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News Alerts

2008 News Alerts

Employers Are Being Told To Establish "The Non-Existence Of Available Work" For Claimants Before Pursuing A Labor Market Survey In Order To End Workers' Compensation Benefits (HTML | PDF)
Delaware Superior Court Revamps ADR Procedures (HTML | PDF)
Supreme Court Refuses To Expand Third Party Liability For Stock Fraud (HTML | PDF)
Employers are Entitled to an Offset of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits when Claimants, who have been Receiving Social Security Disability Benefits, Reach their Full Retirement Age (HTML | PDF)

2007 News Alerts

June 2007 - Final Code Section 409A Regulations Require Prompt Attention to All Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Arrangements to Preserve Tax Benefits (HTML | PDF)
"China RoHS" Electronic Information Products Labeling Requirements Effective March 1, 2007 PDF
Jurors Allowed to Consider Risk-Utility Evidence in Deciding if a Product is Defective: A Reasonable Step in Strict Liability? (HTML | PDF)
Tax Alert: Chinese Tax Legislation To Unify Domestic and Foreign Corporate Tax Rates
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2006 News Alerts

A Plethora Of Changes In Federal And State Tax Laws (HTML | PDF)
Supreme Court of Vermont Rules Against Adoption of Per Se Recognition of Coinsured Status (HTML | PDF)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Declares The Fair Share Act Unconstitutional (HTML | PDF)
What You Need To Know About The EEO-1 Report (HTML | PDF)
Upcoming Changes To The Pennsylvania Mechanics Lien Law (HTML | PDF)
In Two Reported Appellate Decisions, White And Williams Limits Reach Of New Jerseys Consumer Fraud Act (HTML | PDF)
Employer Alert: Pennsylvania Adopts New Minimum Wage Effective January 1, 2007 (HTML | PDF)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Tosses $60 Million Verdict Against Building Products Manufacturer In Strict Products Liability (HTML | PDF)

2005 News Alerts

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Now Considering "Equitable Exceptions" to the Certificate of Merit Requirement (HTML | PDF)
The Commonwealth Court Declares The Fair Share Act Unconstitutional, But The Battle Continues (HTML | PDF)
FAIR Act 2005: Will Congress Finally Provide Fix For Elephantine Mass of Asbestos Cases? (HTML | PDF)
Good News For Pennsylvania Employers (HTML | PDF)
The United States Supreme Court Expands the Availability of Federal Jurisdiction in Class Actions (HTML | PDF)
Significant Victory For Insurers Of ERISA Plans In New Jersey (HTML | PDF)
Age Discrimination Need Not Be Deliberate (HTML | PDF)
Attention Pennsylvania Employers (HTML | PDF)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Abrogates Use of "Pass-Through" Indemnification Provisions (HTML | PDF)

Executive Newsletters

Articles

2008 Articles

"Course and Scope:" A Breath of Fresh Air for Insurers in Rogue Employee Claims (PDF)
The Art of Retrial (PDF)
Insurance-Palooza: 7th Annual Look At The Years Ten Most Significant Coverage Decisions (PDF)

2007 Articles

Far Away But Not Out of Reach: The Department of Justice Targets Foreign Subsidiaries of U.S. Corporations for Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (HTML)
Willy Wonka & The Money FACTAry: Examining Insurance Coverage For Violating The Information Requirements Of A Credit Card Receipt (PDF)
"Third Circuit Clarifies Azzarello and the Admissibility of Risk-Utility Evidence" by Jerrold P. Anders and James W. Scott, Jr. (PDF)
The Pennsylvania Bar Association presented Charles Eppolito, III with the Michael K. Smith Excellence in Service Award. Also, Mr. Eppolito was inducted as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. (HTML)
As Employment Discrimination Claims Become More Aggressive and Costly, Staff Training and Explicit Policies Become Essential (PDF)
The Thrilla in MaNOLA: Court Resolves Heavyweight Insurance Battle in Louisiana (PDF)
Marathon Environmental Suit May Finally End After Defense Wins Second High-Stakes Jury Trial (HTML)
From the Chair... (HTML)
Preparing for Litigation in the Age of Electronic Discovery (HTML)
Our Commitment to Diversity (HTML)
Preparing for the Future (HTML)
Avoiding the Knee-Jerk in Insurance Policy Interpretation (HTML)
Andy Susko Takes the Presidency of the Pennsylvania Bar Association (HTML)
New and Notable (HTML)
U.S. Supreme Court Further Limits the Scope of Punitive Damages Awards (HTML)
White and Williams Opens the Door to Business Opportunities in China (HTML)
Expansion in New York (HTML)
Bad Faith Blotter (HTML)
Judicial Redrafting of Contracts: A 'Levee' on Insurance (PDF)
National Joint and Several Liability Survey (PDF)
Is Your Ilit Really a Grantor Trust? (HTML)
China's Controversial Draft Labor Contract Law Promises Changes to the Employment Landscape (PDF)
White and Williams Forms Strategic Alliance With Shanghai Firm (HTML)
Coverage Litigation and the Magic 8-Ball; Difficulties in Predicting the Outcome of Coverage Disputes, March 2007 (HTML | PDF)
Family Succession Planning: How to Plan Your Business for the Next Generation, Smart Business Magazine, January 2007 (PDF)
Looking Under the Hood of State Farm's (Rejected, For Now) Mississippi Katrina Claims Settlement (PDF)
The Family Medical Leave Act: How Employers Should Navigate the FMLA, Smart Business Magazine, February 2007 (HTML | PDF)
Senter Ring: Looking Beyond the Side Show of the Mississippi Katrina Coverage Litigation (PDF)

