Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

All-risk property insurance policies generally provide coverage for any peril that causes property damage, except when the damage is caused by a risk specifically excluded in the policy.

A California federal court recently issued a summary judgment ruling after interpreting two "other insurance" clauses.

In an effort to avoid the impact of the completed operations aggregate limit, policyholder counsel sometimes attempt to characterize claims as (1) rip-out exposures, or (2) as relating to "abandoned or unused materials," so as to come within a common insurance policy carve-out from the Completed Operations Hazard.

President Trump's supporters and detractors alike would agree that the first few weeks of his second term have featured his administration's aggressive assertion of executive power.

Establish a policy to enforce the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(c) by requiring parties seeking injunctions against the Federal Government to cover the costs and damages incurred if the Government is ultimately.

Proper service of process that notifies a party litigant (or even a third-party) of a court summons is a critical part of the U.S. legal system.

Section 8(b) of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") provides that "[n]o person shall give [or] accept any portion, split, or percentage of any charge made or received for the rendering of a real estate settlement service in connection with a transaction involving a federally related mortgage loan other than for services actually performed."

On February 21, 2012, New York state’s highest court unanimously refused to extend due process protection to property owners challenging a tax lien foreclosure sale on grounds that they did not receive notice of their repurchase rights. Consequently, New York property owners, who were unapprised of their repurchase rights, will be unable to challenge the foreclosure on that basis.

Based upon a recent decision of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, a Lender’s inability to produce an original, or a copy, of a promissory note secured by a mortgage may impair the Lender’s ability to foreclose upon its mortgage.

Plaintiff's counsel often employ a range of strategic tactics to defeat diversity jurisdiction because they view federal court as an unfavorable forum.

On Tuesday, the Louisiana Supreme Court rejected anattempt to block a constitutional amendmentneeded to complete the restructuring of the state's tax laws sought by Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature.

Expert testimony has become a staple of trial testimony, both on substantive issues of liability and especially on damages calculations.