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Over the course of more than 30 years, I’ve encountered some “interesting” observations from the bench, including the following:  ...

Welcome to my fourth annual survey of important decisions not reported in leading insurance blogs. These decisions may fly below the...

Preparing a litigation budget that is comprehensive but not over-stated is a crucial task for a litigator. Yet it is easier for even a...

In bad faith insurance coverage litigation, experts commonly are retained to author an expert report and, if the case goes to trial,...

As an expert most frequently engaged on the topic of insurance coverage and bad faith claims, I recognize that I’m an added cost factor. ...

This is my third annual survey of important decisions not reported in leading insurance blogs. These decisions may fly below the radar...

Does it seem like every guide to effective brief writing repeats the same ideas? “Be succinct, employ simple verbiage, avoid legalisms,”...

In commercial mediation, parties may reach a point at which the gap between the latest offer and demand has narrowed to within a...

CLEs for the hands-on litigator: > "Privilege Logs: Law and Practice" > "The Insurer's Right and Duty to Settle Claims" Does your legal...

MasonADR, LLC: Report (December 8, 2022) This is the second annual edition of an update I’ll be sharing each December. The article...

By Richard C. Mason 1. Introduction Proficiency in insurance coverage law and practice is as important to a mediator of coverage...

The frequency of aiding-abetting claims against attorneys related to their clients’ alleged misconduct has risen sharply since 2010. The...

Even experienced insurance coverage attorneys can make a number of potentially fatal errors when reading insurance policies for the...

How to get yours right while requiring your opponent to do the same. Register at https://masonadr.inreachce.com/ for new CLE by a...

On December 13, 2021, a federal court handed down yet another decision exemplifying why a commitment to mediation for resolving...

MasonADR, LLC: Report (December 6, 2021) Five Key 2021 Coverage Decisions (not Reported in the Leading Insurance Blogs) This is the...

The lawyer is understandably perplexed by a website report stating that a newly enacted statute “sanctions” individuals who wish to sell...

I recently ran across a mediation website that boasted of a “success rate” of 95%, meaning that 95% of the cases before that mediator had...

"50-State Surveys" of the law have a certain allure, yet close analysis too often reveals shortcomings. First, these surveys often...

Historically, most reinsurance arbitrations have concerned property & casualty claims. Thus, the issues and terminology in life, health,...