2006 Articles

Family Succession Planning: How to Plan Your Business for the Next Generation (PDF)
Rain on the Policyholders' Parade: Kvaerner Decision Finally Overturned (PDF)
Coverage Gone Mild: 6th Annual Look Back At The Year's Ten Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions (PDF)
Product Liability: How Businesses Can Protect Themselves and Reduce Their Risk (PDF)
Financial Planning: A Private Annuity Surprise (PDF)
Asset protection and estate planning (PDF)
Tax Law: Court Tosses Federal Tax Statute (PDF)
Managing Employee Relations: How to Minimize Your Risk of Employment Litigation (PDF)
Reimbursement of Defense Costs: An Insurer's Duty to Defend or Duty to Lend (PDF)
When the Statute of Limitations Begins to Toll in a Coverage Matter (PDF)
New Rules: What the SEC's Changes to Executive Compensation Disclosure Laws Mean (PDF)
UM/UIM Claims: Inherently Adversarial (HTML)
Supreme Court Limits Strict Products Liability to "Intended Use," Tosses $60 Million Verdict (HTML)
Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire? Insurers Face Post-Koken Decisions (HTML)
New Securities Partner (HTML)
New and Notable (HTML)
Important Changes in the Federal Income Tax and Medicaid Laws (HTML)
Foreign Corporation is Entitled to Prorate Its Franchise Tax Liability (HTML)
Face the Fax: TCPA Comes to PA (HTML)
Congratulations Super Lawyers (HTML)
Legal Sticklers, Smart Business Magazine, July 2006 (PDF)
Hurricane Katrina and Insurance Coverage: First Words From The Bench; Playing it Down the Senter (PDF)
2006 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers (PDF)
Appealing the Case, Smart Business Magazine, June 2006 (PDF)
"Claim Aggregation Lawsuits", Smart Business Magazine, May 2006 (PDF)
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Smart Business Magazine, April 2006 (PDF)
Sharing Secrets (PDF)
Doing Business With China - Smart Business Magazine, March 2006 (PDF)
Important Changes in the Tax Law (HTML)
Congratulations "Rising Stars"! (HTML)
New and Notable (HTML)
From the Chair… (HTML)
China Business Journal (HTML)
Certificate of Merit Update — Is Change in the Future? (HTML)
New Court Decisions Affect Claims Made By Uninsured Motorists (HTML)
Consumer Class Certification Becomes More Difficult (HTML)
Hurricane Katrina: Coverage Disputes Begin Making Landfall (HTML)
Supreme Court Rejects Implied Warranty and Punitive Damages Claims in Phillips (PDF)
Clear Eye For The Claims Guy: 5th Annual Look Back At The Year's Ten Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions (PDF)

2005 Articles

Absolute Pollution Exclusion -- Giving Traditional Environmental Pollution More Than Just Lip Service (PDF)
Construction Defect Coverage In Flux: No Hope For Bob The Builder (PDF)
2004: The Year's Ten Most Significant Insurance Coverage Decisions (PDF)
Additional Insureds Coverage and Legislative Changes on the Horizon (PDF)
New Commercial Litigation Partner (HTML)
Growing To Meet Your Needs In Western Pennsylvania (HTML)
New And Notable (HTML)
Congratulations "Super Lawyers"! (HTML)
Andrew F. Susko Assumes Vice Presidency of The Pennsylvania Bar Association (HTML)
Worker's Compensation: A Mulligan For Claimants? (HTML)
Employment Law: Pennsylvania Questions Arbitration Clauses in Employee Manuals (HTML)
A Word to the Wise: Be Careful With Your Advice (HTML)
Disclosure of Video Surveillance (HTML)
Absolute Pollution Exclusion - New Jersey Supreme Court Finally Ends Its Silence (HTML)
Product Liability Update (PDF)
Growth and Relocation in Southeastern Pennsylvania (HTML)
New Labor and Employment Attorney in Allentown (HTML)
New and Notable (HTML)
Cyberspace, the Marlboro Man and The Ever-Broadening Nature of "Advertising Injury" in the Computer Age (HTML)
Indemnity: "Pass-Through" Provisions (HTML)
Living Wills: The Necessity and Limitations of Advance Directives for Health Care and Medical Powers of Attorney (HTML)
New Healthcare Partner in Pittsburgh (HTML)
From the Chair...Welcome Our Newly Elected Partners (HTML)
Director's Liability: What Do You Know? (HTML)
Deflating the Golden Parachute: Severance Pay May Be Recoverable as Preference (PDF)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Abrogates Use of Pass-Through Indemnification Provisions (HTML)
The Future of Implied Warranty of Merchantability Claims in Product Liability Cases After Phillips II (PDF)

Past Events

Renowned Historian Honored with White and Williams' Virginia Barton Wallace Award (HTML)
The first annual Virginia Barton Wallace Award has been presented to NBC10 News anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah. (HTML)