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Seminars
Jan 25, 2019

14th Annual Construction Symposium - January 25, 2019

The objective of this course is to educate the attendant on a broad array of issues affecting construction and construction defect claims and the litigation and handling of those claims.  The course will educate the attendant on liability issues, standards, statutes and case law pertaining to those issues.  The course will also address arbitration agreements, contract provisions, and other issues affecting construction claims and the litigation of such claims as well as trends in the construction industry.  Additionally, the attendant will be brought up to date on recent case law with respect to construction claims.


Topics will include (click on each for a PDF of the presentation):

Webinar Handout Booklet

Dual Breaches
Recovery of Medical Expenses
The Certificate of Merit Statute
Joint and Several Contractual Liability and Settlement Credits: A Look at the “One Satisfaction Rule” in Texas
Chapter 151 - Issues Encountered
Arbitration: Challenges to a Motion to Compel
Managing A Worksite Accident
Understanding Sovereign Immunity
Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Costs

 

AGENDA

 

Time

Topic

Speaker

8:30-8:45 a.m.

Session 1 - Sign-On

 

8:50 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks

R. Douglas Rees

9:00 a.m.

Dual Breaches

Doug Rees
Michelle Robberson

9:30 a.m.

Recovery of Medical Expenses

Brent Cooper
Diana Faust
Gordon Wright

10:15 a.m.

Break

 

10:30 a.m.

Certificate of Merit Statute

 Gordon Wright

11:00 a.m.

Joint and Several Contractual Liability and Settlement Credits: A Look at the “One Satisfaction Rule” in Texas

Brent Cooper
Doug Rees
Fred Shuchart

11:30 a.m.

Chapter 151 - Issues Encountered

Julie Shehane

12:00 p.m.

End of Session 1

 

 

 

 

12:30-12:45 p.m.

Session 2 - Sign-On

 

12:45 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks

R. Douglas Rees

12:50 p.m.

Arbitration and Arbitration Agreements

Tara Sohlman

1:20 p.m.

Managing A Worksite Accident

Jana Reist

2:05 p.m.

Break

 

2:20 p.m.

Understanding Sovereign Immunity

Wes Johnson

2:50 p.m.

Insurance Coverage for Rip and Tear Costs

Aaron Stendell
Rob Witmeyer

3:20 p.m.

Closing Remarks

R. Douglas Rees

3:20 p.m.

End of Session 2

 

 

 

 

 

 TDI credit