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2010 Environmental and Toxic Tort and Products Liability Joint Global Practice Group Meeting
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Registration
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10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Welcome and Self Introductions | ||
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Noerr LLP will welcome participants to the firm and the meeting. Jarry Taylor, Chair of the Environmental Practice Group and Ben Haglund of the Toxic Tort and Product Liability Practice Group, will open the conference and welcome participants. The participants will then be asked to introduce themselves, describe their background, how long they have been practicing, describe their firm’s environmental or toxic tort/product liability practice, and their own practice emphasis.
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10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Break
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11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
REACH and Similar Product Regulations in Other Jurisdictions Panel Discussion | ||
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Panel members will discuss and take questions from participants regarding the present status of the regulation of products and their potential impact upon human health and the environment in various North American and European jurisdictions, sharing problems and successes with such regulations. Calling upon past trends and developments, panel members will share their views of the future of product regulation.
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1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Toxic Tort and Product Liability Litigation Panel Discussion | ||
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Panel members will discuss and take questions from participants regarding the present status of toxic tort and product liability litigation in various jurisdictions, and how such litigation overlaps with, is interrelated with, or has been generated from product regulation. Using their litigation experience and knowledge of the past development of such litigation, panel members will share their views of litigation trends and future developments.
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4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
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Break
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4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Chinese Member Firm Update
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Changes have recently taken place in China on tort law in the products liability area. Members from Jun He Law Firm will provide an update on these developments.
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5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Cocktail Reception at Noerr LLP
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7:00 p.m.
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Dinner
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Join your Lex Mundi colleagues at Spatenhaus an der Oper. The ‘Spatenhaus an der Oper’ is situated opposite the Bavarian Opera House and represents Bavarian hospitality in its finest form. The chef offers very creative menus. A wide selection of seafood as well as classical Bavarian and Austrian dishes form a first class combination for every taste.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26 |
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9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Registration
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10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
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Facilitated Marketing and Business Development Discussion
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Attendees will then take part in a facilitated group discussion regarding the potential for business development activities for the Environmental and Toxic Tort and Product Liability practice groups. Attendees will participate in small discussion groups broken up by practice area focus. Each group will have a set of discussion questions that will be reported on during another session.
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11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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Reports from Breakout Groups and Development of Action Plan
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Each small group will present conclusions to the larger group. The group will discuss action items for the groups going forward.
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12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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Lunch
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1:15 p.m.
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Closing
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27 |
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Optional Skiing Excursion | ||
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Members are invited to stay the weekend and attend an optional excursion to Ski Resort Kitzbühl. |
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