Class Actions Against Insurance Companies: Current Trends; Certification Issues; Settlement Strategies; and More
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will examine the strategic issues and decisions litigators must face in class action lawsuits against insurance companies. The panel will offer guidance on class certification, the utility of dispositive motions, navigating the discovery process, as well as settlement strategies.
Outline
- Class actions against insurance companies: latest trends and case law developments
- Litigation strategies
- Settlement strategies
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key issues:
- What strategies and tactics are plaintiffs' counsel employing when pursuing class actions against insurance companies?
- What methods have defense counsel used to prevail in insurance class actions?
- What are the key considerations regarding settlement?
Faculty
Mathew G. Drocton
Associate
Baker & Hostetler
Mr. Drocton is a commercial litigator, focusing his practice on class action defense and the insurance industry. He... | Read More
Mr. Drocton is a commercial litigator, focusing his practice on class action defense and the insurance industry. He also advises financial services clients on regulatory compliance matters and assists with internal investigations and government proffers. Mr. Drocton's practice spans state and federal courts, from initial case evaluation to trial preparation and appeal. He has experience with briefing dispositive motions, conducting and defending fact and expert witness depositions, managing large-scale e-discovery projects, drafting appellate briefs and overseeing class settlements.
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Aphrodite Kokolis
Counsel
ArentFox Schiff
Ms. Kokolis has a special practice emphasis on complex and appellate litigation, particularly the defense and... | Read More
Ms. Kokolis has a special practice emphasis on complex and appellate litigation, particularly the defense and settlement of class actions. She has litigated dozens of class action suits in federal and state trial and appellate courts involving insurance coverage and claims practices, as well as constitutional cases, consumer fraud and product liability, among others.
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Max H. Stern
Partner
Duane Morris
Mr. Stern is the head of the firm’s Insurance Litigation Division. As a trial and appellate lawyer, he has... | Read More
Mr. Stern is the head of the firm’s Insurance Litigation Division. As a trial and appellate lawyer, he has extensive experience with respect to coverage, bad faith, reinsurance and regulatory disputes, spanning multiple lines, including specialty, professional, excess and general liability. His work representing insurers has earned him a spot on numerous leading lawyers lists, including Chambers USA (both the Nationwide and California lists), Legal500, and Martindale-Hubbell.
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