Filing an Orange County Homeowners Insurance Claim

Preparation is one of the most important factors when filing a successful Orange County homeowners insurance claim. You don’t want to wait until disaster strikes to wonder how much insurance you have, how much was lost, and which items will be covered under your homeowners insurance policy. The first step is reading your policy to… Continue reading Filing an Orange County Homeowners Insurance Claim

Unlicensed Contractors

Daniel Vasquez May 6, 2012 Would you place your air-conditioning unit or roof in the hands of a fly-by-night company to save a buck? Are there more unlicensed contractors offering bargains across Florida because of the bad economy? The answers to those questions are being sought by the trade group Air Conditioning Contractors of America,… Continue reading Unlicensed Contractors

What to Do When You have a Possible Insurance Claim

Tina Nicholson – Feb. 23, 2010 (Note: This Guest Blog is by Tina Nicholson, an attorney with Merlin Law Group in the Houston, Texas, office. This is part of a series she and fellow attorney Javier Delgado will be writing on Texas property insurance issues). Everyone knows what to do when disaster looms. When the… Continue reading What to Do When You have a Possible Insurance Claim

Maryland Court Holds Arbitration Clause in a Contract Partially Unenforceable

Stephen R. Freeland May 7 2012 In College Park Pentecostal Holiness Church v. General Steel Corp., Civ. No. PJM 09-2070 (D. Md.), the United States District Court for the District of Maryland struck down several portions of an arbitration clause in a standardized construction contract as unconscionable. The case was filed by the plaintiff church… Continue reading Maryland Court Holds Arbitration Clause in a Contract Partially Unenforceable

Expert Witness – Plaintiff or Defense?

May 6, 2012     By Michael Panish The first two questions that I am often asked by attorneys during deposition or trial testimony are “On what percentage of construction cases do you work for the Plaintiff?” and “On what percentage of construction cases do you work for the Defense?” It has been said that any expert that… Continue reading Expert Witness – Plaintiff or Defense?

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