Below you will find the CLE schedule with materials for the 2026 Annual Meeting.
Under each CLE program description, CLE materials are listed. Please click each hyperlink to access that specific CLE material. If you have any issues accessing these materials, please contact Jennifer Aron, Professional Development Manager, at [email protected] or Diana Leon, Communications and Operations Manager, at [email protected].
Sunday, July 5, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Emerging Threats to the Rule of Law
Committee Sponsor: Civil Justice Response
Particularly relevant for Prague's democratic traditions, the panel will examine the defense bar's
role in protecting judicial independence and court integrity in the face of emerging threats. The panel will address how practitioners can respond to political pressure on courts, maintaining respectful advocacy in challenging judicial decisions, and the profession's collective responsibility in defending the rule of law. The discussion will also include perspectives from jurisdictions facing challenges to judicial independence.
Speakers: Hon. Allyson Duncan (Ret.), JAMS, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Jessica Lam, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada; Ewa Rutkowska, KRK Legal Regulatory, Warsaw, Poland
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
There’s No Place Like Home: Recent Trends in Personal Jurisdiction
Committee Co-Sponsors: Business Litigation, Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Product Liability, Transportation
The last decade has seen major shifts in personal jurisdiction rules, which significantly influence the overall risk a given lawsuit poses to defendants. For a time, Supreme Court decisions such as Bristol- Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court limited the forums where plaintiffs could sue, and particularly reduced “litigation tourism,” or suits where the plaintiffs and litigation had little connection to the forum state. But given later decisions such as Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., the pendulum may swing back to more permissive jurisdictional rules. This panel will explore the evolution of the Supreme Court’s jurisprudence, as well as how the Court’s decisions have impacted rulings in lower federal courts and state courts.
Speakers: Michael W. Eady, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, Austin, Texas USA; Betsy Farrington, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago, Illinois USA; Evan Holden, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia USA; Christopher D. Morris, Butler Snow LLP, Ridgeland, Mississippi, USA
Materials:
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Open Forum: Bonita Norris Conquering Your Everest: Resilience, Teamwork, and Performance Under Pressure
Bonita Norris is the youngest person ever to reach both the summit of Mount Everest and the North Pole. She did this having never climbed a mountain before the age of 20 and then reached the summit of Everest only two years later at the age of 22.
This rollercoaster journey that taught her the power of taking radical responsibility - for our own mindset, for how we show up in our team, and for finding the resilience to keep moving forward in life’s toughest moments.
Bonita went on to climb multiple 8,000m peaks, including Everest (8,849m), Lhotse (8,516m), and
Manaslu (8,163m); has skied to the North Pole; and attempted to become the first British woman to successfully climb K2 (8,611m). The barriers she broke through in the adventure world earned her a nomination for Cosmopolitan’s
Woman of the Year Award.
In 2022, Bonita’s book The Girl Who Climbed Everest became a bestseller.
She now shares The Mountaineer’s Mindset: a set of high-performance tools learned on the ice face
of the world’s highest peaks for more ambitious, resilient, and connected teams.
The Mountaineer’s Mindset explores three pillars of high performance:
- Growth Mindset - “focus not fret,” being a “learn it all,” accountability, resilience;
- Marginal Gains - “success by smallness,” keeping tough moments in perspective; and
- Teamwork - “Be great, make others great.” Bonita’s rich and diverse experiences in the mountains
have honed her understanding of performance in the face of uncertainty, and she shares these
unique insights with audiences all over the world.
Thank you to Open Forum Chair Chris Lam.
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Monday, July 6, 2026
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Class Actions or Crass Actions? The Latest on Class Action Litigation in North America
Committee Co-Sponsors: Business Litigation, Class Actions and Multi-Party Litigation, Product Liability
Almost every company selling products directly to consumers is at risk of facing class action litigation. This program will address important recent developments in class action litigation in the United States and Canada, including what is required to establish class-wide “price premium” damages, the viability of national class actions, whether voucher settlements are truly dead, and whether class actions are a viable alternative to nationwide injunctions.
