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BWB&O Recognized Among 2026 Best Law Firms® in the United States

December 8, 2025 — Dolores Montoya - Bremer Whyte Brown & O'Meara LLP

Bremer Whyte Brown & O’Meara, LLP is proud to announce its inclusion in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms® in the United States, receiving national and regional rankings across multiple practice areas for the sixth consecutive year.

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California Supreme Court Finds Negligent Supervision Claim Alleges An Occurrence

July 21, 2018 — Tred R. Eyerly - Insurance Law Hawaii

Answering a question posed by the Ninth Circuit, the California Supreme Court found that a suit against a employer for negligent hiring, retention and supervision of a employee who intentionally injures a third party alleges an occurrence under a...

Reprinted courtesy of Tred R. Eyerly, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert

Mr. Eyerly may be contacted at te@hawaiilawyer.com

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Tutor Perini Damages Trial Is Set Over Costly Philadelphia Hotel Floor Slab Problems

December 8, 2025 — Richard Korman - Engineering News-Record

Tutor Perini Building Corp. faces a potentially expensive damages trial next year after a Pennsylvania state court judge ruled in late October that the company breached its contract with the developer of a 51-story downtown Philadelphia hotel on...

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Mr. Korman may be contacted at kormanr@enr.com

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Snell & Wilmer Receives Multiple National and Regional Top Tier Rankings in 2026 “Best Law Firms® Rankings” by Best Lawyers®

December 8, 2025 — Snell & Wilmer

PHOENIX – Snell & Wilmer is proud to announce it has once again been recognized by Best Law Firms®, earning 34 national and 199 regional rankings across 74 categories by Best Lawyers® in their annual Best Law Firms rankings. The firm received...

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It’s Time to Change the Way You Think About Case Complexity

August 7, 2018 — Ben Patrick - Gordon & Rees Construction Law Blog

There are few things that lawyers love more than telling war stories. Partially, that’s because many lawyers either only or primarily have friends who are lawyers, and war stories are a way for lawyers to relate to each other—your barber doesn’t...

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Mr. Patrick may be contacted at jpatrick@grsm.com

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Defending Against the Res Ipsa Loquitur Doctrine – Liability Considerations

February 14, 2022 — Rina Clemens - Traub Lieberman Insurance Law Blog

A doctrine of limited applicability, res ipsa loquitur, stands for the proposition that the “things speaks for itself.” This doctrine allows a plaintiff to shift their evidentiary burden of proof to the defendant where a court can infer...

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