by Christopher Curl, President & CEO, CEC Group Dan Burkland was hearing it loud and clear from the CFO of a major retail client in 1993: find a way to quantify and control legal costs! By 1993, the art of litigation management had entered what might be called Phase 3. Phase 1 was an … Read more
by Christopher Curl, President & CEO, CEC Group Everything evolves. In life, in business – even insurance and the legal industry. Insurance: who remembers adjusters taking written witness statements, in-person investigations using company cars, Polaroid cameras (to photograph accident sites), accident locus investigations? Who remembers claims, sales, and underwriting files so voluminous it took hand … Read more
With the numbers of new infections at or close to peak levels around the globe, it’s possible that the COVID-19 pandemic may soon begin to subside. But the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel may be dimmed by scores of employment-related lawsuits likely to arise from the event. At the end of the … Read more
Global legal firm Seyfarth Shaw LLP released in January its 16th Annual Workplace Class Action Litigation Report, detailing key trends of 2019 and what employers can expect to see in 2020. The report does have a few nuggets of good news — namely that government-enforced litigation is dropping off slightly under a more business-friendly administration. … Read more
It’s hard not to feel calmed by Allen Eraut’s warm smile and easy-going demeanor. On top of that, he’s a huge proponent of green living, evident in the way he rides his bike to work and encourages his colleagues to compost. All of his efforts have helped his company become Oregon Business magazine’s 100 Best … Read more