Speakers: Tracey Cohen, Fasken Martineau, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada; Creighton Magid, Dorsey & Whitney LLP, Washington, District of Columbia USA
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Digital Discovery and Cyber Forensics: Identifying and Accessing Data That Attorneys May Not Know Exists
SPONSORED BY EXPONENT
Committee Sponsor: Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Technology
In today’s digital world, data plays a ubiquitous role in our daily lives, often in ways that are not readily apparent or recognized. Cell phone forensics has become a routine part of incident investigations, though increasingly there are other less well-known or situation-specific sources of data that should be explored as well. Cell phones often interact with an array of other network systems and technologies to create a rich but distributed digital information footprint, such as applications that store GPS, Wi-Fi access information, and other location data, as well as near-field payment systems, QR code systems, and other aspects of our daily lives that involve blending Internet connected systems with real-world experiences. Accordingly, the task of digital discovery for litigation has become significantly more varied and challenging. Often there may exist a multitude of data relevant to an incident or allegations, collected for a variety of purposes, by a plurality of entities, from a multitude of sources, which may not be centralized or well-coordinated.
Speakers: Brent Arnold, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada; Therice Morris, Exponent, Bellevue, Washington USA
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Texas Fold 'Em: Dissecting the Success and Failure of the Texas Two-Step in Mass Torts and How It's Utilized Today
Committee Sponsor: Product Liability
Once a successful new strategy that companies used to avoid corporate liability, the Texas Two-Step was an avenue that helped to ease the pressure of expensive mass tort actions with the ability to bankrupt a company. However, it has been increasingly scrutinized and challenged in courts in some of the most high-profile mass tort actions resulting in recent rulings potentially limiting its effectiveness. In this presentation, presenters will explain how the various court rulings effectively changed the game resulting in transforming what was a safe haven for companies seeking to protect itself from large losses to what it is today.
Speaker: Prof. Ralph Brubaker, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois USA; Fred M. Haston, III, Bradley LLP, Birmingham, Alabama USA; Marc E. Williams, Nelson Mullins, Huntington, West Virginia USA
Materials:
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Bigger Brother: The Global Reach of Europe's AI Liability Framework
Committee Co-Sponsors: Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Technology, Product Liability
As adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to accelerate across the EU, civil liability rules relating to damage that is traceable back to AI systems remain underdeveloped and unclear. The EU's proposed Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive (AILD) aims to harmonize certain aspects of fault-based EU civil liability frameworks as they apply to AI. It forms part of a suite of EU legislation designed to regulate AI, which also includes the EU’s AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) and the proposed revised Product Liability Directive (PLD). The PLD aims to modernize the existing no-fault strict liability regime for products, to include software and the addition of additional factors to be considered when determining whether a product is defective, such as a product’s interconnectedness, self-learning functionality, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
The panelists will provide an overview of the proposed requirements and offer practical first-hand insights and advice to attendees about how best to adapt to them. Providers, deployers, importers, distributors, and users of AI will gain a greater and real-world understanding of what is expected of them from the suite of legislation regulating AI and how they can best adapt to and prepare for the changes, both adopted and proposed.
Speakers: Katie Chandler, Taylor Wessing, London, England; Aisling Morrough, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, Dublin, Ireland; Pablo Rojas Abad, MedTech Europe, Brussels, Belgium; James Vinocur, Baxter International, Deerfield, Illinois USA
Materials:
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Voir Dire in a Changing Landscape
SPONSORED BY IMMERSION LEGAL
Committee Co-Sponsors: Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Product Liability
Win Your Case in Voir Dire
It has often been said that a case can be won or lost in voir dire. This panel will be an interactive discussion with expert input from a jury consultant who is straight from the present-day trenches, as well as a demonstration of do's and don'ts from preeminent trial lawyers. The consultant and panelists will focus on nuances of voir dire that the audience should consider given the differences in communication and attention of millennial jurors.
