Eric Brodfuehrer | Ankura Consulting Group Why Owners and Contractors Should Consider a “Third-Party Neutral” To Resolve Disputes Prior to the Completion of a Project A Third-Party Neutral During Construction Primer What Is a Third Party Neutral? A Third-Party Neutral, or Project Neutral, is typically understood to be a mediator or arbitrator in legal proceedings… Continue reading Mediating Construction Claims In Real-Time
Category: Expert Witness
Preparing Witnesses for Testimony
Ethan Minkin | Harris Sliwoski Witness Preparation One of the most important jobs for a litigator is preparing a witness to testify. Testimony can take place in a deposition or in front of a judge or jury. Witnesses can be lay or expert witnesses. These distinctions make little difference when preparing someone to testify. The… Continue reading Preparing Witnesses for Testimony
Expert Witnesses 101
Ethan Minkin | Harris Sliwioski As most litigators would tell a client, choosing the right expert in litigation can be the difference between winning and losing. I have litigated many cases and I have seen first-hand how picking the right or wrong expert can have an incredible impact on the outcome of the case. Litigators… Continue reading Expert Witnesses 101
PacifiCorp to Pay $250 Million in Timber Company Settlement for 2020 Wildfire
Ryan Haas | OPB For the second time this month, the utility provider PacifiCorp will pay out hundreds of millions of dollars to end a lawsuit over its alleged role in the devastating Oregon wildfires in 2020. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, PacifiCorp announced it has reached a… Continue reading PacifiCorp to Pay $250 Million in Timber Company Settlement for 2020 Wildfire
Jury Finds PacifiCorp Owes More than $73 Million for Causing 2020 Oregon Wildfires
Ryan Hass and Cassandra Profita | OPB Oregon’s second-largest electrical utility, PacifiCorp, played a significant role in the Labor Day wildfires that ravaged parts of the state in 2020, according to a Multnomah County jury. Jurors returned a nearly unanimous verdict Monday that found the utility caused a substantial amount of damage related to fires… Continue reading Jury Finds PacifiCorp Owes More than $73 Million for Causing 2020 Oregon Wildfires