Construction Site Accidents: The Law & the Trial 2012
Friday, November 30, 2012
- Location - 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Agenda8:30-9:00 a.m.Registration (outside of the meeting room)9:00 a.m. - 9:10 Welcome and IntroductionPart I – The Law9:10-10:00 The Law of Construction Site Accidents - Labor Law Sec. 240- The Statutory Requirements as defined by the Courts - Falls from a height and falling objects - The Defenses - Sole Proximate Cause and Recalcitrant Worker? 10:00-10:50 Key Issues Between the Defendants and Their Carriers- Indemnity and Partial Indemnity - Third Party Practice - How Grave is the Grave Injury Requirement? - Ethical Considerations - the Client vs. the Carrier 10:50-11:05 Break11:05-11:55 The Key Investigation, Depositions and Summary Judgment Motions- Investigation - the essential materials - Depositions - What are you trying to prove? - Summary Judgment Motions - making and defending Part II -- The Trial of a Labor Law Case with Live Witnesses11:55-12:45 p.m. Opening Statements- Plaintiff and Defendant (Live Demonstration)12:45-1:45 LUNCH (on your own)1:45-2:35 Direct and Cross Examination of the Plaintiff- Plaintiff’s attorney - Defense attorney 2:35-3:25 Direct and Cross Examination of the Site Foreman as an Adverse Witness (Live Demonstration)- Plaintiff’s attorney - Defense attorney 3:25-3:40 Break3:40-4:30 Closing Arguments - Plaintiff and Defendant Summations (Live Demonstration)- Defense attorney - Plaintiff’s attorney 4:30 AdjournmentOverall Program Co-Chairs: Howard Hershenhorn, Esq. and Christopher Sallay, Esq. of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Mackauf, Bloom & Rubinowitz Speakers: Brian Shoot, Esq., Alice Spitz, Esq., Christopher Sallay, Esq., Aviva Stein, Esq., Ben Rubinowitz, Esq., Matthew Zullo, Esq., Roy Vasile, Esq., Jeff Korek, Esq., Wade Dempsey, Esq., Larry Lum, Esq., Evan Torgan, Esq. New this Fall: All program materials will be distributed exclusively online in searchable PDF format, allowing attendees more flexibility in storing this information and allowing you to copy and paste relevant portions of the materials for specific use in your practice. A CLE NotePad © (paper) will be provided to all attendees at the live program site. The CLE NotePad © includes lined pages for taking notes on each topic, as well as any PowerPoint presentations submitted prior to printing. Traditional printed course books may be ordered at the program site for a discounted price and will be shipped subsequent to the program date.
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