Publications

“Water Wars: Water Contamination Litigation Runs Amuck!” FDCC 2007 Mid-Year Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ (March, 2007);

“Toxic Goulash: The Latest Ingredients of Toxic Tort Soup,” The National Forum for Environmental and Toxic Tort Issues (FETTI), Chicago, IL (October 5, 2006);

“MTBE: The Greening of Another Toxic Tort Trend,” FDCC 2004 Annual Meeting, Chesapeake Bay, MD (July, 2004);

“Pressure Treated Wood: Arsenic and Lace,” Declarations (Excess and Surplus Lines Claims Association, Summer 2003);

“An Analysis of Toxic Tort Trends,” Environmental Watch, American Airlines, www.skyradionet.com (August 2003);

“The Plague of the New Millennium: Construction Defect Claims, Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS), Mold, and the Like,” presented as part of “Comprehensive General Liability Policies and Construction Defects and Losses, Including Mold: The Road to Perdition,” FDCC 2003 Annual Meeting, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada (July 2003);

Tenth Report on Carcinogens (2002), National Toxicology Program, United States Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, FDCC 2003 Annual Meeting, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada (July 2003);

"Pressure Treated Wood: A Rising Litigation Phoenix," FDCC 2003 Annual Meeting, La Malbaie, Quebec, Canada (July 2003);

"Sick Buildings and Construction Litigation," (co-authored), Mold Summit, Joint Conference of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and The National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (May 15, 2003);

"The Mold Rush: There's a Fungus Among Us," St. Louis Chapter of the CPCU Society (January 14, 2003);

The Daubert Compendium 2002, Chapter 4, "Acceptance in the Scientific Community," (co-authored) (Defense Research Institute 2002);

"Real Life Applications of Daubert: How To Make It Work Effectively For You," Excluding Evidence Under Daubert/Kuhmo (Defense Research Institute 2002);

"Mold Litigation - It's Not Asbestos Deja Vu All Over Again," 17 Environmental Compliance and Litigation Strategy 4 (November 2001)

"2001 Compendium of State Unfair Claims Practices Regulations and Statutes," (Defense Research Institute 2001) (contributor);

"E-Commerce and Products Liability: A Primer on Exposure at The Speed of Light," 51 FED'N INS. & CORP. COUNSEL Q. 73 (2001) (co-authored). Winner of the FDCC's Andrew C. Hecker Award for the most outstanding Quarterly article of the year;

Fifty State Survey of FDCA - Related Tort Causes of Action: A Report of the Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals Subcommittee, Products Liability Committee (American Bar Assn. 2001) (contributor);

"The Post-Sale Duty to Warn: An Update and Defense Strategy," LJN's Product Liability Law and Strategy (June 2001) (co-authored);

"Warning: Sellers May Now Have A Post-Sale Duty To Warn," 50 FED'N INS. & CORP. COUNS. Q 533 (2000);

"Private Actions and Unfair Claims Handling and Settlement Statutes," 42 FOR THE DEFENSE 14 (JULY, 2000);

"Private Civil Actions Under State Unfair Claims Settlement Statutes and Regulations: Private Right or Public Harm, Sword or Shield," Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium (Defense Research Institute, Inc. 1999);

State-By-State Survey of the Law Regarding Potential Liability For Off Label Use Of Drugs And Medical Devices: A Report of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Subcommittee, Products Liability Litigation Committee (American Bar Assn. 1999) (contributor);

"The Economic Loss Rule: Easier to State Than to Apply," Leader's Product Liability Law and Strategy (August 1999) (co-authored);

"What's It All About, Daubert?" 53 J. Mo. Bar 369 (1997) (co-authored);

“Reservation of Rights: Perfection and Pitfalls,” Insurance Coverage and Practice Symposium (Defense Research Institute, Inc. 1997);

“Trial Tactics Update: New Attacks by Plaintiffs’ Counsel on Your Experts and Company Witnesses; Daubert Developments,” Drug & Medical Device Litigation Seminar (Defense Research Institute, Inc. 1996);

State-By-State Survey of Ex Parte Contacts with a Plaintiff’s Treating Physician: A Report of the Subcommittee on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices, Committee on Products Liability Litigation (American Bar Assn. 1995) (contributor);

State-By-State Survey of the Effect of Compliance or Noncompliance with Federal Regulatory Standards in Pharmaceutical Products Liability Litigation: A Report of the Subcommittee on Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Committee on Products Liability Litigation (American Bar Assn. 1995) (contributor);

“Significant Environment Insurance Coverage Issues of the 1990’s: The River Runs Wide Between Missouri and Illinois,” Corporate Counsel Institute (Bar Assn. Of Metropolitan St. Louis 1994) (co-authored);

“Penalty Enhancement Statutes: Panacea, Anathema or Inutility,” Hate Speech and Bias Crimes: Constitutional Issues Raised by Penalty Enhancement Statutes (Illinois State Bar Assn. 1993); and

“An Insurance Contract is Still A Contract: Unwarranted Expansion Beyond Its Four Corners,” Recent Developments in Insurance Law (Lorman Education Services 1993).

 

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