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Over our careers, we have witnessed numerous occasions where spine surgery was not in the best interest of the patient, employer and ultimately, the treating physician performing the surgical procedure

When it comes to a claim involving a party seeking additional insured coverage under the named insured's liability, it is important to remember that not all additional insured coverage is provided by standard ISO provisions. There are a wide variety of additional coverages available and many have strings attached to...

Editor's Note: This is the first of a three-part series. Future installments will appear in the September and October issues of Claims.

Subrogation with regard to a fire claim is an extremely effective means of recovering loss expenses. Whether it involves workmanship, product liability, product design or failure to warn, many of the same steps have to be initiated, documented, and properly performed before recovery is possible. For the sake of clarification

I debated whether or not to use this title, since it is a little crass. During Bill Clinton's presidential campaign, James Carville, Clinton's campaign manager, was concerned that Clinton's campaign efforts were getting diluted because Clinton was trying to address so many issues. They decided to identify one item to...

Strauss was close. When retaining a potential expert, asking the right questions at the outset of the retention process will lead to an opinion you can use to help determine the relative strengths and weaknesses of the claim. The opinion may not be the right answer in terms of defending...