Fall 2022 | Adjuster Personal Liability

Media & Communications

A Tale of Two Subpoenas: Reporter’s Privilege and the R. Kelly Trials

Seth A. Stern and Damon E. Dunn

Subpoenas to the same journalist in two criminal trials of musician R. Kelly are illustrative of the inconsistency in courts’ application of reporter’s privileges and the need for uniformity.

Insurance

Remote Provision of Professional Services and E&O Risks

Christopher Lyon and Scott Barabash

The increased remote provision of professional services presents challenges for professionals and lawyers tasked with defending them against alleged failure to provide services in conformance with the requisite standard of care.

Insurance

Solving the Jigsaw Puzzle of Employee Dishonesty Claims

Stefan Dandelles

Analysis of a fidelity claim will vary depending on whether it covers employee dishonesty or employee theft and based on the circumstances surrounding the fraudulent scheme perpetrated by the employee.

Insurance

Autonomous Transport Claims: Emerging Issues in the Maritime Sector

Sean T. Pribyl

Maritime stakeholders can expect to face challenges in fitting innovative and novel solutions into existing legal frameworks, and should expect complex and challenging regulatory proposals to continue to emerge.

Discovery

Groundhog Day: Managing a Mountain of Pattern Litigation

Jeff Patterson, Richard Haas, and Luke Spencer

Trial lawyers usually have one shot to get it right, but pattern litigation often provides counsel the chance to try the same case again, improve with each trial, and finally get it right.

Ethics

Legal Decision-Making and Implicit Bias

Luz M. Molina

Implicit bias affects decision-making in the courts, whether the decision makers are attorneys or judges. Regardless of the approach used to counteract implicit bias, the importance lies in addressing it systemically and systematically.

Tort

Making Positive and Impactful Changes Together

Gary L. Gassman

This bar year, TIPS looks to advance with a renewed focus on membership; education; diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives; and giving back to our communities, both legal and civic.

Transportation

Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee

Mark A. Perkins

This TIPS committee is comprised of both plaintiffs’ and defense lawyers focusing their practice on 18-wheelers and other large commercial vehicles.

Tort

Fall 2022 Update on the Latest Programs and Events in Your Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section

TIPS recaps recent live conferences, recognizes award recipients, invites applications to the Leadership Academy, and remembers past Chair R. Harrison Pledger, Jr.