Agenda

Thursday, May 10

9:00-12:15 Products Liability

9:00 Yes, Virginia, There Is Daubert in the State Courts

10:00 Defending the Motion to Compel

10:45 Break - Sponsored by Virginia Lawyers Weekly

11:00 Reaping the Benefits of Benitez

12:00 Products Liability Update

12:15 Lunch - Sponsored by CED/Accident Analysis

1:00-4:15 Environmental & Toxic Torts

This meeting has been cancelled. Please contact Molly McClellan (mmcclellan@vada.org) 434/223-1861 for further details.

1:00-4:15 Policy Coverage

1:00 An Insurer's Duty to Defend: Practical Issues

1:30 Management and Discovery of Insurance Claims Files: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

2:00 Case Law Update

2:30 Break - Sponsored by CED/Accident Analysis

2:45 What's in a Name?--Coverage for Those Not Qualifying as a Named Insured

3:30 Discussion: Insurance Coverage Issues in Construction Defect Claims

6:00-7:00 Cocktail Reception - Sponsored by Forcon International

7:00 Dinner on own

Friday, May 11

9:00-12:15 Medical Malpractice - Part 1

9:00 The Past, Present and Future of § 8.01-20.1

9:30 Using a Unique Form of Demonstrative Evidence

10:15 Break - Sponsored by Broughton Associates

10:30 Legislative Update

11:15 Case Law Update

9:00-12:15 Auto & Premises Liability

9:00 Ford Motor Co. v. Benitez: Implications on Proper Pleading for Plaintiffs and Defendants

10:00 Liability for the Criminal Acts of Third Parties and Updates in the Law Related to Premises and Auto Liability

10:30 Break - Sponsored by Broughton Associates

10:45 The Ins and Outs of Virginia Code section 8.01-399

11:15 Panel Discussion on Recent Cases Addressing Expert Witnesses with Views from the North, South, East and West on Circuit Court Rulings Regarding the Sufficiency of Expert Designations.

12:15 Lunch - Sponsored by Exponent

1:30-4:15 Medical Malpractice - Part 2

1:30 Ethics--What Happens When the Virginia State Bar Receives a Complaint about an Attorney?

2:30 Break - Sponsored by Exponent

2:45 Health Care Practitioners' Intervention Program

3:15 Roundtable Discussion

Circuit Court decision Torres v. Dixon, MD - implications to the medical malpractice cap for an unborn child

Informed consent as it applies to a fetus in utero

Limitation of expert witnesses

1:00-4:15 Workers' Compensation

1:00 Latest Procedural Issues at VWC, Proposed Rule Changes, Marketing, and "Hot" Issues Currently at the VWC

1:45 Injury by Accident vs. Change in Condition; Occupational Disease in a Post-Steadman Environment

2:30 Break - Sponsored by Exponent

2:45 "Opportunistic Medicine" Red Flags for Abuse in Pain Management for Work-Related Injuries

3:30 Legislative Update, VWC Committee on Issues for Defense Counsel, Guidelines for Marketing, Discovery, etc.