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| WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2008 |
| 6:00-9:00 p.m. |
Early Check-in & Late Registration |
| 6:00 p.m. |
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Brant Hickey & Associates |
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 |
| MORNING SESSION |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Morrison & Foerster LLP, Krupnick Campbell Malone Buser Slama Hancock Liberman & McKee, Murray, Marin & Herman, P.A., and Petkoff and Associates |
| Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks |
| 8:45 a.m. |
Jonathan E. DeMay
Condon & Forsyth, LLP, Recent Developments in Aviation Law |
| 9:45 a.m. |
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Smith & Moore PLLC |
| 10:05 a.m. |
Jessica McCausland
U.S. Department of Justice, Beyond Catastrophic Collisions and Disastrous Demonstrations: A Survey of Liability Arising from Air Show Accidents |
| 10:35 a.m. |
Ellen S. Pryor
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, "Difficult Angles in the Tripartite Relationship: The Professional Responsibilities of Insurance Defense Counsel" |
| 11:35 a.m. |
David T. Hunter
Lane Powell, PC, Seven Deadly Sins of Aviation Mediation |
| 12:05 p.m. |
Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable Robert L. Sumwalt, Vice Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board, Inside Out: A Pilot’s View of Serving on the NTSB
Sponsored by Slack & Davis, L.L.P.
Presentation of the 12th Annual John J. Tigert VI Memorial Scholarship |
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| AFTERNOON SESSION |
Kathlynn G. Fadely, Presiding |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Jonathan R. Friedman
McKenna Long and Aldridge, LLP, A Wolf in Wolf’s Clothing—The Use of “Other Accident” Evidence in Aviation Litigation |
| 2:00 p.m. |
Kevin W. Murphy
Adler Murphy & McQuillen, LLP, Closing Argument: Addressing Damages in Aviation Wrongful Death Cases |
| 2:30 p.m. |
David E. Prewitt
Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg, LLP, Replacement Parts for Aging General Aviation Aircraft: Liability of Overhaul and Maintenance Facilities |
| 3:00 p.m. |
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Brown, Dean, Wiseman, Proctor, Hart & Howell, L.L.P. |
Don G. Rushing, Presiding |
| 3:20 p.m. |
Product Liability Panel Discussion: Emerging Issues from New Technology
- Susan J. Ellis, Global Aerospace
- Stephen R. Ginger, Teledyne Continental Motors, Inc.
- Timothy Harrington, Avco/Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc.
- Tom Wakefield, Cessna Aircraft Company
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| 4:30 p.m. |
Jill Dahlmann Rosa
U.S. Department of Justice, The Sky Is Not the Limit: Suing the United States for Alleged FAA Contractor Negligence |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Geffrey W. Anderson
Anderson, Smyer, Riddle & Kuehler, L.L.P., Planes, Poison and the Plow—Aviation Law & Agriculture |
| 5:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Charles A. Tarpley
Presentation of the 5th Annual International Aviation Women's Association Scholarship |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Reception
Sponsored by Anderson, Smyer, Riddle & Kuehler, L.L.P., Stites & Harbison PLLC and Speiser Krause, P.C. |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Welcoming Dinner
Sponsored by Kreindler & Kreindler LLP, Thompson & Knight LLP, and Podhurst Orsek, P.A.
Dinner Wine sponsored by Nixon Peabody LLP and Structured Annuities, Inc. |
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2008 |
|
MORNING SESSION |
| 7:45 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
Sponsored by Jackson Walker L.L.P. |
Ladd Sanger, Presiding |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Ricardo M. Martinez-Cid
Podhurst Orseck, P.A., Representing Victims of Foreign Aviation Disasters |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
Ann T. Field
Gates and Partners, Coming to America: The Defence of International Air Crash Litigation with the United States |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Steven Raffaele
Holland & Knight LLP, Liability for Air Carrier Delays and the Passengers’ Bill of Rights |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Rose Walker, L.L.P. |
Dorothea M. Capone, Presiding |
| 10:20 a.m. |
Gary W. Allen
Attorney at Law, Ethics: More Circumnavigating the Buildups |
| 11:20 a.m. |
Richard F. Schaden
Schaden Katzman Lampert & McClune, Who Really Regulates Aviation From a Safety Perspectiv: The FAA, NTSB or Aviation Manufacturers? |
| Charles A. Tarpley, Presiding |
| 11:50 p.m. |
Luncheon
Speaker: The Honorable W. Royal Furgeson, U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Texas, Ethical Lawyering in the Courtroom: A Judge’s Perspective
Sponsored by Baumeister & Samuels, P.C., The Nolan Law Group, and Reed Smith LLP
Presentation of the 9th Annual Wayne Vines Memorial Scholarship for
Aviation Safety |
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| AFTERNOON SESSION |
| H. Norman Kinzy, Presiding |
| 1:30 p.m.. |
Claims Panel Discussion: Current Aviation Insurance Claims Issues
- R. Michael Barrett, AIG Aviation, Inc.
- John Bruen, Willis Global Aviation
- Paul Leonard, Charles Taylor Aviation
- Trevor J. Light, GAB Robins Aviation Ltd.
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| 2:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks
Charles A. Tarpley
Raffle sponsored by CCH – Wolters Kluwer Law & Business and American Airlines |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Closing Reception
Sponsored by Winstead PC |
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