2018 Annual Conference
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SESSION 1 - ADR - Incentivizing Success Advancing Client Value... Download SESSION 1 - CLAIMS MANAGEMENT - How to Prepare For and Defend Against Claims of Assault in the Long-Term Care Setting Download SESSION 1 - CLAIMS MANAGEMENT - Putting the Client First: Increasing Awareness of Litigation Impacts for Insureds Download SESSION 1 - CONSTRUCTION - A Perfect Storm: Hurricane and Construction Defect Claims Download SESSION 1 – E-DISCOVERY & ESI – Measuring Success and Avoiding Pitfalls in Discovery for Litigated Claims Download SESSION 1 – ETHICS – Dancing in a Minefield: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls Download SESSION 1 - EXTRA CONTRACTUAL - Policy Limit Demands... Download SESSION 1 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - New Texas Insurance Laws: Coming to a State Near You? Download Session 1 - MUNICIPAL LAW - Say What Free Speech in the Public Arena Download SESSION 1 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Expanded Scope of Privileges & Liabilities: Insuring and Defending the Physician Extender Download SESSION 1 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Green Buildings and LEED Standards: Emerging Issues in the Race to be Green Download SESSION 1 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Green Buildings and LEED Standards: Emerging Issues in the Race to be Green Download SESSION 1 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - How Jurors Think Act & Behave An Interactive Case Study Download SESSION 1 – PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY – Resolution Resistant Cases: Treating Conflict as an Addiction Download SESSION 1 – RELIGIOUS & NON-PROFIT – Sexual Torts: Defending Misconduct Claims/Litigation in Educational and Religious Institutions Download SESSION 1 - RRH - Verdict Workshop: Calculating Exposure In Litigation Against Restaurant, Retail & Hospitality Defendants Download SESSION 1 - TECHNOLOGY - Autonomous Vehicles: Transition and Technology. The Future is Now Download SESSION 1 – TRANSPORTATION – Mobile Device Forensics: New Technologies for Trucking Accident Claims & Litigation Download SESSION 1 - WORKERS COMP - The Rise in Workplace Violence: Practical Tips and Guidance to Avoid Devastating Consequences and Reduce Liability Download SESSION 1- DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - Protecting a Gray Workforce... Download SESSION 1 -SUBROGATION - Subrogating Catastrophic Industrial Accidents: Finding the Holes in the “Swiss Cheese” Download Session 2 - ADR - Why Can't I Be More Successful at Mediation Download SESSION 2 - CLAIMS MANAGEMENT - Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation: Update and Insights on Trends, Damages Exposure and Strategy Download SESSION 2 – CONSTRUCTION – In The Eye of The Storm: Navigating Construction Claims Arising From Natural Disasters Download SESSION 2 - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - Looking Back, Looking Forward with Americans with Disabilities Act Download SESSION 2 – ETHICS – Does Sophie Have a Choice? Ethics and Consequences when Right to Independent Counsel is Triggered Download SESSION 2 - ETHICS - Shameful Leaks or Legitimate Sharing Download SESSION 2 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - The Crossroads of Coverage Liability and Sovereign Immunity Download SESSION 2 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - Appraisal Strategies for Property Insurance Claims Download SESSION 2 - INSURANCE FRAUD - Unveiling Fraud in the Application for Insurance Download SESSION 2 – LITIGATION MANAGEMENT – Working With Risk Managers: Litigation, Settlement and Controlling the Defense Download SESSION 2 - PREMISES LIABILITY - Watch Your Back: What You Are Not Seeing in Your Negligent Security Case Download SESSION 2 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - A Higher Education For All: Title IX, Title VII and the New Administration Download SESSION 2 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Medical Malpractice in Disguise: Causes of Action and Techniques Used by the Plaintiffs' Bar to Avoid Tort Reform Limitations Download SESSION 2 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - The ADA almost 30 years later: Judicial Activism Versus the Administrative Pullback and The Impact on The ADA's Application to Websites Download SESSION 2 - RELIGIOUS & NON-PROFIT - Challenges Faced When Sending the Non-Profit Employee Overseas Download SESSION 2 – TRANSPORTATION – Defending Distracted Driving, Fatigue, and Sleep Apnea Claims Download SESSION 2 -PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Fake News or Grim Reality Download SESSION 3 - ADR - Out Of The Frying Pan, Into the Fire: When Reconstruction Goes Wrong Following a Property Loss Claim and How to Prevent Future Perils Through Mediation and Claim Resolution - 1 of 2 Download SESSION 3 - ADR - Out Of The Frying Pan, Into the Fire: When Reconstruction Goes Wrong Following a Property Loss Claim and How to Prevent Future Perils Through Mediation and Claim Resolution 2 of 2 Download SESSION 3 - CLAIMS MANAGEMENT - To Apologize or Not to Apologize - Download SESSION 3 - CONSTRUCTION - License to Bill: Insurance Companies are Overpaying Excessive Restoration Costs Download SESSION 3 - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - Girls Just Wanna Have Fun(damental) Workplace Download SESSION 3 - ETHICS - Risk Management For Client Confidentiality Download SESSION 3 - ETHICS - The Sand Box is Small: Play Nice Download SESSION 3 - ETHICS -How Does Artificial Intelligence Affect Narrative Download SESSION 3 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - Chicken Tenders or Why can't the Adjuster/Resolution Manager Cross the Road! Download SESSION 3 - LITIGATION MANAGEMENT - A Good Offense Is A Good Defense Download SESSION 3 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Common Employment Decisions That Can Land You in Court and How to Avoid Them Download SESSION 3 – PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY – Danger Zone: Healthcare Liabilities Associated With Natural Disasters Download SESSION 3 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Hocus Pocus: Plaintiff's Lawyers Double Dipping Damages from the Non-Economic and Economic Well Download SESSION 3 - TECHNOLOGY - Alexa, Help Solve My Case Download SESSION 3 – TRANSPORTATION – Mass Catastrophe and Litigation: Mitigating Exposure Both Before and After Tragedy Strikes Through Efficient Use of Litigation Tactics, Media Presence, and Drones Download SESSION 3 - WORKERS COMP - Historic Shift in Medicare Recovery Policy Looms Large in 2018 Download SESSION 3 - WORKERS COMPENSATION - The Uphill Battle in the War on Drugs Download SESSION 4 - TECHNOLOGY - Understanding the Impact of Artificial Intelligence Download SESSION 4 - ADR - Upping Your Mediation Game, It Doesn’t Have to be What it Used to be! Download SESSION 4 – CLAIMS MANAGEMENT – Claims, SIU, and Legal Issues Attendant to Auto Total Loss Claims in Catastrophic Events Download SESSION 4 - CYBER - Spokeo Across the Federal Circuits: Current Status of the Law and Implications for Insurers and Insureds Download SESSION 4 - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - The Millennial Challenge: Why Generational Change is More Important Than You May Think Download SESSION 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL - Environmental Claims in Property and Construction Download SESSION 4 - EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL - Defending Against the Reptilian Theory to Avoid Extra-Contractual Damages in Cases Involving Catastrophic Injuries Download SESSION 4 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - Legacy Provisions in CGL Policies: Gone But Not Forgotten? Download SESSION 4 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - Social Media Defamation: Am I Liable? Am I Covered? Download SESSION 4 - INSURANCE FRAUD - The Use and Abuse of Pain Management in Accident Claims Download SESSION 4 - LITIGATION MANAGEMENT - Death of the Jury Trial: The Past, the Present, and Future? Download SESSION 4 - LITIGATION MANAGEMENT - Rethinking Claims and Litigation Management with the Proposed Restatement of Law on Liability Insurance Download SESSION 4 - OTHER - Primary Assumption of Risk and the Recreational Activity Doctrine Download SESSION 4 – PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY – Defending Foreign Born Doctors In Today’s United States Download SESSION 4 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Drones, Green Zones and Home-MobilesNavigating a New Design Era Download SESSION 4 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - Managing and Defending the High Stakes Insurance Agent and Broker E&O Claim Download SESSION 4 - RELIGIOUS & NON-PROFIT - Sports Concussion Claims: Are You Ready for an All-Out Blitz? Download SESSION 4 – RISK MANAGEMENT – After the Storm: Natural Disasters and Crisis Management for the Insurance Industry Download SESSION 4 - WORKERS COMP - Improving Injury Outcomes: Living Abled and Caring Counts Download SESSION 5 - CLAIMS MANAGEMENT - 1+1=10: Using Cutting Edge Strategies and Technologies to Effectively Manage/Resolve Claims Download SESSION 5 - CYBER - Medical Device Ransomware: The New Reality Download SESSION 5 - DIVERSITY & INCLUSION - Moving Forward with Millennials: Maximizing Millennial Talent Among Claims Professionals & Outside Counsel Download SESSION 5 - INSURANCE COVERAGE - Excuse Me. Do You Speak Fluent Insurance? Download SESSION 5 - LITIGATION MANAGEMENT - A Critical Tool for Resolution Professionals: Tips for Using Structured Settlements Effectively Download SESSION 5 - OTHER - Enhancing Our Relationships: Optimizing the Delivery and Quality of Litigation Management Services Through Data, Analytics, Technology and You! Download SESSION 5 - OTHER - Enhancing Our Relationships: Optimizing the Delivery and Quality of Litigation Management Services Through Data, Analytics, Technology and You! Download SESSION 5 - PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY - The Impact of Cyber Attacks and Data Breach Events on Professionals Download SESSION 5 - WORKERS COMP - Cost Mitigation & Claims Triaging in a New Medicare Era: Retooling Your Medicare Practices to Ensure Compliance and Settle Claims Download - Keynote Speaker
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