New Expert Commentary
Recent risk management Expert Commentary
Willful Infringement after
Seagate—Sanford Warren describes
the new standard of willfulness in patent infringement suits that should
allow businesses to rest a little easier.
Cause Theory Determines the Number of Occurrences—Steve Rawls
shows how similar facts may result in a different number of occurrences,
despite courts' reliance on the cause theory.
Choosing the Best Umbrella Policy: Case Study—Jack Hungelmann
helps a client choose among umbrella policies to best cover liability risks
not covered by primary policies.
Post-Katrina Turmoil: Insurance Challenges—Rob Olson examines
the definition of flood and the wind-versus-water debate working its way
through U.S. courts.
Facility
Damage Evaluation Following Major Disasters—Dr. Nathan Gould
explains why an effective facility evaluation plan should include a Post-Disaster
Facility Inspection Manual.
No Insurance
Coverage for "Actual Physical Contact" with "Integral Part" of Auto—Brent
Cooper describes a Texas ruling that collision with an axle isn’t contact
with a motor vehicle.
An
Insurance Claims Management Retrospective—William Quinn Jr. takes
a look at the claims management experience, then (1950s) and now (2000s).