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• New Jersey Requires Insurers to Inform Their Policyholders of New Mandatory Mediation Program for Post-Sandy Insurance Claims
• Governor Christie Criticizes Congress For Delaying Sandy Aid Package
• FROM PEE WEE FOOTBALL TO THE NFL: THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF FOOTBALL-RELATED CONCUSSIONS ON SPORTS AND INSURANCE
• INSURER NOT OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR JERRY SANDUSKY’S LEGAL FEES
• UPDATE REGARDING THE SMART ACT
• Gov. Christie Increases Criticism of NFIP, Draws Fire for No-Bid Debris Removal Contract
• Proposed NJ Bad Faith Statute Considered by Senate Commerce Committee on March 4th
• NJ and NY Mediation Programs Created to Expedite Sandy Insurance Disputes
• New FEMA Flood Insurance Maps for New Jersey
• Governor Christie Calls Federal Flood Insurance Program a “Disgrace”
• Federal Flood Insurance Program Makes Several Changes to Flood Manual
• NJ Dept. of Banking and Insurance Urges Adjusters to Maintain Reasonable Fees
• President Obama Signs Bill to Pay Flood Insurance Claims
• National Flood Insurance Program Running Out of Money
• Senate Passes National Flood Insurance Increase, House to Hold Two Separate Votes
• Class Action Filed Against Flood Insurers
• HURRICANE SANDY UPDATE
• EXPANSION OF BAD FAITH CASE LAW BLOG
• Firm Attorneys Co- Author Article
• Firm Attorneys Co-Author Chapter for the 2012 Edition of New Appleman on Insurance Law
• HARRIS AND APPLEBAUM ON NON-COMPETES
• NFL Bounty Programs: Who Pays?
• Firm Attorney Speaks at Trucking Law Seminar
• Jay Barry Harris Named as 2012 Chair of DRI Insurance Roundtable
• Firm Partners Present Seminar in London
• Firm Partner Speaks at PBI Seminar
• Independent Adjuster’s Actions Can Bind Insurer in an Action for Bad Faith
• Jay Barry Harris Chairs DRI's Alternative Fees and Billing Task Force
• Court Allows Attorney to Utilize Google During Jury Selection
• Court Limits Punitive Damage Award
• It’s Jury Service, Not Duty
• Protecting Trade Secrets
• Jay Barry Harris Speaks to Claims Department on Medicare Secondary Payer Statute
• Firm Lawyers Chosen 2010 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers
• Jay Barry Harris Named as 2011 Vice Chair of DRI Insurance Roundtable
• Jay Barry Harris Joins the Board of Center for Advancement in Cancer Education
• Litigation Tactics - Pre Trial: The Defense Perspective
• Jury Verdict Raises ADA Concerns For Trucking Companies
• DRI Appoints Jay Barry Harris To Insurance Roundtable Steering Committee
• Third Circuit Limits Scope Of "Occurrence" Under Commercial General Liability Policies
• The Dangers of Federal Court: Judge Rules That Driver’s Traffic Conviction is Admissible
• IADC Member Jay Barry Harris Speaks At Midyear Meeting
• Firm Lawyers Win Motion To Dismiss Bad Faith Claim
• Firm Lawyers Win Appeal, Upholding Dismissal of Bad Faith Claim
• Congratulations To Firm “Super Lawyers”
• Firm Lawyers Write on Non-Competes
• Firm Attorneys Show Effective Claims Handling
• Unfair Claims Settlement Practices PowerPoint
• Collapse Coverage: The Conundrum Continues
• New FCMSA Regulations Could Leave Drivers Running On Empty
• Firm Lawyers Obtain Dismissal of Bad Faith Claim
• Firm Attorneys Win Claim That Carrier Had No Duty To Defend Or Indemnify Officers Committing Intentional Acts
• Claims For Coverage Involving Criminal Acts
• Jay Barry Harris Honored by DRI - The Voice of the Defense Bar
• Harris Addresses Property Loss & Liability Research Bureau Seminar in Chicago
• Jay Barry Harris Named National Director for DRI—The Voice of the Defense Bar
• Center City Lawyers Author Book Chapters For Young Lawyers
• Technology And Court Room: Federal Courts Enact Rules To Govern "E-Discovery"
• Contingent Fee Award Not Permitted Under Bad Faith Statute
• Local Attorneys Lead National Trucking Law Conference
• Check Your Hurricane Insurance Coverage Now
• Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Litigation
• Harris Reappointed as Chair of Trucking Law Committee
• Harris Makes Presentation to Claims and Underwriting Departments of Insurance Company
• Litigation Tactics - Pre Trial: The Defense Perspective
• Exploring the Self-Insured - Insurer Relationship
• Bad Faith During Litigation
• Uncertainty in the Law Makes it More Important for You to be Listed as a Named Insured
• Lafayette Hill Attorney Jay Harris Named Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer"
• Harris Addresses National Insurance Claims Conference In San Antonio
• Utilizing Surveillance and Getting it Admitted Into Evidence
• Jury Verdict Raises ADA Concerns For Trucking Companies
• Modern Occurrence Litigation
• The Collapse Conundrum: Finding Collapse Coverage When No Collapse Occurs
• Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Declares Fair Share Act Unconstitutional
• Arbitration Clauses Can Limit Your Exposure and Litigation Costs
• Arbitration Clauses Can Limit Your Exposure and Litigation Costs
• Economic Loss Rule And Its Impact On Property Insurance Coverage
• Privacy Issues And Their Impact Upon The Trucking Industry
• The Battle Between the Courts and Coverage - How to Handle the Innocent Co-Insured
• Third Circuit Decides That EEOC Letters Are Not Automatically Admissible At Trial
• Revisiting The Duty to Defend After the Exhaustion of the Policy Limits
• Providing Drivers with Telematic Equipment: The Risks
• Why Litigate When You Can Mediate? - An Introduction to ADR
• Superior Court Invalidates Philadelphia County Local Rule Imposing Sanctions for Failure to Settle
• New PA Law May Discourage Lawsuits
• Pennsylvania Radically Alters Joint and Several Liability
• In addition to Punitive Damages, An Insured, In a Bad Faith Action, Can Recoup Attorneys' Fees
• Insurance Law Update
• Insurer Required to Indemnify Insured Who Pleaded Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter and then Found Liable in a Civil Action for Violating Decedent's Civil Rights
• Post-Judgment Actions of Insurer Not Covered by Bad Faith Statute
• Violations of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act or the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations are not Admissible to Establish a Standard of Conduct in Bad Faith Action Against an Insurer
• Third Circuit Bars Expert Testimony About Violations of the Unfair Insurance Practices Act and the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Regulations
• Unfair Claims Settlement Practices (Regulations)
• Why Litigate When You Can Mediate? - An Introduction to ADR
• Drivers with Telematic Equipment: The Risks
• Eight Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Loss and Help Avoid Costly Litigation
• Vicarious Liability And Punitive Damages - Who Should Bear The Loss?
• Primary Insurer May Have Direct Duty to Notify the Excess Insurer
• Where Primary Insurer's Limits are Exhausted, It is Still Responsible to Pay Delay Damages
• Firm Convictions: The Effect of Criminal Proceedings on Coverage
• Insurer Cannot Deduct Depreciation for Repairs to a Partially Destroyed Building
• Default Judgments - If the Insured Allows the Door to Close, Must the Insurer Attempt to Open It?
• PA Supreme Court Rules that Paying Excess Verdict Does Not Extinguish Insured's Bad Faith Claim
• Judgment Creditor Cannot Maintain Bad Faith Action Against Tortfeasor's Homeowner's Insurer Absent Assignment
• Navigating the Murky Waters of the Insured's Duty to Cooperate
• Collective Bargaining Agreements are Ineffective in Forcing Arbitration of Employees' Statutory Discrimination Claims
• Nursing Home Risk Administration Recognizing Potential Problem Areas and Reducing Your Risks
• Driver Who Leaves Terminal to Visit Brother at Shopping Mall Still "Under Dispatch"; No Coverage Under Bobtail Policy
• ADEA and Reduction in Force - How Employers Can Avoid Claims of Age Discrimination
• No Claim for Negligent Hiring Supervision Where Driver’s Employment was Admitted; Allegations Insufficient to Establish Punitive Damages
• Risk Management: What Every Non Profit Should Know
• Important Initial Victory for Insurers in “Kids for Cash” Cases
• FMCSA REVISES HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMERCIAL TRUCK DRIVERS
• Firm Attorney gives Presentation to PAIIA
• Congratulations to Firm’s Pennsylvania “Super Lawyers” and Rising Star
• HURRICANE SANDY - New Jersey Insurance Issues
• Risk Management Seminar: What Every Non Profit Should Know
  February 24, 2011
  Philadelphia, PA
• Bad Faith Trends in Third Party Litigation
  October 23, 2006
• Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Litigation
  April 1, 2006
• Framework For Analyzing The Additional Insured Endorsement
  January 1, 2006
• “Uncle Sam Is Watching! The Medicare Secondary Payer Statute,” Pennsylvania Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, November 2009
  
