ETHICS: Preserving Attorney-Client Privilege During Disability Claim Handling (.5 Ethics Credit)
February 1, 2017 • 5:30 pm
Co-Chairs’ Welcoming Remarks
February 1, 2017 • 7:55 am
VIEW FROM THE BENCH
February 1, 2017 • 8:00 am
IN-HOUSE THINK TANK: Counsel and Claims Professional Perspectives on New and Emerging Issues in Disability Insurance Claims
February 2, 2017 • 8:00 am
Discovery in ERISA Cases as Discretionary Clauses are Slowly Fading Out and Insurers are Relying on De Novo Review, How the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Will Impact Discovery, Administrative Review, and Proportionality Issues
February 1, 2017 • 11:50 am
Partial Disability v. Total Disability: How the Courts are Drawing the Line for Determining Different Levels of Disability and the Formula Used for Calculating Payouts
February 1, 2017 • 4:30 pm
Disability Case Law Year in Review: What Are the Courts Saying? Discussing and Analyzing the Key ERISA & Non-ERISA Case Law Developments Including the Montanile and Wurtz decisions, and What They Mean for Your Practice in 2017 and Beyond
February 1, 2017 • 9:45 am
Penalties For Failing to Provide Plan Documents Under ERISA Section 502(c)
February 1, 2017 • 3:30 pm
Effectively Approaching and Utilizing the IME’s Evaluation, Treating Physician’s Opinion, the FCE, Neuropsych Evaluations, Medical Records and More
February 2, 2017 • 9:30 am
Contractual Limitations Periods in the Post-Heimeshoff Era: A Circuit-by-Circuit Analysis of the Latest Relevant Court Decisions and Their Implication
February 1, 2017 • 2:40 pm
The Dos and Don’ts of Social Media Use in Conducting a Disability Claim Investigation
February 1, 2017 • 10:50 am
Subjective Claims and Constellations of Medical Issues –Tackling the Challenges of Handling Mental/ Nervous Claims and Establishing Objective Proof of Subjective, “Non-Visible” Disorders
February 2, 2017 • 10:45 am
Vocational Experts: Challenges and Difficulty in Finding Qualified and Newer Experts, Lack of Universal Standard for Qualifying Vocational Experts, Determining Occupational Demand and Suitability for Work, Assessment of Own Occupation, Any Occupation, Dual Occupation
February 2, 2017 • 12:15 pm
The Evolving State of New Remedies and Equitable Relief Under ERISA 502(a)(3): The Latest Court Decisions Affecting the New Remedies Landscape, the Fallout from Rochow v. LINA, Strategies for Addressing 502(a)(3) Relief Claims, and More
February 1, 2017 • 1:50 pm
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