For multi-state businesses and their insurance providers, it can be a challenging, and even daunting, task to manage a regional or national litigation portfolio.

What legal issues are the same or similar from state to state? Which venues are more defense friendly? When should you consider removing matters to federal court? These and many other considerations are the focus of this webinar, which will examine a seemingly routine premises liability case that evolves into a multi-state nightmare.

Join us as we examine how different states address such issues as comparative fault to non-parties, indemnification, settlement considerations and much more. Our experienced trial attorneys will discuss specifics about how you can best position your case for an optimal result.

Important Program Note
While many types of cases involve the legal issues identified below, we have selected a premises liability fact pattern for this webinar.

While working, a restaurant server at a local mall’s food court tripped over a live lobster and fell, fracturing her hip. Her employer was in the process of replacing its seafood tank, during which several live lobsters escaped.

The server sued the mall owner, maintenance contractor and water tank repair contractor for creating the dangerous condition and for failure to warn her about it. She also sued the mall’s security company for failing to preserve security camera video evidence.

The named defendants are assessing defense strategies, including third-party practice, removal to federal court, dismissal for lack of jurisdiction or forum non conveniens, or seeking to have substantive state law other than Illinois’ applied to the litigation. To assess choice of law issues requires comparison of alternative states’ substantive law on affirmative defenses, joint and several liability, contribution, comparative fault, allocation of fault to non-parties, anti-indemnity laws and public policy, and limitations on contribution claims against an employer.

We will analyze how defense, settlement and trial strategies can change depending on which state’s substantive law is applied, thereby altering case value and outcome.

Who Should Attend?
This webinar is designed to benefit business executives, in-house counsel and insurance claims professionals whose responsibilities extend beyond a single state. The session is free, and you are encouraged to share this invitation with colleagues.