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May 01, 2009
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Cozen O’Connor’s Paul Leary Named To Philadelphia Business Journal’s “40 Under 40”
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April 28, 2009
Publication - Business, Health Care & Life Sciences - Health Care & Life Sciences
New Medicare Secondary Payer Requirement: Mandatory Reporting for Liability, No-Fault and Workers Compensation Insurers - Health Law Alert! - The Medicare Secondary Payer law (“MSP”) is again “in the news” for liability (including self-insured), no-fault, and workers compensation insurers. In December 2007, Congress amended the MSP law through Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act to impose mandatory reporting requirements on liability, no-fault, and workers’ compensation insurers (collectively referred to as “non-Group
Health Plans” or “Non-GHPs”)
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April 27, 2009
Press Release - Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies
Former U.S. Ambassador and Blank Rome Chair David Girard-diCarlo Joins Cozen O'Connor
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April 16, 2009
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Former Wolf Block Chairman Mark Alderman Joins Cozen O'Connor 66 Wolf Block Attorneys Have Joined the Firm
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April 16, 2009
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Cozen O’Connor Adds 27 Wolf Block New York Attorneys: Attorneys Join from Private Client Services, Real Estate, IP, Government Relations and Corporate Finance Practices
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April 15, 2009
Publication - Insurance Coverage
General Liability - The Third Circuit Interprets Kvaerner, Holds That Claim for Consequential Damages Based on Sale of Defective Nutritional Supplement Does Not Constitute an "Occurrence" Under a CGL Policy - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On April 14, 2009, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co. v. CPB International, Inc., No. 02-4772 (3d Cir. 2009), further reducing the availability of general liability coverage for disputes between contracting parties. The Court’s decision is significant in three respects: (1) it expands the reach of Kvaerner Metals Div. v. Commercial Union Ins. Co., 908 A.2d 888 (Pa. 2006) and Millers Capital Ins. Co. v. Gambone Bros. Dev. Co., 941
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Defective Drywall: The Not-So-Great Wall of China - Subrogation and Recovery Alert! - The Great Wall of China is a Wonder of the World. It is the only man-made structure visible from space with the naked eye. While even the best made drywall will never compare to the Great Wall, drywall from China should not corrode and smell like rotten eggs in a matter of months. The following Alert explains the problem, and gives new meaning to a line from an Eighties classic, “When the walls come crumbling, crumbling, crumbling, crumbling, down.”
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Products Liability
PREEMPTION IS NOT DEAD: A Fresh Look at Wyeth v. Levine in Context - Cozen O'Connor Whitepaper - A White Paper analyzing the state of the preemption doctrine in the wake of the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Wyeth v. Levine 173 L. E. 2d 51 (Mar. 4, 2009)
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April 01, 2009
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An Arbitration Panel's Authority to Award Attorney's Fees, Interest and Punitive Damages - Rutgers Conflict Resolution Law Journal -
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April 01, 2009
Publication - Real Estate Litigation
Financing Issues to Consider When Negotiating Retail Leases in Strip Centers - The Real Estate Finance Journal -
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March 31, 2009
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Food Contamination: NUTS! Another Nut, Another Recall - March 31, 2009 - Insurance Coverage Alert! -
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March 27, 2009
Press Release
30 Wolf Block Attorneys Join Cozen O’Connor
Attorneys Board from Private Client Services, Real Estate, Tax, and Litigation
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March 27, 2009
Press Release - Family Law
Cozen O’Connor Attorney Jennifer A. Brandt Discusses Haleigh Cummings Case On CNN Headline News
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March 26, 2009
Publication - Business, Tax
New Cancellation of Indebtedness Rule - Tax Alert -
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March 25, 2009
Publication - Insurance Coverage
Environmental Contamination: Connecticut Supreme Court Holds That Silica Exclusions Are Not Ambiguous and Apply to Silicon in All its Forms - Insurance Coverage Alert! - In a declaratory judgment action initiated by an insurer, styled Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Lone Star Indus. Inc., et al., No. SC 18199 (Conn. Sup. March 24, 2009), the Connecticut Supreme Court, among other things, agreed with certain insurers of Lone Star, a silica and sand supplier, that a silicosis hazard exclusion endorsement that refers to “silicon,” rather than the chemically distinct “silica,” should be read broadly as applying to silicon in all its forms. In addition, affirming in
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March 25, 2009
Press Release - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Designated 2009 Washington, D.C., Super Lawyers By Law & Politics
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March 24, 2009
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The topic of climate change has become a significant public policy issue that has generated substantial discussion, controversy and debate. Recently, Steven Napolitano and Lincoln Wilson published an arresting article in Environmental Law 360 called “Why Climate Suits May not be ‘Next Big Thing.’”
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March 23, 2009
Publication - Subrogation & Recovery - Insurance
Fessing Up to Facebook: Recent Trends in the Use of Social Network Websites for Insurance Litigation - Canadian Subro Alert! - In December 2008, after several failed attempts to serve a couple with court documents by email and text messaging their mobile phones, an Australian lawyer won the right to serve a default judgment by posting the terms of the judgment on the defendant’s Facebook Wall. In a ruling that appears to be the first of its kind anywhere in the world, Master Harper of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory held that the lawyer could use the social networking site to serve court notices.
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March 17, 2009
Publication - Construction Law, Insurance Coverage - Real Estate & Construction
Construction Defects - Colorado Court of Appeals Rules Faulty Workmanship is Not an Occurrence - Insurance Coverage Alert! - On February 19, 2009, the Colorado Court of Appeals
held that a claim for damages arising from poor
workmanship, standing alone, does not allege an
accident that constitutes an occurrence, regardless of the
underlying legal theory pled. General Security Indemnity
Company of AZ v. Mountain States Mutual Cas. Co. (Case Nos.
CA07CA2291 & 07CA2292, February 19, 2009).
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March 16, 2009
Press Release - White Collar Defense & Investigations
Cozen O’Connor members Barry Boss and Hayes A. Hunt recently lectured on ''Witness Preparation and Direct Examination,'' as part of the District of Columbia Bar’s Essential Trial Skills Series. Boss and Hunt examined techniques and strategies for effective witness preparation and direct examination, including maximizing a witness' potential, while minimizing his or her weaknesses. They also discussed ethical issues in the context of witness preparation and direct examination.
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