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November 6–7, 2014
Hilton San Francisco Union Square
San Francisco, California
K
eep on top of the latest developments in asbestos litigation! Hear about the latest medical advances in
diagnoses and treatment. Learn how science impacts strategies and defenses. Attendance at this seminar
will provide defendants, insurers, and attorneys with information to put to use immediately. Obtain knowledge
from a cross-­section of experts in a variety of sciences. Back by popular demand, the Young Lawyers Breakout
session will help attorneys and claims handlers build on their foundation of understanding of asbestos and
its potential effect on end-users. All attendees will enjoy multiple networking opportunities, with networking
made even easier with the updated DRI app!
Evelyn Fletcher Davis
Program Chair
Bruce T. Bishop
Program Co-Vice Chair
Catherine E. Goldhaber
Program Co-Vice Chair
Jack Laffey
Law Institute
THIS SEMINAR BROCHURE IS SPONSORED BY WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
How to explore alternative exposures
and use them at trial
A strategic approach to evaluating the Navy case
How different mineral fibers affect the lung and
may lead to the development of mesothelioma
How to sharpen your advocacy
skills for the modern juror
Methods to preserve issues on appeal
Ethical considerations surrounding the
Garlock bankruptcy litigation
Effective strategies to identify and diffuse
fraudulent product identification
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W ED N E S DAY, N OV EM B ER 5 , 2 014
1:00 p.m. Young Lawyers Breakout(see page 2)
6:00 p.m. Registration
1:15 p.m.
6:00 p.m. Networking Reception
SPONSORED BY McCaffery & Associates Inc.
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman
& Dicker LLP
TH U R S DAY, N OV EM B ER 6 , 2 014
Boarding Pass Kiosk
SPONSORED BY Aiken Welch
Fun with Fractions: Minimizing Your Client’s
Contribution to the Aggregate Exposure
Get pointers on proving that your client’s contribution to the aggregate exposure is not a
substantial contributing cause of the plaintiff’s disease.
Lawrence G. Cetrulo, Cetrulo LLP,
Boston, Massachusetts
2:10 p.m. Update on the Health Consequences
of Smoking and the Epidemiology
of Lung Cancer
Dr. Alberg will discuss the 2014 Surgeon General’s Report, “The Health Consequences of
Smoking—50 Years of Progress,” before going
on to focus on the epidemiology of lung cancer.
Anthony J. Alberg, Ph.D., MPH, Medical
University of South Carolina, Charleston,
South Carolina
7:00 a.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
SPONSORED BY KCIC
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Jack Laffey, Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek SC,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Evelyn Fletcher Davis, Hawkins Parnell
Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Bruce T. Bishop, Willcox & Savage PC,
Norfolk, Virginia
3:15 p.m. Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Dr. Carbone will address how different mineral
fibers cause mesothelioma, the growing problem of environmental exposure to carcinogenic
fibers, and the issue of genetics.
Michele Carbone, M.D., Ph.D., University of
Hawaii Cancer Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
8:15 a.m. Revisiting the Navy Case
Mr. Speziali will discuss the defense of
­proximate causation.
David A. Speziali, Speziali Greenwald &
Hawkins PC, Williamstown, New Jersey
4:10 p.m. Refreshment Break
SPONSORED BY Burr & Forman LLP
9:10 a.m. Advocacy and Jury Persuasion
Learn how to put your advocacy skills to use in
persuading the modern juror.
Michael A. Brown, Miles & Stockbridge PC,
Baltimore, Maryland
4:30 p.m. Breakouts (4:30–6:00 p.m. See page 3.)
6:00 p.m. Adjourn
6:15 p.m. Networking Reception
SPONSORED BY Hawkins Parnell Thackston &
Young LLP
PACE Claims Services
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. Mastering the Mass Tort Docket
Ms. Frost will provide insight and tips on working
with special masters and consolidated dockets.
Sharla J. Frost, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman
& Dicker LLP, Houston, Texas
FR I DAY, N OV EM B ER 7, 2 014
Boarding Pass Kiosk
SPONSORED BY Aiken Welch
11:10 a.m. Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis, and Lung
Cancer Attribution: A 2014 Update
Dr. Weill will discuss considerations in evaluating asbestos as a contributing cause of
lung cancer.
