Preparing experts post-Sargon Sargon reaffirmed that expert opinion cannot be speculative or based on conjecture Torsten Bassell From Issue: 2018 October
Insurance coverage in a “me too” world Finding coverage for sexual molestation or assault often depends on ambiguity in the insurance Policy Kirk Pasich From Issue: 2018 September
Attorney bias in mediation An adversarial, “must win” attitude is a mediation killer and usually results from confirmation bias on the part of the attorney Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.) From Issue: 2018 August
“We meant it when we said it” In Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co., the California Supreme Court reaffirms that an “accident” can be the unintended consequence of the insured’s deliberate acts Jeffrey I. Ehrlich From Issue: 2018 September
Homeowner’s insurers are prohibited from communicating misleading replacement-cost estimates Misleading estimates qualify as a misleading statement under the Insurance Code Ricardo Echeverria Steven M. Schuetze From Issue: 2018 September
Cognitive biases in mediation What lawyers must know about biases in order to optimize mediation outcomes Stacie Feldman Hausner From Issue: 2018 August
