Bell Sports, Inc., No. 10-3860 (3rd Cir., June 21, 2011 Slip Op.) there is. This Alert reviews the Covell decision discussing the current split in Pennsylvania about negligence concepts in strict product liability law.
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August 10, 2011
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Ken Fisher noted as one of "The Top Lawyers in New York Commercial Real Estate Right Now" by The New York Observer
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August 10, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
Declaratory Judgment on Hotel Tax Application May Proceed - Tax Alert! - panel of the Commonwealth Court held that a county could proceed with a declaratory judgment action seeking to establish that online reservation companies are subject to the county’s hotel tax. County of Lawrence v. Hotels.com LP, No. 2541 C.D. 2010 (Pa. Commw., Aug. 3, 2011).
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August 09, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Mark Alderman, Robert Freeman and Howard Schweitzer Discuss S&P Downgrade on Philly.com
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August 09, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Howard Schweitzer Featured on "Sqwak on the Street"
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August 08, 2011
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Just as lawyers now routinely conduct due diligence on opposing parties' social media pages, some lawyers also are monitoring postings by jurors on social media sites.
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August 03, 2011
News - Labor & Employment
Cozen O'Connor's David Barron was interviewed by Ideas and Trends in an article titled ''No One Size Fits All Approach to Social Media in the Workplace.'' In the article, David comments on the various challenges that employers currently face with the rise of emerging social media.
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August 02, 2011
News - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Cozen O'Connor's Mark Alderman and Suzanne Mayes featured in PA Law Weekly
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August 02, 2011
Publication - Business, Tax
STEB Sets 2010 Philadelphia Common Level Ratio at 18.1% - Tax Alert! - The Pennsylvania State Tax Equalization Board (STEB) recently released the 2010 Common Level Ratios (CLR) for counties across Pennsylvania. The 2010 CLR for Philadelphia is 18.1% — not quite half what it has been for the past twenty-five years. The large shift will have an important impact in two areas of Philadelphia taxation.
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August 02, 2011
Press Release - China Practice, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Cozen O’Connor Member Named Lawyer on the Fast Track
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August 01, 2011
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Using Social Media to Track Jurors’ Online Postings - From the Sidebar -
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July 27, 2011
Press Release
Cozen O’Connor Members Appointed to Judicial Nomination Advisory Panel for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
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July 25, 2011
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
The Product Malfunction Theory Lives On - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - The "Malfunction Theory" in product failures cases lives on, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, based on a recent federal District Court decision in Liberty Mutual v. Sharp Electronics. This Alert reviews the "Malfunction Theory" and evaluates its continuing impact on potential product failure subrogation claims.
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July 19, 2011
Publication - Labor & Employment
Annie Get Your Gun ... and Bring it to Work - Labor and Employment Alert! - Texas Governor Rick Perry signed a bill into law that will limit an employer’s right to prohibit guns and ammunition in the workplace. While the law does not necessarily allow employees to carry firearms at work, it does allow employees to store, and have access to, firearms kept in privately owned vehicles that are parked on or in employer provided parking areas. Considering the fact that 461,724 Texas residents hold a concealed handgun license
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July 18, 2011
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Most Companies Work to Protect Gay Employees - Business Insurance - While still does not recognize sexual orientation as a protected class, many employers have adjusted their policies to discourage discrimination against gays.
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July 13, 2011
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Supreme Court Weighs in on Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Companies - General Litigation Alert! - For the first time in more than two decades, the U.S. Supreme Court has weighed in on issues of personal jurisdiction. On June 27, 2011, the Court addressed the constitutional limits of “general” and “specific” jurisdiction in Goodyear Luxembourg Tires, S.A. v. Brown, No. 10-76, 564 U.S. __ (June 27, 2011), and J. McIntyre Mach., Ltd. v. Nicastro, No. 09-1343, 564 U.S. __ (June 27, 2011).
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July 13, 2011
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Business
Bankruptcy Court Rejects Challenge to Personal Jurisdiction in Preference Case - Delaware Business Court Insider - In a June 22 decision in a case of first impression, the Delaware Bankruptcy Court turned back a due process challenge to the exercise of the court's personal jurisdiction over a preference defendant. In In re DBSI Inc., the trustee sought to avoid and recover pre‐petition transfers made to various insiders and
pre‐petition transfers made on behalf of the insiders to the IRS and other taxing authorities.
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July 12, 2011
Publication - Family Law
The 20-Year Ditch: The Realities of Mid-Life Divorce - The Legal Intelligencer - Their names are familiar: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver; Al and Tipper Gore; Frank and Jamie
McCourt. Besides fame, fortune and power, what do these couples have in common? They all chose to
separate and divorce after more than 20 years of marriage.
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July 11, 2011
Press Release
Mark Alderman Appointed To NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange Board of Directors
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July 11, 2011
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Standard of Review in Coverage Disputes Over Policies Governed by ERISA May Be Headed to Supreme Court - Insurance Coverage Alert! - Earlier this month, the 3rd Circuit took the minority side on an issue affecting life and health insurers that appears headed for the Supreme Court. In Viera v. Life Insurance Company of North America (June 10, 2011), the court held that an insurance company did not adequately communicate to policyholders that it retained broad-ranging authority to assess compliance under a group accidental death and dismemberment policy governed by ERISA.
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