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1 American Conference Institute s 19th National Advanced Forum on ASBESTOS Inquire about in-house, insurance, and academic rates Claims & Litigation June 23 24, 2015 The Omni Chicago Hotel on the Magnificent Mile Chicago, IL Conference Co-Chairs: Sessions include: State of the market: hotbed jurisdictions: new case law, new defendants and plaintiffs, Jayme C. Long McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP forum shopping, time for filing claims while considering statutes of repose, and more Drastically increased lung cancer dockets: plaintiff and defense perspectives in Madison Jonathan M. Lively Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Asbestos medicine with a focus on lung cancer: interrelationship between smoking, asbestos exposure and lung cancer; lung fibrosis as a risk factor for lung cancer; clinical, pathologic, and radiologic considerations in diagnosing asbestosis and other non-malignant lung conditions Learn from and meet: Garlock: impact of records unsealed in bankruptcy trusts, future liability issues, and courts and legislatures providing greater transparency between trust claim and civil tort systems Rick Schlegel Assistant General Counsel Exelon Corporation Take home exposures: jurisdictional differences, recent rulings, credibility that asbestos exposure is idiopathic, and liability impact when bystanders and premise owners are brought into litigation Paul F. Slater Executive Counsel-Environmental Tort Litigation; One EHS General Electric Interplay between workers compensation and asbestos: examining Folta case in IL, impact of exclusivity rule in different jurisdictions, insurance coverage issues, expert witnesses, and state of the art defense Insurance coverage: bankrupt, dissolved, or defunct entities, issues involving joint insurers, Michael J. Blair Vice President Environmental Claims Gen Re A Berkshire Hathaway Company establishing when coverage is triggered, and nuances related to exclusions and CUMIS counsel Apportioning liability in jurisdictions with fault allocation: product types, product uses, product identification, witnesses, deposition strategies, and trigger of coverage issues Every exposure theory: recent court decisions, notable experts, causation testimony, Lee Melchor Turlington Assistant Counsel NewMarket Corporation and cross examination of every exposure counts expert Dennis Helewa Vice President & Assistant Counsel, Claim SCOR General Security Companies Frederick C. Schaefer, Esq. Associate Vice President Office of Chief Legal & Governance Officer Nationwide Indemnity John L. Osborne Global Risk Capital View from the Bench: Hon. Richard Schmidt U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. Tex.. Hon. Jose Rodriguez Eleventh Jud. Cir., Fla. Hon. Steven A. Stobbs Cir. Ct. Madison Co., Ill. Hon. Anthony J. Mohr CA Super. Ct., LA Hon. Richard Kramer CA Super. Ct., San Fran. Hon. Paul R. Wallace Super. Ct. of Delaware Hon. Peter Flynn Cir. Ct. Cook Co., Ill. Featuring unparalleled medical insights from: Stewart S. Richmond, Jr. RiverStone Claims Management LLC Donald P. Wynne, J.D. Swiss Re America Holding Corporation Register Now County and beyond David B. Sicilia, PhD University of Maryland Rachel P. Maines, PhD Cornell University Tom Hesterberg, PhD MBA CTEH Charles A. Weaver, III, Ph.D. Baylor University Allan Feingold, MD, FRCP, FCCP South Miami Hospital Faris Farassati, PhD, PharmD University of Kansas Medical School Earn CLE Credits

2 Here are just some of the companies, firms and organizations already participating: Exelon Corporation Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP General Electric Company Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P. Margolis Edelstein Swiss Re Hoke LLC Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP Gen Re A Berkshire Hathaway Company Shrader & Associates, L.L.P. Morris Polich & Purdy LLP NewMarket Corporation Motley Rice LLC DLD Lawyers SCOR General Security Companies Schiff Hardin LLP K&L Gates LLP Nationwide Indemnity Hiscock & Barclay, LLP Hermes, Netburn, O Connor & Spearing, P.C Global Risk Capital Hugo Parker, LLP Armstrong Teasdale LLP RiverStone Claims Management LLC O Hagan LLC Covington & Burling LLP Marsh Crowell & Moring LLP Sedgwick LLP Cornell University McGivney & Kluger, P.C. Duane Morris LLP Baylor University Dinsmore & Shohl LLP Archer Norris PLC University of Maryland Forman Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP Sinunu