2010 Claims & Defense Tactics Symposium

 

Download Registration Form | Tentative Program
Registration Fees | Continuing Legal Education Credit
Hotel Information | Refund Policy

Everyone has them: the complex claims that instantly cause your mind to race in a million directions. These cases involve multiple parties, complex issues, ethical dilemmas and significant exposure.

The 2010 Claims & Defense Tactics Symposium, presented jointly by the Illinois Association of Defense Trial Counsel and the Illinois Insurance Association will provide practical, real-world tips on how to handle these complex claims from their onset through trial and beyond. You will leave this program with dozens of valuable strategies on bringing these complex claims to closure.

This is a must-attend event for claims managers, defense attorneys, insurance adjusters and general counsel. It will also provide an excellent two-day networking opportunity.

Tentative Program

• Trends in Complex Claim Litigation
• Complex Claim Immediate Concerns - First Party & Third Party Considerations – Notice/Tender, Venue, Forum non conveniens, Removal, Declaratory Judgments, Spoliation, Duty to Investigate, Reservation of Rights
• Third-Party Claims Handling – Duty to Defend, Reservation of Rights, Estoppel
• Excess Carrier Rights and Strategies – Duties Between Excess and Primary Carriers and Right to Information
• Managing Claims Cost – Reserving, Budgeting, Legal & Vendor Costs, What Drives Adjusters Crazy and Parallel Depositions
• Discovery – Request for Other Files, Protective Orders, Clawback Agreements, Inadvertant Disclosures, Deposition Issues
• Document Management
• Privilege – Joint Defenses, Conflicts, Information Affecting Coverage and Unauthorized Practice of Law
• Settlement Strategies – Bad Faith, Multiple Party Settlements, Good Faith Findings, Non-waiver Agreements and Structured Settlements
• Post-judgment Issues – Posting Bond, Interest, Garnishment, Managing Excess Verdicts and Contribution
• Complex Case Trial Strategies

 

Registration Information
Registration for this event includes Symposium materials, Continuing Legal Education Credit, access to our Exhibit Hall, refreshment breaks, two luncheons, a reception and great networking opportunities.   

	Both Days	One Day Only	Reception Only
Attorneys - IDC Members (Includes 1 Complimentary Client Registration)	$400	$250	$75
Attorneys - Non-Members (Includes 1 Complimentary Client Registration)	$400	$250	$75
Insurance Company Representatives	$100	$50	Complimentary
Judges & Law Students	$50	$25	Complimentary

Refund Policy
Full refunds will be made on all cancelled rooms. Registration refunds will be made according to the following schedule:

Full Refund:	Through February 25, 2010
50% Refund:	February 26 - March 10, 2010
No Refund:	March 11-25, 2010

Substitutions for your registration may be made. However, only one copy of symposium materials will be offered per registration. Please submit substitution information in advance of the event.

Can’t Attend?
Following the conference the IDC will offer this program for purchase on video CD-ROMs, audio CDs, MP3-CDs, and DVDs. Contact the IDC office at 800-232-0169 or idc@iadtc.org for more information.

 

Continuing Legal Education
We will apply for the following CLE credit for this program:

State	Day One Only	Day Two Only	Days One AND Two
Illinois	6.5	5.0	11.75
Indiana	6.50	5.0	11.75
Missouri	8.0	6.0	14.0
Wisconsin	8.0	6.0	14.0

 

Hotel Information
We have secured a block of rooms at the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook for the nights of Thursday, March 25 and Friday, March 26, 2010. Rooms are $95 single/double and may be reserved by phoning 800-228-9290 or 630-573-8555. Blocked rooms will be released for general sale on March 1, 2010. Reservations made after this date will be on a space- and rate-available basis.