2024 Coverage College

October 30, 2024
9:00 AM ET

Announcements

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CLE/CE Information: Coverage College® has been approved for 5 hours of CLE credit in the states of PA, NJ, DE, NY and IL and 5.0 hours of CE credit in the states of DE, FL and TX. The first session will be counted as an ethics credit. For credit eligibility, you will need to answer 15 of the 17 polling questions that will be launched throughout the day. If you need assistance accessing the questions, please comment in the Q&A and someone from our marketing team will help you.

9:00 AM ET

Welcome to the 18th Annual Coverage College!

Speakers
Timothy E. Davis, Managing Partner, White and Williams LLP; Patricia B. Santelle, Chair Emeritus/Dean of College, White and Williams LLP

9:15 AM ET

Opening Keynote Panel - Tips for a Successful Mediation

Speakers
Hon. Annette Rizzo (Ret.), Mediator, JAMS; Robert G. Devine, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Michael O. Kassak, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Christopher Konzelmann, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Moderated by Patricia B. Santelle, Chair Emeritus/Dean of College, White and Williams LLP

10:15 AM ET

Break

10:30 AM ET

A View from The First State: Overview of Delaware Courts and Key Developments in Coverage and Underlying Litigation

Speakers
Rochelle Gumapac, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Timothy S. Martin, Partner, White and Williams LLP

11:00 AM ET

PFAS Coverage Litigation: Emerging Lessons From an Emerged Risk

Speakers
Robert F. Walsh, Partner, Chair of Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Group, White and Williams LLP; Lynndon K. Groff, Counsel, White and Williams LLP

11:30 AM ET

Mass Tort Bankruptcies After Purdue, Kaiser, and LTL – Implications for Insurers

Speakers
Siobhain Minarovich, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Frank J. Perch, III, Counsel, White and Williams LLP

12:00 PM ET

Lunch

1:00 PM ET

Emerging Issues in Pennsylvania Bad Faith Claims

Speakers
Wesley R. Payne, IV, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Edward M. Koch, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Marc Penchansky, Partner, White and Williams LLP

1:30 PM ET

Emerging Risks: Coverage Issues and Claim Handling

Speakers
Gabriel E. Darwick, Partner, White and Williams LLP; and Tanya M. Mascarich, Counsel, White and Williams LLP

2:00 PM ET

Coverage Implications from the Explosion of MDLs

Speakers
Daniel E. Bryer, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Dirk C. Haarhoff, Partner, White and Williams LLP

2:30 PM ET

Break

2:45 PM ET

Long Tail Coverage Update

Speakers
Adam M. Berardi, Partner, White and Williams LLP; R. Victoria Fuller, Partner, White and Williams LLP; Elizabeth L. Ferguson, Associate, White and Williams LLP

3:15 PM ET