Events & Seminars

Discovery: Reducing the Cost and Burdens of Overly Broad and Voluminous Requests to Avoid Coercive Settlements

Discovery: Reducing the Cost and Burdens of Overly Broad and Voluminous Requests to Avoid Coercive Settlements
by Jeanne Loftis

Speech Category

Asbestos Litigation

Guest Speaker

Catharine E. Gillespie Senior Counsel DuPont Legal (Wilmington, DE)

Sponsored by

American Conference Institute's Asbestos Claims Conference

Location

The Union League Philadelphia, PA

Date

06.24.09

Time

12:00pm - 1:00pm

Description

Catharine E. Gillespie, Senior Counsel at DuPont Legal and Jeanne F. Loftis Portland Shareholder at Bullivant Houser Bailey P.C. will present this insightful program on discovery in asbestos litigation at the American Conference Institute's Asbestos Claims Conference. Topics will include:

• Avoiding common discovery pitfalls in asbestos litigation
• Countering sweeping sets of standard interrogatories and
document production requirements
• Best practices for limiting discovery- key components
of a successful discovery plan
• E-Discovery and asbestos litigation
• Gaining more with less: Honing discovery for the specifics of asbestos litigation
• Developing a winning theme for your case
• Preparing for depositions:
- Who should be deposed?
- Consideration when deposing your varied opponents'witnesses
- Theories of attack

This must-attend event will fill up quickly so register today to ensure your place. Register now by calling 888-224-2480, faxing your registration form to 877-927-1563 or registering online.