Defense Telephone Seminars

Key Subcontracting Issues Including Flow-Down and Paid-if-Paid Provisions ... a contractor performing without any partners. Even large defense contractors with an extensive library of forms, however, can fall victim to certain traps that can lurk in the subcontract. Failure to comply with legal requirements, provide true and correct certifications, or negotiate adequate protection of one's interests can not only impact company bottom lines, but also subject one to  more...

Allocation and Reimbursement of Defense Costs: Insurer's Duty to Defend ...erence will provide an overview of insurance coverage for defense of third-party claims and suits, focusing on how defense cost coverage is allocated and defense costs reimbursed under difference types of insurance policies, as among insurers, and as between insurers and insureds. Areas addressed will include critical components of the 'duty to defend,' key principles of defense coverage  more...

Strategies to Overcome the Presumption of Guilt ...defense attorney is convincing jurors from the beginning of the case that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty, and that the burden of proof is on the prosecution, not the defendant. Constant publicity in the media, and in political campaigns, about the necessity to 'crack-down on crime' makes this more of a challenge than ever. Prosecutors often make the challenge greater by  more...

Collection Disputes: A Good Defense Is the Best Offense BenefitsTiming is often everything when attempting to collect debts and delinquent accounts. A collection dispute can cause prejudicial delays that may severely impair your ability to collect a debt, or worse, may result in the debtor filing a lawsuit against your firm or agency. Collection disputes may take the form of a dispute about the debt itself, whether the debt is owed by the person upon  more...

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: Application to Condominiums and Single-Family Homes ...ons and registration. What's more, Mr. Chasnow will cover defense against claims of ILSA violation made by purchasers of condo units or homes to increase the developer's chances of successful deflection of allegations of ILSA violation. Failing to have properly drafted contracts for condo units or homes, or a HUD registration, is a common error of developers and exposes them to individual  more...

K9 Case Law Update ...otential implications for prosecuting attorneys, criminal defense attorneys, civil litigation attorneys and labor law attorneys. This teleconference will provide you with an update of case law that addresses the issues that arise from the use of canines in law enforcement. This teleconference will provide a review of federal case law that discusses the Fourth Amendment standards that govern the  more...

Understanding Property Taxes in New York BenefitsNew York State real property taxes remain among the highest in the nation. Managing property taxes requires an understanding of how the property assessments on which taxes are based are set by the local assessor, whether it is cost effective to challenge such assessments and the procedures and strategies for doing so. This teleconference is for anyone who wants to understand the procedural  more...

Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance: Current Topics and Key Issues ...ity insurance afford sufficient coverage to provide for a defense and indemnity for any settlement or judgment. This teleconference will provide you with insight into common issues and trends that arise during a claim for D O liability insurance coverage. It will open with a discussion of the landscape of directors' and officers' liability, including the common allegations and recent claims  more...

White-Collar Defense Strategies and Developments ...defense is very different from the defense of other criminal cases. It must be approached uniquely from the time an attorney first learns of a client's target status in an investigation through trial. Failure to understand these differences and nuances can be fatal. This teleconference will examine some of these most important distinctions, and discuss the proper approach and execution of  more...

Preparing for an Unemployment Compensation Hearing ...n the first confrontation with a future litigant. How the defense of unemployment claims is handled can often have a significant impact on the success of future litigation, and even whether such litigation occurs. This teleconference is designed to give employers a better understanding of the importance of defending unemployment compensation claims and a better chance of succeeding in the  more...

Structured Settlements - The Changing Landscape ...defense, this teleconference will provide you with a better understanding of structured settlements and their practical application to claims resolution. Since the early 1980's, structured settlements have been a major part of negotiating and settling cases involving physical injury or sickness. With the changing financial landscape, structured settlements have been the subject of renewed focus  more...

Work-Related Stress Claims: Overview, the Law and Strategies for Defense BenefitsPerhaps the most nebulous and ill-defined workplace injury involves the claim of mental disability as the result of stressful working conditions. Unlike the garden variety orthopedic injury and even pulmonary injury, there is no objective medical evidence that can unequivocally establish psychiatric disability, let alone its relationship to workplace stress. This teleconference will solely  more...

On-Site Power Generation: Challenges, Opportunities and New Developments ... plants; hazardous biological or chemical labs; military, defense and government facilities; certain security or public safety related projects, including 911 call centers, emergency or disaster response centers; airport air traffic control towers; and other critical transportation centers. The common theme of these facilities is the need for highly reliable and stable power systems to support  more...

Same-Gender Marriage Rulings: Impacts on Employee Benefit Plans Across the Nation ...anning same-gender marriages. In addition, 44 states have defense of marriage laws or constitution provisions providing that the state does not have to recognize same-gender marriages, such as those performed in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Canada. n nWhat are employers to make of these conflicting developments? Whether or not you have been presented with employees entering into  more...

Estate and Gift Tax Audits nThe first question the executor asks when the estate tax return is selected for audit is "why this return?". What was it about the return that caused it to be selected for IRS examination? n nThis teleconference answers that question and many more related to the subject of estate and gift tax return audits. Learn about the characteristics that trigger audits and why some estate and gift tax  more...