HB Litigation Conferences

Belluck, Pietrykowski to Chair the 2010 National Asbestos Conference, HB Announces

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1, 2010 — HB Litigation Conferences CEO Tom Hagy has announced attorneys Joseph Belluck of New York and Michael Pietrykowski of San Francisco will co-chair The Thirteenth Annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference in September 2010.
“We are delighted these respected and engaged attorneys have accepted our invitation to lead what has become one of [...]

Philadelphia’s Judge Moss Participating in Two Asbestos Conferences

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Philadelphia’s Judge Moss Participating in Two Asbestos Conferences

PHILADELPHIA – January 25, 2010 – Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Sandra Mazer Moss will join a group of other respected jurists participating in asbestos litigation conferences in Philadelphia and Marina del Rey, Calif., HB Litigation Conferences CEO Tom Hagy [...]

NY Judge Heitler Participating in Los Angeles Asbestos Conference

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Sharon Boothe
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NY Judge Heitler Participating in Los Angeles Asbestos Conference

NEW YORK – January 25, 2010 — Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler will join a group of respected jurists participating in the “Third Annual Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation” conference March 3-5, 2010 in Marina del Rey, just outside Los [...]

CHAIRMEN PICKED FOR MARCH 2010 ASBESTOS LITIGATION CONFERENCE

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Name: Brownie Bokelman
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LOS ANGELES – Nov. 2, 2009 – HB Litigation Conferences has announced the chairmen of its annual “Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation” conference scheduled for March 4-5, 2010 at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, Calif.
Noted asbestos plaintiff attorneys John Cooney of Cooney & [...]

PowerPoint on Trial Part 2

Judges Share Pros & Cons, Risks & Rewards of Digital Presentations
Judges gathered at an HB’s Judicial Forum on Asbestos on June 3, 2009 for a session on the use of technology at trial. The technology they most commonly see – PowerPoint – drew the most discussion as the judges listed their preferences and rules, [...]

Asbestos Litigation 2009 – Part 2

Trouble Spot Centers on Transparency, Trusts and the Tort System
By Tom Hagy*
Perhaps the starkest difference between asbestos litigation 10 years ago and today – and probably the most difficult to untangle – is the proliferation of asbestos bankruptcy trusts overseen at the federal level and the amount of money being paid to injured plaintiffs apart from [...]

Asbestos Litigation 2009 – Part 1

Why Is It STILL The Most Massive of Mass Torts?
By Tom Hagy*
Back in the ‘80s when I was desk-to-desk with legal journalist and publisher Mike Mealey reporting on asbestos litigation (and even Swine Flu vaccine litigation!), some smart and informed attorneys thought the litigation would be over by now, or at least winding up.
Some would [...]

Placitella, Jubelirer on Aggregate Settlements

Christopher Placitella of Cohen, Placitella & Roth and Eliot Jubilirer of Schiff Hardin LLP took on the subject of aggregate settlements during HB Litigation Conferences’ June 3, 2009, Judicial Forum on Asbestos.
Plaintiff attorney Placitella said asbestos litigants are practicing in two litigation worlds right now: one comprising claims involving malignancy, the other comprising non-malignancy [...]

National Asbestos Conference: The Chairmen’s Mission Statement

HB is proud to host forums for exchanging ideas, networking and even solving problems.  
It’s with that in mind that we want to draw your attention to the mission statement prepared by the three chairmen of our upcoming National Asbestos Litigation Conference.  
The Chairs’ Mission Statement
We know many of the faces in this long-standing litigation [...]

Asbestos Judges Talk! A “Must Watch” Prior to June 3 Asbestos Judicial Forum & Sept. 23-25 National Asbestos Conference

A panel of asbestos judges assembled in Beverly Hills in March during HB’s Emerging Trends in Asbestos Conference, where they shared their insights and perspectives on trial and settlement strategies, case values, discovery, docket backlogs, bankruptcy trusts and more.  Several of these judges will appear at our June 3 Judicial Forum. See below for complete video coverage of the [...]