Understanding the Current CGL Form in California

June 10, 2009
San Jose, CA
San Jose Marriott

This program will cover comprehensive general liability insurance policies, including an in-depth discussion of the risks they cover, exclusions that might bar coverage, and conditions with which the insurer and insured must comply. Commercial general liability insurance is one of the most common types of coverage that businesses buy, and it therefore is essential to know how it works and where the opportunities and pitfalls may lie.

This program is designed for attorneys and corporate counsel as well as risk and claims managers.  It is designed to give a comprehensive overview of general liability insurance while demonstrating how it applies to specific claims, including environmental, intellectual property, construction and property damage claims. It will highlight specific coverage issues that arise with each of these types of claims and will suggest approaches to deal with them. This program will be led by John Green, Tyler Gerking and Erica Villanueva of Farell Braun + Martel.

8:30 - 9:00	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:05	Introduction and Opening Remarks
9:05	Overview: The Current CGL Form Components of the CGL Policy Rules of Construction Primary, Umbrella and Excess coverage
	The Insuring Agreement All sums Legally Obligated to Pay ( Vandenberg v. Superior Court) Bodily Injury, Property Damage, Advertising Injury and Personal Injury Occurrence Damages
Break
	Trigger of Coverage Manifestation Injury-in-Fact Exposure Continuous and Progressive Damage Other Issues
	Exclusions Intentional Conduct  Own Property, Product, Work Performed  Sisterhood and Withdrawal from the Market  Pollution  Professional Services  Intellectual Property  Liability Assumed Under Contract
12:00	Lunch - on your own
	Policy Conditions Notice Deductibles and Self-Insured Retention Cooperation No Action and Voluntary Payment Provisions
	The Duty to Defend Scope of Duty The Insurer's Obligations Consequences of Breach of Duty to Defend
	The Duty to Indemnify Standard for Coverage Duty to Settle Bad Faith: Unreasonable Denial of Coverage
Break
	Allocation Issues Allocation Contribution Subrogation
	Additional Insureds Certificate vs. endorsement Specific allocation issues
	Ethical Considerations Obligations of Insurer Appointed Counsel Conflicts of Interest Cumis the right to independent Counsel Obligations of Independent Counsel Control of Litigation and Litigation Guidelines Privilege Issues
	Emerging and Current Trends in the Law
4:30	Program concludes

MCLE Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA approved MCLE provider (#11872). This activity is approved for 6 hours of MCLE 1 hour of Ethics credit

Meet the Speakers

John Green is a partner at Farella Braun + Martel in San Francisco.  He has 22 years of experience representing insureds and claimants in insurance coverage disputes.  He represents insureds seeking insurance coverage under general liability and D&O policies for a wide variety of lawsuits, including intellectual property, commercial torts, antitrust, environmental, toxic tort, product liability, construction, and securities litigation. Mr. Green also represents insureds pursuing first-party property coverage, including commercial property, business interruption and builders risk and earthquake claims.

Mr. Green's practice includes both negotiation with carriers to obtain policy benefits and litigation of insurance coverage and bad faith actions. In addition to his litigation practice, Mr. Green has extensive experience with mediation and arbitration of insurance disputes.

Tyler Gerking practices civil litigation with a focus on insurance coverage. Mr. Gerking has litigated a wide variety of commercial disputes for individuals, private companies and public corporations in state and federal courts, as well as in alternative dispute resolution settings. He has handled matters involving issues of insurance coverage, bankruptcy, contract, commercial real estate, and intellectual property. In his insurance coverage practice, Mr. Gerking has assisted a number of insurance policyholders in securing coverage under commercial general liability, directors' and officers' liability, professional errors and omissions liability, and first-party property policies.

Erica Villanueva is a member of Farella Braun + Martel's Insurance Coverage practice.

In her practice, Ms. Villanueva represents policyholders seeking insurance coverage under many types of primary and excess policies, including general liability, directors' and officers' liability, professional liability, employers' liability, disability, property and business interruption insurance policies.  Ms. Villanueva works on behalf of insured's to resolve coverage disputes through negotiation, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution processes.  She also represents policyholder clients in insurance coverage litigation in both federal and state court.

Registration Fees
early	$295 until March 6
Regular	$365 after March 6
Late	$395 after June 8

Group Rate: 2 register together the 3rd is free!

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By Telephone: (818) 783-7156
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Call us at: (818) 783-7156 or Contact us at info@bridgeportce.com

this program will be submittd for 6 hrs of mcle.  Please call for refund/cancellation policy.