David Weill, M.D., Stanford University
Medical Center, Stanford, California
7:00 a.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
SPONSORED BY Speziali Greenwald & Hawkins
8:00 a.m. Announcements
Evelyn Fletcher Davis, Hawkins Parnell
Thackston & Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
12:00 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
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12:20 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
Catherine E. Goldhaber, Segal McCambridge
Singer & Mahoney Ltd., Chicago, Illinois
1:30 p.m. Diagnosis of Mesothelioma—Pitfalls
and Practical Information
Discussion will focus on pitfalls in discriminating benign from malignant mesothelial proliferations, pitfalls with individual “mesothelial”
immunostains, and differential diagnosis of
pleural malignancies.
Mary Beth Beasley, M.D., Mount Sinai
Medical Center, New York, New York
8:10 a.m. Ethical Considerations in the Aftermath of
the Garlock Bankruptcy Court Decision
A review of the recent important order and
what it means for defense counsel.
The Honorable Peggy L. Ableman, McCarter &
English LLP, Wilmington, Delaware
9:10 a.m. The Long and Short of It
Dr. Roggli will discuss the carcinogenicity of
short fiber asbestos.
Victor L. Roggli, M.D., Duke University
Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
2:40 p.m. Refreshment Break
SPONSORED BY Exponent
2:55 p.m. Dose Reconstruction Validation and
Correlation with Fiber Burden Studies
Dr. Redinger will discuss considerations in developing the industrial hygiene aspects of defense.
Charles F. Redinger Ph.D., MPA, CIH, Redinger
360 Inc., Harvard, Massachusetts
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
SPONSORED BY Hermes Netburn O’Connor &
Spearing PC
10:30 a.m. An Update on the Debunking
of Fraudulent Product ID
Mr. Dubin will explore different methods to
strengthen defenses.
Morton Donald Dubin II, Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP, New York, New York
3:45 p.m. Domestic Exposure: Is There a Risk?
Dr. Mowat will cover the exposure and epidemiologic aspects of take-home exposure relevant
to domestic asbestos exposure cases.
Fionna S. Mowat, Ph.D., Exponent,
Menlo Park, California
11:20 a.m. History in the Making
Dr. Dyson will discuss the defense viewpoint of
state-of-the-art knowledge.
William L. Dyson, Ph.D., Workplace
Environments LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina
4:35 p.m. Adjourn
YO U N G L AW Y E R S B R E A KO U T Thursday, 1:00–4:00 p.m.
(Breakout is limited to defense lawyers and their clients. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are welcome to meet elsewhere on
their own.)
1:00 p.m. The Who Is and Who Was of Experts
Bruce T. Bishop, Willcox & Savage PC,
Norfolk, Virginia
Christopher Bruni, Sinunu Bruni LLP,
San Francisco, California
2:30 p.m. Lung Cancer: Preparing for and Cross-Examining
Experts (what to look for in medical records)
Susan J. Cole, Bice Cole Law Firm PL, Miami, Florida
Fred Krutz, Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP,
Jackson, Mississippi
Katherine M. Steele, Williams Kastner,
Seattle, Washington
1:45 p.m. Fact Witness Depositions:
Building Your Defenses
Jack Laffey, Whyte Hirschboeck
3:15 p.m.
Dudek SC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Anthony J. Sbarra, Jr., Hermes Netburn
O’Connor & Spearing PC,
Boston, Massachusetts
Jennifer Whelan, Eckert Seamans Cherin
& Mellott LLC, Boston, Massachusetts
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Beyond the Deposition: What
Concerns Clients Today
Charles B. Blakinger, CertainTeed Corporation,
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Linda Tatka, Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company,
Novato, California
Marsharee Wilcox, Brandywine Group of Insurance &
Reinsurance Companies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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5:30 p.m.
Breakout H: Construction
Defenses
MODERATOR | Lisa L. Oberg,
McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP,
San Francisco, California
PANEL
Adam H. Doeringer, Swanson
Martin & Bell LLP, Chicago, Illinois
Valerie E. Ross, Schiff Hardin
LLP, Washington, D.C.
