Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 18, 2015 Expert witnesses can sometimes play a vital role in providing expert witness testimony during construction defect and dispute cases to lawyers, judges and jury members. I say sometimes in that too frequently there are a hand full of expert witnesses that don’t prove to be worth anyone’s… Continue reading Expert Witness Excluded from Superstorm Sandy Trial
Month: September 2015
Property Damage Claims and Getting the Most for Your Client
Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 17, 2015 Insurance claims are quite often some of the more fiercely debated disputes in law. Those debates are only compounded when they are property damage claims. Knowing what you clients’ rights are and what you can and need to fight for will go a long ways. Knowing how… Continue reading Property Damage Claims and Getting the Most for Your Client
Bid Documents should be Clear or Confusion Ensues
Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 16, 2015 During the construction bid process there are plenty of plans, numbers and other documents exchanging hands between the property owner and the general contractor and subsequently the subcontractors. Usually the most important number in the bid document is the bottom line cost and sometimes the steps taken… Continue reading Bid Documents should be Clear or Confusion Ensues
Insurance Appraisal as an Insurance Claim Dispute Resolution Tool
Eugene Peterson | Advise & Consult, Inc. Over the past few months, I have been amazed, even surprised to learn that many legal professionals are totally unaware of an alternative method of dispute resolution for insurance property claims, when the adjuster and the insured cannot come to agreement. We all know of arbitrations, mediations and… Continue reading Insurance Appraisal as an Insurance Claim Dispute Resolution Tool
Construction Defect and Dispute Conference Comes to Portland
Advise & Consult, Inc. | September 14, 2015 Construction defect suits have been on the decline recently as many of the construction issues from the last building wave have been litigated or otherwise addressed. Portland, among many other cities across the US, finds itself in yet another building boom cycle which is certain to result… Continue reading Construction Defect and Dispute Conference Comes to Portland