Claims Pages A Practical Field Method for Inspecting Documenting and Distinguishing Real Hail Damage From Everything Else By the time you set your ladder against the gutter, the roof has usually already been told a story about itself. The contractor got there first. Chalk circles dot the slopes, marking every supposed hit. A few shingles… Continue reading Reading the Roof Before the Roofer Does
Month: June 2026
The Matching Problem No One Wants to Own
Claims Pages Slope Replacement Full Roof Replacement and the Matching Disputes That Decide How Far a Hail Claim Really Goes Picture a modest single-story house with a hip roof. A spring hailstorm rolls through and leaves nine bruised shingles scattered across the west-facing slope. You inspect, you document, and you conclude that the damage is… Continue reading The Matching Problem No One Wants to Own
Think Before You Send—Impact on Design Professionals of Ill-Conceived Emails
Bridget Araldi and Stephen Willig | MG+M The Law Firm Overview Email has become, perhaps, the most common form of business communication. What in years past would be discussed over a phone call or face-to-face meeting is now memorialized in emails. While email has the benefits of creating a written record (thus avoiding differing recollections of a phone call or meeting)… Continue reading Think Before You Send—Impact on Design Professionals of Ill-Conceived Emails
REAs vs. Claims: A Government Contractor’s Guide to Choosing the Best Path
Aron C. Beezley and Owen E. Salyers | GovCon Source Federal contractors frequently encounter circumstances that increase costs, delay performance, or otherwise impact contract obligations. Changes in government requirements, differing site conditions, defective specifications, government-caused delays, and other unforeseen events can create significant financial and operational consequences. When these issues arise, contractors generally have two… Continue reading REAs vs. Claims: A Government Contractor’s Guide to Choosing the Best Path
Defending Against Insurance Bad Faith Claims: Strategies for Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Actions
Richard W. Boone, Jr. | Wilson Elser Insurance bad faith litigation remains one of the most significant areas of exposure for carriers in the United States. Rooted in the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing present in every insurance contract, bad faith claims can expose insurers to extra-contractual damages far exceeding policy limits,… Continue reading Defending Against Insurance Bad Faith Claims: Strategies for Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Actions