John J. “Jack” Delany III,
Delany McBride PC,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mary A. Noffsinger,
Ph.D., Courtroom Sciences
Inc., Dallas, Texas
Breakout G: Wire and Cable
Client Considerations
MODERATOR | Ollie M. Harton,
Hawkins Parnell Thackston &
Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
PANEL
William J. Donovan, Burns White
LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Julie E. Goodman, Ph.D.,
DABT, FACE, Gradient,
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Laura Kingsley Hong, Tucker
Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio
Jason J. Irvin, Hawkins
Parnell Thackston & Young
LLP, Dallas, Texas
PANEL
Breakout F: Keeping Your
Boiler Defendant from Losing
Steam—Boiler Operation
and Defense Strategy
MODERATOR | David C. Marshall,
Hawkins Parnell Thackston &
Young LLP, Atlanta, Georgia
Kirk T. Hartley, LSP Group
LLC, Chicago, Illinois
E. Mason Martin III, Mason
Martin LLC, Honolulu, Hawaii
PANEL
PANEL
Curt Cutting, Horvitz & Levy
LLP, Los Angeles, California
Jack R. Reiter, Carlton Fields
Jorden Burt PA, Miami, Florida
PANEL
Breakout C: Managing with
Case Management Orders—Put
CMOs to Work for You to Resolve
Bankruptcy Trust Disputes
MODERATOR | Mary Margaret
Gay, Forman Perry Watkins Krutz
& Tardy LLP, Jackson, Mississippi
Breakout B: Understanding
Jurors’ Generational
Differences to Win at Trial
MODERATOR | David M.
Governo, Governo Law Firm
LLC, Boston, Massachusetts
Breakout A: Creating Your
Record—How to Preserve
Issues for Appeal
MODERATOR | Kristina C.
Lemanski, San Bruno, California
C. Paul Cavender, Burr Forman,
Birmingham, Alabama
Jeanne F. Loftis, Bullivant Houser
Bailey PC, Portland, Oregon
PANEL
Kevin P. Greene, Willcox &
Savage PC, Norfolk, Virginia
F. Ford Loker, Miles & Stockbridge
PC, Baltimore, Maryland
PANEL
Breakout I: Applying the
Brakes—Updating the
Friction Defenses
MODERATOR | Christine O. Boyd,
Lavin O’Neil Cedrone & DiSipio,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PANEL
Breakout E: Insurance/
Reinsurance Market for Tort
Liabilities Arising from Products
MODERATOR | Christopher Alviggi,
ARM, Alliant Insurance Services
Inc., New York, New York
Rajesh “Raj” Sahasrabuddhe,
Oliver Wyman,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Toby Smith, Ironshore
Environmental Insurance,
New York, New York
Breakout J: Premises Owners—
How Far Out Can the Duty
of Care Net Be Cast?
MODERATOR | Sandra F.
Clark, MehaffyWeber PC,
Beaumont, Texas
Bradley Drew, Navigant,
Hamilton, New Jersey
Tracey McDevitt Hagan,
Reilly Janiczek & McDevitt PC,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
PANEL
Breakout D: Medicare and
Medicaid’s Impact on Litigation
MODERATOR | Jennifer A. Cormier,
Walsworth Franklin Bevins & McCall
LLP, San Francisco, California
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
4:30 p.m.
G E N E R A L B R E A KO U T S E S S I O N S Thursday, 4:30–6:00 p.m.
(All breakout sessions are limited to defense lawyers and their clients. Plaintiffs’ lawyers are welcome to meet elsewhere on their own.)
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FA C U LT Y
Michael A. Brown is a trial lawyer with Miles & Stockbridge
PC in Baltimore, handling complex cases in 15 states around
the country for corporations, insurance companies, manufacturers, and hospitals. Mr. Brown has tried nearly 60 cases
to verdict in the areas of product liability defense, mass tort
litigation, employment law, medical malpractice, insurance
defense, and commercial litigation.
F A C U LT Y
The Honorable Peggy L. Ableman is special counsel in the
Products Liability Practice Group of McCarter & English LLP
in Wilmington, Delaware. A former Delaware Superior Court
judge, she had responsibility for the state’s asbestos litigation docket for almost two years. She has testified before
the U.S. House of Representatives, the Wisconsin State Judiciary Committee, and the ABA Task Force on Asbestos Litigation on compensation to victims of asbestos exposure.
In 2013, she received the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal
Reform Judicial Leadership Achievement Award.
Michele Carbone, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of pathology
and the director of the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Honolulu. Dr. Carbone leads a multidisciplinary, international team that discovered HMGB1 as a critical mediator
of asbestos-­carcinogenesis; environmental erionite exposure in the United States; and genetic susceptibility in certain families to mesothelioma. His research led to preventive
measures that are expected to save many lives affected
by mesothelioma.
Anthony J. Alberg, Ph.D., MPH, is professor of public health
sciences, Blatt Ness Endowed Chair in Oncology, and the
­Hollings Cancer Center’s associate director of population sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr. Alberg’s research interests include the health effects
of cigarette smoking, the etiology of tobacco-­associated
malignancies, and tobacco prevention and control. He has
authored or co-­authored more than 130 peer-­reviewed publications related to cancer epidemiology and its prevention.
