Have You Read The Conditions In Your Contracts?

ROADS TO Resolution ~ Closure ~ Certainty

We have contracts all over. You buy a car, you have a contract. You rent a property, you have a contract. You buy a house, you have a contract. Our lives are filled with contracts, and most of us probably don’t read them word for word. However, to put it simply: Read the Contracts!
In this episode, Host, Jean Lawler–commercial + insurance mediator and arbitrator–discusses four examples of conditions in contracts that can become impediments to rights if not complied with.
To read the full episode transcript please see the Podcast Website.
Case Mentioned:
Santa Clara Valley Water District v. Century Indemnity Company, 2023 DJ DAR 2729
About the Host:
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Jean Lawler is an attorney and mediator, focusing on commercial, insurance and civil litigation matters pending at the trial and appellate levels - wherever filed. She regularly mediates a wide variety of insurance, business, and tort matters, as well as federal ADA accessibility lawsuits re architectural barriers and websites. CIPP/US (Certified Information Privacy Professional) certified, Jean also mediates matters involving data breaches, ransomware, and cyber losses. She has mediated hundreds upon hundreds - thousands - of cases over the years with a myriad of issues. For a more detailed sampling of the types of mediations that she has conducted and participated in, both when in practice and as a full-time mediator, please refer to her web page detailing Representative Matters.
Prior to becoming a full-time mediator in 2017, Jean was a Senior Partner in a Los Angeles based litigation firm, representing corporations, professionals, non-profits, individuals, and insurers in a broad range of matters, at trial and on appeal - mediating hundreds upon hundreds of cases over the years. Her legal experience has been diverse and international, and she has a deep knowledge of the insurance industry, insurance policies and the various risks they insure against (primary, excess, reinsurance, program, surplus lines, London Market, and international insurers). She also served as a Managing Partner of her former law firm, at times chairing the firm’s Insurance Law, Cyber & Privacy Law, International Law, and Business & Real Estate Transactions practice groups and, ultimately, served her many clients as counselor and trusted advisor.
As she would tell you if asked: “I absolutely love what I do! I would be honored to serve as your Mediator or Arbitrator.”
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