This program is designed to provide practitioners and insurance professionals with an update on new developments affecting the insurance industry in the Pacific Northwest. The program will be beneficial to anyone associated with the insurance industry, particularly those involved in insurance claims. The program will feature attorneys from Washington, Idaho, and Oregon with a range of experience in representing insurers and policyholders and also features a Judicial Panel discussion about insurance cases that should not be missed.
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Agenda For Thursday, October 28, 2021
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| 9:00 PDT |
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF DAY ONE |
Emily S. Miller, Program Co-Chair
Miller Insurance Law LLC
Eric J. Neal, Program Co-Chair
Lether Law Group
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Tristan Swanson
Miller Nash LLP
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| 10:00 |
INSURANCE AND BANKRUPTCY |
Navigating the automatic stay; impact on coverage – the policy, insurance proceeds, deductibles, and self-insured retentions
Justin D. Leonard
Leonard Law Group LLC
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James L. Guse
Barker Martin PS
Daniel S. Houser
Houser Law PLLC
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| 1:15 |
NURSING HOME AND ASSISTED LIVING COVERAGE |
Challenges in insuring assisted living facilities; avoiding “tail” and limiting risk; particular coverage concerns; typical exclusions and limitations
Eric J. Neal
Lether Law Group
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| 2:00 |
WHAT IS “BAD FAITH”? |
Lloyd Bernstein
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Ryan J. Hesselgesser
Forsberg & Umlauf PS
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| 3:15 |
WHAT ARE “BERMUDA POLICIES”? |
James M. Davis
Perkins Coie LLP
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| 4:00 |
INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR SEXUAL ABUSE |
Samuel Colito
Lether Law Group
Gabriel J. Le Chevallier
Parsons Farnell & Grein LLP
Eric J. Neal
Lether Law Group
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Agenda For Friday, October 29, 2021
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| 9:00 PDT |
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF DAY TWO |
Emily S. Miller, Program Co-Chair
Miller Insurance Law LLC
Eric J. Neal, Program Co-Chair
Lether Law Group
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| 9:10 |
INSURANCE CASE LAW UPDATE |
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Updates
Robert S. May
Kilmer Voorhees & Laurick PC
James P. Murphy, (Invited)
Murphy Armstrong & Felton LLP
Gary Sparling
Soha & Lang PS
Kyle Sturm
Foreman Sturm & Thede LLP
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| 11:00 |
“WRONGLY DECIDED!” – A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECT INSURANCE CASES |
Insurance experts discuss why they believe select cases have been wrongly decided within the applicable legal framework, including Oregon and Washington
Emily S. Miller
Miller Insurance Law LLC
Terri A. Sutton, CPCU, AU
Cozen O’Connor
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| 1:30 |
INSURANCE LAW PRACTICE TIPS |
Thomas Lether
Lether Law Group
Paul A. Mockford
Parsons Farnell & Grein LLP
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| 2:30 |
CHOICE OF LAW – “THE RABBIT HOLE” |
For coverage, bad faith, and attorney fees
Shanelle A Honda
Miller Nash LLP
Seth H. Row
Miller Nash LLP
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| 3:45 |
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW AND EV POLICIES |
• Storms – Increased Strength & Moisture
• Fire
• Shorelines and Landscapes
• DNR Perspectives – What Constitutes a Suit?
• 1st Party Claims
• Shuttered Restaurants
• Pollution – Water & Land
• Dry Cleaner Update
• Railroad Policies – “Total Pollution Coverage”
• Case Study: Jaw v. ProBuilder
Crystal S. Chase
Stoel Rives LLP
Kevin S. Mapes
Bateman Seidel Miner Blomgren Chellis & Gram PC
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