Speakers: James B. Hood, Hood Law Firm, LLC, Charleston, South Carolina USA; Bryant J. Spann, Thomas, Combs & Spann, LLC, Charleston, West Virginia USA; Amy M. Stewart, Stewart Law Group, Dallas, Texas USA; Jillian Yeargin, Immersion Legal Jury LLC, Los Angeles, California USA
Materials:
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
If You Build It, They Will Come - Proliferation of Frivolous Mass Tort Cases and Overcoming Obstacles to Resolution
Committee Sponsor: Drug, Device and Biotechnology
Mass torts can take many forms – multi-district litigation, consolidated state court proceedings, or scattershot filings. Many of the procedures that ease the administrative burden in mass torts, such as Short Form Complaints, Plaintiff Fact Sheets, etc., can allow Plaintiffs to disguise “junk cases” that give the false impression that Plaintiff’s counsel have a more robust inventory than they actually do. If settlement discussions occur, Plaintiffs often will try to leverage the numbers in their inventories to get an inflated value for the “junk cases.”
This panel will address tools that can be employed in mass tort cases to identify and weed out frivolous cases. Examples include 1) applying Iqbal/Twombly principles in mass tort pleadings; 2) “Lone Pine” procedures; 3) early requirements for product identification; 4) early motions on the statute of limitations; and 5) proof of medical conditions. The panel will also discuss creative approaches to overall litigation management and for settlement discussions where “junk” and weak cases are at play.
Speakers: David Cooner, Becton Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey USA; Connie A. Matteo, Pfizer Inc., New York, New York USA; James F. Rogers, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Columbia, South Carolina USA; Randy Sutton, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Materials:
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Developing and Delivering a Cure: Legal Obstacles to Global Development and Delivery of New Life Sciences and Health Care Products
SPONSORED BY EXPONENT
Committee Co-Sponsors: Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Insurance Executives, Medical Defense and Health Law
What are the legal, regulatory, and practical problems for the development and delivery of life science products to global markets? Find out as we focus on the evolving issues and challenges medical products companies face in navigating through regulatory bodies and legal issues in global markets. We’ll unravel the complexities of these challenges by analyzing an interdisciplinary problem at the intersection of technology and medical products/healthcare law.
Speakers: Roxana Aleali, Purdue Pharma L.P., Stamford, Connecticut USA; Nicholas Benetatos, Exponent, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA; Jennifer L. Bragg, Latham & Watkins LLP, Washington, District of Columbia USA; James Chang, Shockwave Medical, Inc., Santa Clara, California USA
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Put a Lid On It! Strategies to Counter the Early Policy Limits Demand
Committee Co-Sponsors: Insurance Executives, Medical Defense and Health Law, Professional Liability, Trial Techniques and Tactics
One of the strategic tools fostered by the plaintiffs' bar is the use of premature policy limits demands. In doing so, they force the hand of the defense bar in its protection of the insured and enables the argument that the policy now has a "lids off" limit. The use of policy limits demands creates an unfair advantage for the defense, as typically, discovery is in its infancy: little to no investigation has been conducted and such policy demands are either statutory with accompanying penalties and interest, or they are otherwise time-limited. While there is very little, if any, downside for the plaintiffs in making such an early and often inflated demand, the resulting pressure placed upon the defense often creates a difficult quagmire for all interested parties of the tripartite relationship. While the insured has a duty to make reasonable settlement decisions, the insured may feel forced to consent to settlement of an amount in excess of the true value of the case and the defense counsel is in the middle, striving to develop a game plan to effectively diffuse this often unfair tactical maneuver. This session will address means of attack on such pro-forma policy time-limits demands.
