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M. Claire Juliana Aon One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 33rd Floor New York NY 10006 212-441-2392 201-470-2954 claire.juliana@aon.com Panel: M. Claire Juliana Director - Environmental Claims Advocacy Aon One Liberty Plaza, 165 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY 10006 O: 212-441-2392 M: 201-470-2954 David Schechter Claims Focus Group Leader – Environmental | Group Claims Beazley Insurance Services T +1 (212) 801-7212 M +1 (732) 881-0761 david.schechter@beazley.com 45 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10111 George H. Buermann, Esq. Partner Goldberg Segalla 1037 Raymond Boulevard, Suite 1010 Newark, NJ 07102 O 974-681-7002 x 7002 M 917-273-2112 Michael H. Berman Senior Principal Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. a co-owner of CAT Alliance 1900 L Street, N.W., Suite 975 Washington, DC 20036 USA Office: +1.202.370.4348 Mobile: +1.240.498.2533 mberman@geosyntec.com M. Claire Juliana, Esq. - environmental insurance industry experience (claims and underwriting) for nearly 30 years. Recent speaker at CLM, PERRIN, and EECMA (April 2023) David Schechter, Esq - environmental litigation and insurance experience for more than 20 years George Buermann, Esq -environmental litigation and insurance experience for more than 20 years Michael H. Berman, P.E. - more than 25 years of experience in investigating and estimating the nature and extent of environmental contamination Yes EECMA, ABA, SEIP, PERRIN, CLM - Environmental Insurance Emerging issues in environmental insurance. Panelists (broker/advocate, insurance adjuster, defense counsel and consultant) will discuss emerging contaminants and the challenges to claims handling, remediation, and litigation (e.g., PFAS/AFFF, ethylene oxide (EtO), 1,4 dioxane, glyphosate ("Round UP"), microplastics, and climate change). The panel will also touch on the impact from external challenges (social inflation, nuclear verdicts, impact of Artificial Intelligence, and overall distrust of authorities (e.g., such as playing out in the E. Palestine train derailment)). Yes 2023/03/Juliana_Claire_Bio-new-format.docx 2023/03/Michael-Berman-Bio.pdf 2023/03/David-Schechterbio.pdf 2023/03/George-H.-Buermann-Goldberg-Segalla.pdf Yes
Owen Blood Sinars Slowikowski Tomaska LLC 55 West Monroe, Suite 4000 Chicago Illinois 60603 312-767-9790 3125324792 oblood@sinarslaw.com Likely panel. I have reached out to insurance adjusters but do not have commitments yet. I will also likely ask for a medical expert to join the panel. I have practiced law since 2009 and have been a partner since 2016. I am licensed in the states of Illinois, Missouri, Michigan, and Iowa (with application to the Northern District of Illinois pending). I practice largely in the defense of toxic tort claims including asbestos, benzene, and silica exposure cases and have done so for over 14 years. I regularly attend the FETTI conference in Chicago. Regarding qualifications for this particular proposed topic (hair relaxer and straightener claims), one of my clients is a local Chicago company which manufactures these products and is now a defendant in these cases. I have been retained to advise and defend the company in lawsuits that have been filed in increasing numbers over the past 5-6 months after a study by NIH doctors found an association between endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and uterine cancer. The cases were consolidated by the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in February of 2023 and are now pending in the Northern District of Illinois federal court. As such, I am closely following the developments of this new area of litigation. No N/A Hair Straightener/Relaxer Litigation: Cancer Lawsuits Alleging Exposure to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs). Outline attached. Yes 2023/03/Proposed-FETTI-Outline-Owen-Blood.docx Yes