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CTLA'S CIVIL JUSTICE FOUNDATION PRESENTS:
WINNING THE DEFECTIVE PREMISES ACTION:
How to Detect and Correct the Defects in your Claim

Friday, November 22, 2013
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Grassy Hill Country Club, Orange

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS

David W. Cooney, Esq., RisCassi & Davis, PC, Hartford
Michael J. Walsh, Esq., Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC, West Hartford

FACULTY

Christopher P. Anderson, Esq., Anderson Law Firm, PC, Norwich
Marisa A. Bellair, Esq., Lynch Traub Keefe & Errante, PC, New Haven
David W. Cooney, Esq., RisCassi & Davis, PC, Hartford
Anastasios T. Savvaides, Esq., Tooher Wocl & Leydon, LLC, Stamford
Michael J. Walsh, Esq., Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC, West Hartford
D. Lincoln Woodard, Esq., Moukawsher & Walsh, LLC, West Hartford

 

PROGRAM

Michael J. Walsh, Esquire
A Comprehensive Review of Recent Supreme and Appellate Cases involving Defective Premises Claims, including issues related to:

•     Actual and Constructive Notice
•     Ice and Snow Claims
•     Non-Delegable Duties
•     Supermarket Cases
•     Mode of Operation Claims
•     Municipal and State Liability
•     The Firefighter's Rule
•     Highway Defects
•     Recreational Use Immunity
•     Possession and Control

David W. Cooney, Esquire
State and Municipal Liability Claims

• Recent caselaw on municipal premises claims
• Identifiable Victim and Imminent Harm Doctrine
• Discretionary vs. Ministerial Conduct
• Recreational Land Use Immunity
• Municipality's shift of liability for ice and snow
• The Fallen Tree Cases
• Proprietary Claims
• MDC claims

Christopher P. Anderson, Esquire
The On-Going Storm Doctrine: Deconstructing the Defense; Ways to defend against the on-going storm defense; Establishing weather conditions with weather reports and requests for admissions; "Unusual Circumstances"; Old Ice vs. New Ice arguments; What constitues the "end" of the storm; Pleading your case to defeat summary judgment; Expert meteorologists - the pros and cons;

Marisa A. Bellair, Esquire & Anastasios T. Savvaides, Esquire
Using building codes, regs and other industry standards to create your negligence claim; Applying codes and standards retroactively to pre-existing premises; Admissiibility strategies for subsequent remedial measures; Utilizing the negligence per se charge to avoid appellate issues.

D. Lincoln Woodard, Esquire
Nikkides v. Town of Wethersfield- Creative ways to prove constructive notice in sidewalk defect cases using  Google Earth and Google Maps.  Overcoming contributory negligence defense for open and obvious defect.

Register online or call (860) 522-4345

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING GOLD PARTNERS FOR JUSTICE:

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THANKS TO OUR EXHIBITORS:

Connecticut Settlement Planning

Elm City Detectives

Robson Forensic, Inc.

Webster Bank, N.A.

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CLE Credits

This Continuing Legal Education program is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys, and has been approved for the following credits in accordance with the rule requirements of these states:

Venue

441 Clark Ln., Orange CT 06477

Additional Information

This Continuing Legal Education program is appropriate for both newly-admitted and experienced attorneys, and has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 4.5 credit hours, of which 4.5 credit hours can be applied to the Skills requirement.

The Civil Justice Foundation offers adjusted seminar registration fees for members who require financial assistance. Discounts will be granted on an individual, case by case basis. Please contact Executive Director Neil Ferstand for a confidential discussion.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT
Hard copies of the materials will not be provided at the program. Registrants will be able to access the materials via web link prior to the seminar, allowing you to print the materials in advance of the program.  We encourage attendees to go green by either downloading the materials to your laptop or using the CD-ROM which will be provided at the program.

CANCELLATION POLICY:
Refunds will not be granted for cancellations received after the link to the materials has been sent.