Speakers: Bill Bower, Gallagher Bassett, Rolling Meadows, Illinois USA; Constance A. Endelicato, Wood Smith Henning Berman, Los Angeles, California USA
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
The Supreme Court's Deconstruction of the "Administrative State" - How the Diminishing Powers of Regulatory Agencies Affect Your Clients
Committee Co-Sponsors: Corporate Compliance and Government Enforcement Actions, Drug, Device and Biotechnology, Product Liability
The Supreme Court has recently issued several decisions that have curtailed the authority of federal agencies. Examples include Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, (overruling the Chevron doctrine, which had required courts to defer to “reasonable” agency interpretations of “ambiguous” statutes); Corner Post, Inc. v. Bd. of Governors of the Fed. Rsrv. Sys., (holding that the six-year statute of limitations to challenge an agency regulation does not begin to run until the plaintiff is injured by the regulation); SEC v. Jarkesy, (holding that a statute that allows an agency to use administrative law judges to adjudicate civil fines violates the Seventh Amendment right to a jury trial); West Virginia v. EPA, (utilizing the “major questions doctrine” to set aside agency regulations as beyond the agency’s statutory authority); and Kisor v. Wilkie (limiting the circumstances under which courts can defer to an agency’s “reasonable” interpretation of an “ambiguous” regulation). The panel will discuss ways in which companies regulated by federal agencies can use these court decisions to their advantage, as well as potential risks that such companies face as a result of these decisions.
Speakers: Edward Dumoulin, Goldman Ismail Tomaselli Brennan & Baum LLP, Chicago, Illinois USA; James C. Fraser, Thompson Hine LLP, Washington, District of Columbia USA; Andrew Tsui, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Washington, District of Columbia USA
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
TikTok on the Clock, Will the Party Stop? Breaking Down the California Social Media MDL and the Upcoming Bellwether Trials
Committee Sponsor: Product Liability
In 2023, a federal MDL was created made up of individual plaintiffs, school districts, and state attorneys general on behalf of children and adolescents against five major social media platforms: Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, Google’s YouTube, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snapchat asserting that the app’s addictive design features are doing damage to the mental health of children and teens.
With the first bellwether trial scheduled to begin on October 11, 2025, this panel will breakdown the claims, defenses, and scientific evidence fueling this litigation and discuss expectations for the upcoming trial.
Speakers: Stacy L. Douglas, Everett Dorey, Los Angeles, California USA; Zandra E. Foley, Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP, Houston, Texas USA
Materials:
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
A Trusted and Effective Trial Lawyer: How to Be Exactly What In-House Counsel Needs When They Are Dealing With a Conflict in a Difficult Jurisdiction
Committee Sponsor: In-House and Law Firm Management
As a trial attorney, when you practice in jurisdictions that do not realistically offer summary resolution of cases, one of three good things should happen: (1) You become awfully good at negotiating settlements; (2) you learn how to win the tough case; and (3) sometimes you do both. Unless you want to spend your career compromising claims and negotiating settlements, you have to develop not only the competence to try cases but also the skill set needed to give your clients the confidence in your abilities to win the case.
This panel will provide you insights on being an effective trial counsel — not just a litigator — and in the process how to become your clients trusted ally. The panel will offer insights from experienced trial lawyers from different practice areas, jurisdictions, and even continents. In-house counsel will share insights on how and why outside counsel is selected and outside counsel will share their strategies and techniques for developing a trusting relationship with clients as well as juries. Topics will cover pre-trial actions through verdict and include practice pointers on often forgotten, ignored, or underappreciated skill sets such as developing an effective budget or conducting an effective voir dire. The panel will discuss the importance of offering a real evaluation of a case and not just saying “odds are 50/50" or “you can never tell what a jury will do" and how to get there.
