Fighting the Good Fight: The Insurance Defense Litigator
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Daniel E. Cummins
Abstract
‘Fighting the good fight’ is how some insurance defense attorneys view their position in civil litigation law as they work towards reasonable resolutions of personal injury damages claims and take the frivolous cases all the way to verdict. This writer was requested to analyze the day-to-day practice of an insurance defense litigator in tort matters. The focus of the paper was to provide those in the legal academic field with insight into defense litigation in the tort arena of personal injury matters. This paper endeavors to provide that insight along with suggestions as to areas of training that law students may benefit from if offered in law school to prepare them for the practice of law.
Acknowledgments
Attorney Cummins expresses gratitude and thanks Professor Christopher J. Robinette for the opportunity to submit this piece. He also thanks Attorney Scott B. Cooper of the Harrisburg, PA law firm of Schmidt Kramer for bringing this writing opportunity to his attention.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- AALS Torts Panel
- “…A Damn Shame”: James Davey’s Thoughtful Cynicism
- By Insurers, For Insurers: The UK’s Liability Regime for Autonomous Vehicles
- Not So Fast: A Brief Plea for Muddling Through the Problems of Autonomous Vehicle Liability
- Essay
- Ordinary Tort Litigation in China: Law versus Practical Justice?
- Symposium, “What Practitioners Can Teach Academics about Tort Litigation”
- Expert Testimony Needs Judges to Act as “Gatekeepers”: The Maryland Court of Appeals Teaches Why
- Shifting the Burden of Proof on Causation: The One Who Creates Uncertainty Should Bear Its Burden
- Defending Government Tort Litigation: Considerations for Scholars
- What Practitioners can Teach Academics About Tort Litigation – The Plaintiff’s Perspective in Medical Malpractice Litigation
- Litigation Financing: Balancing Access with Fairness
- Products Liability Law – Lessons from the Military and Industrial Contexts
- What Practitioners can Teach Academics about Tort Litigation: Auto Accidents from the Plaintiff’s Counsel
- Fighting the Good Fight: The Insurance Defense Litigator
