Insurance Coverage Issues Arising From Hurricanes Harvey and Irma - Part 2: Hurricane Harvey
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Identification: DRI3519
These two webinars will address the insurance coverage issues that have arisen following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida, respectively. The presentations will address the types of issues that insurers and coverage attorneys have dealt with following the influx of claims arising from the Hurricane related damages arising from these two storms.
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Medicare Endgame – Applying Predictive Settlement Strategies to Mitigate MSP Exposure
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Identification: dri3526
Of the many solutions that may exist in the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) compliance universe, very few offer the certainty and predictability parties crave. Very few allow the insurance carrier/self-insured to calculate its MSP exposure with absolute certainty. Very few allow the Medicare beneficiary to calculate a potential net award with absolute certainty. Very few allow the file of each respective side to stay closed permanently. John V. Cattie, Jr. and Bruce A. Cranner, expert legal scholars, will walk attendees through the process of using an arbitration (as opposed to mediation) to obtain a judicial allocation on the merits which can be used to address MSP reimbursement obligations, as well as how to protect Medicare’s interests when closing the file through adjudication on the merits before the Board/Industrial Commission.
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Reptile Theory in Jury Selection
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Identification: dri3528
Plaintiff attorneys are implementing reptile theory in a broad range of cases, such as healthcare, employment, bad faith, and personal injury. This theory invokes the jurors’ sense of danger and invokes their primal instincts of safety and self-preservation. Learn how to identify reptile theory strategies and questions used during voir dire and how to combat them.
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Becoming the Happy Warrior: Strategies to Boost Attorney Wellbeing
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Identification: dri3523
Changes in legal profession, coupled with advancing technology requiring constant connectivity, are leading to depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and suicide among lawyers. It has never been more important for lawyers to cultivate the skills necessary to proactively and effectively manage work issues while navigating the integration of their personal and professional lives. Stacey Dougan, a lawyer-turned-therapist developed and will explore the meaning of wellbeing in the context of the legal profession, the unique impacts substance abuse and mental health challenges, and evidence-based strategies to help lawyers manage stress, anxiety, and relationships to enhance productivity and the quality of their practice.
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Insurance Coverage Issues Arising From Hurricanes Harvey and Irma - Part 1: Hurricane Irma
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Identification: DRI3517
These two webinars will address the insurance coverage issues that have arisen following Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in Texas and Florida, respectively. The presentations will address the types of issues that insurers and coverage attorneys have dealt with following the influx of claims arising from the Hurricane related damages arising from these two storms.
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Traffic Signal Analysis
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Identification: DRI8012
CLE is currently unavailable for this session.
Many traffic accident disputes can devolve into he-said she-said affairs with no clear means of determining which party is at fault. Unbeknownst to many people handling these matters, an analysis of the traffic signals involved can provide insight regarding which side of the story is accurate. This webinar will describe how traffic signals operate, how they are programmed, and how a forensic analysis of their operation can determine which party had the right-of-way during an accident. Case studies and examples will be used to illustrate the role traffic signals can play in accidents involving vehicles, trains, or pedestrians.
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Social Media, Government, and the First Amendment
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Identification: DRI3522
Our government clients use social media in a myriad of ways. Elected officials communicate with constituents. Police, fire, and other departments engage with their community to provide updates on key government events, crises, and for their recruitment and hiring of new employees. Employees use social media in ways that blur the lines between off-duty and on-duty activities. This collision of agendas and views often results in claims and liability under the First Amendment. This webinar provides a primer on how courts are applying the First Amendment to social media activities of elected officials and employment.
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Professional Liability 101 – Defending Accountant Malpractice Claims
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Identification: DRI3515
Defending claims against accounting professionals demands a working knowledge of the types of engagements accountants typically enter into, the typical claims made against accounting professionals and the available lines of defense to those claims. This primer on assessing and defending claims against accounting professionals will cover these topics and will provide an understanding of the various applicable standards, governing regulatory authorities and provide a technical vocabulary to allow practitioners to become competent handling accountant claims and to develop deeper expertise in this area.
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Industrial Hygiene Evidence: Obtaining the Evidence Needed for Motion Practice and Trial
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Identification: DRI3514
This program will focus on obtaining favorable industrial hygiene evidence at deposition to enable expert industrial hygiene witness to provide well-considered opinions to be used in motion practice and at trial in toxic tort cases.
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Insurance Coverage Issues Presented by the Opioid Epidemic
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Identification: DRI3527
With increasing anticipation on the eve of the opioid MDL trials in Ohio, we are excited to include Special Master Mr. David Cohen, who was appointed by the Court in that matter to serve in this capacity.
The Opioid Epidemic continues to make front page news with devastating stories of addiction and loss. Thousands of cases are winding their way through the Court system seeking to determine responsibility for the consequences of the epidemic. This panel discusses the insurance issues raised by these cases including a discussion of the underlying claims, legal theories asserted, and coverage decisions to date.
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