Preventing Nuclear Verdicts: A Virtual Series

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM ET

Identify Potential Problem Cases

Speakers:

Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.

Jerry Hamilton, Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP

Hedy Linette Ranieri, Berkley Technology Underwriters

Eric Sanders, Self Employed

Robert Tyson, Tyson & Mendes LLP

April 07, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The first of a four-part series, this virtual panel presentation features four keynote speakers, Bob Tyson, Jerry Hamilton, Eric Sanders, and Linette Ranieri, with Dan Costello as panel moderator. The panel will facilitate discussion as to the problem of nuclear verdicts, what causes them, and suggestions for how to avoid them. Claims professionals and their defense attorneys will come away from this session armed with a greater understanding of how and why claims can escalate to nuclear verdicts, as well as practical tools for identifying and preventing them.

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Slay the Reptile

Speakers:

Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.

Michael Frantz, Retired

Robert Tyson, Tyson & Mendes LLP

May 25, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The second of a four-part series, this virtual panel presentation features two keynote speakers, Jerry Hamilton and Michael Frantz, with Dan Costello as panel moderator. The panel will facilitate discussion regarding key motivating factors of nuclear verdicts, the Reptile Theory and how to fight it, and how COVID-19 has changed juries and trials alike. Claims professionals and their defense attorneys will come away from this session armed with a greater understanding of how and why the Reptile Theory is utilized, how to use it to their advantage, and how to navigate the shifts in juror attitudes due to COVID-19.

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Personalize the Defendant

Speakers:

Barbara Brown, Grange Insurance Companies

Daniel Costello, Costello Ginex & Wideikis, P.C.

Jerry Hamilton, Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP

June 29, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The third of a four-part series, this virtual panel presentation features Barbara Brown and Jerry Hamilton, with Dan Costello as panel moderator. The panel will facilitate a discussion regarding the causes of nuclear verdicts, fighting the Reptile Theory, and how COVID-19 has changed juries and trials alike. Claims professionals and their defense attorneys will come away from this session armed with a greater understanding of how to personalize the corporate defendant and accept responsibility. Content will include specific tactics defense counsel should use to their advantage, and how to approach cases reasonably to defuse juror anger.

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12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET

Argue Pain and Suffering

Speakers:

Jerry Hamilton, Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel LLP

Robert Tyson, Tyson & Mendes LLP

Greg Zimmerman, Erie Insurance

July 29, 2021 12:00 PM ET

The fourth of a four-part series, this virtual panel presentation features Bob Tyson and Gregory Zimmerman, with Jerry Hamilton as panel moderator. The panel will facilitate discussion regarding key motivating factors of nuclear verdicts, the Reptile Theory and how to fight it, and how COVID-19 has changed juries and trials alike. Claims professionals and their defense attorneys will leave this session armed with a greater understanding of solutions used to avoid nuclear verdicts. Content will include specific tactics used to mitigate damages and defuse juror anger. Attendees will gain the skills to successfully navigate trial by always giving a number and arguing pain and suffering.

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