Bruni LLP Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Tucker Ellis LLP Goldberg Segalla Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP ACI s 19th National Forum on Asbestos Claims & Litigation returns to Chicago. It s the industry s highest-level event where law, science, and medicine intersect and that provides practitioners with clarity and certainty with respect to today s most pressing issues. This year s agenda has been revamped to provide you with strategic advice, critical insights, and comprehensive updates for: State of the market: hotbed jurisdictions: new case law, new defendants and plaintiffs, forum shopping, time for filing claims while considering statutes of repose, and more Interplay between workers compensation and asbestos: examining Folta case in IL, impact of exclusivity rule in different jurisdictions, insurance coverage issues, expert witnesses, and state of the art defense increased lung cancer dockets: plaintiff and defense perspectives in Madison County and beyond Insurance coverage: bankrupt, dissolved, or defunct entities, issues involving joint insurers, establishing when coverage is triggered, and nuances related to exclusions and CUMIS counsel Apportioning liability in jurisdictions with fault allocation: product types, product uses, product identification, witnesses, deposition strategies, and trigger of coverage issues Every exposure theory: recent court decisions, notable experts, causation testimony, and cross examination of every exposure counts expert Use of asbestos by the United States Military other than the Navy Drastically Asbestos medicine with a focus on lung cancer: interrelationship between smoking, asbestos exposure and lung cancer; lung fibrosis as a risk factor for lung cancer; clinical, pathologic, and radiologic considerations in diagnosing asbestosis and other non-malignant lung conditions Garlock: impact of records unsealed in bankruptcy trusts, future liability issues, and courts and legislatures providing greater transparency between trust claim and civil tort systems Take home exposures: jurisdictional differences, recent rulings, credibility that asbestos exposure is idiopathic, and liability impact when bystanders and premise owners are brought into litigation Register today to ensure your place by calling , faxing your registration form to or registering online at Who You Will Meet Continuing Legal Education Credits Attorneys Specializing in Earn Asbestos Toxic Tort Product Liability Insurance Coverage for Environmental Litigation Environmental Liabilities Hazardous Waste Insurance Industry Professionals including: Claims Managers Claims Handlers Risk Managers Administrators 2 Join the Conversation Reinsurance/Insurance CLE Credits Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions requested by the registrants which have continuing education requirements. This course is identified as nontransitional for the purposes of CLE accreditation. ACI certifies that the activity has been approved for CLE credit by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board. ACI certifies that this activity has been approved for CLE credit by the State Bar of California. You are required to bring your state bar number to complete the appropriate state forms during the conference. CLE credits are processed in 4 8 weeks after a conference is held. ACI has a dedicated team which processes requests for state approval. Please note that event accreditation varies by state and ACI will make every effort to process your request. Questions about CLE credits for your state? Visit our online CLE Help Center at / #ACIASBESTOS

3 Day One: Tuesday, June 23, :30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 Co-Chairs Welcome Remarks Transitioning claims representatives, clients and associates from claims administration/settlement mode to actual litigation of serious cases Insurer Jonathan M. Lively Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney Addressing the increasing use by insurers of outside billing vendors/auditors Is the products/non-products distinction driving how claims are made or litigated in underlying tort litigation and how they are presented to insurers? Getting carriers and plaintiff s counsel to agree to language Dealing with multiple clients/carriers varying guidelines When an injury occurs for purposes of coverage The medical aspects of when an injury occurs Trigger which theory of policy trigger is appropriate (exposure, injury in fact, manifestation, continuous) Section 