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Depositions: “. . . sir. . . .”

Posted by Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, CPCU, Etc. | Oct 1, 2023 | LAW PRACTICE |

In depositions, when a questioning lawyer is exasperated with the answer (or answers) of a witness, s/he will sometimes repeat the questions, more or less, and punctuate it with “sir” or “madam” Consider...

Insurance: Duty of Good Faith–Statutory Basis

Posted by Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, CPCU, Etc. | Sep 30, 2023 | INSURANCE LAW |

Statutory criteria for insurer bad faith in dealing with insureds exists in almost all states. Sometimes it is based on the Model Act, sometimes not. The Model Act requires that insurers have rules, principles or...

Expert Witness: “Objection. Not Responsive” Whose Objection?

Posted by Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, CPCU, Etc. | Sep 30, 2023 | EXPERT WITNESS |

Here is what might be called: The Lawyer’s (L’s) Own Witness Problem An expert witness is giving a deposition. There are three lawyers in the room. The expert witness is giving an opinion in the hire of P (or,...

Depositions and the “Uniqueness Answer”

Posted by Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, CPCU, Etc. | Sep 29, 2023 | INSURANCE LAW |

It is not unusual in coverage litigation for the attorney for the insured to ask a question...

Insurance Coverage Opinions

Posted by Michael Sean Quinn, PhD, JD, CPCU, Etc. | Sep 29, 2023 | INSURANCE LAW HISTORY |

A Very Small Bit of Insurance Law History Ever wonder what the early history of coverage opinions was? When was an early one written in a formal mercantile context involving reinsurance? Here is a possibility. ...