HB Litigation Conferences Presents
Construction Litigation Leaders’ Forum 2012 Defects • Litigation • Insurance March 8-9 2012 – Sheraton Delfina – Santa Monica, California LiMa Solutions Ed Martinet will be providing his insights at the upcoming Construction Litigation Leaders Forum. The HB Forum is designed to provide a comprehensive view of litigation for all parties—plaintiffs, defendants, insurers and in-house counsel. He will be joining many of the country’s... Read More
The Evolution of VE-ADR
By Ed Martinet – Key West, Florida….. Alternative Dispute Resolution has been very effective over the past several decades by aiding the legal system with an alternative method of resolution outside of the court system. While there are many approaches to ADR, all can say that they are frequently preferable to full blown litigation. However, in some areas of the law, the use of conventional ADR has become so “standardized” that... Read More
Jim Orland
Jim Orland, principal in a Southern California law firm discusses the unique opportunities provided by attending the 18th annual West Coast Casualty Seminar. Orland explains the challenges facing the sub-contractors in today’s evolving construction defect market. Orland describes the importance of neutral, 3rd party evaluations and the emerging issues facing his clients. Read More
Mark Bourassa
Mark Bourassa, founding partner in a Las Vegas, Nevada law firm explains how the West Coast Casualty Seminar is the mecca of the construction defect arena. Bourassa describes what he is able to take away from his experiences and how he utilizes that information. Bourassa has a unique understanding of the current construction defect litigation environment and reflects on how the current economy is shaping future trends. Read More
#1 Failure to Communicate
By Ed Martinet Florida – I was in a meeting today when it came to me that “we have a failure to communicate” in the CD and construction claim/litigation arena. While this failure to communicate does not always occur, in too many instances it does. The systemic failure begins when a plaintiff fails to accurately and fairly present a claim that meets the realistic needs of the owners. The communication failure continues when the defense does not... Read More
Gary Baumann Explains New Trends for Construction Defect Litigation
Gary Baumann, shareholder in a Florida insurance defense law firm, discusses the changing and evolving industry of construction defect litigation at the West Coast Casualty Conference. Baumann explains the trend of efficient productivity. Being more productive gives you more “bang for your buck from your client’s perspective,” Baumann said. Baumann illustrates how the proper use of technology such as webinars can cut costs and the number... Read More
Making the law available | Building Codes
By Paul Viau How many of you (Architects, Engineers, Contractors and Attorneys) run into the situation where you need to do a code analysis for a code you don’t have? So then you have to go out and buy another $80 book to add to your shelf. If the building, plumbing or other code you’re using is law, and by law you need to design and build in accordance with the code/law referenced, shouldn’t the code be made available to you as a public document? Some... Read More
The essence of the West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
Jerome Wager has been a defense insurance attorney for over 25 years. During that time his focus primarily has been on construction defense litigation. He was involved in one of the first case management orders that was ever written which later was adopted by the San Diego Superior Court. During his time in this industry, he has never been to a more powerful, educational and effective seminar such as the West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect... Read More
Bruce Wick: Challenges facing the Construction Industry
Bruce Wick is the Director of Risk Management for the California Professional Association for Special Contrators(CALPAS). He represents his member’s position on statue laws and all sorts of litigation and arbitration proceedings. He stresses that new insurance laws will start to have an impact on the construction industry very soon. Contractors and sub contractor cases that are in litigation due to a defect and lack of insurance by one party... Read More
The Zweig Marketing Letter ROAD TO RESOLuTION Interview
“This article first appeared in The Zweig Marketing Letter (or The Zweig Letter) on June 6, 2011. www.zweigwhite.com” LiMa Solutions (short for “litigation management”) specializes in alternative dispute resolution and neutral claim management for the A/E/P and environmental industry. The new company started with blank slate marketing-wise, but developed and designed the logo, tag line, and web site, with the web site intended to be “a... Read More
