Product Liability 2017


Course Date: November 8, 2017

Total: 5h 21min

Welcome and Introduction 

Product Liability 101 — The Basics

Michael Parrish — Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver

Defending a Product Liability Claim

Joan M. Young — McMillan LLP, Vancouver

Break

How to Win a Defective Product Claim

Marc Kazimirski — KazLaw Injury Lawyers, Vancouver 

Show Me The Money: Managing Insurance Coverage Issues As Part of An Effective Litigation Strategy

Jonathan D. Meadows — Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver
Christopher M. Rusnak
Harper Grey LLP, Vancouver 

Lunch

The Role of Expert Evidence in Product Liability Litigation

Allison K. Foord — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Vincent R.K. Orchard, QC — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Forensic Engineering for Lawyers 

Mark Bailey, P.Eng., — MEA Forensic, Richmond

Break

Product Liability Claims in Class Actions 

  • certification trends in product liability class actions
  • emerging causation issues in product liability class actions

Michael Feder — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Jill S. Yates — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

Concluding Remarks