Kim Beane | Womble Bond Dickinson Once you’ve done the mental legwork and have candidates to consider as an expert witness, how do you choose the best one? Several considerations may influence your final choice. Verifying licensure, education, and employment history is essential, but other factors that may significantly influence jurors and judges must also… Continue reading Finding an Expert Witness (Part 2): Best Practices for Choosing the Best Candidate
Month: December 2025
Late Notice Doesn’t Always Mean No Coverage—But Only If You Can Prove It
Amanda S. Keller | It Pays to Be Covered The Eleventh Circuit’s recent decision in L. Squared Industries, Inc. v. Nautilus Insurance Co. offers important guidance for policyholders navigating notice provisions under claims-made insurance policies—particularly when a policy imposes both a policy-period notice requirement and a separate “prompt notice” clause. Background L. Squared Industries owned and operated… Continue reading Late Notice Doesn’t Always Mean No Coverage—But Only If You Can Prove It
Reminder from Recent Appellate Decisions: Contract Provisions Will Be Enforced as Written
Mark Rodio | Frantz Ward Parties to construction contracts sometimes will agree to onerous provisions, despite their inclination to object to them, with the thought of “how likely is that to occur?” Three recent court decisions highlight why parties need to assume the “worst case scenario” before agreeing to any contractual provisions, since they will… Continue reading Reminder from Recent Appellate Decisions: Contract Provisions Will Be Enforced as Written
Subrogation Insight: Expert Testimony Admissible Despite Post-Loss Repairs
Gus Sara | White and Williams In Ghaznavi v. Arby Constr., Inc., No. 14-24-00213-CV, 2025 Tex. App. LEXIS 839, the Court of Appeals of Texas (Court of Appeals) considered whether the trial court properly excluded the plaintiffs’, Kambiz Moavenzadeh Ghaznavi and Anahita Nokkonejad (collectively, the Ghaznavis), liability expert. The case arose from a fire at the Ghaznavis’… Continue reading Subrogation Insight: Expert Testimony Admissible Despite Post-Loss Repairs
Serious Construction, Factory & Plant Accidents: What Injured Workers and Their Families Need to Know About Industrial Injury Lawsuits
David Friend | Hissey, Mulderig & Friend Serious accidents at construction sites, industrial factories, manufacturing facilities, refineries, and power plants are among the leading causes of catastrophic workplace injuries in the United States. Workers in these high-risk environments are exposed to heavy machinery, hazardous chemicals, dangerous heights, electrical systems, and industrial equipment every day. When… Continue reading Serious Construction, Factory & Plant Accidents: What Injured Workers and Their Families Need to Know About Industrial Injury Lawsuits