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Timothy Krippner
Shareholder | Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Michele C. Barnes
Partner | K&L Gates LLP

A Comprehensive Guide on Toxic Tort Litigation: Trends and Best Practices Explored | On-Demand Webinar

Webinar Date: Monday, June 7, 2021, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (ET)

The number of toxic tort claims has aggressively increased over the past years, prompting several regulatory revamps. In this complex area of law, businesses and their counsel must keep themselves abreast of emerging developments that continue to transpire. Having an in-depth understanding of the tort litigation procedures and case strategies is essential to avoid drawbacks.

In this CLE webcast, toxic tort attorneys Timothy Krippner (Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.) and Michele C. Barnes (K&L Gates LLP) will provide the audience with a comprehensive discussion of toxic tort litigation. Speakers will also present emerging trends and developments and offer the best tort litigation practices to successfully win this type of lawsuit in an evolving legal climate.

This Live Webinar will discuss the following:

    • Toxic Tort Litigation: An Overview
    • Trends and Statistics
    • Notable Cases and Court Rulings
    • Red Flags
    • Risk Mitigation Strategies
    • Best Tort Litigation Tools and Techniques

Agenda:

SEGMENT 1:

Timothy Krippner, Shareholder

Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.

  • The History and Meaning of Toxic Tort Litigation
  • The Initial Phase:  Identifying Risk; Development and Implementation of Strategy
  • Establish Continuity of Defense Strategy
  • The Big Close: Execution of Exit Strategy
  • Current Trends in Long Tail Toxic Tort Risk Management

SEGMENT 2:

Michele C. Barnes, Partner

K&L Gates LLP

Toxic Tort Litigation: An Overview

  • What differentiates a Toxic Tort from other Torts?
    • Exposure
    • Causation
    • Expert testimony
    • Interplay with regulations
  • Types of Claims
    • Pharmaceutical (breast implants)
    • Occupational (asbestos, silica, benzene)
    • Environmental (ethylene oxide)
    • Consumer (talcum powder, PFAS, glyphosate)
  • Types of Lawsuits
    • Class action
    • MDL
    • Individual claims
  • Types of Defendants
    • Manufacturers
    • Component part suppliers
    • Distributors

Trends and Statistics

  • Trends
    • Hybrid environmental/personal injury claims
    • Litigating regulatory shortfalls
    • Increase in consumer product claims
    • Aggressive defenses
  • Statistics
    • # of class actions
    • # of MDLs
    • Relative # of individual claims

Notable Cases and Court Rulings

  • Take-home exposures
  • Medical monitoring
  • Expert witness testimony/causation

Red Flags

  • Centralized exposure
  • Signature disease
  • Identifiable defendants

Risk Mitigation Strategies

Best Tort Litigation Tools and Techniques

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Course Level:

Intermediate

Advance Preparation:

Print and review course materials

Method of Presentation:

On-demand Webcast (CLE)

Prerequisite:

General knowledge of toxic tort litigation

Course Code:

148952

NY Category of CLE Credit:

Areas of Professional Practice

Total Credits:

1.5 CLE