Wednesday, September 25, 2019
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| 5:00 – 7:00 pm |
Networking Reception |
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Thursday, September 26, 2019
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| 7:00 – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Environmental Updates
- Update on Federal and State Environmental Litigation
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Michael F. Aylward
Morrison Mahoney, LLP
Boston, Massachusetts |
| 9:00 – 10:00 am |
Glyphosate: Getting into the Weeds on the Science, the Litigation and the Analysis of Future Claim Risk
- Glyphosate’s Connection to Disease Processes and Conditions
- Analysis of Verdicts, Pending Claims, New Claims
- Where Glyphosate-based Claims May Head
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Joseph Cagnoli, Esq.
Goldberg Segalla, LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Andrew Scholz, Esq.
Goldberg Segalla, LLP
New York, New York
Marc Scarcella
Roux Associates, Inc.
Arlington, Virginia |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 – 10:45 am |
Diminishing Wetlands: Are They Beginning to Erode Policy Limits?
- Wetlands Law
- Duty to Defend vs. Duty to Indemnify
- Insurance Policy Provisions
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Sidney Degan
Degan, Blanchard & Nash
New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 10:45 – 11:45 am |
The Re-emergence of a Persistent, Festering and Static Chemical Compound-PFAS
- Per- & Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Regulation
- Environmental Threats Posed by PFAS and PFOA
- Risk Management and How Insurance Can Help Transfer Risk
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Jennifer Martin
Hepler Broom, LLC
Springfield, Illinois
Rodger Anderson
Hanson Professional Services Inc.
Illinois
Jamie Langes
Tokyo Marine Specialty Insurance Co.
Cynwyd, Pennsylvania |
| 11:45 – 12:15 pm |
Trade Journal Information for Asbestos Litigation
- How Plaintiffs and Defendants Can Use Trade Journals
- Trade Journals State-of-the-Art Different Today
- Trade Journals Suggest Less Widespread Knowledge of Dangers of Asbestos
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Edward A. Miller
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Canonsburg, Pennsylvania
James J.A. Mulhall
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Bridgeport, West Virginia |
| 12:15 – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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| 1:00 – 1:30 pm |
The Fear of All Sums
- All Sums vs. Pro Rata Allocation
- The Pros and Cons of Allocation Frameworks
- Hybrid True Up Model for Allocation
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Richard M. Garner
Collins Roche Utley & Garner
Columbus, Ohio |
| 1:30 – 2:00 pm |
Privatized Remediation: Giving the Consultant the Regulator’s Pen
- NJ LSRP Perspective on Privatized Remediation
- Attorney Perspective on Privatized Remediation
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Steve Barnett
Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, New Jersey
Dan Lattanzi
First Environment, Inc.
Boonton, New Jersey |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm |
BAP-1: Red Herring, Eggshell, or Silver Bullet
- Asbestos and Mesothelioma Connection
- BAP-1 Genetic Condition
- How the Courts Treat BAP-1 Arguments
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S. Christopher Collier
Hawkins Parnell & Young, LLP
Atlanta, Georgia |
| 2:30– 3:00 pm |
Relatively “Exclusive”: A National Overview of Employer Liability for Toxic Torts
- Workers’ Compensation Exclusive Remedy
- Occupational Injury Caused by Exposure to Toxic Torts
- Challenges to Exclusivity
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Michael D. Martinez
Matushek Nilles, LLC
Chicago, Illinois |
| Boarding between 3:30 – 4:00 pm
Departs at 4:00 pm
Returns to dock at 6:00 pm |
FETTI ODYSSEY RIVER CRUISE RECEPTION
455 N Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago
(Business Casual Attire) |
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Friday, September 27, 2019
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| 7:00 – 8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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| 8:00 – 9:00 am |
Asbestos Update
- Update on Federal and State Asbestos Litigation
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Mark A. Behrens
Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Washington, D.C.
Mary Margaret Gay
Gay Jones & Kuhn PLLC
Jackson, Mississippi |
| 9:00 – 9:30 am |
The Kids Aren’t Alright
- US Climate Change Litigation
- Impact of Climate Change
- The Insurance Perspective
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Lind Stapley
Soha & Lang PS
Seattle, Washington |
| 9:30 – 10:00 am |
Risky Business: Regulatory Risk Assessment in the Courtroom
- Regulatory vs. Legal Causation
- Linear No Threshold (LNT) Regulatory Model
- Current Reassessment of LNT
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Oded Burger
Goldberg Segalla
New York, New York
Amanda Burns
Cardno Chemrisk
Brooklyn, New York |
| 10:00 – 10:15 am |
Break |
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| 10:15 – 11:15 am |
Cutting-Edge Techniques in Resolution of Natural Resource Damages Claims at Complex Superfund Sediment Sites
- NRD Liability Scheme Under CERCLA and State Laws
- Emerging Techniques for NRD Resolution
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Peter Mintzer
Selman Breitman, LLP
Seattle, Washington
Scott Lockert
RestorCap, LLC
Seattle, Washington
David C. Weber
Beveridge & Diamond PC
Seattle, Washington |
| 11:15 am – 11:45 am |
Navigating Talc Litigation: A View from the Mine to Bankruptcy
- Talc History: Industrial Talc vs. Cosmetic Use
- Regulatory Issues Associated With Talc
- Causation and Source Tracking
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John McMeekin
Rawle & Henderson LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 11:45 am – 12:15 pm |
Turning Up the Heat on Historic Policies: How and Why Policyholders Facing Climate Change Suits Will Try to Access Coverage Under Historic Policies
- Coverages Under Historic Policies For Climate Change
- Coverage Defenses to Climate Change Suits
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Carl Pernicone
WilsonElser, LLP
White Plains, New York |
| 12:30 pm – 1:00 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.” |
