Attorneys Representing Cleaning & restoration Companies
Mishandled claims or incorrect contracts can cost your company enormous amounts of time and money and can leave you feeling frustrated and stressed. And honestly, it’s wrong to not get paid if you’ve performed agreed upon services correctly.
We have dedicated our careers to advocating for the legal and financial interests of the property damage restoration industry
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Ed Speaks
R&R Editor-in-Cheif Michelle Blevins hosts The Restoration Lawyer, Ed Cross about his efforts with RIA’s Advocacy & Government Affairs Committee
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, Responds to Questions from Ed Cross About Xactimate.
Xactware Founder, Bill Loveland, takes the stage at RIA’s 2019 Fire Summit after expressing a desire to set the record straight about what he had heard from AGA.
He agreed to take questions and responded to pointed questions from Ed Cross about the accuracy and stagnation of Xactimate prices, the imperfectness of their system, their intention that Xactimate prices only be used for “reference,” and Xactware’s commitment to work with RIA to improve the process.
Latest News and Resources
Pennsylvania Decides Again that Assignments of Bad Faith to Restorers are Valid
Pennsylvania Federal Court held that bad faith claims could be assigned to a third party, such as a restoration company, who alleged injury from the insurer’s conduct in adjusting the claim. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) insured 1133 Columbia LLC’s property (“Columbia”). Royal Water Damage Restoration (“Royal Water”) performed mitigation, remediation, and Read More
Cross Examination: Don’t Let Your Cats Turn Into Dogs
How to Manage the Risks of Catastrophe Recovery Work Entering the CAT world is one of the riskiest business decisions a contractor can make. If you plan to pick up your business and move it to a disaster area for a month or more, you must consider everything. Many contractors race to the disaster area Read More
Cal OSHA Reminds Employers to Protect Workers from Unhealthy Air due to Wildfire Smoke
California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) reminds employers to be prepared to protect workers from unhealthy air before a wildfire occurs. Harmful air quality from wildfire smoke can occur anywhere in California on short notice. California experienced two of its largest wildfires in the past two years: The Dixie Fire in 2021 burned Read More