Making a Mountain Out of a Mole Hill: Damage Escalation Strategies in Property Claims
When: May 27, 2025 at 1:00pm (ET)
Conference:
Wilson Elser Insurance Coverage Master Class Series
Virtual
People: Jennifer Martin and Lisa M. Wilson
Dallas, Texas, partners Jennifer Martin and Lisa Wilson will present a May 27, 2025, Wilson Elser Insurance Coverage Master Class on first-party property damages issues. They will explore techniques plaintiffs use to inflate the contractual damages beyond what the policy contemplates. The discussion will focus on replacement cost value and actual cost value provisions that insureds try to avoid when they are “underpaid.” Jennifer and Lisa also will discuss the use of the prevention doctrine and some strategies to address its use.