Esquire Deposition Solutions By now most lawyers are familiar with the story of DoNotPay, the company that promised to provide a traffic offense defendant with a “robot lawyer” to fight the ticket in court. The plan went like this: The defendant would be assisted at trial by generative artificial intelligence tools (e.g., ChatGPT and DaVinci) that… Continue reading Will AI Deposition Assistants Be Ethical?
Month: September 2024
Managing Risk On Construction Projects: The Benefits of Price Escalation Clauses
Taylor M. Hayes and J. Daniel Weidner | Koley Jessen Imagine two contractors, both managing the construction of new office buildings along Omaha’s Dodge Street. A sudden global event causes material prices to skyrocket. Contractor A, without a price escalation clause in their contract, must absorb these unexpected costs, risking financial strain or even losses.… Continue reading Managing Risk On Construction Projects: The Benefits of Price Escalation Clauses
Chapter 9: Pay When Paid Clauses
Karalynn Cromeens | The Cromeens Law Firm Pop quiz: Who is in the best position to finance a construction project? If you answered, “The owner,” you’d be right. While the owner normally obtains funds from a bank to pay for construction, they are not the ones who finance the project. The subcontractors are the ones… Continue reading Chapter 9: Pay When Paid Clauses
More On Cross-Examination: Building A Case Brick By Brick
Daniel I. Small | Holland & Knight We’ve talked in prior episodes about the importance of control in cross-examination. If you give the witness room to wiggle, they’ll almost certainly take it. The most important control device is asking short, clear questions: questions that you can simply repeat if necessary and, if necessary, repeat again.… Continue reading More On Cross-Examination: Building A Case Brick By Brick
Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies Time For Asserting Claims For Defense And Indemnification
Jose R. Ruiz | DeutschKerrigan In Bennett vs. DEMCO Energy Services, LLC,[1] rendered on May 10, 2024, the Louisiana Supreme Court resolved a conflict among the appellate courts and held that a defendant’s contractual claim for defense and indemnity against a co-defendant or third-party defendant was not legally “premature” and could be asserted in the pending litigation,… Continue reading Louisiana Supreme Court Clarifies Time For Asserting Claims For Defense And Indemnification