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February 14, 2012
Publication - Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Litigation
Innovation gains ground even with contracts under microscope - New York Real Estate Journal - Even in the best of times, the use of outside contractors by government can be controversial, with public employee unions clamoring for more work to be brought in house. These, however, are not the best of times. The city, state and country all continue to suffer from the deep impacts of the Great Recession. Although New York City seems to have weathered the storm better than many metropolitan areas, budgets continue to be cut while infrastructure needs remain unmet.
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February 13, 2012
Publication - Bad Faith, Insurance Coverage - Insurance
The Erosion Continues: Washington Supreme Court Expands the Olympic Steamship Rule and Finds a Viable Bad Faith Claim by a PIP "Insured" - Global Insurance Alert! - In Matsyuk v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2012 Wash. LEXIS 119 (Feb.9 2012), the Washington Supreme Court held that: (1) a tortfeasor's insurer that provides both Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and liability coverage must pay a pro rata share of the attorney fees incurred by the PIP insureds via the equitable "common fund" doctrine, even though the insurer derived no benefit from the "fund"
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February 13, 2012
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When to Appeal Privilege Claims - State and Federal Differences - From the Sidebar -
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February 08, 2012
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Bankruptcy Court Holds Equitable Tolling Doesn't Apply to Look-Back Period - Delaware Business Court Insider -
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February 07, 2012
Press Release
Suzanne Mayes named panel member of Governor Corbett's Higher Education Advisory Panel
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February 07, 2012
News - Intellectual Property
Ed Weisz quoted in All Things Digital
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February 07, 2012
Publication - Appellate, Insurance Coverage - Insurance
New York's Appellate Division Holds that Insurers Cannot Delay Issuing a Disclaimer of Coverage on a Known Coverage Defense While It Investigates Other Potential Grounds for Disclaiming - Global Insurance Alert! - In George Campbell Painting v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa, 2012 N.Y. Slip Op. 254 (1st Dept. 2012), New York's Appellate Division, First Department, expressly overruled its prior holding in DiGuglielmo v. Travelers Prop. Cas., 6 A.D.3d 544, 766 N.Y.S.2d (1st Dept.2004), which held that "[a]n insurer is not required to disclaim on timeliness grounds before conducting a prompt, reasonable investigation into other possible grounds for disclaimer."
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February 06, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
California, Washington and New York to Require Most Insurers Doing Business in Their States to File Climate Change Disclosures - Global Insurance Alert! - On February 1, 2012, California's Insurance Commissioner, Dave Jones, announced that California would join New York and Washington in requiring insurers to disclose how climate change may affect their business. The three states will now require all insurers writing in excess of $300 million in direct premiums to respond to a climate change survey form developed by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC).
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February 03, 2012
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目前有越来越多的中国公司在美国进行收购、有控制的投资、合资企业和初创企业等交易，以实现其某些战略目标，避免错过极具吸引力的商机。
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February 02, 2012
Press Release
Stephen A. Cozen Named Business Leader of the Year
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February 01, 2012
News - Condominiums & Cooperatives, Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Group, is quoted in The Cooperator regarding co-op and condo rules and regulations, and how to follow them, while protecting your safety and quality of life as a resident.
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February 01, 2012
News - Real Estate
Leni Morrison Cummins, a member in the firm's Real Estate Group, is quoted in The Cooperator, on an article discussing how a board can lay out solid rules and regulations for their co-op or condo building, and how to best enforce them.
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January 31, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Good-Faith Basis of Settlement Agreements Between Ceding Insurers and Insureds Is a Question of Fact - Global Insurance Alert! - The "follow the fortunes" and "follow the settlements" doctrines often preclude reinsurers from re-examining the conduct of cedents in settling claims. However, a recent ruling by Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, calls into question this conventional wisdom.
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January 30, 2012
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Philadelphia Commerce Court Sustains the PA Business Judgment Rule - The Legal Intelligencer - The Philadelphia Commerce Court recently issued an opinion declaring the business judgment rule alive and well for corporate boards in Pennsylvania. In a case involving a board's decision to sell the company, the court relied upon the findings of a special litigation committee and rejected shareholder allegations that the SLC was biased and did not act in the best interest of the corporation.
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January 26, 2012
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Business
The hype surrounding Super Bowl advertisements has triggered government scrutiny. Just in time for the 2012 Super Bowl early next month, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Division of Advertising Practices issued a closing letter involving Super Bowl advertising practices employed during the 2011 Super Bowl. The November 16, 2011 FTC opinion highlights why all companies should have internal antitrust and consumer protection compliance programs in place.
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January 24, 2012
Publication - White Collar Defense & Investigations
The 'Eyes' Have It at the U.S. Supreme Court - The Legal Intelligencer -
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January 24, 2012
Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Business
Melissa Maxman, co-chair of Cozen O'Connor's Antitrust Practice Group, and Robert Magovern, a member of the Business Law Department, discuss the Federal Trade Commission's Super Bowl Advertising decision, examining practices from 2011's big game, and highlights the importance of antitrust and consumer protection compliance programs.
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January 24, 2012
Publication - Labor & Employment
From Smoke-Free to Smoker-Free Workplaces - Law360 -
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January 23, 2012
Publication - Insurance Coverage - Insurance
Texas Federal Court Enforces Anti-Assignment Clause to Preclude Assignment of Insurance Policy and $4.7 Million Hurricane Ike Claim - Global Insurance Alert! - On January 10, 2012 Judge Vanessa Gilmore of the Southern
District of Texas, Houston Division, issued an important opinion
concerning the purported assignment of an insurance policy and
a $4.7 million Hurricane Ike property damage claim.
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January 23, 2012
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Washoe Drive Wildfire - Subrogation and Recovery Alert -
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