American Arbitration Association Artificial intelligence has moved from the margins to the mainstream of legal practice. From document review and procedural summaries to drafting support and citation checks, AI is reshaping how disputes are prepared and managed. And as adoption accelerates, practitioners face a critical question: How can we leverage AI’s efficiency without compromising fairness,… Continue reading AI in Arbitration: Unleash It or Restrain It? What Practitioners Need to Know
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Commercial Lightning Losses: You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
Jeff Dunsavage | The Triple-I Blog Lightning strikes costs homeowners more than $1 billion a year – but it’s unclear how much businesses lose through lightning-related damage. This is because many fires at commercial properties are recorded simply as “general fire damage”, making it hard to quantify lightning-specific losses or understand true commercial exposure. In… Continue reading Commercial Lightning Losses: You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure
Finding an Expert Witness (Part 2): Best Practices for Choosing the Best Candidate
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
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