524g and elimination of contribution rights among insurers Jayme C. Long McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 8:05 In-House Corporate and Insurer Panel on Financial & Legal Decisions, Managing Claims, Defense Costs, Controlling Costs to Resolve Claims, Settlement Negotiations, and More Rick Schlegel Assistant General Counsel Exelon Corporation Paul F. Slater Executive Counsel-Environmental Tort Litigation One EHS General Electric Michael J. Blair Vice President Environmental Claims Gen Re A Berkshire Hathaway Company 9:30 State of the Market: Hotbed Jurisdictions, New Case Law, New Defendants and Plaintiffs and Issues Associated With These New Parties, Forum Shopping, Time for Filing Claims While Considering Statutes of Repose, and More Raymond R. Fournie Armstrong Teasdale LLP Lee Melchor Turlington Assistant Counsel NewMarket Corporation Jonathan M. Lively Shareholder Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd. Dennis Helewa Vice President & Assistant Counsel, Claim SCOR General Security Companies Jayme C. Long McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP Frederick C. Schaefer, Esq. Associate Vice President Office of Chief Legal & Governance Officer Nationwide Indemnity Stewart S. Richmond, Jr. Assistant Vice President, Claims RiverStone Claims Management LLC Donald P. Wynne, J.D. Claims Manager; Vice President, Property & Casualty Business Management Swiss Re America Holding Corporation Moderator: Ingrid K. Campagne Walsworth Franklin Bevins & McCall, LLP Corporate Non-Insurer Shrinking legal budgets and doing more with less Increasing involvement of carriers and the impact of legislation Budget limitations on settlement opportunities Alleviating rising transaction costs Factoring in national and local valuation discrepancies and national management of costs This panel will provide you with the latest developments, emerging issues, trends, and the current pulse of the market and industry. Top outside counsel from hotbed states will give you an in-depth examination of the year s most challenging issues and recommendations for how practitioners can update their litigation strategies in response to the new developments going forward. Learn how and why the industry as a whole has seen an uptick in filings and how this impacts the industry down the road. With recent asbestos filings in hotbed jurisdictions, how are removal and FNC issues being resolved and where will the asbestos claims be filed going forward? Trends in joint and several liability, punitives, successor liability, and supplier liability/duty to warn will be thoroughly addressed. You will find this session invaluable for getting up to speed on the latest developments, cases, and strategies while maximizing your opportunity to engage in the advanced discussion that is the hallmark of the conference. 10:30 Morning Break 10:45 Concepts and Strategies for Managing a Growing Lung Cancer Docket: Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives in Madison County and Beyond Register Now

4 Vincent L. Greene, IV Member Motley Rice LLC Charles M. McGivney, Esq. Managing, Co-Principal McGivney & Kluger, P.C. 1:00 Networking Lunch for Delegates and Attendees 2:00 Garlock Continued: Impact of Records Unsealed on Bankruptcy Trusts, How It Impacts Analysis of Future Liability, and the Latest on Courts and Legislatures Providing for Greater Transparency Between the Trust Claim and Civil Tort Systems Explaining the increase in lung cancer filings, in Madison County and other parts of the country Determining whether there is presence of asbestosis - Determining series of medical defenses that interposes to liability The distinction between lung cancer cases and traditional mesothelioma cases - What are the different elements of proof? Examining the new body of claimants getting lung cancer, including the second disease case Low dose exposure claims Underlying asbestos exposure: Assessing asbestos markers and dose Hybrid exposures: Asbestos and other types of exposure such as industrial plant exposure caused lung cancer; What caused the exposure? Forum non conveniens issues - How some jurisdictions are more attractive than others for filing lung cancer claims The next wave of cancer cases: throat cancer, laryngeal cancer, colon cancer, etc. Linda J. Clark Hiscock & Barclay, LLP Christopher M. Harnett Archer Norris PLC James L. Stengel Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP Unsealing Garlock Records How the unsealing