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ONE COMPANION DOWN … ONE TO GO: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONONE COMPANION DOWN … ONE TO GO FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Our continuing case study as we address the filing of Companion claims in intercompany arbitration:  Our insured involved in a three-vehicle accident while stopped at an intersection.  Two other vehicles collide with one … Continued

STRATEGY IS OUR TRUSTED COMPANION: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONSTRATEGY IS OUR TRUSTED COMPANION FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Our continuing case study as we address the filing of Companion claims in intercompany arbitration:  Our insured involved in a three-vehicle accident while stopped at an intersection.  Two other vehicles collide with one car careening into our … Continued

IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONIT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    It was perhaps your garden variety intersection collision case with subro potential.  What it turned out to be was not only our firm’s last OLF (Online Filing) case ever; remember that legacy platform for filing … Continued

LEVERAGING THAT DECISION: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONLEVERAGING THAT DECISION FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Way back when first teaching Arbitration and Mediation … I was told (quite frankly) ‘it’s all in how you serve it up !’  That led to all kinds of approaches with creating ADR training.  I borrow that analogy to focus on … Continued

ONE AT A TIME … OR THE SAME TIME: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONONE AT A TIME … OR THE SAME TIME FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Uncertainty … two things about it; one) most folks probably prefer the opposite and two) some might say the beauty of Arbitration.  Specific facts; supportive proofs yet an advocate … Continued

YOUR TRUSTY COMPANION: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONYOUR TRUSTY COMPANION FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Fourteen (14) words … to quote one Scott Van Pelt; ‘that’s it and that’s all’.  The total vocabulary for Rule 2-6 in intercompany arbitration.  The subject covered … Companion Claims.  Back in the day ALL companion claims were heard together if … Continued

THE LAST WORD ON RULE 2-5: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONTHE LAST WORD ON RULE 2-5 FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Kind of feels like we’ve been a Material Witness to the topic of Material Damages (MD) cases (under Rule 2-5) in subrogation arbitration … since we devoted seven (7) issues of the Blog to it.  … Continued

THE ARBITRATOR’S OBLIGATION: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONTHE ARBITRATOR’S OBLIGATION FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Our friends at NASP (the national organization that supports the subrogation industry) are based in Pittsburgh so let’s borrow from their esteemed NFL coach Mike Tomlin … ‘the standard is the standard’ !  But what does that have to do with … Continued

OUR EVIDENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONOUR EVIDENCE CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    When it comes to Evidence in Material Damage (MD) Arbitration cases; there are a couple of tips specific to these presentations.  We know that the majority of the proofs submitted in MD filings before Arbiters are considered Documentary Evidence.  … Continued

WE’RE LOOKING TO BE REASONABLE: FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATIONWE’RE LOOKING TO BE REASONABLE FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCOMPANY ARBITRATION    Reasonable calculations; Reasonable certainty and even Reasonable estimates.  All a part of the lexicon in Arbitration proceedings when it comes to Damages and their Awarding by an Arbiter.  These days in subrogation arbitration the topic of MD … Continued