Speakers: Jennifer Doan, Haltom & Doan, Texarkana, Texas USA; Alexander Geisler, Duane Morris, London, United Kingdom; Robert G. Smith, Mayer LLP, Houston, Texas USA; Thomas Warnock, Sr., Corteva Agriscience, Wilmington, Delaware USA
Materials:
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
An Ounce of Prevention: Assessing and Controlling Product Liability Risk
Committee Sponsor: Product Liability
At some point, most clients can benefit from an assessment of where they are vulnerable to U.S. product liability risks. When litigation slows and legal spend shrinks, it creates opportunity to invest in proactive litigation risk assessment, checking your blind spots, and clearing them. Identifying vulnerabilities in product design, manufacturing, component sourcing, supply agreements, product literature, sales and marketing, and product warranties enables you to mitigate litigation risks through revisions and training. Effective and proactive management of litigation risks helps reduce the number of cases and claims you face and puts your company in the best position to achieve favorable outcomes when litigation comes.
Who has authority to sign sales contracts, and does that person know what to look for with respect to indemnification obligations? Does a customer service representative routinely accept purchase orders containing the customer’s terms and conditions, and does the company know what those terms and conditions entail? When did the company last review and consider whether its product warnings were appropriate or should be updated? Who are the key personnel likely to impact your litigation risks? Have they been trained in product liability risks and mitigation?
Speakers: Sharon L. Caffrey, Duane Morris LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA; Andrew Gendron, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Baltimore, Maryland USA; Kristen Harris, BlueOval SK, LLC, Arlington, Tennessee USA; Jessica Lam, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada
Materials:
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Where Do We Go From Here? The Future of DEIB in the Workplace
Committee Co-Sponsors: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging, Employment Law
In Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), the Supreme Court struck down the race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard and University of North Carolina. While the legal applicability of the decision was largely confined to educational institutions and recipients of federal funds, the rationale behind the Court’s decision—and its stringent application of the strict scrutiny standard in particular—led many observers to consider whether race-conscious programs well beyond college admissions could be in jeopardy going forward, particularly given the current composition of this Supreme Court. One question posed by many in the wake of the Court’s decision was how SFFA might impact DEIB programs that have become ubiquitous in corporate America.
This program will revisit SFFA and subsequent rulings that may have a bearing on DEIB initiatives, examine the response by companies to the rulings and public backlash against DEIB efforts, and discuss what companies may do going forward as well as things outside counsel can do to advise their clients as they navigate this seemingly ever-changing terrain.
Speakers: Nicole M. Brunson, A.O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA; Joséane Chrétien, McMillan LLP, Montreal, Québec Canada; Kellen Mathews, Adams and Reese LLP, New Orleans, Louisiana USA; Kenneth Sharperson, Armstrong Teasdale, New York, New York USA
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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Avoiding Deposition Disasters - Strategies for the Preparation and Defense of Claim Executives Under Rule 30(b)(6)
Committee Sponsor: Insurance and Reinsurance
This program will take a fresh look at deposition preparation for witnesses unique to the insurance industry, and will include an in-depth review of issues that are specific to insurance company executives. From a broader perspective, it will also address responding to 30(b)(6) issues and questions which speak to overall risk management, and thusly be appropriate for in-house counsel/risk managers outside of the insurance context.
Speakers: Angela Guitar, AXA XL, New York, New York USA; Steven Peiper, Hurwitz Fine, P.C., Buffalo, New York USA
Materials:
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Bridging Compliance and Consequences: Navigating the Intersection of Product Regulation and Liability
Committee Sponsor: Product Liability
In today’s interconnected global marketplace, the interplay between product regulation and product liability has become increasingly complex, presenting significant challenges and opportunities for both external and in-house counsel. This presentation will explore how evolving regulatory frameworks, such as safety standards and reporting obligations, directly impact liability exposure in diverse jurisdictions. From navigating the consequences of non-compliance to leveraging regulatory compliance as a defense in litigation, we will provide actionable insights into aligning legal strategies with corporate risk management. Attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how regulatory developments, such as emerging ESG requirements and stricter product safety laws, are reshaping liability landscapes and influencing counsel’s approach to proactive risk mitigation.
The session will also examine the practical implications for counsel on the ground, highlighting key considerations for cross-border product recalls, multi-jurisdictional litigation, and maintaining effective communication between legal, compliance, and operational teams. Real-world examples will illustrate best practices for external counsel advising on regulatory investigations and for in-house counsel managing internal processes and external risks.