Lawrence G. Cetrulo is a founding partner of Cetrulo LLP in
Boston, chair of its product liability and toxic tort practice
groups, and author of Toxic Torts Litigation Guide published
by Thomson Reuters. Mr. Cetrulo serves as national coordinating and trial counsel defending claims arising from toxic
exposures. He also has over 35 years’ litigation experience in
environmental, auto design defect, product liability, general
liability, and insurance coverage matters. His trial experience includes over 150 trials and dozens of arguments before
state and federal appellate courts.
Mary Beth Beasley, M.D., is an associate professor of pathology and head of pulmonary pathology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Beasley has published 100
book chapters and peer-­reviewed articles on various aspects
of pulmonary pathology, including the diagnosis of mesothelioma. Dr. Beasley additionally serves on committees and
in other leadership roles in several national and international organizations.
Evelyn Fletcher Davis is a partner at Hawkins Parnell
Thackston & Young LLP in its Atlanta office. She is one of the
nation’s leading asbestos, silica, benzene, and product liability lawyers, with a strong presence in the Alabama, Florida, and Georgia jurisdictions. Ms. Davis is a board member
of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, and an active
member of DRI, FDCC, and IADC. She is the program chair of
this seminar.
Bruce T. Bishop of Willcox & Savage PC in Norfolk, Virginia, focuses his practice on asbestos defense, transportation, trucking, aviation, and environmental litigation. He
has extensive trial experience in state and federal courts
in the defense of toxic torts and product liability claims. He
has developed considerable experience in the coordination of mass tort litigation. Mr. Bishop has a national reputation in the medical and state-of-the-art issues associated
with toxic tort litigation. He is the program co-vice chair of
this seminar.
Morton Donald Dubin II is a partner at Orrick Herrington &
Sutcliffe LLP in New York City, practicing in its product liability group. In the asbestos arena, he represents Union
­Carbide as part of its national counsel. Mr. Dubin has tried
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designed, conducted, and published exposure analyses
designed to simulate and evaluate historical exposures,
and is the author of 25 articles, including several that are
asbestos-­related.
cases for Union Carbide across the United States and is
responsible at a national counsel level for coordinating key
aspects of the defense, including trial strategy, scientific and
medical defenses, product identification fraud initiatives,
and p­ unitive damages.
Charles F. Redinger, Ph.D., MPA, CIH, is a principal with
Redinger 360 Inc. in Harvard, Massachusetts. He has worked
with a variety of organizations, including the U.S. Department of Defense, OSHA, Global 500 Companies, and the
ILO and ANSI committees that developed the global standards for risk management. Dr. Redinger has performed
complex occupational health risk assessments for the
U.S. Public Health Service and Environmental Protection
Agency. He is the secretary for the American Industrial
Hygiene Association.
William L. Dyson, Ph.D., is a consultant with Workplace
Environments LLC in Greensboro, North Carolina. Dr. Dyson is
a member and past president of the Academy of Industrial
Hygiene, a fellow and former officer of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, a former director and officer of the
American Board of Industrial Hygiene, and a former trustee
of the American Industrial Hygiene Foundation. His Ph.D.
is in environmental health engineering. He was a certified
industrial hygienist from 1978–2012.
Catherine E. Goldhaber is a senior shareholder at Segal
McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Ltd. in Chicago. She defends
insured and self-­insured companies in toxic tort litigation, as
both national and local trial counsel. Ms. Goldhaber regularly
consults on Medicare Secondary Payer Act issues, assisting in
resolving related disputes. She is the vice chair of DRI’s Medicare Secondary Payer Task Force. Ms. Goldhaber is the program co-vice chair of this seminar.
David A. Speziali is a partner at Speziali Greenwald &
Hawkins PC in Williamstown, New Jersey. Since 1981, he
has managed and tried asbestos-­related claims on behalf
of dozens of corporate defendants in more than 40 states.
Mr. Speziali has conducted dozens of training programs and
lectured across the country.
David Weill, M.D., is a professor of medicine in the Division
of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, California. He is the director
of the Stanford Center for Advanced Lung Disease. Dr. Weill
also directs the lung and heart-lung transplant program at
Stanford. He has authored numerous publications on various aspects of lung disease, including a paper examining
exposure, radiographic changes, and lung function in Libby,
Montana, as well as two book chapters related to asbestos-­
related diseases.
