Megan R. Peitzke

Los Angeles and Santa Monica Attorneys Participates in Adoption Day

November 19, 2018

Los Angeles and Santa Monica offices finalized pro bono adoptions for six families.

Megan Peitzke to Receive The Lawrence J. Blake Award from the Beverly Hills Bar Association Barristers

July 30, 2014

Megan Peitzke, a member of Cozen O’Connor’s Subrogation Department, will be receiving The Lawrence J. Blake Award from the Beverly Hills Bar Association (BHBA) Barristers. Megan served as Secretary of the BHBA Barristers Board of Governors from 2011 to 2013 and has served as a Barristers Board member since 2007. She was recently elected to the BHBA Board of Governors for a two-year term.

California: Contractual Statute of Limitation Periods May Be Permissible Between Sophisticated Parties [Subrogation & Recovery Law Blog]

September 24, 2013

The California Court of Appeals recently provided clarity as to whether parties are entitled to contractually agree to a shorter statute of repose period. In Brisbane v. Webcor, Plaintiff and Appellant Brisbane Lodging, L.P. recently appealed summary judgment granted in favor of Defendant Webcor...

Potential Liability Arising from the Absence of Fire Sprinklers in Commercial and Residential Structures [Subrogation and Recovery Alert]

March 11, 2013

It may be surprising to learn that currently there is no federal law requiring the installation of fire sprinklers in residential structures. Despite most states and municipalities requiring fire sprinkler systems in commercial structures, few states or municipalities have tried to implement this requirement in residential structures. In 2011, U.S. fire departments responded to 370,000 home structure fires causing $6.9 billion in direct damage. According to the 2009 American Housing Survey, 4.6 percent of occupied homes (including multi-unit) had sprinklers, up from 3.9 percent in 2007.

2014 Southern California Subrogation Seminar

August 20, 2014