impacts bankruptcy trusts and asbestos litigation going forward How the Garlock estimation ruling impacts analysis of future liability Congressional legislative issues Bankruptcy transparency issues Bankruptcy trusts 11:30 Asbestos Medicine With a Focus on Lung Cancer: Two types of trusts - Claims dealt with by bankruptcy trusts - Open system claimants suing the insurance company Legal question of assignment Bankruptcy trusts and disclosures - How jurisdictions prevent trial date until disclosures have been made Interrelationship Between Smoking, Asbestos Exposure and Lung Cancer; Lung Fibrosis as a Risk Factor for Lung Cancer; Clinical, Pathologic, and Radiologic Considerations in Diagnosing Asbestosis and Other Non-Malignant Lung Conditions, and More Allan Feingold, MD, FRCP(C), FCCP Medical Director Occupational & Environmental Medicine South Miami Hospital 3:00 David B. Sicilia, PhD University of Maryland Department of History and Smith School of Business James N. Sinunu Sinunu Bruni LLP Introduction and Q&A Moderated by: Knight S. Anderson Tucker Ellis LLP David Katzenstein Member Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC Anne D. Harman Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3:30 Joseph J. Welter, Esq. Goldberg Segalla Update on new studies regarding lung cancer What is the connection with lung cancer and smoking? How can pathology findings be manipulated? How can scarring of the lungs be misinterpreted for asbestosis? Understanding the new demographic of mesothelioma plaintiffs 4 Join the Conversation What Was Knowable and When?: The Empirical Evidence on Asbestos Knowledge Reinsurance/Insurance Take Home Exposures in Asbestos Cases: How Jurisdictions Differ in Their Approach, Discussion of Recent Rulings, Examining the Credibility of the Defense that Asbestos Exposure is Idiopathic or Occurs From Nature, and How Liability is Impacted When Bystanders and Premise Owners are Brought Into the Litigation Michael J. Crist DLD Lawyers Demay, Labrador, Drake, Victor & / #ACIASBESTOS

5 Day Two: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Edward Casmere Schiff Hardin LLP Edward R. Hugo Founding Hugo Parker, LLP 7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:00 View From the Bench Defending cases against the worker who brought home asbestos to family members - How jurisdictions differ in their approach to handling take home exposure cases: California s recent change on standard to prove exposure How liability is impacted in certain jurisdictions where the premise owner and/or bystanders are defendants Determining whether premise owners owe a duty to household members Examining the credibility that asbestos exposure is idiopathic Asbestos exposure occurs from nature such as the serpentine rock, natural veins to chrysotile, and other forms of asbestos running through hills - What is the value of establishing this type of defense when the plaintiff is in her/his 40s Duty to warn Georgia Pacific, LLC v. Farrar Risk of take home exposure not foreseeable Hoyt v. Lockheed Martin Corp Hon. Richard S. Schmidt U.S. Dist. Ct., S.D. TX 4:30 Afternoon Break 4:35 The Use of Asbestos by the United States Military Other than the Navy Ross Stomel Shrader & Associates, L.L.P. Dawn Dezii Margolis Edelstein Dean A. Olson Morris Polich & Purdy LLP Barry N. Mesher Sedgwick LLP Asbestos was used extensively by all branches of the military for many decades. Various claimants may have used asbestos directly with respect to their job classification in any branch of government, or, alternatively, they may have been exposed to both chrysotile and amosite fibers through living quarters, mess halls and recreational areas. This session will focus on: Alternative causative factors of the Plaintiff s disease and questioning Plaintiffs that served in any branch of the military about their job duties, physical location and day to day Questioning of the witness with respect to potential exposures to other toxic chemicals while serving in the military 5:35 European Asbestos Criminal Trials Rachel P. Maines, PhD School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Cornell University 6:15 Hon. Peter Flynn Cir. Ct. Cook Co., Ill. Hon. Steven A. Stobbs Ill. Third Judicial Cir. Ct., Madison Co. Hon. Jose M. Rodriguez Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Fla. Hon. Paul R. Wallace Superior Court of Delaware Hon. Richard A. Kramer Calif. Super. Ct., San Francisco Co. Hon. Anthony J. Mohr Calif. