Manufacturers Liability and Risk Management Conference
10/13/2004 - 10/13/2004
This program has been designed to bring you the most recent thinking about legal liability and exposure to risk faced by manufacturing entities today. A practical, case study approach will be used to address a variety of legal and business risk issues.
Panelists include:
- Karen P. Layng, Manufacturers Liability Practice Group, Vedder Price
- Edward C. Jepson, Jr.,
Labor and Employment Law Group, Vedder Price
- Gary Heard
, Vice President, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
- Matthew Taylor
, Vice President, Marsh USA
- Reid J. Schar
, Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice
Topics to be addressed:
Liabilities Arising from Manufacturing Operations
- Catastrophic Events (Environmental contamination; structural workplace collapse, fire or plant explosion; product contamination; personal injuries and death)
- Governmental Investigations
- Workplace Security / Workplace Violence / Cybercrime
Crisis Management
Product Liability Actions
Class Action claims and related litigation, including wrongful death cases and defense of OSHA, EPA criminal and civil government suits
Insurance Options for Manufacturers
Trends in Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution of Manufacturers Disputes
Westin River North Hotel
320 North Dearborn
Chicago, Illinois 60601
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
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