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Case Notes
Pennsylvania Endorses First Manifestation Rule for Property Damage
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, has held that coverage was triggered under the “first manifestation” rule when injury caused by a policyholder's negligence became “reasonably apparent” even where the cause of the injury was not discovered until a later policy period. Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Company v. John D. St. John, No. 86 MAP 2012 (Pa. Dec. 15, 2014). In reaching that result, the court also declined to apply a “multiple trigger” theory to continuous, progressive property damage, finding that the rule applied only in the context of asbestos bodily injury claims.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
Use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements In White Collar Investigations
This article discusses the practical and policy reasons for the use of DPAs and NPAs in white-collar criminal investigations, and considers the NDAA's new reporting provision and its relationship with other efforts to enhance transparency in DOJ decision-making.
The DOJ's New Parameters for Evaluating Corporate Compliance Programs
The parameters set forth in the DOJ's memorandum have implications not only for the government's evaluation of compliance programs in the context of criminal charging decisions, but also for how defense counsel structure their conference-room advocacy seeking declinations or lesser sanctions in both criminal and civil investigations.
CLE Shouldn't Be the Only Mandatory Training for Attorneys
Each stage of an attorney's career offers opportunities for a curriculum that addresses both the individual's and the firm's need to drive success.
Discovery of Claim Construction and Infringement Analysis May be Compelled Prior to a Markman Hearing
A defendant in a patent infringement suit may, during discovery and prior to a <i>Markman</i> hearing, compel the plaintiff to produce claim charts, claim constructions, and element-by-element infringement analyses.