Academy of Court Appointed Masters 2019 Annual Meeting
Presented by Academy of Court Appointed Masters
About the EventACAM is the only national organization dedicated to furthering the understanding of the bench and bar on the use of court adjuncts, special masters, court monitors, judicial referees, or masters of chancery, collectively referred to herein as “special masters.” All of ACAM’s members have acted as special masters. The annual meetings include a CLE program and an opportunity for members to network. Keynote speakers provide new and insightful ideas. |
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Date / TimeApril 11 - 13, 2019 Thursday, April 11, 2019 Friday, April 12, 2019 Saturday, April 13, 2019 |
LocationOmni Chicago Hotel |
JAMS Featured Speakers
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Cathy Yanni, Esq. |
ACAM Fellows’ Special Master Experiences Members have an opportunity to share an instructive master experience in this open forum. You may share a successful or—what?—an unsuccessful effort in one of your recent cases. |
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Hon. Gerald E. Rosen (Ret.) |
Special Master Assessments of Common Benefit Fees and Expenses: From Initial Mass Case Planning to Post Mass Case Audits Special Master Assessments of Common Benefit Fees and Expenses: From Initial Mass Case Planning to Post Mass Case Audits The moral of this topic is “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Judge Rosen will discuss his experience with auditing plaintiff common benefit lawyer fees in the recent State Street Antitrust Settlement, resulting in material reductions in common benefit fees. The lessons of MDL 926, the Breast Implant Settlement, without prior to settlement billing rules and ongoing audits will also be discussed. Popular current ways to audit and correct fees and expenses as the case goes forward, based on MDL 2406, the Blue Cross Antitrust Litigation model, will be discussed by one of the lead lawyers in the case and the special master. |