9:15 - 10:15 AM - Breakout Session 1
Choose from one of the following sessions: 


Session Descriptions

Reverse Litigation Engineering:  Leveraging Emergency Response Tactics and Strategies for Success in Defending High Stakes Litigation

To combat runaway verdicts, insurance carriers, insureds, and defense counsel are collaborating to deploy early response tactics to reverse engineer cases. This has led to greater success in early resolution of high exposure cases and high stakes trial defense wins. In this session you will hear how to best employ emergency response tactics that set up cases for success from the perspectives of a chief claims officer, Fortune 100 Company representative and defense counsel with extensive early response experience. 

Speakers: 
Elizabeth Fitch, Righi Fitch Law Group - Managing Partner
Caitlin Modlin,  Tesla - Claims and Risk Administrator, Global Risk Management
Flavia Pemberton, Everspan Insurance - Head of Claims
Theodore Schaer, Zarwin Baum - Director and Chairman Litigation Department

The AI Stretch

AI stretches our abilities, allowing us to be more efficient and effective in many ways, but it also stretches our obligations. Deep Fakes--in documents, pictures, videos, e-mails and more--are forcing the litigation industry to rethink traditional claims investigation, discovery, and rules of evidence. Join us for an interactive discussion about what we are seeing and how best to address the problems while we embrace the opportunities.

Speakers: 
Linda Fisher, Marsh & McLennan Agency - Managing Director - Law Firms
Fran O'Meara, Wood Smith Henning & Berman – Managing Partner
Kathryn Whitlock, McAngus Goudelock & Courie - Partner

From Risk to Recovery: How Obesity Influences Workers’ Compensation Outcomes

Workers’ compensation claims with an obesity comorbid condition incur higher medical costs, involve prolonged recovery periods, and are more likely to result in permanent disabilities than claims where obesity is not a factor. A diverse panel of experts will offer a broad range of perspectives and insights on what can be done to address the impact of obesity on claims today and what can be done to mitigate these challenges in the future to achieve the desired outcomes.

Speakers:                                                                                                                                                          
Carey Armistead,  Sompo – Claims Manager
Michael Choo, Paradigm - Chief Medical Officer, Workers' Compensation
Emily Dutton Peak, Cadence Rx - SVP Business Intelligence & Client Strategies
Jose Zalduondo, Kelley Kronenberg - Partner and Business Unit Leader