Defense Counsel Journal

IADC Committee Newsletters - Volume 84, Number 1

January 20, 2020

Cyber Security, Data Privacy and Technology
Corporate Counsel
International
Insurance and Reinsurance
Trial Techniques and Tactics
Medical Defense and Health Law
Transportation
Employment Law
Environmental and Energy Law
Drug, Device and Biotechnology
Product Liability
Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation
Business Litigation
International Arbitration
Intellectual Property
Social Justice Pro Bono

The IADC boasts more than 25 Committees through which members network, expand and build skills, and further the objectives of the defense bar and business community. IADC Committees publish newsletters monthly, and below are the newsletters that were published from October 2016 through January 2017.

Business Litigation Committee

• The Canadian Judicial Takeover Law Landscape By Éric Azran, Stéphane Rousseau, and Patrick Desalliers (October 2016)

Corporate Counsel Committee

• Drone Law and Drone Regulation: A Primer By Lem E. Montgomery, III (October 2016)
• No Harm, but Still a Foul? Application of the Supreme Court’s Punitive Damages Jurisprudence to Actions Seeking Statutory Damages By Jeffrey A. Holmstrand (November 2016)
• Please Call Again: The Supreme Court Declines to Rein in TCPA Litigation By W. Jason Rankin and Charles N. Insler (December 2016)

Drug, Device and Biotechnology Committee

• For Design Defect Cases, Alabama’s Alternative Design Requirement Just Got Tougher By Chris Berdy and Caroline Walker (December 2016)

Employment Law Committee

• The Rights of Transgender People - More than a Minor Minority Issue By Cecilia Lahaye (November 2017)

Environmental and Energy Law Committee

• WHAT ROUGH BEAST… The Prospect of another Mass Tort Scourge on American Commerce By Joseph F. Speelman (January 2017)

Insurance and Reinsurance Committee

• Expanding "Best Practices" to all Aspects of the Insuring Process so as to Avoid Bad Faith Claims By Michael J. Cawley (December 2016)

Intellectual Property Committee

• Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 By Robert G. Smith (November 2017)

International Committee

• International Conflicts of Service By Stacey Hsu and Daniel Reisler (November 2017)

International Arbitration Committee

• Enforcement of and Challenge to Arbitral Awards in Canada By Will Moreira (October 2016)

Medical Defense and Health Law Committee

• Ohio Court of Appeals Evaluates Offsets, Caps and Informed Consent By Erik W. Legg (October 2016)
• President-Elect Trump, the Affordable Care Act and Future Medical Damages Defenses By Paula A. Koczan and Thomas Geroulo (November 2016)
• What's in a Name? Everything for Looming Arkansas Tort Reform By Catherine Corless and Ginger Appleberry (December 2016)
• Death with Dignity - An Analysis of the Future Impact on Litigation By Constance A. Endelicato (January 2017)

Product Liability Committee

• Reaching Critical Mass: Adverse Event Reports and the Duty to Warn in Pharmaceutical Product Liability Litigation By Jaime E. Davis and Lauren R. McClurg (November 2016)
• Immunizing Pharma Liability: Maternal Vaccination and Manufacturer Risk By Meredith B. Redwine and Allison L. Murphy (December 2016) 

Social Justice Pro Bono Committee

• Social Justice Pro Bono Committee Kicks Off Its First Year with Numerous Pro Bono Engagements (October 2016)

Technology Committee

• A Primer for Understanding Blockchain By Doug Vaughn and Anna Outzen (December 2016)

Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee

• The Recent Use of RICO to Fight Toxic Tort Abuse By Samuel L. Blatnick and Deborah C. Prosser (October 2016)
• Fifth Circuit Bursts Plaintiff’s Bubble in Benzene Case By Stan Perry and Meredith Knudsen (November 2016) 
• Reopening the Door to Climate Change Litigation – Oregon Federal Judge Finds That the Right to a Climate System Capable of Sustaining Human Life is a Fundamental Constitutional Right  By Jim Shelson (December 2016)
• WHAT ROUGH BEAST… The Prospect of another Mass Tort Scourge on American Commerce By Joseph F. Speelman (January 2017)

Transportation Committee

• General Jurisdiction via State Registration Statute – Consistent with Daimler? – Part II By Nancy Erfle, Mary Anne Mellow, Steve Walsh, and Amanda Johnson (November 2016)
• New Overtime Rules Mean Change is Coming for all Employers – Transportation Industry Included – or Do They? By Mary Anne Mellow, Narcisa Symank, Larry Hall, and Amanda Johnson (December 2016) 

Trial Techniques and Tactics Committee

• Other Purposes: Admissibility of Evidence of Insurance under Federal Rule of Evidence 411 By Brian O’Connell (November 2016)
• Ethical Issues for Defense Counsel: The Tri-Partite Relationship By R. Matthew Cairns (January 2017)

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