• "Partnership Interrupted- Litigation Between Insurers and Independent Adjusters,” Pennsylvania Association of Independent Insurance Adjusters, March 2009
  
• “Collapse Coverage - The Conundrum Continues,” International Association of Defense Counsel Midyear Meeting, February 2009
  
• “Effective Claims Handling,” November 2008
  
• “Litigating Tractor-Trailer Accidents - The Defense Perspective,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute, 2007, 2005, 2005
  
• “Claims For Coverage Involving Criminal Acts,” Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau Claims Conference, 2007
  
• “Bad Faith During Litigation,” Property Loss Research Bureau/Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel Critical Issues Seminar, October 2006
  
• “Recent Developments in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Litigation,” American Modern Insurance Company, 2006
  
• “Modern Occurrence Litigation,” Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau Claims Conference, 2005
  
• “Privacy Issues And Their Impact Upon The Trucking Industry,” Defense Research Institute Trucking Law Seminar, April 2004
  
• “Economic Loss Rule And Its Impact On Property Insurance Coverage,” Property Loss Research Bureau/Liability Insurance Research Bureau Claims Conference, March 2004
  
• “The Battle Between the Courts and Coverage - How to Handle the Innocent Co-Insured,” Defense Research Institute Insurance Law Seminar, May 2002
  
• “Why Litigate When You Can Mediate? - An Introduction to ADR,” Defense Research Institute Trucking Seminar, April 2002
  
• “Firm Convictions: The Effect of Criminal Proceedings on Coverage,” Defense Research Institute Seminar, December 2000
  
• “Nursing Home Risk Administration Recognizing Potential Problem Areas and Reducing Your Risks,” Northland Insurance Company, 1999
  
• “ADEA and Reduction in Force - How Employers Can Avoid Claims of Age Discrimination,” Pennsylvania Bar Institute,1997