Comments on: Looking at Construction Cases “De Novo”- An Apellate Perspective

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:31:06 +0000

Thanks for the comment, John. I get the impression from our construction guys that this is an area of law that can certainly lend itself to tail chasing. Good luck with your suit.

By: Christopher G. Hill

Christopher G. Hill — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:59:19 +0000

Thanks for the comment John. I am glad that Jay was able to help.
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By: John Cavity

John Cavity — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 06:47:51 +0000

I agree with #2 – one of my clients was put in a tail chasing run when trying to file suit against a certain property developer for leaking roofs and windows. The experience of dealing with a firm with inadequate construction law practice greatly demoralized her, until she was recommended another firm that specializes in it. This article will be invaluable for her – thank you.

By: Portable Storage

Portable Storage — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:42:33 +0000

I agree with you Chris specially on the point #5 that juries and judges are unpredictable.

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AdvertisingLaw (John Lichtenberger) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:55:40 +0000

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By: Christopher G. Hill

Christopher G. Hill — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:28:36 +0000

Enjoying the conversation. Great points all! Thanks

By: Joshua Glazov

Joshua Glazov — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:07:51 +0000

Jay,

I agree with you on all points, especially #5 on juries, judges, and justices. My jury service a few months ago reaffirmed that. More on that in these posts:

* http://bit.ly/14i7Fm

*http://bit.ly/7aa1G6

If you follow this case in the Chicago Law Blog, http://bit.ly/8EIK9x, you’ll see that that judge came to the opposite conclusion as the 12 jurors when she decided a breach of fiduciary duty counter-claim tried to the bench.

– Josh
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By: Christopher G. Hill

Christopher G. Hill — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:59:30 +0000

Thanks Ron,

I appreciate all of your comments here at Musings.

By: Ron White

Ron White — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:47:08 +0000

The appellate phase is also a time to consider the advisability of settlement discussions, through mediation or otherwise. The cost and uncertrainty of an appeal, the length of time for the disposition, and the prospect of having to retry the case to unknown outcome, makes appellate mediation a wise choice. If damage valuations kept the parties from settlement in the pre-trial phase, parties to an appeal will also have the benefit of knowing how one jury valued the case, leaving some markers for the trail ahead.

By: Christopher G. Hill

Christopher G. Hill — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:23:18 +0000

Thanks to @jayokeeffe for the great Guest Post!
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