DALLAS DEFENSE BASE ACT SEMINAR
February 5, 2015 Ritz Carlton Hotel – Dallas, TX
| 7:30 am to 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am | Introduction – Haleh Khodayari |
| 8:15 am to 9:00 am | Special Fund Relief / Requirements under 33 U.S.C. §928 for the Responsibility for a Claimant’s Attorneys’ Fees Monica Markovich |
| 9:00 am to 10:00 am | Panel Discussion: Expert Input on Settling Defense Base Act and Longshore Claims—Accelerated Claims Closure and Claims Management Teresa Martin; Eric Richardson, Vicki Dickerson |
| 10:00 am to 10:15 am | Break |
| 10:15 am to 11:00 am | Lung Issues- Mariners, Burn Pit Exposure – Ilan Allan Feingold, M.D. |
| 11:00 am to 12:00 pm | Panel Discussion: Legal Case Updates Jonathan Tweedy, Rich Garelick, Jon Robinson |
| 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm | War Hazard Claims – Alan Bracket |
| 2:00 pm to 2:45 pm | Panel Discussion: Medical Management- Examining Issues in Returning Injured Workers to Work Shaun Aulita, Andrew Blauert, Frank Sioli |
| 3:00 pm to 3:15 pm | Break |
| 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm | 1) The method and process of utilizing a blended AWW rate to reduce exposure. 2) Developments in last employer/last carrier litigation 3) Status of pending DBA legislation. Keith Flicker |
| 4:00 pm to 4:30 pm | Expert Views on Medicare Set Aside and Medications Jeff Knipper |
| 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm | Cocktails and Networking |