Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit

Hawkins Parnell & Young is a co-sponsor of the inaugural Asbestos Defense Strategic Summit in Miami Beach, Florida. Among the attorneys presenting is Evelyn Fletcher Davis, David Marshall, Peter York, and Allen Lockerman.

Topics:

• Substantial Factor, Factual Cause: What is the standard? New Trial Evidentiary Methods. How To Get Your Jury To Accept The Defense? A panel of speakers including defense lawyers and jury consultants.
• "Every Breath" and "Every Exposure" opinions: Rulings and Approaches How to cross the experts, what cases to use, and what articles are best.
• Medical Update: What is new? How to effectively use cigarette use in a mesothelioma case? Lawyers and a physician discuss.
• State of the Art- A Forgotten Defense? How to evaluate whether SOA fits? What questions to ask at trial. How to prepare the jury in voir dire.
• U.S.Navy as the EMPTY CHAIR? The existing successes with this defense. How to use the documents and memos. How to create the issue..
• Friction Products: Life after GM and Chrysler, and the realities for friction defendants: Lawyers and IH demonstrate the correct approaches, the downsides, and the articles that you need.
• The Fiber Type Issue and the Chrysotile Defense: The articles, charts, and discussions of effective techniques.
• Litigation Trends and Predictions 2009: Where are the cases going to be filed? How many will there be? Who are the lawyers? New plaintiff firms, Alliances, and Realignments.
• Longo Greatest Hits and How To Deal With Them: A review of the work place simulations and suggestions for trial approaches.
• Plaintiff and Defense Experts: An in-depth approach to these witness with suggestions for cross and use.
• The Bankruptcy Trusts: Experts show you how to get what you need.
• The Employer as the EMPTY CHAIR: Some suggestions on new approaches to cases with exposure dates after 1971.
• 2009 Trials and Verdicts: Where were the trials and what were the verdicts?
• Talc and Vermiculite Cases Update: What is the prospect?
• The Government Contractor Defense: What is the current status and how do you best use it
• Medicare Secondary Payer Issues