Bad Faith Litigation

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP | Tuesday, November 29, 2011

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Registration Opens at 1:30 p.m.)

David Strauss
Member
King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC

Ted Colquett
Partner
Wilson & Berryhill, P.C

After the devastating tornadoes and floods throughout the South, and the changing laws in a post-Katrina world, the Gulf States continue to be a hot bed for bad faith cases. This interactive session will focus on the recent developments in bad faith law in the Gulf States, including Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, and leading practitioners will give an analysis of what claims lie ahead, where the law is headed and what insurance companies can expect in the near future. This is a MUST ATTEND workshop for attorneys and insurance professionals practicing in the Gulf Region and those in ALL areas of the country who want to stay up-to-date on the most current issue in bad faith litigation.

POST-CONFERENCE CONCURRENT BAD FAITH HOTBEDS WORKSHOPS

DECEMBER 1, 2011 (CHOOSE B, C, or D)

2:00p.m. – 4:30p.m. (Registration Opens at 1:40p.m.)

B FLORIDA

Mark Shapiro
Shareholder
Akerman Senterfitt LLP

Dennis Wall
Principal
Dennis J. Wall, Attorney at Law, A Professional Association

As America’s Bad Faith hot bed, hear updates on recent law and legislative movement from expert practitioners. This in-depth course will go through the ins and outs on how to successful litigate a bad faith claim, what to watch out for and what to expect with the ever-changing Florida law.

• Initiating Settlement Negotiations
  • When is there a Duty?
  • What is a Liability Insurance Company to do?
• Discovery and Admissibility of Evidence about the Policyholder’s and her Counsel’s Motivations and Willingness to Settle
  • What to do when there is no response from the Policyholder’s Attorney
• Attorneys as Expert Witnesses in Insurance Coverage and Insurance Bad Faith Cases
• Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine Applied in First-Party Bad Faith Cases

NOTICE: (The following workshop C has been cancelled)

C CALIFORNIA

Julia Molander
Partner
Meckler, Burgler, Tilson, Marick & Pearson LLP

D NEW JERSEY

Gregory Miller
Director
Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello & Chatman, P.C.

Joseph Jean
Member
Lowenstein Sandler PC

Emerging as a new bad faith litigation hot bed, hear from in-state practitioners on the policyholder’s and defense side, on how to prepare for what is coming and how to avoid bad faith claims/awards for damages

• Emerging trends, recent case law and new legislation in bad faith litigation
• Strategies on how to win Summary Judgment
• What are the favorable facts critical to a case
• Internal communications
• Attorney client privilege- expressly or implicitly waived
• Effective handling of discovery and other pretrial issues

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