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California Neutrals

Oct. 18, 2012

Laurence Kay

ADR Services Inc. San Francisco Specialties: probate/trust, class actions, corporate



Trial dates may be harder to come by these days in light of court closures, but that doesn't mean defendants don't have an incentive to settle disputes, Kay said.


That is especially true for insurance companies, he added.


"They need closure and certainty as much, if not more, than other defendants in commercial litigation," Kay said. "They need to know what reserves they need to carry, what wording they need to change ...

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