New York (NY) Litigation CLE Course Catalog

The usage and the import of asbestos are facing greater scrutiny today as pressures from several US states continue to emerge along with the call for a tighter regulation on public health risks. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule prohibiting most asbestos-containing products, some uses are still legal, including asbestos diaphragms, sheet gaskets, and other vehicle friction commodities. Moreover, in a report released by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), around 750 metric tons of raw asbestos was imported in 2018. This is the largest amount imported since 2013 despite the amendments made in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) as well as other federal laws allowing only a “limited use” of asbestos.
Join experienced asbestos litigators Timothy L. Krippner (Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.) and Andrew M. Voss (Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale, P.C.) as they provide a comprehensive discussion on the recent trends and developments surrounding asbestos litigation. Speakers will also offer practical compliance strategies in this rapidly evolving legal climate.

Listen as experienced construction lawyers Joseph Darr (Kirwin Norris, P.A) and Steven Nudelman (Greenbaum Rowe Smith & Davis LLP) provide the audience with a comprehensive discussion of the most appropriate alternative dispute resolution strategies in construction-related cases. Speakers, among other things, will offer compliance and litigation strategies to avoid legal pitfalls.

Managing litigation costs is important for all sizes of litigation. The technological advances in recent years has enabled parties to participate remotely throughout many stages of litigation, but this discussion will discuss how planning your litigation strategy early can keep costs down while still effectively advocating for your client. 

Complex and multi-forum litigation present unique challenges beyond the substantive claims at issue. Attorneys and insurers need to know how to effectively manage litigation and efficiently move complex litigation through the court when litigation is unavoidable. This session will discuss the best practices in managing complex litigation including: handling multiple lawsuits in federal courts; handling multiple lawsuits in both state and federal courts; and handling a combination of individual and class actions.

Pro-active analytics can potentially help identify and mitigate certain risks and avoid litigation. This presentation will focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related human capital disclosures, including descriptions of a company’s workforce. A number of pro-active DEI-type reviews and audits, such as pay equity audits, reduction-in-force (RIF) audits, and wage and hour audits, may be performed to proactively identify and manage risk of claims, litigation, and financial and reputational impacts. This presentation will provide an overview of how, why, and when companies should consider conducting such reviews to identify and manage risk.

Property claims often involve multiple parties, emotive issues and significant brinkmanship all of which lead to protracted litigation, significant cost, and delay in resolution. While the numerous types of disputes involved in property losses require the ability to be flexible, very often, they have common themes and would benefit greatly from the narrowing of issues, at the earliest possible stage, which traditional litigation rarely promotes. Creativity and ADR can significantly help in the process.

This presentation will discuss what steps to take when a claim for property damage has progressed into litigation. The presenters will discuss what to expect from start to finish in a litigated claim, focusing specifically on property damages claims and variations state to state. Presenters will share their observations and experiences from practice and jurisdiction, including FL, CA, and the Northeast, as well as the most common types of property claims arising in each area.

Preparing and presenting corporate witnesses for their trial testimony are two of the most important aspects of any trial. They can often be the difference between winning and losing the case. Corporate witness testimony can also substantially impact the value of juror awards. This panel discusses best practices that will help ensure the readiness of corporate witnesses for their trial testimony.

Okta's 2023 Businesses at Work report reveals that companies with 2,000 employees now deploy an average of 211 apps, marking a 24-app increase from last year. Even smaller companies tend to use over 90 apps. While not all of these apps will contain relevant information for eDiscovery, they do point to a growing concern for in-house teams, law firms, and service providers: how to handle the ever-increasing amount of content, collaboration, and chat data. Legal teams must adapt to this trend and learn the best practices for managing the systems powering their business, whether it's emoji-laden messages in Slack or Teams, Confluence wiki pages, or Zoom meeting recordings.