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Co. Co-Moderators: Philip R. Matthews Duane Morris LLP 9:40 Morning Break 9:50 The Interplay Between Workers Compensation and Asbestos, Examining the Folta Case in IL, Impact of the Exclusivity Rule in Different Jurisdictions, Insurance Coverage Issues, Expert Witnesses, and State of the Art Defense Lauri A. Kavulich O Hagan LLC Craig T. Liljestrand Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Examining the Folta case in IL, the exclusivity rule, and its impact with workers compensation law Examining the impact of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court s ruling in the Tooey case and how it impacts workers compensation law How insurance coverage applies/does not apply workers compensation policies, general liability policies, etc. Expert witnesses state of the art defense; what did the employer know at the time of exposure?; what did the plaintiff know about his worksite and exposure? Conference Adjourns Register Now

6 Nicholas P. Vari K&L Gates LLP 10:35 Insurance Coverage Issues: Bankrupt, Dissolved, or Defunct Entities, Issues Involving Joint Insurers, Establishing When Coverage is Triggered, and Nuances Related to Exclusions and CUMIS Counsel Fault Apportionment Dividing liability to all entities that caused/contributed to plaintiff s disease Reducing and extinguishing liability How defendants limit their role in plaintiff s exposure by pointing out other products containing asbestos that plaintiff was exposed to - Creating a defense strategy establishing multiple exposure to different types of asbestos containing products that will reduce percentage of liability What is defendant s real percentage of fault in an allocation of fault state? Impact of solvencies on allocation issues Exhaustion of coverage and the issue with primary and excess carriers John L. Osborne Founder and Managing Global Risk Capital James F. Dorion Managing Director Marsh Leslie A. Davis Crowell & Moring LLP Benedict M. Lenhart Covington & Burling LLP Stephen Hoke Hoke LLC Trigger of Coverage Examining the Keasbey case manifestation of disease What is the current landscape of defendants who are primarily smaller enterprises and entities (contractors, site owners)? Reviewing the Anderson case that allowed claims to proceed against defunct entities Reviewing the Continental Casualty case that allowed plaintiff to proceed against a company not in business anymore but still had an insurance policy in place What happens to insurance policies still in place after a business is defunct, dissolved, or bankrupt? What happens when there is an exhaustion of limits on insurance policies? - What is the effect on bankruptcy trusts? Bankruptcy nuances: Effect on non-settling insurers/ contribution claims; Protection for non-debtors; Estimation methodology; Insurance neutrality; Assignment of policies/ proceeds; determining whether there are other asbestos debtors; 524(g) relief? Assessing the umbrella policies Issues relative to representative of joint insurers Determining when coverage is triggered - Claim is made that asbestos really manifested later Deposition Strategies to Reduce Liability and Build Apportionment Knowledge of products, product types, and uses and how it reduce the liability of the trial defendants and shift liability to bankrupt and settled defendants Maximizing the effectiveness of product identification witnesses 12:55 Networking Lunch for Speakers and Delegates 1:55 Charles A. Weaver, III, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Baylor University Mark A. Wisniewski Chairman/CEO Kitch Drutchas Wagner Valitutti & Sherbrook Pretrial hearings regarding expert witness testimony New and novel types of expert witnesses Sargon evaluations and the scientific validity of expert testimony California Nuances Pollution exclusion Issues arising out of CUMIS counsel - Coverage disputes - Policyholder paying counsel fees 11:50 Apportioning Liability in Jurisdictions with Fault 2:55 Allocation: Products, Product Types, Product Uses, Product Identification Witnesses, Deposition Strategies, Trigger of Coverage Issues, and Beyond Forrest Ren Wilkes Forman Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP Todd Schwartz Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 6 Join the Conversation Reinsurance/Insurance Expert Witnesses in Asbestos Cases: Procedural and Practical Insights, Understanding and Utilizing the Scientific Method, the Published Literature and Your Scientific Witnesses, and More The Every Exposure Theory : Recent Court Decisions, Notable Experts and Their Causation Testimony, and the Cross-Examination of the Every Exposure Counts Expert Tom Hesterberg, PhD MBA Principal Toxicologist Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health Anthony Sbarra Shareholder Hermes, Netburn, O Connor & Spearing, P.C Sean Higgins Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker / #ACIASBESTOS

