Bredan Winslow-Nason and Carrie L. Ciliberto | Litigation Management Magazine | Fall 2015 Building Information Modeling, commonly referred to as “BIM,” is being used more and more often on construction projects of all types. Generally, BIM is the process of building a virtual structure before the actual structure is built. BIM is essentially a digital… Continue reading Model Example – Don’t Overlook Building Information Modeling in Construction Defect Ligitation
Month: December 2015
Expert Witnesses – False Representation of Credentials – An Introduction
Tony Lehman | The Dispute Resolver | May 29, 2015 Everyone uses experts. But, can you tell the difference between an expert and a pseudo-expert? Jim Cohen of Weidlinger Associates Inc., and Dan Valentine of Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc. have seen a lot of good expert work in their practices, but they have also… Continue reading Expert Witnesses – False Representation of Credentials – An Introduction
Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes
Stan Martin | Commonsense Construction Law LLC | November 30, 2015 The court states the issue in its first sentence: “This case presents a straightforward, but unsettled, question of Illinois law: Is there an ‘occurrence’ under standard-form comprehensive general liability (“CGL”) policies when the named insured contractor’s faulty workmanship causes damage to a building that… Continue reading Can Faulty Workmanship give Rise to a Covered Insurance Claim? Illinois Court says Yes
New Jersey Court Rejects Theory of Spoliation by Encouragement
Richard C. Bennett | Cozen O’Connor | November 24, 2015 Three years out, Superstorm Sandy litigation continues to wend its way through New Jersey’s courts. Last weekend, a federal judge in the state handed a victory to the insurer in Stiso v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 155762, 2015 WL 7296081… Continue reading New Jersey Court Rejects Theory of Spoliation by Encouragement
Paper Experts, Part II: How a CV Can Create Apparent Experience
Tony Lehman | The Dispute Resolver | December 7, 2015 Last week, we had Part 1 of our two-part discussion regarding how an expert’s curriculum vitae can create the impression of experience that an expert really does not have. Today, as promised, here is Part 2. Paper Experts: How a CV… Continue reading Paper Experts, Part II: How a CV Can Create Apparent Experience