One of the first things a claims professional or attorney must do when assigned a claim is to preserve the related evidence or notify others to preserve it. If you doubt how important this is, consider this hypothetical exchange based upon actual judicial hearings between judges and defense counsel.
The plaintiff brings a motion to strike defendant's answer because the defense repaired a vehicle involved in an accident:
Judge: "Counsel, I think that the only appropriate sanction is to strike your answer and allow the plaintiff to prove up her damages."
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
