Heyl Royster

2016 Claims Handling Seminar

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C.
31st Annual Claims Handling Seminar

Think Outside the Box
Casualty & Property, Workers' Compensation, or Governmental

Thursday, May 19, 2016
Bloomington, Illinois

Thursday, June 16, 2016
Naperville, Illinois

Casualty & Property Materials - Entire Book 

The cases and materials presented here are in summary and outline form. To be certain of their applicability and use for specific claims, we recommend the entire opinions and statutes be read and counsel consulted.

  • Welcome and Introductions - Tim Bertschy, Managing Partner
  • When Social Media Becomes Socially Awkward - Nick Bertschy, Peoria (moderator), Heidi Ruckman, Rockford, Jennifer Johnson, Edwardsville, Chuck Timmerwilke, Rockford
  • The Trouble with Impairment in a Medical Cannabis State - Stacy Crabtree, Peoria
  • Unboxing Case Law: An Insurance Law Update - John Heil, Peoria & Chicago
  • Working Through Not-So-Common Coverage Issues - Patrick Cloud, Edwardsville
  • Medicare Advantage Plans and Thorny Medicare Issues - Brad Peterson, Urbana
  • I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watching Me: An Eye on the Inside of Nursing Homes - Theresa Powell, Springfield, Tyler Robinson, Springfield
  • Emerging Issues in Allocation of Fault and Contribution - Steve Ayers, Chicago
  • What's On The Horizon: Cases Pending In The Illinois Supreme Court - Craig Unrath, Peoria & Chicago
  • Believe Me, It Wasn't Me (Examinations Under Oath) - Dan Wurl, Urbana
  • High Impact Defense of Low Impact Accidents - Joe Guyette, Urbana
  • Can The Affordable Care Act Make Future Medical Care In Litigation More Affordable? - Rick Hunsaker, Edwardsville, Mike Denning, Rockford
  • New Cases, New Issues? - Andy Roth, Chicago

Workers' Compensation Materials - Entire Book 

The cases and materials presented here are in summary and outline form. To be certain of their applicability and use for specific claims, we recommend the entire opinions and statutes be read and counsel consulted.

  • Welcome and Introductions - Toney Tomaso, Urbana & Edwardsville
  • Case Law Update: The Most Significant Workers' Compensation Decisions
    of 2015 and Early 2016 - Brad Elward, Peoria
  • Case Law Update #1 - Steve Getty, Rockford & Chicago
  • WC Claims Handling Liability: What They Do When They Do Not Have a Case - Kevin Luther, Rockford & Chicago
  • Case Law Update #2 - Bide Akande, Chicago
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations As Evidence of Disability In Workers' Compensation Claims - Rachel Viel, Ortho Illinois, Brad Antonacci, Rockford & Chicago
  • Case Law Update #3 - Lindsey D'Agnolo, Rockford
  • Legislative Update and News from the Commission - Bruce Bonds, Urbana
  • Case Law Update #4 - Brett Siegel, Springfield
  • Temporary Transitional Employment - Craig Young, Peoria, Brad Elward, Peoria, Jessica Bell, Peoria & Springfield
  • Case Law Update #5 - Vincent Boyle, Peoria
  • Medicare Advantage Plans and Thorny Medicare Issues - Brad Peterson, Urbana
  • Case Law Update #6 - Amber Cameron, Edwardsville

Governmental Materials - Entire Book 

The cases and materials presented here are in summary and outline form. To be certain of their applicability and use for specific claims, we recommend the entire opinions and statutes be read and counsel consulted.

  • Welcome and Introductions - John Redlingshafer, Peoria & Chicago
  • Discipline and Termination of Public Employees: Due Process Requirements, Beth Jensen, Peoria
  • Review of Significant Appellate Decisions of the Past Eighteen Months, Brad Elward, Peoria
  • WC Claims Handling Liability, Including Legal Holds & Spoliation - John Redlingshafer, Peoria & Chicago, Lynsey Welch, Rockford & Chicago
  • Update On First Amendment Cases and Their Impact On Local Government Ordinances - John Redlingshafer, Peoria & Chicago
  • State of the Firm - Tim Bertschy, Managing Partner
  • Body Worn Cameras and the Future of Excessive Force Litigation - Keith Fruehling, Urbana, Brian Smith, Urbana
  • A Primer On Medical Cannabis and Public Employers - Nathan Bach, Peoria, Stacy Crabtree, Peoria
  • Lakes and Other Bodies of Water In Parks: Special Liability Concerns - Maura Yusof, Chicago
  • Public Duty Rule Panel/Tort Immunity - John Redlingshafer, Peoria & Chicago
    (moderator), Keith Fruehling, Urbana, Andy Keyt, Peoria
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