Waters & Kraus, McKenna Long & Aldridge Attorneys Chairing April Asbestos Litigation Program in Chicago, HB Announces

CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Judges, litigators, in-house counsel, and consultants with extensive experience in asbestos litigation will gather at HB Litigation Conferences' 4th Annual Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation to be held at The Wyndham Chicago Hotel in Chicago, April 7-8, 2011, HB CEO Tom Hagy has announced. 

"We are proud to be working with Scott Frost of Waters & Kraus LLP of Dallas and William Sayers of McKenna Long & Aldridge of Los Angeles, who are chairing and developing the program," Hagy said.  "The faculty Frost and Sayers have assembled will share insights valuable to attorneys and executives at all levels of experience."

Session titles include:

• Equipment, Valve & Component Manufacturers - Case Law & Trial Strategies
• Update on the Bankruptcy Trusts & the Federal MDL
• In-House Counsel Perspective – How Can We Still Be HERE?
• Conduct-based Claims & Juror Perceptions: Punitive Damages
• New Judges in New Jurisdictions – What Can We Expect?
• The Latest On Friction Product Cases
• Trying Cases in Offbeat Jurisdictions
• Ethical Issues in Settlement Negotiations

In-house and judicial speakers confirmed to date include: Jennifer Biggs, FCAS, MAAA, Director, Towers Watson; Hon. Jo-Lynne Lee, Superior Court of Alameda County; Hon. William D. Maddux, Circuit Court of Cook County; Michael Sehr, President-Midwest Division, Resolute Management, Inc.; and Paul Slater, Esq., Counsel, General Electric.

The program is CLE-approved, including credit for the ethics session.  

A number of complimentary seats for in-house counsel have been set aside.  Discounts are available for groups and based on need.  Sponsorships are available.  For more information call Brownie Bokelman at (484) 324-2755 x212 or write to her at [email protected].  See the latest agenda at www.LitigationConferences.com.

HB is a nationally certified provider of continuing legal education on emerging topics in litigation.

SOURCE HB Litigation Conferences

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