October, 2008
Philadelphia to Host Two Insurance Law Events
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Tom Hagy, Publisher BVR Legal 610-312-4754 tom.hagy@bvresources.com Philadelphia – October 29, 2008 – Insurance lawyers, in-house counsel, and financial professionals have two options this quarter to get up to speed on major legal and financial issues facing the insurance industry. Top legal experts from companies and firms around the country will [...]
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Las Vegas to Host National Construction Defect Insurance Law Conference
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Tom Hagy, Publisher BVR Legal 610-312-4754 tom.hagy@bvresources.com Las Vegas – October 29, 2008 – Just over a month after the Nevada Supreme Court allowed 700 homeowners to join a lawsuit against developers for allegedly defective exterior stucco – attorneys, insurers, risk managers, construction experts and judges from around the country [...]
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Greenspan: “Credit tsunami”
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.1703384&w=425&h=350&fv=] more about “Greenspan: “Credit tsunami”“, posted with vodpod Get information about BVR Legal’s January event . . . The FDIC & the New Banking Crisis: Litigation Challenges Past, Present & Future
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NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams: More Signs of Global Recession
1 day agoNBC Nightly News — Oct. 24: The Dow reached a five-year low Friday and across the globe, major electronics companies in Japan reported slumping sales and markets in Europe also took a fall. CNBC’s Carl Quintanilla reports.Added: October 25, 2008 Air date: October 24, 2008 Duration: 02:16 Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 read more [...]
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Are Women Lawyers 80 Years Away from Partnership Parity with Men?
PRESS RELEASE Philadelphia – October 23, 2008 – While women comprise nearly half of the nation’s law students, at least one group estimates that women will not achieve parity with men in law firm partnerships until 2088. And, according to the group, Catalyst Inc. of New York, a group whose mission is to [...]
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Insurance “Bad Faith” Subject of Recent State Supreme Court Cases & New York Conference
PRESS RELEASE Philadelphia – October 23, 2008 – If recent activity at the supreme courts of Florida, Idaho and Ohio is any indication, disputes over the so-called “bad faith” conduct of insurance companies continue to be hotly contested. Updates on recent cases is just one of the sessions for litigators, in-house counsel and [...]
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Haley & Aldrich: Vapor Intrusion New Risk in Real Estate Contracting
By Dr. Lorne G. Everett While contractors and real estate professionals are generally familiar with terms such as “Phase I” or “Phase II” when performing environmental due diligence in a real estate transaction, there is a new risk that everyone involved in real estate contracting needs to know about – Vapor Intrusion. As a result [...]
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50-State Survey from Saxe Doernberger & Vita: Statutes of Repose for Construction Claims
This survey of state laws is a quick reference guide that should only be used as a starting point in researching the applicable law to a given situation. Depending on the facts of each situation, there may be additional legal authority which impacts the analysis of a particular case. Saxe Doernberger & Vita P.C. [...]
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CFA Weighs in on Financial Crisis & FAS 157
It’s no secret that many think FAS 157 helped fan the flames of the current financial crisis (see: More blame for FAS 157 in current economic crisis?) while others assert that it confuses many valuation issues without sufficient guidance, especially on its seemingly counterintuitive valuation requirements. Indeed, just this week, in a letter to SEC [...]
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