REGISTRATION DEADLINE is Friday, August 4, 2017, at 5:00 p.m.
APA Webinar:
Will that Product Liability Personal Injury Claim Prevail?
Wednesday, August 9, 2017, 12-1 p.m.
By Dr. Arthur Eckstat
Engineering Consultant and Expert Witness
What You'll Learn:
Whether you are on the team that is pursuing a product liability personal injury claim or on the team that is defending against the claim, the criteria for prevailing is much the same. You will learn what the overall criteria are for a valid product liability claim. We will further examine red flags that can affect your side’s ability to prevail and suggestions on how to manage them.
Criteria and Red Flags discussed include:
- Identifying the party or parties actually responsible for the injury
- How and why did the injury occur?
- What really happened despite the story presented by the injured claimant?
- Determining the likelihood of substantiating negligence
- Strict Liability criteria for prevailing
- Identifying a design or manufacturing defect
- Evidence collecting and protecting
- Expert witnesses – need for, types and roles
- Interrogatories – Use and abuse
- Costs of either pursuing or defending against a claim:
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- Plaintiff investments
- Contingency fee considerations
- Defense client costs
- Better-advised to settle or dispute
This webinar qualifies for 1 hour of CLE credit.
COST: APA Members $25; All others $30.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER: FRIDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2017, AT 5:00 P.M.
Our Speaker:
Dr. Arthur Eckstat
Engineering Consultant and Expert Witness
Dr. Arthur Eckstat has served as an Engineering Consultant & Expert Witness for over 15 years, specializing in Products Liability Personal Injury matters including wrongful death. Art is often approached by plaintiff attorneys to support what would be an unwinnable claim. He created Lawsuit Consultant (www.lawsuitsconsultant.com) to help Products Liability Plaintiff Attorneys learn how to choose, craft and conduct winning cases while identifying and avoiding losing or under-performing cases. That service expanded to helping Defense Attorneys and insurance companies learn how to determine the validity of injury claims. Regardless of which side of an injury claim you’re representing, two primary questions are, “How was the claimant injured?” and “Why was the claimant injured?”
Art possesses a Mechanical Engineering degree and an earned Doctorate. He took early retirement from the corporate worlds of Automotive and Aerospace engineering where he received international recognition and accolades from both internal and external customers for his unique ability to see and explain what others have missed. He has successfully bridged the breach between Academic and Practitioner. Art was honored as a Contributor to Aviation History by Donald Engen, Director of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in a ceremony held at the museum in Washington, DC.
LAST DAY TO REGISTER - Friday, August 4th, 5:00 p.m.