Jack Laffey, a shareholder in the Milwaukee office of Whyte
Hirschboeck Dudek SC, focuses on product liability, transportation litigation, toxic tort, catastrophic injury defense, and
insurance and commercial litigation matters. He is a member of DRI’s Law Institute and is a former chair of DRI’s Trucking Law Committee.
Fionna S. Mowat, Ph.D., is a principal scientist with Exponent, a scientific research and consulting company in Menlo
Park, California. She specializes in exposure and risk assessment, focusing on exposure to airborne agents in occupational settings and consumer products. Dr. Mowat has
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Victor L. Roggli, M.D., is a professor of pathology at Duke
University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He has
published more than 185 articles and 35 chapters in textbooks. Dr. Roggli has also written five books, including
Pathology of Asbestos-­Associated Diseases, 3rd edition. He
is a member of the U.S.-­Canadian Mesothelioma Panel. His
research interests include pneumoconiosis, asbestos-­related
disease, and analytical electron microscopy.
Sharla J. Frost is the regional managing partner of Wilson
Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP’s Houston office. She
has been first chair in more than 40 jury trials and serves on
national trial teams for clients in toxic exposure litigation.
Ms. Frost is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and past president of Litigation Counsel of America.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
C LE /C L A I M S A DJ U S TER S
ACC R ED ITATI O N
S P EC IA L D I SCO U NTS
Group Discount
The first and second registrations from the same firm or
company are subject to the fees outlined previously. The
registration fee for additional registrants from the same
firm or company is $695, regardless of membership status. All registrations must be received at the same time
to receive the discount.
This seminar has been approved for MCLE credit by the State
Bar of California in the amount of 14.5 hours, including 1 hour of
ethics credit. Accreditation has been requested from every state
with mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) requirements.
Certificates of attendance will be provided to each attendee.
Attendees are responsible for obtaining CLE credits from their
respective states. Application has been made for continuing
education for claims adjusters. Credit availability and requirements vary from state to state; please check the DRI website at
dri.org for the latest information for your state.
In-House Counsel
In-house counsel are eligible for free registration to DRI
seminars. In-house counsel are defined as licensed attorneys, who are employed exclusively by a corporation or
other private sector organization for the purpose of providing legal representation and counsel only to that corporation, its affiliates and subsidiaries. In order to qualify
for free registration, the individual must also be a DRI
member and a member of DRI’s Corporate Counsel Committee. Offer excludes the DRI Annual Meeting.
R EG I S TR ATI O N
The registration fee is $755 for members and those who join
DRI when registering and $985 for nonmembers. The registration fee includes course materials, continental breakfasts,
refreshment breaks, networking receptions, and access to the
DRI app. If you wish to have your name appear on the registration list distributed at the conference and receive the course
materials in advance, DRI must receive your registration by
October 17, 2014 (please allow 10 days for processing). Registrations received after October 17, 2014, will be processed on-site.
Claims Executives
Any member of DRI employed as a claims professional
by a corporation or insurance company, who spends a
substantial portion of his or her professional time hiring or supervising outside counsel in the representation
of business, insurance companies or their insureds, associations or governmental entities in civil litigation, will
be entitled to free attendance at any DRI program. Nonmember claims executives should contact DRI’s Customer Service at 312.795.1101 for details. Offer excludes DRI
Annual Meeting.
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
R EF U N D P O LI C Y
The registration fee is fully refundable for cancellations
received on or before October 17, 2014. Cancellations received
after October 17 and on or before October 24, 2014, will
receive a refund, less a $100 processing fee. Cancellations
made after October 24 will not receive a refund, but the
course materials on CD-ROM and a $100 certificate good for
any DRI seminar within the next 12 months will be issued. All
cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing. Fax (312.795.0747) or email (seminars@dri.org) to DRI’s
Accounting Department. Processing of refunds will occur
within four weeks after the date of the seminar. All refunds
will be processed in the same method that the payment was
received. Substitutions may be made at any time without
charge and must be submitted in writing.
Travel Discounts
DRI offers discounted meeting fares on various major air
carriers for DRI’s Asbestos Medicine Seminar attendees.
To receive these discounts, please contact Hobson Travel
Ltd., DRI’s official travel provider, at 800.538.7464. As
always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early booking is recommended.
H OTEL ACCO M M O DATI O N S
A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made
available at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333
O’Farrell Street, San Francisco, California 94102. For reservations, visit dri.org and go to the Asbestos Medicine Seminar
page or contact the hotel directly at 415.771.1400. Please mention DRI’s Asbestos Medicine Seminar to take advantage of
the group rate of $259 Single/Double. The hotel block is limited
and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, first-served
basis. You must make reservations by October 6, 2014, to be
eligible for the group rate. Requests for reservations made after
October 6 are subject to room and rate availability.
