Natural Disasters, Stakeholder Engagement and Dispute Resolution

About the Event

The conference will provide a day of presentations and dialogue involving both academics and practitioners in a collaborative atmosphere that can yield new insights, knowledge and best practices in tackling extremely difficult issues under adverse circumstances. Disasters can sometimes lead to a certain amount of paralysis and disorganization because of the many individuals and organizations involved and constituencies’ priorities and needs that may be at odds in certain respects. On the other hand, the need to address disasters and plan for resilience also has the potential to reveal shared priorities, opportunities for collaboration, and creative solutions.

Credit

6 hours General CLE

Date / Time

April 13, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location

Texas A&M University School of Law
1515 Commerce St
Fort Worth, TX 76102

Speaker

Topic

Kim Taylor

National and International Perspectives on Courts’ and Insurers’ Procedural Innovations in Response to Natural Disasters
Friday, April 13, 2018 | 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM

Panelists will include professors of law, a federal judge, a federal court administrator for ADR services, and Kim Taylor. The discussion will focus on the need for innovative, large-scale ADR programs to quickly and efficiently process mass torts and other forms of aggregate litigation in the context of natural disasters.