Douglas R. Richmond Posts

Liability Insurance and Contractual Aspects of Settlement

by Douglas R. Richmond | Jun 9, 2022 | Liability Insurance

This Article examines contractual aspects of settlement in the liability insurance context, concentrating on the elements of offer and acceptance. It also addresses insurers’ ability to reject settlement offers that are intended to facilitate later bad faith litigation without incurring extracontractual liability.

As the Revolving Door Turns: Government Lawyers Entering or Returning to Private Practice and Conflicts of Interest

by Douglas R. Richmond | Aug 17, 2021 | Government Ethics

Government lawyers regularly leave public service for private law practice — often through the same revolving door that launched their public careers. The law firms they join or to which they return welcome them because of the experience they gained, and the expertise they developed, while in the government. The challenge for former government lawyers and their law firms is recognizing and managing conflicts of interest that sometimes arise out of lawyers’ government service.