VADA Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys
May 17, 2008

VADA 2008
2008 Spring Section Series Meeting

Keswick Hall , Charlottesville

May 08 - 09, 2008

Agenda

Thursday, May 8
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:15 Products Liability
9:00 Introduction
9:15 Strategies for Handling Subrogation Claims for Product Damage
Martin A. Conn, Moran Brown PC
10:00 What’s Wrong with This Product? Using Twombly and Benitez to Pin Down Plaintiffs’ Defect Claims
Timothy Orr, O’Hagan Spencer
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 Big Brother Can Help: Preempting Product Liability Claims Based on Federal Regulations
Dabney Carr, Troutman Sanders
11:30 The Year in Review
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 4:15 Policy Coverage
 
  • The Road Less Traveled in UM/UIM Insurance
    Mark S. Paullin, Mark S. Paullin PC
  • Case Law Update
    Mitchell T. Mobley, Mullins Harris & Jessee
  • Litigating Insurance Coverage Cases–Panel Discussion
    Elisabeth M. Ayyildiz, Morin & Barkley
    Dawn E. Boyce, Trichilo Bancroft McGavin Horvath & Judkins
    James N.L. Humphreys, Hunter Smith & Davis
    Beth Osborne Skinner, Ward & Rasnic
    Alicia Lehnes Summers, Michael L. Davis & Assoc.
2:30-2:45 Break
5:00 - 6:30 Cocktail Reception (no charge for registrants; $25 for guest)
6:30 Dinner on own or with clients
Friday, May 9
Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 12:15 Medical Malpractice (morning session)
 
  • 9:00 - Civil Appellate Procedure in Virginia: How to Avoid the “Oops”
    Elwood Earl Sanders, Jr., Lantagne Legal Printing
  • 10:00 - Legislative Update
    W. Scott Johnson, Hancock Daniel Johnson & Nagle
  • 10:30-10:45 - Break
  • 11:00 - Ethics
    Adam W. Smith, McCandlish & Lillard PC
9:00 - 12:15 Auto & Premises Liability
 
  • 9:00 - Criminal Process in DWI - What a Civil Defense Attorney Needs to Know
    Elliott Bender, Richmond Criminal Attorney
  • 9:45 - Handling the DWI Defendant in a Civil Matter
    David B. Carson, Johnson Ayers & Matthews
  • 10:30-10:45 - Break
  • 10:45 - Expert Selection, Retention, and Use
    Kimberly R. Hillman, McGuireWoods
    Collin J. Hite, McGuireWoods
  • 11:15 - Judges Panel: What the Court is Looking for and the Role of Civility
    Hon. Theodore Markow (City of Richmond)
    Hon. David Williams (Martinsville/Henry/Patrick)
    Hon. Stephen Mahan (Virginia Beach)
    Hon. Rossie D. Alston, Jr. (Prince William Co.)
    Moderator TBA
12:15 - 1:00 Lunch
1:00 - 4:15 Medical Malpractice (afternoon session)
 
  • 1:00 - Case Law Update
    Bevin R. Alexander, Jr., Freeman Dunn Alexander Tiller & Gay
  • 1:45 - Medicolegal Pitfalls in Anesthesia Care
    Tracey L. Cover, RN, CRNA, JD
  • 2:30 - 2:45 - Break
  • 2:45 - Panel Presentation: Med Mal Trial Tactics
    Hon. Theodore J. Markow, City of Richmond Circuit Court
    Malcolm P. “Mic” McConnell, Allen Allen Allen & Allen
    Carlyle R. “Randy” Wimbish III, Sands Anderson Marks & Miller
  • 3:30 - Roundtable Discussion
    • §§ 8.01-20.1 & 50.1 Update
    • Discovery Shenanigans
    • Election of Remedies: Wrongful Death v. Survival
    • New Pro Hac Vice Rules
1:00 - 4:15 Workers' Compensation
 
  • 1:00 - Medical Administration in Cases Involving Treatment for the Diagnosis of Chronic Pain
    Susan Wirt, Certified Nurse Case Manager
    Richard L. Wilson, Jr., M.D.
  • 2:00 - Update in Medicare Set Aside Requirements and Conditional Medical Payments in Workers' Compensation Settlements
    Anne Musgrove Rife, PennStuart
  • 2:50 - Break
  • 3:00 - Update from the Workers' Compensation Commission: Moving to a Paper-Free Process
    Matthew Bryant, Workers' Compensation Commission
  • 3:45 - Legislative and Case Law Update
    James G. Muncie, Midkiff Muncie & Ross
4:15 Adjorn