7 Jennifer E. Adams Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, L.L.P. 4:15 The latest court decisions on each and every exposure testimony what are the trends? - Refining the causation standard in Bostic Notable experts, including each expert s formulation of the every exposure theory and specific examples of some of the exposures that these experts have opined are causes of disease How does the defense attack the testimony, including using weaknesses in the data relied on by the experts? Requiring some evidence of exposure (frequency, proximity) - How long and how many times did the plaintiff work with the product? Causation what standard will Defendant be held liable? - Establishing medical causation - Expert testimony by pathologists - Single solitary exposure is a contributing cause of mesothelioma Product Identification - Plaintiff identifying defendant s product that caused mesothelioma v. plaintiff saying all products he worked with caused mesothelioma Daubert challenges Overview of the 2015 International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma : Novel insights Into the Biology and Therapy of Mesothelioma Faris Farassati, PhD, PharmD Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine The University of Kansas Medical School 5:00 Conference Ends Global Sponsorship Opportunities As a member of our sponsorship faculty, your organization will be deemed as a partner. We will work closely with your organization to create the perfect business development solution catered exclusively to the needs of your practice group, business line or corporation. For more information about this program or our global portfolio of events, please contact: Wendy Tyler Director of Sales, American Conference Institute Tel: x5242 w.tyler@americanconference.com About the venue: Located in the heart of the Magnificent Mile, the Omni Chicago Hotel is one of the area s best-loved hotels and home to Michigan Avenue s only all-suite luxury accommodations. Every guest room exudes the lavish sophistication you expect from a four-diamond hotel. American Conference Institute is pleased to offer our delegates a limited number of hotel rooms at a preferential rate. Please contact the hotel directly at or and mention the ACI June conference to receive this rate. American Conference Institute: The leading networking and information resource for counsel and senior executives. Each year more than 15,000 in-house counsel, attorneys in private practice and other senior executives participate in ACI events and the numbers keep growing. Guaranteed Value Based on Comprehensive Research ACI s highly trained team of attorney-producers are dedicated, fulltime, to developing the content and scope of our conferences based on comprehensive research with you and others facing similar challenges. We speak your language, ensuring that our programs provide strategic, cutting edge guidance on practical issues. Unparalleled Learning and Networking ACI understands that gaining perspectives from and building relationships with your fellow delegates during the breaks can be just as valuable as the structured conference sessions. ACI strives to make both the formal and informal aspects of your conference as productive as possible. Is your organization recruiting specialists with expertise in this area? Many of our speakers and delegates use our conferences to recruit for new, expert talent to fill open positions at their firms. Because ACI provides many niche conferences annually, our events are a great way to discover a rich pool of highly qualified talent. Announcing the ACI Job Board Visit and navigate to the ACI Expert Jobs link. It s quick, easy and free for you, your in-house recruiters, or anyone in your firm to post current open positions and take advantage of our exclusive community of experts. The newly posted jobs will appear on the relevant sections of and our partner sites, ensuring that your free job listing is visible to a large number of targeted individuals. American Conference Institute, 2015 Register Now

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