Shane Smith | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | January 25, 2015 After attending the 16th Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference in New Orleans this past week along with many of my colleagues, I thought it appropriate to review the calculation of actual cash value in Louisiana. Louisiana courts calculate actual cash value as replacement cost less… Continue reading Calculating Actual Cash Value, Part 4: Louisiana
Month: January 2015
World’s first 3-D-printed Apartment Building Debuts in China
Justin Scuiletti | PBS | January 20, 2015 A Chinese company has set another world first in 3-D printing living space. WinSun, the company that used 3-D printed materials to aid in constructing 10 houses in a period of 24 hours in March 2014, has constructed the world’s first 3-D printed apartment building. The five-story… Continue reading World’s first 3-D-printed Apartment Building Debuts in China
What Do You Do If The Judge Does Not Like Your Case
R. James Kravitz | Fox Rothschild LLP | January 14, 2015 I recently tried a commercial dispute where the judge expressed a negative view of my client’s case at the outset. She seemed predisposed in favor of my adversary. This was frustrating because I felt confident my clients had been wronged and had meritorious claims.… Continue reading What Do You Do If The Judge Does Not Like Your Case
Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida
Robert D. Helfand | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | December 22, 2014 In a ruling that claims merely to clarify a 14-year-old case from the Florida Supreme Court, an appellate court recently held that an insurer may be liable to a statutory claim for bad faith failure to settle, based only on an unfavorable resolution… Continue reading Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida
Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Overhaul in 2015?
Jeffrey S. Wertman | Berger Singerman LLP | January 13, 2015 In 2003, the Florida Legislature adopted Chapter 558 of the Florida Statutes to provide an alternative dispute resolution process for construction defects in real property. This statute, commonly referred to as Florida’s “opportunity-to-cure” statute, has undergone a litany of legislative changes since its enactment. … Continue reading Florida’s Construction Defect Statute Overhaul in 2015?