On Wednesday and Thursday, November 9 and 10, join the Voice of the Defense Bar for a seminar titled DRI Life, Health & Disability Insurance: A Primer for New ERISA and Non-ERISA Practitioners. The seminar is at the offices of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, 222 N. LaSalle Street in Chicago. Wednesday begins with a welcome reception at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner. Thursday’s sessions begin at 8:00 a.m. and end at 4:15 p.m.

DRI’s Life Health and Disability Committee will provide updates on developing law for defense practitioners in the ERISA field. Registrants will learn from leading national experts about essential topics confronted on a daily basis such as what is an ERISA plan, interpretations of key provisions in life, health and disability insurance policies and the ins and outs of litigating a non-ERISA bad faith punitive damages lawsuit.

The highlighted segment, Non-ERISA Contract, Bad Faith and Punitive Damages Claim Litigation: Issues will be presented by Thomas m. Herlihy of Wilson Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP; and Timon V. Sullivan of Odgen, Sullivan & O’Connor P.A.

Other topics include a Review of Life, Health, and Disability Insurance Policy Provisions presented by Leonor M. Lagomasino of Carlton Fields; and ERISA Litigation File Review will be reviewed by Byrne Decker of Pierce Atwood and Joshua Bachrach of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP.

To register for this seminar visit www.dri.org or call (312) 795-1101.