January 31, 2014 – American Conference Institute
Yukevich | Cavanaugh partner Steven D. Smelser recently gave a presentation at the American Conference Institute's 16th National Advanced Forum on Asbestos. The Conference was held on January 30-31, 2014 at the Hilton San Francisco Financial District in San Francisco, California.
As the industry’s premier event, it provided opportunities to network with leading practitioners, while helping attendees keep pace with hot jurisdictions, case law, new and emerging claims and parties, and advancements in science and medicine.
Mr. Smelser spoke on the topic of "Apportioning Liability in Jurisdictions with Fault Allocation: Sorting Out Verdict Form Complexities Given That the Form Now Includes Companies and Other Entities That Were Previously Unknown to Have Any Role in Using Asbestos."