David K. Taylor | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings | October 10, 2019 This post is a continuation of the 10 most horrible, terrible, no good, “bang your head against the door” mistakes that I have seen lawyers make before, during and after mediations in which I was the mediator. As stated in previous posts, it… Continue reading No. 5 – 10 of the Top 10 Horrible, Terrible, No Good Mistakes Lawyers Make in Mediations
Month: October 2019
Are My Children and Their Spouses Required to Submit to an Examination Under Oath for My Property Damage Claim?
Paul LaSalle | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 13, 2019 In a recent case, a federal appeals court held that named insureds’ son and daughter-in-law were required to submit to an examination under oath (“EUO”) because they resided in the insureds’ house, and that their failure to do so precluded recovery on the… Continue reading Are My Children and Their Spouses Required to Submit to an Examination Under Oath for My Property Damage Claim?
The (Usually) Not-So-Difficult Question: Should a Policyholder Ask To Recuse a Federal Judge?
Ian Dankelman | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 12, 2019 To avoid the appearance of impropriety, the federal judiciary ensures that every case is assigned to impartial judicial officers. Absent a unique circumstance,1 all cases are assigned to a judge based on a random-draw system. Thus, there is usually no way for litigants to… Continue reading The (Usually) Not-So-Difficult Question: Should a Policyholder Ask To Recuse a Federal Judge?
What Is the California FAIR Plan?
Daniel Veroff | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 11, 2019 Californians have many questions after being non-renewed by their insurance companies and unable to find another company that will insure their properties. The losses from recent wildfires have caused carriers to scale back, and some have completely ceased writing insurance in several California… Continue reading What Is the California FAIR Plan?
3D Printing Innovations Enhance Building Safety
Mahmut Ekenel and Melissa Sanchez | Construction Executive | July 28, 2019 The mention of 3D printing alone is enough to get people excited, often conjuring images of a desktop console that can download and create three dimensional objects such as prototypes, or mechanical parts. And yet, in recent years the technology has given way… Continue reading 3D Printing Innovations Enhance Building Safety