Hamid M. Soueidan | Varnum | February 9, 2016 Suffering a loss to personal or business property can be a stressful situation. To make things worse, the process of reporting, submitting, and presenting your insurance claim can be complex. This article shares a few simple – yet vital – best practices I have learned through my experience helping clients… Continue reading Property Insurance Claims? Insurance Attorney Offers Simple Yet Vital Guidelines
Month: February 2016
Mastering Dispute Resolution Clauses
Steven K. Davidson and Michael J. Baratz | Steptoe & Johnson LLP | February 9, 2016 Three Tips for Better Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Congratulations—you won your arbitration but now the other side refuses to pay. Steptoe’s judgment enforcement practice is among the best in enforcing and collecting on awards and judgments. Enforcing an award… Continue reading Mastering Dispute Resolution Clauses
Why Insurers Lose Bad Faith Cases
Matthew J. Smith, Esq. | Claims Management | November 2015 We hear about multimillion dollar verdicts against insurers. Must we accept these as inevitable, or should we evaluate why jurors return these verdicts and what factors drive them? Solutions are closer than we may realize. Jurors promise to treat companies fairly, but the reality is… Continue reading Why Insurers Lose Bad Faith Cases
Contractors Beware: Subcontractor Exception to “Your Work” Exclusion May Not Save the Day
Amy Elizabeth Garber | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | January 25, 2016 Commercial general liability (CGL) coverage for a general contractor is not guaranteed, even if property damage is all a subcontractor’s fault. Consider the following example: A general contractor builds a stadium for which a subcontractor builds the frame. After the project is… Continue reading Contractors Beware: Subcontractor Exception to “Your Work” Exclusion May Not Save the Day
You Must Be This Reliable To Ride
Annie Dike, Esq. | IMS ExpertServices® | February 10, 2016 “Shaky but admissible.” Yes, you read that right. It came straight from the Advisory Committee’s mouth. Even those opinions that may seem “shaky” can be admissible so long as the expert’s methodology and conclusions are reliable. It sometimes requires intellectual gymnastics to compare the two… Continue reading You Must Be This Reliable To Ride