In a March 23 press release, wood products experts at the Western Wood Products Association write NEW LUMBER FORECAST PREDICTS SLOW, STEADY RECOVERY FOR SAWMILLS. Mills are starting to emerge from the worst downturn in the history of the industry and recovery will be slow yet steady, according to a…
In Building A Box Around Murphy’s Law, risk management expert witness Donald Bendure writes on how to approach the transactional transfer of operational risk. Always include insurance requirements of your sub-contractors. Be aware and satisfy imposed insurance requirements in contracts you sign. Monitor certificates of insurance issued to satisfy contractual…
In When the Phone Rings … Twelve Questions for Prospective Expert Witness Assignments, insurance claims expert witness Kevin M. Quinley, CPCU, ARM, AIC, writes: (9) Is there a trial date yet? If so, when? This also gives you a sense of the expected pace and timeline of the case. This…
In When the Phone Rings … Twelve Questions for Prospective Expert Witness Assignments, insurance bad faith expert witness Kevin M. Quinley, CPCU, ARM, AIC, writes: (8) Is this a rebuttal report? Has the other side disclosed its experts? If you are being asked to provide a rebuttal report, odds are…
In the Paige Report: Digest of Important Decisions from 2009, insurance broker expert witness David H. Paige writes: Life insurance agents’ client held to be insured CEO, and agent held not liable to investor in CEO’s company. Part 2 -Implications for Agent/Broker Liability: Policyholder’s should not assume that they have…
In 2003, Racine County requested bids for a consultant to upgrade its software and train its employees in using it. Oracular Milwaukee, Inc. was awarded the contract. But the project didn’t go as planned, and Racine sued Oracular for breach of contract and statutory misrepresentation. In a case decided April…
Medical expert witnesses at Medical Opinions Associates write on tort reform: Let’s clarify the issue. Advocates of “tort reform” are really arguing for lower incidence of medical malpractice awards, smaller dollar awards, and lower medical malpractice insurance premiums for physicians. They also hope to reduce the level of “defensive medicine”,…
A major revision to the federal rules governing expert witness reports is on track to take effect in December. No longer would Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure allow full discovery of draft expert reports and require broad disclosure of any communications between an expert and trial…
Newzbin, the Internet’s premier Usenet indexer, has lost its High Court case against several Hollywood movie studios. Justice Kitchin found the company, which turned over more than £1 million in 2009, liable for copyright infringement and will issue an injunction restricting its activities later this week. The London High Court…
In the Paige Report: Digest of Important Decisions from 2009, insurance broker expert witness David H. Paige writes: Life insurance agents’ client held to be insured CEO, and agent held not liable to investor in CEO’s company. A frequent issue confronting many courts involves what legal duty an insurance agent…