Spring 2011
Cover Story
Computer-Generated Exhibits: The Use and Abuse of Animations in Legal ProceedingsHow, why, and when are computer-generated exhibits useful at trial? Learn how to ensure that animation provides the desired additional support to a case or witness.
Features
Time-Sensitive Settlement Demands
An insurer’s failure to comply with a plaintiff’s time-sensitive settlement demand may subject the insured to an excess judgment and may result in a bad faith claim.
Can This Health Information Be Disclosed? Navigating the Intricacies of HIPAA in Claims Litigation
Obtaining or disclosing medical information during litigation may require additional steps in discovery to be HIPAA-compliant.
Illicit Life Insurance Settlements
The acquisition and transfer of life insurance policies to investors without insurable interest in the insureds’ lives—including banks and financial speculators—is illegal.
How Court Decisions Can Help Improve Arbitration Clauses in Reinsurance Contracts
Judicial decisions interpreting arbitration clauses suggest policy amendments that may overcome the kind of ambiguities or lack of clarity that have led parties to court.
View from the Chair
Life Is a Great Balancing Act—Even for Organizations
Committee Profile
Life Insurance Law Committee
Covering a wide variety of legal practice areas and products.
Calendar & Announcements
In Memoriam
Joseph M. White, Detroit litigator and member of The Brief editorial board.
TIPS Notes
2011–2012 Section leadership nominees; TIPS-sponsored resolutions; Jennifer La Chance, new TIPS program associate
TIPS CLE at the 2011 Annual Meeting
Full descriptions of 12 TIPS-sponsored CLE programs in Toronto
TIPS Calendar
Key TIPS programs and events, April–August 2011
