Schedule/Sessions
Session 1 - Public Assets: Risks, Rewards and Reducing Environmental Liabilities
- Speakers:
Christopher Alviggi, NFP Corp.
Jad Davis, KutakRock LLP
Susan Smith, Self Employed
Allison Stock, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.
We will engage the audience in an interactive discussion of emerging environmental liabilities and available insurance programs designed to shift (mitigate) public agencies’ potential risks. The panel will discuss emerging environmental liabilities facing public agencies with a focus on recent events, such as the City of Flint’s water crisis, municipal water suppliers (including lead contamination, legionella/Legionnaires’ disease, and other contaminants and pathogens), Gold King Mine waste water spill, Waters of the United States, and regulators’ obsession with vapor issues. Then the panel will transition into an interactive discussion of innovative programs to shift these environmental liabilities away from local public agencies.
Back to topSession 2 - Recent Developments in Qualified Immunity for Law Enforcement Officers
- Speakers:
Sheri Bradtke McNeil, Self Employed
Greg Gilliam, Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority (SORSA)
Steven Stern, Sokoloff Stern LLP
This one-hour lecture will provide a primer on qualified immunity, tracing a brief historical analysis of the doctrine and its efficacy, explaining the evolution of today’s procedural requirements, and discussing recent Supreme Court decisions that have altered the scope of the analysis – particularly in the law enforcement context. It will also address claims issues surrounding qualified immunity, such as assignment of counsel, conflicts of interest, setting reserves, settlement and offers of judgment.
Session 3 - When Municipal Employees Talk: Unsupervised Statements & The Importance Of Getting Control
- Speakers:
David Cole, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
Daniel McGuire, EGA, RGA, RPA, CGA, Tri-State Claim Service, Inc
Jaynie Spies, Network Adjusters, Inc.
The session will discuss various types of unsupervised statements which can be made by municipal employees and the impact such statements can have on liability for the organization. The presentation will address several real life examples where municipal employee made statements without supervision, including examples from declarations and deposition testimony. The presentation will also discuss methods for gaining control.
Session 4 - Law Enforcement Professional Liability: Navigating the Complicated and High Stakes World of Excessive Force Claims From the Plaintiff, Officer & Insurance Company's Perspective
- Speakers:
Dena Greenwood, QBE Insurance
Richard Pevner, Summit Risk Services
Brian S. Sokoloff, Sokoloff Stern LLP
This session will focus upon the standard of law related to use of force, the difficult position of the officer and recent trends in litigation. The presentation will also delve into coverage issues related to law enforcement claims, which adjusters face on a daily basis. The presentation will begin with the occurrence on the street and will end with a jury verdict. The goal will be to review each important step of a claim from inception to conclusion through the eyes of expert practitioners.
We will leave time for a Q & A session and are confident that attendees will leave the presentation with a far greater understanding of both the intricacies involved in these cases and a global general understanding of the challenges that these cases present across the wide spectrum of various stakeholders.
Session 5 - Complications Arising From Multi-Jurisdiction Task Forces
- Speakers:
Wayne Melnick, Freeman Mathis & Gary, LLP
William Oberts, Tribler Orpett & Meyer, P.C.
Christine O'Brien, Ambridge
This presentation will discuss various issues that may arise when handling claims involving multi-jurisdictional task forces. This presentation will begin with a hypothetical scenario involving a joint task force and will proceed through the development of a lawsuit and settlement. Various aspects of handling these claims will be discussed, including formation, investigation, defense, and insurance ramifications.
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