How To Stay In The Court’s Good Graces

Elizabeth J. Hampton | Fox Rothschild LLP | December 24, 2012 Do you ever wonder what will endear you to a judge – or not? As a former judicial law clerk, I had a front seat view of what drove my boss crazy and applied that inside knowledge to my practice for the past 25… Continue reading How To Stay In The Court’s Good Graces

How Not To Cross-Examine An Expert

R. James Kravitz | Fox Rothschild LLP | December 22, 2014 I recently completed a trial in which my adversary’s cross-examination of my expert was like a deposition.  The cross-examination took an entire day.  The end result was that my adversary did very little to damage the credibility of my expert’s opinion, while my expert… Continue reading How Not To Cross-Examine An Expert

Ohio Appellate Court Enforces Notice Provision and Denies Contractor Delay Damages

David J. Dirisamer | Barnes & Thornburg LLP | December 15, 2014 In Boone Coleman Construction, Inc. v. Village of Piketon, 2014-Ohio-2377, an Ohio appellate court held that a liquidated damages provision totaling almost one-third of the contract price was unenforceable against a general contractor. At the same time, the court affirmed summary judgment on the… Continue reading Ohio Appellate Court Enforces Notice Provision and Denies Contractor Delay Damages