Defense Counsel Journal

IADC Committee Newsletters - Volume 87, Number 1

February 12, 2020

Insurance and Reinsurance
Trial Techniques and Tactics
Construction Law and Litigation
Medical Defense and Health Law
Transportation
Civil Justice Response
Employment Law
Product Liability
Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation

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 November 2019 to January 2020.

Civil Justice Response Committee

• New ALI Restatement on Liability Insurance Draws Criticism by Mark Behrens and Christopher E. Appel (November 2019)

Construction Law Committee

• AI Field of Dreams - If Machines Build It, Will They Come? by Danielle M. Waltz and Chelsea A. Creta (November 2019)

Employment Law Committee

• Spoliation and Sanctions in Employment Litigation: An Update by Peter J. Pizzi and Eric Padilla (December 2019)

Insurance and Reinsurance Committee

• Seepage or Leakage: What Coverage Exists for the First 13 Days? by Karen K. Karabinos (January 2020)
• Georgia Court Takes Bright-Line Approach to Question of When Liability Insurer Has a Duty to Settle, Thereby Limiting Insurers’ Potential Bad Faith Exposure Where No Formal Settlement Demand within Policy Limits Has Been Made by Eric. R. Mull and Katelyn E. Fischer (December 2019)
• Travel Medical Insurance and the Perils of Bad Faith Claims by Harmon C. Hayden (November 2019)

Medical Defense and Health Law Committee

• Mental Healthcare Challenges in the Hospital Setting: A Risk Management Strategy by Constance A. Endelicato (November 2019)

Product Liability Committee

• Is Daubert Broken? by William L. Anderson (December 2019)
• Reviving Failure to Warn Defenses in Cases Involving Deceased Prescribing Physicians by Daniel Higginbotham and Brenda A. Sweet (November 2019)

Toxic and Hazardous Substance Litigation Committee

• Congress’ Failure to Enact Broad-Based PFAS Legislation is Likely to Facilitate Ongoing State Regulatory Activity by Jeffrey Karp, Edward Mahaffey, and Graham Ansell (January 2020)
• Will Pennsylvania Join the Daimler Era? by Stephanie A. Fox and Antoinette D. Hubbard (December 2019)
• Is an East Coast Version of Prop 65 in Our Future? by Paul V. Majkowski (November 2019)

Transportation Committee

• Defending the Evidence Spoliation Attack in Transportation Cases by Bryan E. Stanton and Hailey M. Hooper (January 2020)
• Hacked or Cracked? A Practical Guide to Cybersecurity for Private Motor Carriers by Heather C. Device (December 2019)
• The Case of the Haphazard Switcher: Missouri Appellate Court Renders Disturbing Interpretation of “In Use” Affirming an Injury-Prone Railroader’s SAA Verdict by J. Mitchell Smith (November 2019)

Trial Techniques and Tactics Committee

• Batson Challenges: A Practical Update by L. Peyton Chapman, III (December 2019)

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