Ryan Hutson | Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP | May 10, 2019 Anyone who has ever watched baseball knows that umpires sometimes make an incorrect call. In appraisal of a property insurance claim, sometimes the umpire can make a mistake as well. Just as in baseball, yelling and kicking dirt on the umpire’s proverbial home… Continue reading What Baseball Has Taught Me About The Insurance Appraisal Process
Month: May 2019
Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
David K. Taylor and Kyle M. Doiron | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | May 2, 2019 Most private construction contracts contain binding arbitration clauses and apply the “law of the state where the project is located.” While arbitration is less formal than court/litigation, legal defenses are often raised, including whether a claim is barred… Continue reading Say What? Statutes of Repose/Limitation May Not Be Defenses in Arbitration?
Dispute Resolution in the USA
Caitlyn Slovacek, Robert J. Ward and Robert M. Abrahams | Schulte Roth & Zabel | April 29, 2019 Litigation Court system What is the structure of the civil court system? The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court and is provided for in article III of the United States Constitution. The Supreme Court… Continue reading Dispute Resolution in the USA
Dispute Resolution in California
Peter S. Selvin | TroyGold PC | April 29, 2019 Litigation Court system What is the structure of the civil court system? In the US, there are parallel state and federal court systems, consisting in each case of a trial court, an intermediate appellate court and a Supreme Court. While there are a number of… Continue reading Dispute Resolution in California
Subrogation, Insurance Code Section 11580, and the Craziness We Call Insurance Law
Garret Murai | California Construction Law Blog | May 9, 2019 If you want to geek out on insurance law the next case is for you. The Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania v. American Safety Indemnity Company, 2nd District Court of Appeals, Case No. B283684 (March 1, 2019), is an interesting case involving Insurance… Continue reading Subrogation, Insurance Code Section 11580, and the Craziness We Call Insurance Law