Speakers: Merton Howard, Hanson Bridgett LLP, San Francisco, California USA; Lindsay Lorimer, McMillan LLP, Toronto, Ontario Canada; Sarah K. Wolfe, Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, Michigan USA
Materials:
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Life in the Point Cloud: The Use of 3D Scans in Defending Liability Claims
SPONSORED BY S-E-A
Committee Co-Sponsors: Construction Law and Litigation, Trial Techniques and Tactics
3D data capture and the presentation of point cloud 3D imaging can be a powerful litigation tool in a wide variety of cases, from premises liability and motor vehicle accidents to analysis of construction defect claims. Preservation of physical evidence is widely understood among forensic experts, but evidence collected and preserved digitally by means of reality capture can be just as important.
Reality capture tools such as 3D laser scanners and drones allow experts to digitally preserve such evidence. When that data is prepared for presentation to a jury by an experienced trial attorney, it can have an incredible impact on the outcome of the case.
This presentation will consist of case studies of actual use of this technology in litigation, enhanced by a 3D scan of the conference room to create a real-time point cloud environment of the space we're all sitting in for an interactive element -- hopefully further enhanced by a drone view of the room as well (logistics and regulations permitting).
Speakers: Thomas M. Buckley, Goldberg Segalla, LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina USA; Diana Gerstberger, Arch Insurance, Alpharetta, Georgia USA; Melissa D. Matthews, Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, Dallas, Texas USA; John Swanson, S-E-A, Glen Burnie, Maryland USA
Materials:
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Mistakes Were Made. Perspectives From Experienced Neutrals on Mediation and Arbitration Tactics: What Works and What Doesn't?
Committee Co-Sponsors: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Leadership Advisory Council
A panel of experienced arbitrators who once acted as advocates or in-house representatives with responsibility for managing significant arbitrable disputes will discuss their observations and reactions to presentations and tactics used by advocates in recent hearings. The panel will focus on effective and ineffective techniques and provide guidance on what current parties and advocates should know about an arbitration hearing. The program will provide practical advice on ways to present successful and productive strategies for hearings and arguments leading to final awards.
Speakers: Sherylle Francis, Universal Property and Casualty Ins. Co., Fort Lauderdale, Florida USA; Christopher Kenney, Kenney & Sams, P.C., Boston, Massachusetts USA; Frank Lattal, Lattal ADR, Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania USA; Aldos Vance, Vance Dispute Resolution, PC, Vestavia, Alabama USA
Materials:
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
PFAS Update - Forever Litigation Over the Forever Chemical
SPONSORED BY EXPONENT
Committee Co-Sponsors: Environmental and Energy Law, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation
By this point, nearly everyone has heard of the large class of “forever chemicals” known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Over the past few years, we’ve seen an avalanche of new international and U.S. (federal and state) PFAS laws, regulations, and litigation addressing products, human exposure and health impacts, environmental permitting and environmental cleanup of soil, groundwater, surface water, drinking water, and air. With so many complex and fast-paced developments, it can be very difficult to see the forest through the trees when it comes to PFAS.
The panel will explore some of the primary PFAS litigation cases and trends in the U.S. and abroad, along with regulatory requirements in place and likely coming soon. The discussion will also offer practical tips, strategies, and best practices for industrial and manufacturing facilities, suppliers, real estate and corporate transactions, and others that are affected by PFAS risks. At the end of the session, attendees’ PFAS toolboxes will include a current understanding of litigation and regulatory developments and risks, and strategies to mitigate the already tremendous and growing risks presented by PFAS throughout the world.
Speakers: Joel D. Eagle, Thompson Hine, Cleveland, Ohio USA; Christine S. Egner, Continental Tire the Americas, Fort Mill, South Carolina USA; Craig T. Liljestrand, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Chicago, Illinois USA; Sarahann M. Rackl, Exponent, Austin, Texas USA
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