Several attorneys have been appointed to revise the Local Rules for the federal courts in West Tennessee. The committee is scheduled to meet in mid-October and the committee members are actively seeking input from the local bar for suggestions and comments regarding revisions to the present Local Rules. A very significant portion of my firm’s
September 2009
Cell Phones and Spoliation of Evidence
By Brandon McWherter on
Posted in Miscellaneous
An Oklahoma insurance lawyer, Steven Buckman, recently started a new blog called Oklahoma Insurance Law. Its well written with a bit of comedy, including frequent accounts with "Bubba" (the redneck policyholder) and the "tall building lawyer" (the insurer’s counsel).
In the latest post, the topic was whether deleting photographs from a cell phone …
Mediating First Party Property Cases
By Parks Chastain on
Posted in Litigation Tactics
In the past two weeks, I have mediated three first party property cases. None of them was alike, and I wanted to share some thoughts on approaching such mediations from the carrier’s perspective, and some comments on the way the insureds have approached the mediation – making it better or worse for fruitful negotiations.
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