Carol’s final webinar of the 2020 Appellate Webinar Series “All About Appellate” provides an overview of significant rulings by Florida and Texas courts in 2020, including a discussion of recent trends and predictions for 2021.

The Holiday Season is here, but what if the celebrations don’t always bring cheer? Host Aaron Jacobs presents the “Holiday Havoc” series featured on Butler’s Subro Sense Podcast. Three podcasts + Holiday mishaps = Everything you need to know about Holiday-related claims.

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The Holiday Season is here, but what if the celebrations don’t always bring cheer? Host Aaron Jacobs presents the “Holiday Havoc” series featured on Butler’s Subro Sense Podcast. Three podcasts + Holiday mishaps = Everything you need to know about Holiday-related claims.

Episode One: What happens if the insured fries more than just the turkey? Who is at fault if the fries turn to flames? A 2013 NFPA study revealed that on Christmas Day the total number of daily fires is estimated to be 58% above the daily average. Senior Associate, Thomas Burgess joins host, Aaron Jacobs to discuss the unique aspects of investigating cooking fires and the critical considerations when evaluating an associated subrogation claim.

Join Partner Carol Rooney as she presents “2020 Appellate Issues at Trial – Florida and Texas” for her 2020 All About Appellate Webinar series. This course will cover common appellate preservation issues that occur pre, during and post-trial under Florida and Texas law. This webinar will provide attendees with an overview of the means and methods of ensuring that critical issues are preserved for appeal.

Continuing Education – FL Approved

Continuing Legal Education – TX and FL Approved

Board Certified Appellate Attorney, Carol Rooney, presented her second appellate webinar for 2020 – Appellate Writs, Motion Practice and Sanctions Issues Under Florida and Texas Law – on September 16, 2020 at 12:10 PM EST.

Carol covered appellate writs, appellate motion practice and appellate sanctions under Florida and Texas law. Attendees learned of the different kinds of appellate writs, and when to file. Carol also discussed appellate motion practice and how this differs greatly than in the trial court. Finally, an overview of appellate sanctions was provided.

Oftentimes, third-party liability adjusters will refuse to pay the full amount of the “Repair Cost Value” (“RCV”) of the damages included in the subrogation demand, and contend that they only owe “Actual Cash Value” (“ACV”), regardless of the amount paid in the underlying First-Party Property claim.  Join host, Aaron Jacobs and guest host, Raymond Franks with Rimkus Consulting Group as they discuss and dissect the ABC’s of RCV and ACV damages evaluations and the associated potential effects on your subrogation recovery.

Like all other aspects of life, the forensic investigations of existing and new subrogation claims has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senior Mechanical Engineer and Certified Fire Investigator, C. Tripp Wagner III, BME, CFI, with Jensen Hughes joins host, Aaron Jacobs to discuss how to approach forensic investigations in light of the current COVID-19 guidelines and limitations and how forensic investigations may be able to continue at this time by considering certain critical factors and following certain protocols.

This episode focuses on summary judgments in the insurance litigation context.  Often, the way an insurance claim is investigated and documented during the claims adjustment process will make the critical difference in obtaining or defending summary judgment both in the first-party coverage context, and with respect to bad faith.