Insurance defense practices in construction defect cases
Professor Herbert Kritzer's article on "The Commodification of Insurance Defense Practice" in construction defect and other cases is a must read for attorneys representing both claimants and insured.
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"Binding mediation" is an oxymoron
A California appellate court decision banning "binding mediation" is discussed over at May It Please the Court.
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How not to write an arbitration agreement
Make the arbitration clause one-sided and give yourself, but not the other party, a way to opt out and the clause is unenforceable according to a recent ruling by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
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Construction Litigation--the Paper Chase no more
I've joined the debate over the wisdom of the paperless office over at The Illinois Trial Practice Weblog.
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Builder Association applauds Supreme Court's Clean Water Act Decision
The National Home Builders Association believes a recent decision by the Supreme Court confirms the E.P.A. is exceeding its authority in requiring builders to secure water discharge permits
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The battle over re-building Biloxi, Mississippi
How FEMA's new elevation requirements and Biloxi's politicians ran the New Urban architects hired to plan the City's re-construction out of town is described in the New York Times Magazine (free subscription rerquired).
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Other states unlikely to sue lead paint manufacturers
Point of Law Forum points to an article indicating other states are unlikely to follow Rhode Island's lead.
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The Washington Post Starts a Legal Blog
Here's the link to Andrew Cohen's Bench Conference
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Do current building codes permit building a house of cards?
That's what the Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Terrorism-Resistant Buildings (TRB) of the International Code Council suggested at a recent Washington meeting reports ENR.com
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Mike Wallace's unqualified rating by the American Bar Association baffles me too
Mike Wallace's unqualified rating took me by surprise. He is a fine man and an outstanding lawyer, and I say that though politically we come from different places.
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