Chemical Products Liability and Environmental Litigation
Presented by ACI with sponsorship by Dechert
Date:
April 27, 2011
to
April 28, 2011
Time:
7:30 AM
-
6:00 PM
Location: Chicago, IL
This conference will discuss developing cost-effective defense strategies and adapting to constantly evolving scientific standards, technologies, and regulations. This event will provide highly specialized, practical information on:
- Advising clients on climate change matters in the wake of regulatory uncertainty
- Mitigating liability risk and damages stemming from catastrophic environmental releases
- Maintaining ethical standards when settling multiparty cases
- Bolstering litigation strategy by understanding trends in science and medicine, including biomonitoring, toxicogenomics, biomarkers, and medical monitoring
- Communicating complex scientific and medical concepts to judges and juries
- Defending against consumer products actions
- Reducing liability for response costs and other economic damages in private party environmental cuases of action