Michelle Ronan | Jaburg Wilk For cost containment – or other reasons – attorneys are trying fewer civil cases to juries. Years ago, trial attorneys would easily try dozens of cases per year. Now, it is not uncommon for a “trial attorney” to try one or two cases per year. For good or bad, the… Continue reading Virtual Depositions are as Easy as One, Two… Can You Hear Me, Now?
Category: Construction Law
Witnesses During COVID Times: Remote Depositions, Virtual Testimony, and Unavailability
Steven K. Davidson, Michael J. Baratz, Jared R. Butcher and Molly Bruder Fox | Steptoe & Johnson First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement. As the COVID-19 related health risks posed by in-person proceedings continue to persist, courts and litigants must decide how best… Continue reading Witnesses During COVID Times: Remote Depositions, Virtual Testimony, and Unavailability
A Primer on Suspension and Debarment for Federal Construction Projects
Hal J. Perloff | Construction Executive We’ve all heard the expression that those who deal with the government must turn square corners. This is because the government has a broad array of tools at its disposal to motivate, coax and cajole contractors and federal grant recipients to play by the rules. Those tools include harsh… Continue reading A Primer on Suspension and Debarment for Federal Construction Projects
Courts Are Ordering Remote Depositions as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Victor J. Zarrilli, Robert G. Devine and Douglas M. Weck | White and Williams The COVID-19 pandemic has generally put a stop to in-person depositions nationwide. Many litigants and their attorneys have also resisted attempts to proceed with remote video depositions, some holding out for the pandemic to subside and for the return of in-person business as usual while others… Continue reading Courts Are Ordering Remote Depositions as the COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Residential Construction Defect Case Law Update: Homeowners Not Entitled To Attorney And Expert Fees
David H. Fisk | Kane Russell Coleman Logan Last year, the First Court of Appeals serving the Houston, Texas area held that the Texas Residential Construction Liability Act (RCLA) “does not permit a plaintiff to recover attorney or expert fees in the absence of an underlying cause of action providing for the recovery of such… Continue reading Residential Construction Defect Case Law Update: Homeowners Not Entitled To Attorney And Expert Fees