appraisal

The "Appeal" Of Appraisal To Florida Insurers

March 05, 2012 11:30

In the past year, Jeremy Tyler and I have written several posts on the Condominium Insurance Law and Property Insurance Coverage Law blogs about the increasing amount of litigation over policyholders’ rights to appraisal. Many of the cases have involved Citizens Property Insurance...

Does Appraisal Have A Certain "Appeal" To Citizens?

November 07, 2011 13:10

On March 7, 2011, Jeremy Tyler wrote Litigating The Right To Resolve Disputes Without Litigation, providing an excellent synopsis of various appeals Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) pursued in the Florida Third District Court of Appeal related to compliance with policy...

Judges Thinking Outside the LLC Dissolution Box

Peter A. Mahler
November 07, 2011 11:00

The title of this week's post is inspired by two recent decisions in LLC dissolution cases in which courts crafted remedial measures that appear to venture into new territory in an effort to achieve efficient and equitable resolution of the parties' dispute. In one case,...

The Proper Scope of Appraisal - Thoughts from the Battlefield

Brandon McWherter
November 04, 2011 14:58

In Parks' last post, "What is the Proper Scope of Appraisal in Tennessee?", he pointed out the Merrimack decision in which the Court of Appeals held that appraisal is not appropriate for decisions regarding coverage and liability.  In considering my response, I spoke with Chuck...

What is the Proper Scope of Appraisal in Tennessee?

Parks Chastain
October 23, 2011 19:49

In the past ten (10) years, we have seen much litigation arise concerning the proper scope of the appraisal clause. Although different policies have different provisions, the “gist” of an appraisal clause can be seen in the following policy provision: Appraisal   If we and you...