Each year, numerous companies operating in California find themselves defending against high-stakes class action litigation—including lawsuits alleging damages from data breaches, products liabilities, wage-hour and other employment violations, and invasions of privacy.  For insured companies facing such claims, liability insurance policies can help defray much or all of the expense associated with defending and resolving such claims. 

In this presentation, insurance recovery partners from Pasich LLP will focus on ways in which companies can maximize their coverage for class action lawsuits and maximize the value of their liability insurance policies. Among other topics, our speakers will address notice and reporting requirements, the satisfaction of deductibles and retentions in the class action context, disputes concerning the selection of defense counsel, insurance coverage for class action settlements, and the evaluation of third-party indemnity agreements.  In addition to addressing insurance coverage for a wide range of common law class action theories, the speakers will also discuss coverage for some of the most common statutory class action claims filed against California companies, such as those alleging violations of the California Labor Code and Private Attorneys’ General Act (PAGA), the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and California’s Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”), among others.

Your company’s liability insurance is one of its most valuable assets. This presentation will provide a high-level overview of the building blocks of a commercial liability insurance program, including general liability, D&O, E&O, employers liability/workers’ compensation, and specialty coverages. We will discuss key features and action items for occurrence-based and claims-made policy types and identify best practices for in-house counsel and risk managers to get the most out of your coverage.

Presented by:

Haley Krug, Kirton McConkie

Alison Pitt, US Ski & Snowboard

Kevin Freeman, ECI

This program originally aired on November 30, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

With the recent expansion of the use of representation and warranty insurance (RWI) beyond M&A transactions and into real estate transactions, real estate attorneys are increasingly being asked to guide clients through the RWI process, and to negotiate for RWI-specific issues in real estate transactions. This webcast will discuss the benefits of utilizing RWI in complex real estate transactions, provide an overview of the RWI process, and analyze best practices for addressing RWI-specific issues in real estate transaction documents.

Generously sponsored by Fried Frank

This program originally aired on November 30, 2022. Please note that the on-demand format of this program is not eligible for CLE/CPD credit.

With the recent expansion of the use of representation and warranty insurance (RWI) beyond M&A transactions and into real estate transactions, real estate attorneys are increasingly being asked to guide clients through the RWI process, and to negotiate for RWI-specific issues in real estate transactions. This webcast will discuss the benefits of utilizing RWI in complex real estate transactions, provide an overview of the RWI process, and analyze best practices for addressing RWI-specific issues in real estate transaction documents.

CLE DInner at Perry's Steakhouse in Park Meadows

ARE WE COVERED?
A Primer on Commercial Insurance for Corporate Counsel and Risk Managers

Thursday, January 18th
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Perry's Steakhouse | 8433 Park Meadows Center Drive, Lone Tree

AGENDA
5:30pm: Registration & Networking
6:00pm: Dinner
7:00pm: CLE Session

Registration fee:
ACC Members: $30 | Non-members: $50
One (1) CLE Credit Pending
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Join Linda Knight and Will Brophy of Spencer Fane for networking, dinner, and discussion of the fundamentals of commercial insurance. Attendees will learn:

• About the different types of business insurance policies
• When and how to file a claim
• Compliance with policy conditions such as notice, cooperation, and consent to settle
• Common exclusions and limitations of coverage
• The distinction between defense and indemnity, reservation of rights, control of the defense
•  Recent trends in insurance recovery

SPEAKERS:

Linda Knight, Partner, Spencer Fane

William Brophy, Associate, Spencer Fane

PARKING:

Ample Complimentary Parking Available in Park Meadows Mall Lots

Join us for lunch at Mortons! Choice of Soup/Salad, choice of main course (steak, chicken, pork chop), trio of desserts. Mortons in Downtown Los Angeles. 11:30am for check-in and networking 12pm – Program and lunch starts PROMPTLY 1:15pm – Program ends PROMPTLY (Dessert can be eaten or it can be packed to take to the office and share with others) Gold Sponsor Steven Brower (Brower Law Group), known within ACC-SoCal for his firm’s informative and enjoyable CLE lunch presentations at Mortons, will be presenting recent war stories about persuading insurance companies to pay claims (sometimes involving litigation, sometimes not). He will also be including some war stories about the use of AI in legal practice, and some tips for transactional lawyers to avoid litigation.

ACC-WI 2024 ANNUAL CONFERENCE & MEETING OF MEMBERS

This 1.5 day event is specifically designed for in-house attorneys and provides 24 CLE sessions for you to choose from – including 2.0 Ethics credits. Our registration format allows you to customize your program schedule to fit your practice needs. Conference registration includes a one-night hotel stay (For Early Bird Registrations Only); continental breakfast, luncheon and keynote speaker, and cocktail reception Thursday; hot breakfast buffet on Friday; and a variety of networking events at the conference. All paid registrants enjoy free attendance at our Fall 3.0 Ethics Seminar.

DATE: May 16-17, 2024

LOCATION: Osthoff Resort | Elkhart Lake, WI

For more information and to register click HERE.

Opioids. Biometrics. Forever chemicals. Corporate America is under attack from new liabilities and is looking to its insurance companies for assistance. However, the basic response by the insurance industry is to deny coverage. This session will examine case law from the first half of 2023 on each of these new liabilities, along with cases on other key issues such as the expected/intended exclusion, allocation, reservation of rights letters, and concurrent causation. This session provides essential insights and analysis for any company seeking insurance coverage.