Wednesday, September 26, 2018
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| 5:00 – 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception |
Thursday, September 27, 2018
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| 7:00 – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:15 am |
Opening Remarks |
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| 8:15 – 9:00 am |
Trump Administration’s Dramatic Impact on the Toxic Tort & Environmental Landscapes |
Kurtis B. Reeg
REEG Lawyers, LLC
St. Louis, Missouri |
| 9:00 – 9:45 am |
Double Trouble: Plaintiffs’ Two-Prong Attack on Products that Integrate Talc & Asbestos |
Elizabeth S. Brotten
Foley & Mansfield, PLLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Timothy J. Ferguson
Fowler White Burnett, PA
Miami, Florida |
| 9:45 – 10:00 am |
Break |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am |
The Union’s Liability in Toxic Tort and Environmental Actions |
Kay Baxter
Cosmich Simmons & Brown, PLLC
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10:30 – 11:15 am |
Updates in Post-Sale Duty to Warn and Substantial Factor Causation |
Molly H. de la Vega
Thomas D. Jensen
Lind Jensen Sullivan & Peterson, PA
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| 11:15 –12:00 pm |
Glysophate Litigation |
Tara L. Darbyshire
Holistic Nutritionist
Dana Point, California
Kathleen J. Olear
Markel Corporation
Red Bank, New Jersey
Richard S. Ranieri
Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP
Bedminster, New Jersey |
| 12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
Thursday, September 27, 2018 Continued
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| 1:00 – 1:30 pm |
Who’s in Charge? Controlling the Defense in Cases with RORs and Declaratory Actions |
Mollie E. Werwas
Jeanne Zeiger
Kopon Airdo, LLC
Chicago, Illinois |
| 1:30 – 2:15 pm |
Resolution of Contaminated Drycleaner Site Litigation – Challenges and Approaches to Mediate the Process |
Eleanor Barr
Barr Mediation, LLC
Encino, California
Elizabeth Brockman
Selman Breitman, LLP
Los Angeles, California
Jon-Erik W. Magnus
Rogers Joseph O’Donnell, PC
San Francisco, California
Alborz Wozniak
Veritas Environmental Consulting, Inc.
Pleasant Hill, California |
| 2:15 – 2:45 pm |
Overview of Toxic Tort Litigation Involving Legionnaires’ Disease |
Danielle Luisi
Matushek Nilles, LLC
Chicago, Illinois |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm |
Break |
| 3:00 – 3:30 pm |
Silica: Industrial and Occupational Injury, History and OSHA’s New Standard |
Luke A. Lafferre
Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Huntington, West Virginia |
| 3:30 – 4:15 pm |
Opioid Litigation – Current Development, Status, Strategies and Predictions |
Edward Abbot
Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, LLP
New York, New York
Peter R. Kelso
Roux Associates, Inc.
Arlington, Virginia
Anissa Mediger
Briggs & Morgan
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Boarding between 4:45 – 5:15 pm
Departs at 5:15 pm
Returns to dock at 7pm |
FETTI YACHT CRUISE RECEPTION
Anita Dee II
DuSable Harbor
200 North Breakwater Access
(Business Casual Attire) |
Friday, September 28, 2018
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| 7:00 – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 – 8:45 am |
Environmental Updates |
Michael F. Aylward
Morrison Mahoney, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts |
| 8:45 – 9:45 am |
Asbestos Reform |
Mark A. Behrens
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Washington, D.C.
Mary Margaret Gay
Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, LLC
Jackson, Mississippi
Frederick C. Scaefer
Nationwide Indemnity
Wausau, Wisconsin |
| 9:45 – 10:00 am |
Break |
| 10:00 – 10:30 am |
Coming Soon to a Drinking Water Source Near You: EPA Regulation of Perchlorate |
Rick Braun
Collins Einhorn Farrell, PC
Southfield, Michigan
David G. Dodge
Gradient
Bend, Oregon |
| 10:30 – 11:00 am |
Ethics, Equity and Principles of Justice in our Corporate and Insurance Industries |
Peter L. Garchie
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, LLP
San Diego, California |
| 11:30 am – 12:00 pm |
Artificial Turf Debate |
Jason Babcok, PHD
Engineering Systems, Inc
Irvine, California
James Kasper
Sinars Rollins, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
Greta Lloyd
Sinars Rollins, LLC
Chicago, Illinois
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| 12:15 pm – 12:45 pm |
Business Meeting |
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| This is a Business Casual Event
Business Casual Attire or better is permitted throughout the clubhouse with the exception of specific events for which a higher mode of dress (such as business Dress Attire, Black Tie or White Tie) is specified.
Business Casual Attire is defined as, for men, a collared shirt (including turtleneck) and slacks (without jacket or necktie). For women, Business Casual Attire includes slacks or skirt with a blouse or sweater.
The following are specifically prohibited (except on floors 10 and above and when checking in or out of the Club guestrooms):
Overalls, tee-shirts, trading jackets, cut-offs, sweatshirts, denim jackets and any clothing that is tattered or contains inappropriate messages. Blue jeans are not permitted in the clubhouse except on Saturdays before 6:00 pm, on Sundays and on Holidays.
If you must enter or exit the Club in Athletic Attire, please use the Athletic Entrance, located on Federal Street just south of the revolving-door entrance. To leave the club, take the elevator to the first floor and follow the signs marked “Athletic Exit.” |
