JAMS-SPONSORED EVENT

2022 ABA Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar

Presented by the Litigation Section Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee (ICLC) of the American Bar Association (ABA)

CLE Conference Diversity Reception Credit: CLE Credits Available (including ethics and elimination of bias credits)

Learn about the very latest developments in insurance law from leading lawyers and insurance professionals at the annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee CLE Seminar. Join us for cutting-edge and informative plenary, breakout, and roundtable programs; valuable networking events; and a variety of outdoor activities only Tucson can offer. This year’s meeting will feature the same high-quality programming that has attracted insurance practitioners from all over the United States and other parts of the globe for over 30 years.

Featured Programs:

The Show Must Go On! Entertainment Insurance in the Post-Pandemic World
Thursday, March 3, 2022 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM MST | Breakout Session | General CLE

The pandemic has created and accelerated significant change in the insurance industry. As entertainment and new media productions are ramping up and event venues and promoters are attempting to return to “normal,” how has the pandemic changed the entertainment insurance domain? What issues are percolating through the claims process to litigation? How have event cancellation and production insurance policies evolved as a result of the pandemic? Join us for a lively discussion of the post-pandemic landscape in this specialty niche of the insurance world.

Moderator:

Cassandra S. Franklin, Esq. | JAMS -- Los Angeles, CA

Panelists:

Amber S. Finch | Reed Smith LLP -- Los Angeles, CA
Leon J. Gladstone | Gladstone Weisberg LLP -- Culver City, CA
James J.S. Holmes | Clyde & Co. LLP -- Los Angeles, CA
Julia Holt | Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. --Burbank, CA

An In-Depth Discussion: How Lawyers Can Eliminate Bias Related to Racism, Sexism, Homophobia, and Transphobia in the Legal Profession
Friday, March 4, 2022 | 8:00 - 9:10 AM MST | Plenary Session | Elimination of Bias CLE

This program will help lawyers understand and explore strategies for eliminating bias, racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia in the legal profession from the perspective of policyholder and insurance coverage attorneys, a nationally renowned neutral, and bar association leaders with substantial experience with these issues. Attendees will learn how to navigate these issues in their law practice and everyday life.

Moderator:

Terrance J. Evans | Duane Morris LLP -- San Francisco, CA

Panelists:

Tamara S. Benefield | Benefield Law -- Beverly Hills, CA
Rebekah Ratliff, CCLS | JAMS -- Atlanta, GA
Peter L. Tracey | Perkins Coie LLP -- Washington, D.C.

To Pay or Not to Pay: Medical Monitoring
Friday, March 4, 2022 | 10:45 - 11:45 AM MST | Breakout Session | General CLE

When toxic chemicals are released, the issues go beyond traditional pollution exclusions. The people who live in the area are frequently exposed and may suffer dire medical consequences. This panel will discuss the interrelationship between insurance decisions finding exposure or potential exposure to toxic chemicals constitutes bodily injury and tort decisions determining when bodily injury has been alleged in medical monitoring cases and delve into an insurer’s duty to pay for that medical monitoring.

Moderator:

Adrienne N. Kitchen | Reed Smith LLP -- Chicago, IL

Panelists:

Bevin A. Carroll | Kennedys -- Chicago, IL
Heather W. Habes | Covington & Burling LLP -- Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Diane Joan Larsen (Ret.) | JAMS -- Chicago, IL
Alicia M. Santos | O’Brien & Padilla PC -- Albuquerque, NM

Bermuda Triangle: Is the Bermuda Form an Efficient Means of Resolving Insurance Disputes?
Saturday, March 5, 2022 | 10:45 - 11:45 AM MST | Breakout Session | General CLE

This highly interactive program features a debate between prominent international insurance arbitration specialists on the advantages and disadvantages of the Bermuda Form as a means to resolve insurance disputes. This question is of particular importance as many pandemic insurance disputes are either in Bermuda Form arbitration or headed there.

Moderator:

Peter A. Halprin | Pasich LLP -- New York, NY

Panelists: