Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%
Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.
The Intersection of FEMA and Insurance Claim Reviews
Increasingly, insureds, insurers, adjustment teams, claims consultants and others involved in the process of analyzing property insurance claims for damage sustained during catastrophic events must recognize the potential for their work to intersect with that of FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FEMA is authorized, under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 U.S.C. ' 5121 et seq. (2007) (the “Stafford Act”), to provide funds through a Public Assistance Grant Program (“PA Program”) to aid communities in responding to and recovering from major disasters or emergencies. The intent is for FEMA to promptly reimburse authorized applicants for certain types of loss arising from property damage, to the extent those losses are not insured or otherwise recoverable from other sources, such as through a salvage credit.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
The DOJ's Corporate Enforcement Policy: One Year Later
The DOJ's Criminal Division issued three declinations since the issuance of the revised CEP a year ago. Review of these cases gives insight into DOJ's implementation of the new policy in practice.
A Lawyer's System for Active Reading
Active reading comprises many daily tasks lawyers engage in, including highlighting, annotating, note taking, comparing and searching texts. It demands more than flipping or turning pages.
Protecting Innovation in the Cyber World from Patent Trolls
With trillions of dollars to keep watch over, the last thing we need is the distraction of costly litigation brought on by patent assertion entities (PAEs or "patent trolls"), companies that don't make any products but instead seek royalties by asserting their patents against those who do make products.