Year 2022

THREE QUALITIES OF PERSUASION: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS THREE QUALITIES OF PERSUASION YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    Veronica Mays had a before; a during and an after relating to her accident near the Walgreens.  Truth is so did the Acrimonious Insurance driver who broadsided her at the intersection.  Compelling arbitration stories lend a … Continued

FIRST OR SECOND TO PAINT THE PICTURE: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS FIRST OR SECOND TO PAINT THE PICTURE YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    I’ve debated … a couple of decades in intercompany arbitration and my opinion has changed.  Use to think (and teach) the optimal position in a subrogation arbitration case was to … Continued

APRIL; VERONICA AND TWO OPENINGS: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS APRIL; VERONICA AND TWO OPENINGS YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    It was an April day and Veronica Mays was headed to the store to pick up a few items on the way to work.  Her Dodge Journey was broadsided at a four-way blinking light … Continued

APRIL; VERONICA AND TWO OPENINGS: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS APRIL; VERONICA AND TWO OPENINGS YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    It was an April day and Veronica Mays was headed to the store to pick up a few items on the way to work.  Her Dodge Journey was broadsided at a four-way blinking light … Continued

ELEMENTARY THOUGHTS ON THEME: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS ELEMENTARY THOUGHTS ON THEME YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    We know that Elements have always been part of the subrogation intercompany arbitration process … think no further than Duty Owed; Breach of Duty; Proximate Cause and Damages.  Fundamental elements of the negligence case every arbitration … Continued

SYNTHESIZING LOGIC FROM YOUR THEME: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS SYNTHESIZING LOGIC FROM YOUR THEME YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    It is understood that Logic plays a major role in Arbitrator decision making … advocates strive for their case presentations to be logical, believable and legally based. The foundation of case theory regarding the loss … Continued

ARBITRATION AS A PAGE-TURNER: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS ARBITRATION AS A PAGE-TURNER YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    The sheer moral force of the case is why the other party owes you on this claim you’re having to submit to intercompany arbitration.  What you’ve just described is a Theme.  Well … you haven’t been quite … Continued

FRAMING THE ALTERNATIVE: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS FRAMING THE ALTERNATIVE YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    Our witness who vehemently saw the Driver go around the traffic cones helped paint the ‘Script’ a party hoped the Arbitrator would follow in the case.  You may recall that scenario in last week’s Blog setting the stage … Continued

SCRIPTING THE MENTAL IMAGERY: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS SCRIPTING THE MENTAL IMAGERY YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    NFL Playoffs coming up and we all know whether Dak, Rodgers or Mahomes … all the Teams will be working on a well developed and tested playbook.  Your Contentions in intercompany arbitration … really no different. … Continued

STARTING 2022 WITH FIVE BASICS: YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS STARTING 2022 WITH FIVE BASICS YOUR COMPENDIUM GUIDE FOR CONTENTIONS    Arbitration Advocacy and Case Presentation … the bookshelf behind me filled with textbooks on the subject.  Let’s take a deep dive as we start 2022 in the Blog with an expansive look at Contentions … Continued