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Complex Litigation

Thu, January 27, 2022   |   12:55 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.   |  
Virtual
  |   CLE Hours: 3.0 Cle hours

Speakers & Topics

12:55 p.m. Welcome & Introductions – Program Chair
  • Emily Beeson, Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP, Greensboro
1:00 p.m. Uber Arbitrations: Turning the Tables on Arbitration Agreements by Filing Arbitrations En Masse
  • Matthew Lee, Milberg Coleman Bryson Phillips Grossman, PLLC, Raleigh
  • Karl Gwaltney, Maginnis Law, PLLC, Raleigh
2:00 p.m. What's Going On (What's Going On)?: An Overview of Recent Decisions Impacting our Practice
  • Edward Maginnis, Maginnis Law, PLLC, Raleigh
  • Emily Beeson, Hilliard Martinez Gonzales LLP, Greensboro
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Fundamentals of Product Liabilities: Panel Discussion
  • 3M Litigation
    • Kim Wilson White, Wilson Law, Raleigh
  • Car Seats
    • Adam Langino, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, Chapel Hill
  • Hip Implant Litigation
    • Whitney Butcher, Ketterer, Browne & Associates, LLC , Bel Air, MD
  • Basics of 3M litigation and potentially a cursory explanation on the difference between class action litigation, mass torts, and products liability
    • Chris Bagley, Law Offices of James Scott Farrin, Durham
  • Vehicle Crashworthiness
    • Noah Abrams, Abrams & Abrams, P.A., Raleigh
4:15 p.m. Adjourn

Virtual Registration
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Regular Rates
$185 NCAJ Members
$75 NCAJ New Admittee Member
$155 NCAJ Attorney Member 2-5 Years Licensure
$75 NCAJ Legal Assistant Member
$115 NCAJ Public Service Member
$115 NCAJ Retired Member
$285 Non-Member
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