Join Robin H. Gise, Esq. at the upcoming Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference to be held in-person at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel. Hosted by Perrin Conferences, the leader in joint plaintiff/defense conferences, the event speakers include prominent defense and plaintiff attorneys, in house counsel, and insurance professionals. It also includes many opportunities for networking.
8:30-8:45am | Welcome and Co-Chair Opening Remarks
11:15am-12:15pm | Settlement and Resolution
Moderator: Tracey Hagan McDevitt, Esq. | Reilly McDevitt & Henrich.
Panelists:
1:45-2:45pm | Damages in Sexual Misconduct Cases
5:00-6:00pm | Networking Cocktail Reception
Agenda:
7:30-8:30am | Registration8:30-8:45am | Welcome and Co-Chair Opening Remarks
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Tracey McDevitt Hagan, Esq. | Reilly McDevitt & Henrich -- Philadelphia, PA
- Elizabeth Hanke | Vice President, KCIC -- Washington, DC
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Brian Kent, Esq. | Laffey Bucci & Kent -- Philadelphia, PA
- Update on statute of limitations by state
- Recent decisions in the litigation
- Evolving case law and legislation
- What is the political climate in various states?
- Claims data and liability estimation
- Lost/missing policies, archaeology, policy terms
- Complexity with record keeping- Exhaustion across so many years and different claimants being handled by different carriers
- Risk management of insureds
- Cost management
11:15am-12:15pm | Settlement and Resolution
Moderator: Tracey Hagan McDevitt, Esq. | Reilly McDevitt & Henrich.
Panelists:
- Bernadette W. Catalana, Esq. | MG+M The Law Firm -- New York, NY
- Robin H. Gise, Esq. | JAMS -- New York, NY
- Jordan K. Merson, Esq. | Merson Law, PLLC, New York, NY
- Josh Silber, Esq. | Abend & Silber, PLLC, New York, NY
1:45-2:45pm | Damages in Sexual Misconduct Cases
- How the value of the models is typically tied to the heinousness of the abuse and not necessarily to the heinousness of the behavior of the defendant
- Should victims go through the tort system?
- What factors should contribute to the settlement values for different cases and different survivors within the same case? Or even between cases?
- Number of occurrences is a significant issue
- Definition of occurrence and trigger of coverage – one perpetrator with multiple victims and multiple incidents
- Whether negligent supervision/hiring qualifies as an “occurrence” in the first place
- Expected & Intended (severability of interest as to the perpetrator and the organization)
- Definition of bodily injury including if mental anguish is included
- Definition of insured specifically as it may relate to the preparator
- Allocation and “damages”: Spanning multiple policy years so allocation is a challenge
5:00-6:00pm | Networking Cocktail Reception