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1. Major Elements of Local Procedure
2. Damages
3. Medicine Records in Case Law
4. Standing on Ethical Ground
5. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
6. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
7. Presentation of Evidence

1. Major Elements of Local Procedure
   9:00 - 9:45, Mark D. Kuss
   1. Discovery
   2. Pre-Trial Motions and Pleadings
   3. Settlement Procedure
   4. Post-Trial Motions
   5. Useful Sample Forms
2. Damages
   9:45 - 10:45, Wade A. Langlois III
   1. Compensatory
   2. Medical Bills
   3. Lost Wages
   4. Loss of Consortium
   5. Pain and Suffering
3. Medical Records in Case Law
   11:00 - 12:00, Laurence Cohen
   1. Obtaining
      1. By Authorizations, Subpoenas
      2. Substance
      3. Scope of What's Discoverable
   2. Analyzing
   3. Using Them in Motions, Depositions and at Trial
   4. Admissibility and Confidentiality Issues
   5. Keeping Up with the Latest News of Medical Science
      1. How to Keep Up with the New Procedures, Drugs, Regulations, Recalls
      2. Useful General Medical Reference Resources
      3. New Trend of Defensive Medicine
4. Standing on Ethical Ground
   1:00 - 2:00, Mark D. Kuss
   1. Rules of Professional Conduct
   2. The Tripartite Relationship Among Insured, Insurer and Counsel
   3. Conflicts of Interest
   4. Attorneys' Fees and Charges
   5. Dealing with the “Excess Claim”
5. Insurance, Liens and Subrogation
   2:15 - 3:15, Wade A. Langlois III
   1. First-Party Benefits (No-Fault Personal Injury Protection (PIP) and Additional Personal Injury Protection (A-PIP); Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage)
   2. Tortfeasor's Coverage: Determining Coverage, Excess Coverage, Other “Deep Pockets” (e.g. Respondeat Superior)
   3. Colossus
   4. Medicaid/Medicare Liens
   5. Hospital Liens
   6. Workers' Compensation Liens
   7. Determining Priority and Negotiating the Value of Liens
6. Expert Examination – Daubert, Frye and Other Challenges
   3:15 - 3:45, Laurence Cohen
   1. State Requirements for Selecting and Qualifying Expert Witnesses
   2. Independent Medical Examiners
   3. Biomechanics Experts
   4. Vocational Specialists
   5. Accident Reconstructionists
7. Presentation of Evidence
   3:45 - 4:30, Scott W. McQuaig
   1. Use of Charts and Diagrams
   2. Use of Medical Texts and Videotapes
   3. Use of PowerPoint Presentations

LAURENCE COHEN is a sole practitioner who has practiced automobile law, maritime law and personal injury law in New Orleans since 1982. He has represented thousands of people who have been injured or hurt in accidents. He has also tried hundreds of cases all over the state. A civic leader since before Hurricane Katrina, Mr. Cohen has served on the District 5 Rebuild Committee and as president of the Lakeshore Property Owners Association. Throughout the two years after the storm, he has led the neighborhood's efforts in rebuilding to its pre-Katrina glory. Mr. Cohen earned his B.S. degree at the United States Merchant Marine Academy and his J.D. degree at Tulane University.

MARK D. KUSS is a sole practitioner in Louisiana, where his main areas of practice are civil litigation, personal injury and domestic law. He has taught at the college level for 25 years and is currently teaching at Our Lady of Holy Cross College. Mr. Kuss earned his B.A. degree from the University of New Orleans, his J.D. degree from Tulane University, his M.A. degree from the University of New Orleans and is currently a doctoral student at Louisiana State University. He is a member of the Louisiana State and American bar associations.

WADE A. LANGLOIS III is a member with the law firm of Gaudry Ranson Higgins & Gremillion LLC, where he practices in the areas of personal injury, workers' compensation, casualty and insurance defense and coverage. Mr. Langlois has previously lectured on his areas of practice and has spoken for National Business Institute on "Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes." He earned his B.S. degree from Louisiana State University and his J.D. degree from Loyola University in New Orleans. Mr. Langlois is a member of the New Orleans, Louisiana State and American bar associations. He is also a member of the Louisiana Association of Defense Council.

SCOTT W. McQUAIG is an attorney with the law firm of McQuaig & Associates, where he concentrates his practice in civil litigation with an emphasis on representation of insurance carriers and self-insureds in the areas of automobile and transportation liability, products liability, maritime law, premises liability and employer's liability/workers' compensation. He earned his B.S. degree from the University of New Orleans and his J.D. degree from Tulane Law School. Mr. McQuaig is a member of the Louisiana, Federal and American bar associations, the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, The Maritime Law Association of the United States, The Defense Research Institute, the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute and The Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy. He served as a member for the Trial Advocacy faculty at Tulane Law School and as judge pro tempore of the First Parish Court for the Parish of Jefferson. As a founding principal of The Amset Group, Mr. McQuaig also provides corporate and private clients with arbitration, mediation, risk analysis and claim evaluation services in Louisiana and throughout the Gulf South. He is a frequent lecturer/instructor on the topics of trial practice, civil litigation and mediation.

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