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NRCP Rule 16.1 Requires Disclosure Of All Responsive Liability Insurance Policies.

In Construction Defect (CD) cases, Plaintiff attorneys often bring big damage claims. Thus , Plaintiff CD attorneys instinctively look for as much liability insurance as they can find. Just as intuitively, CD Defense attorneys know that insurance policies should have nothing to do the amount of a demand. In 2013, these differing viewpoints gave rise to a dispute between the CD attorneys for Defendant Vanguard Piping Systems, Inc. and the attorneys for Plaintiff Aventine-Tramonti Homeowners … [Read more...]