This is the second post in our three-part blog series on unmanned aerial systems and their potential impact on the insurance industry – which is a condensed version of an article published in the Spring 2015 edition of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) In-house Defense Quarterly. The full article, including reference citations, can be found … Read More
This is the first post in our three-part blog series on unmanned aerial systems and their potential impact on the insurance industry – which is a condensed version of an article published in the Spring 2015 edition of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) In-house Defense Quarterly. The full article, including reference citations, can be found … Read More
Christian & Small is pleased to announce that the following five partners have been recognized by Birmingham Magazine in its 2015 “Top Attorneys” issue: Bradley R. Hightower – Bankruptcy Greer B. Mallette – Construction Deborah Alley Smith – Appellate Daniel D. Sparks – Bankruptcy and Banking David … Read More
Recently, the Alabama Supreme Court vacated an arbitration award based on its holding that one of the arbitrators had an evident partiality based on his failure to disclose potential conflicts, where the arbitrator did not do anything to fulfill his duty to investigate and discover the conflicts. The Municipal Workers Compensation Fund, Inc. (“the Fund”) … Read More
Insurance companies issuing policies in Florida are still in the dark when determining whether a policy covers property damage discovered years after a policy is issued. The question is whether the damage “occurs” during a policy period. To determine whether the damage “occurs” during a policy period, courts have the option of applying the “manifestation” … Read More
Earlier this week, Retired Judge R.A. “Sonny” Ferguson Jr. explained Alabama’s Private Judging process and discussed its potential to save clients time and money. Today, Partner David. B. Walston explores the alternative dispute resolution of employment claims, one avenue of which may include Private Judging in certain cases. Litigation has become an inevitable cost of doing … Read More
