Trying the PL Case: Lessons Learned in the Courtroom
It is not a secret to those in the insurance defense profession that the opportunities to actually take a professional liability case to trial are increasingly less common. Clients are, understandably, risk averse, and civil trials can be costly, time-consuming and emotionally draining. While I have successfully handled many professional liability matters on behalf of clients, the opportunities to try a case through verdict in a courtroom have been more limited – with the exception of this summer, when I had two cases go to trial. My experiences illuminated some key lessons which have enriched my career and which I [...]