Forum Selection for Complex Tort Cases
Tuesday | May 17, 2005 | 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Location:
Moakley U.S. Courthouse
Courtroom 18, 5th Floor
1 Courthouse Way
Sponsored by:
Litigation Section | Tort Committee | Class Action Committee
Specific Topics Include
- Laws and rules that affect where your complex tort case can be filed
- The real differences in litigating complex tort cases in state v. federal courts
- How to determine the best forum for your case
- Differences in jury verdicts for complex tort cases in state v. federal court
- Surprising myths and truths about the affect of forum choice on complex tort cases
- Different approaches between federal and state court judges to discovery, experts, summary judgment and more
Panel
The Honorable William G. Young
Chief Judge
United States District Court of Massachusetts
The Honorable Patti B. Saris
District Judge
United States District Court of Massachusetts
The Honorable Raymond J. Brassard
Associate Justice
Massachusetts Trial Court
Donald R. Frederico Esq.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Anthony Tarricone, Esq.
Sarrouf, Tarricone & Flemming
Moderator
James D. Gotz, Esq.
Robinson & Cole LLP
Co-Chair, BBA Tort Committee
Program Prices
$115 - BBA Member
$145 - Non-Member
$80 - BBA Member - New Lawyer (admitted after 6/2003)
$60 - BBA Member - Legal Services/Government Lawyer
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