Josh M. Leavitt – February 25, 2014 Clients are often surprised to find out that contract provisions they thought protected them are, in fact, not enforceable. This certainly can be because the contract wasn’t prepared by a seasoned construction lawyer. But even the most sophisticated clients can be caught by surprise when they discover that… Continue reading You May Think it’s Enforceable, but it’s not: Drafting Contract Provisions that Hold up in your Jurisdiction
Month: March 2014
Editorial: Silica Exposure Lawsuits: The Next Toxic Tort?
Philip R. Stein – Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP
Arbitration—is it Really the Better Way to Resolve Construction Disputes?
Craig Martin – Alternative Dispute Resolution – February 20, 2014 Avoid litigation at all costs was the mantra several years ago. Supporters of arbitration claimed that it was less expensive, quicker and avoided run-away juries. But, are these claims still true? Is arbitration still better? Well, it depends. Some claims may benefit from arbitration, but… Continue reading Arbitration—is it Really the Better Way to Resolve Construction Disputes?
Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case in Colorado, Part 3 – The Nuts and Bolts of Discovery : Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
In this part of my series on Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case in Colorado, I am going to disclose the Request for Production of Documents I recently served upon the insurer’s attorney on a case I am handling in federal court in the Western District of Missouri. I am sharing this… Continue reading Proving and Winning a First Party Bad Faith Case in Colorado, Part 3 – The Nuts and Bolts of Discovery : Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Proving and Winning a First-Party Bad Faith Case in Colorado, Part 2 : Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
David Furtado – Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog – February 25, 2014 In a previous post regarding proving a first-party bad faith case in Colorado, I wrote about C.R.S. §§10-3-1113 and 10-3-1104. These statutes provide the first place to look when taking actions in representing policyholders, and provide guidance regarding the questions I ask in… Continue reading Proving and Winning a First-Party Bad Faith Case in Colorado, Part 2 : Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog