Paul Ferland and Lauren Berenbaum | Property Insurance Law Observer In J&S Welding, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, the U.S. Court of Appeals reviewed a summary judgment ruling in favor of co-defendant West American Insurance Company (“West American”), issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. The 6th Circuit held that… Continue reading The Importance of Experts J&S Welding, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
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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
Slaying The Beasts: Current Best Strategies For The Biggest Challenges In Construction
Wendy D. Testa and Hannah Rice | Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker CURRENT STATE OF CONSTRUCTION LITIGATION Competition in the marketplace may create incentives for contractors to submit unrealistic bids to secure business. An issue arises when a contractor has bid too low for a project and is awarded the contract. The contractor is… Continue reading Slaying The Beasts: Current Best Strategies For The Biggest Challenges In Construction
Florida’s Circuit Split on Expert Opinions Reveals a Decade-Long Divide
Michael Kranzler and Krithika Venugopal | Chartwell Law Where an insured does not fulfill his or her contractual duty to provide prompt notice and an insurer claims it was prejudiced as a result, Florida courts apply a two-step analysis to determine the impact of the notice. Courts determine whether (1) the insured’s notice was late… Continue reading Florida’s Circuit Split on Expert Opinions Reveals a Decade-Long Divide
In the Courtroom – Cross-Examining Experts at Trial
Lee Popkin | Proskauer Rose A good place to start when you are thinking about cross-examining an expert is to ask yourself what is the purpose of this exam? What approach do I want to take with the witness? Maybe this is an expert you actually want to engage on the substance. You want to… Continue reading In the Courtroom – Cross-Examining Experts at Trial