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Hot Topics in Insurance Law – 2008
Presented by the ISBA Insurance Law Section

Chicago
Friday, June 13, 2008
Chicago Chapter Appraisal Institute
205 W. Wacker Drive
Suite 200 A & B (map and directions)
Register Now!

3.5  MCLE hours,
Including .50* hours PMCLE credit

This program is designed for tort law practitioners and other attorneys involved with litigation of insurance issues.  The spectrum of issues includes construction defect claims, uninsured and underinsured claims, bad faith claims, personal injury lawsuits and procedures for examinations under oath.

Program Coordinator:
James C. Keane, James M. Hoffman & Associates, Schaumburg

Program Moderator:
Robert Handley, Moroni & Handley, Carol Stream

9:00 – 9:30 a.m.  Ethical Dilemmas with Coverage Issues
Topics to be covered in this session include reservation of rights letters, the duty to defend, and conflicts of interest between the insurance company and the insured.
David J. E. Roe, Mount Prospect

9:30 – 10:00 a.m.  Construction Defect Coverage
This session will include a discussion on finding first and third party insurance coverage for construction defect claims.
Edward Eshoo, Jr., Childress Duffy Goldblatt, Ltd., Chicago

10:00 – 10:30 a.m.  The Illinois Insurance Guaranty Fund
This session will examine the proper procedure for handling insurance claims against the Illinois Guaranty Fund after the insurance company closes.
William P. McElligott, Kiesler & Berman, Chicago

10:30 – 10:45 a.m.  Break

10:45 – 11:15 a.m.  Bad Faith Claims: Recent Developments and Historical Perspective
This session will include a discussion of first and third party bad faith claims against insurance companies including a statutory claim under; Section 155 of the Insurance Code (215 ILCS 155) and the common law claim for a liability insurer’s failure to settle a claim against the insured within the policy limit.
James T. Nyeste, James T. Nyeste Attorney at Law, Chicago

11:15 – 11:45 a.m.  Negotiation and Adjudication of Liens in Personal Injury Claims
The speaker will give practical advice and discuss pertinent case law on handling various liens in personal injury lawsuits.
Frank A. Perrecone, Ferolie & Perrecone, Ltd., Rockford

11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.  Examinations Under Oath and First Party Claim Lawsuits
This session will include a discussion of conduction examinations under oath and related first party claims against insurance companies.
William J. Sneckenberg, Sneckenberg, Thompson & Brody, LLP, Chicago

12:15 – 12:45 p.m.  Declaratory Judgment Actions
Learn the “ins and outs” of prosecuting and defending declaratory judgment actions on insurance coverage issues.
Carol Proctor, Hinshaw & Culbertson, Chicago

* Subject to review
Please note: Supreme Court Rules on MCLE require lawyers to earn at least 4 hours of Professional Responsibility MCLE every reporting period.