The taping or recording of DRI seminars is prohibited without
the written permission of DRI.
Speakers and times may be subject to last-minute changes.
A small portion of your room rate offsets the costs of
the seminar.
DRI policy provides there will be no group functions
sponsored by others in connection with its seminars.
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2014 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
July 24–25
Class Actions
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.,
Washington, D.C.
July 24–25
Government Enforcement and
Corporate Compliance
Marriott Marquis Washington, D.C.,
Washington, D.C.
October 22–26 Annual Meeting
San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco, CA
November 6–7 Asbestos Medicine
Hilton San Francisco Union Square,
San Francisco, CA
November 6–7 Fire Science and Litigation
FireSky Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
September 10–12 Construction Law
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, San Diego, CA
November 13–14 Complex Medicine
The Westin San Diego, San Diego, CA
September 11–12 Data Breach and Privacy Law
Conrad Chicago, Chicago, IL
December 4–5 Insurance Coverage & Practice
New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
September 18–19 Nursing Home Litigation
Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, IL
December 4–5 Professional Liability
New York Marriott Marquis, New York, NY
2015 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
January 29–30 Civil Rights and Governmental
Tort Liability
Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, San Diego, CA
Product Liability Conference
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, NV
March 12–13
Medical Liability and Health Care Law
Parc 55 Wyndham San Francisco,
San Francisco, CA
March 18–20
Trial Tactics
Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
March 26–27
Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute
Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, IL
Toxic Torts and Environmental Law
Hilton Austin Hotel, Austin, TX
April 15–17
Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims
Marriott Marquis Washington D.C.,
Washington, D.C.
May 6–8
Employment and Labor Law
Omni Scottsdale Resort at Montelucia,
Scottsdale, AZ
May 14–15
Drug and Medical Device
San Francisco Marriott Marquis,
San Francisco, CA
D I V E R S IT Y A N D I N C LU S I O N I N D R I :
A S TAT E M E N T O F P R I N C I P L E
DRI is the largest international membership organization of attorneys defending the
­interests of business and individuals in civil litigation.
Diversity is a core value at DRI. Indeed, diversity, which includes sexual orientation, is
f­ undamental to the success of the organization, and we seek out and embrace the innumerable benefits and contributions that the perspectives, backgrounds, cultures, and life experiences a diverse membership provides.
Inclusiveness is the chief means to increase the diversity of DRI’s membership and leadership positions. DRI’s members
and potential leaders are often also members and leaders of other defense organizations. Accordingly, DRI encourages all
national, state, and local defense organizations to promote diversity and inclusion in their membership and leadership.
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SEMINAR SCHEDULE
February 4–6
March 26–27
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SEMINAR SPONSORS
DRI wishes to thank our sponsors for their support at this year’s seminar!
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Asbestos Medicine Seminar
November 6–7, 2014
Hilton San Francisco Union Square | San Francisco, California
For inclusion on the preregistration list and to receive course materials in advance, register by October 17, 2014.
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R E G I S T R AT I O N F E E
Registration fee includes seminar attendance, networking events, course materials, and access to the DRI app. DRI will email
a link to download the course materials to all registrants two weeks in advance of the seminar. The CD will be included in the
registration packet on-site. You can order additional copies by checking the appropriate box below or going online at dri.org.
Member
$755
Nonmember
$985
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Government Member
$500
the New
Law Student Member
FREE
DRI App!
In-House Counsel Member* FREE
Claims Executive Member* FREE
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DRI App
Group Discount*
$695 (*as defined on page 6)
in your
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A D D I T I O N A L CO U R S E M AT E R I A L S
Member $75
Nonmember $95
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DRI
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72225 Eagle Way, Chicago, IL 60678-7252
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PHONE: 312.795.1101 | FAX: 312.795.0749 | EMAIL: seminars@dri.org | WEB: dri.org
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IN-HOUSE SPEAKERS INCLUDING
Charles B. Blakinger
CertainTeed Corporation
Linda Tatka
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
Marsharee Wilcox
Brandywine Group of Insurance & Reinsurance Companies
For inclusion on the preregistration list and to receive course
materials in advance, register by October 17, 2014.
FREE REGISTRATION for
DRI In-House Counsel and Claims Executives.
See page 6 for details.
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