Events
webinar
December 19, 2024
Deep Dive into Top 5 Common Claims: Tips, Tricks & Strategies in Response
David Frankenberger
Terence Kadlec, Rod Patterson, David Amori, and David Frankenberger will explain the importance of adopting best practices with claims evaluations; take a deep dive in the evaluation and determination of top 5 repeated claims; and educate attendees on how to provide a higher-level, improved, and more reliable deliverable, through consistency and comprehensive evaluations.
In Person
December 5, 2024
New York Casino Holiday Party
Robert Tyson, Patrick Mendes, Randy Faust, Kristina Milone, Danielle DeGeorgio, Danielle Pascale, Sitar Bhatt, Amanda N. James, and Jennifer Akre
Come for an evening of networking, dinner, festive cocktails, and friendly casino competition with a chance to win incredible prizes!
In Person
December 4, 2024
2024 CLM Focus Conference and Holiday Party
Randy Faust, Sitar Bhatt, and Amanda N. James
Successful Techniques for Mediating New York Labor Law Construction Accident Cases
In Person
November 7-9, 2024
2024 CPCU Society In2Risk
Robert Tyson
Are you at risk for a nuclear verdict®, or recently a thermonuclear verdict? Join us for an expert panel discussion on the exponential rise of nuclear verdicts, or verdicts in favor of the plaintiff with a damage award over $10 million. Issues resulting from emerging risks and exposures, contract mismanagement, and claim inaction can lead to inflated awards.
In Person
November 6-8, 2024
Fleet Safety Conference 2024
Cayce E. Lynch
What are the top trends plaintiffs’ lawyers are using, and how can we stop them? Defense lawyers know taking a serious accident case to trial can be risky. In this invigorating session, Cayce Lynch, Administrative Partner, will break down the secrets behind plaintiffs’ counsel’s sneakiest tactics.
In Person
November 7, 2024
Taking a Swing at Nuclear Verdicts®: How to Use Proven Methods to Defuse Juror Anger in Premises Liability and Negligent Security Cases
Sitar Bhatt
In this invigorating session, attendees will learn how to stop even the toughest premises liability and negligent security cases from going off the rails! The most important Nuclear Verdict® Defense Methods to use in these cases are accepting responsibility and personalizing the corporate defendant. Join the industry’s best and brightest for an educational deep-dive into how to handle your most troublesome cases and emerge victorious.
webinar
October 31, 2024
Trick or Treat? A Primer on Florida’s 2025 Rule Changes
Jason Boone, E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz, and Robert O’Malley
On January 1, 2025, changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure will change the way claims professionals and their counsel collaborate, plan, and execute litigation strategy. What tricks or treats are lurking in the rule changes? Tune in as Southeast Regional Managing Partner Holly Howanitz, Jacksonville Partner Jason Boone, and Ft. Lauderdale Managing Partner Rob O’Malley break down the rule changes and share best practices for success, including their top practical tips for discovery, settlement, and trial strategy. Attendees will be armed to defend against everything from shortened deadlines to ghouls and ghosts!
webinar
October 30, 2024
TM HALO® Presents: You Can Stop Nuclear Verdicts®️ Today: Why Won’t You?!
Robert Tyson, Mina Miserlis, and E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz
The insurance industry is often slow to change, even in the face of nonstop outsized and unjust verdicts. What’s stopping us from implementing proven methods and adapting? Join Robert F. Tyson, Strategic Managing Partner of Tyson & Mendes alongside elite trial lawyers Holly Howanitz and Mina Miserlis of TM HALO® in this engaging and challenging session as they bust the myths at the heart of our industry’s hesitation to change. Drawing on their immense experience as well as industry trends, this dynamic trio will dissect why the insurance industry has trouble making changes, and will empower attendees to move past the fear to revolutionize the way we litigate and try cases. It is time. Join us to bust the myths, stop Nuclear Verdicts®, and take back justice - for all!
webinar
October 23, 2024
CLM Webinar: Give a Number, Get a Defense Verdict! Top Trends and Takeaways from Analysis into 100 Nuclear Verdicts®
Cayce E. Lynch and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Yes, most in the defense industry do not believe in giving the jury a defense number when you are seeking a defense verdict. The data says you are wrong. Join Cayce Lynch, Administrative Partner of Tyson & Mendes, and Ashley Paige Fetyko, Tyson & Mendes Partner and Head of Communications, for a riveting sneak preview into the data behind the upcoming sequel to Bob’s book! In prior sessions, we’ve delved into the statistics behind and the importance of accepting responsibility and personalizing the corporate defendant. In this new presentation, Bob and Ashley will explain why giving a number is so important, how it works, and the science behind it! In addition, they’ll discuss how plaintiffs and defendants are approaching the technique based on review of 100 Nuclear Verdicts® from across the country.
In Person
October 17, 2024
Sexual Abuse Litigation and Coverage Conference
Danielle Pascale
Damages, Valuation, Settlements, and Nuclear Verdicts®
webinar
In Person
October 9, 2024
From Ruth to Taylor: Lessons in Striving and Thriving
Ashley Paige Fetyko and Cayce E. Lynch
From the Hall of Justice to the Hall of Fame, women have shattered glass ceilings, defied social convention, broken records, and changed the course of history - for the better. What can trailblazing women like Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Taylor Swift teach us about striving and thriving, and how can we put those lessons to use, paving the way for a more equitable and empowering future?
In Person
September 18-20, 2024
CLM Construction Conference
Richard Somes
The solar sector is experiencing significant growth, with residential rooftop solar installations projected to increase from 4 million today to 10 million by 2030. Similarly, utility-scale solar is experiencing a surge in adoption, with solar accounting for 53% of the new electric capacity added to the grid in 2023. Solar’s share of total U.S.
In Person
September 4-6, 2024
Heavy Duty Trucking Exchange
Jennifer Akre
Join us for a Networking Lunch and Keynote Address. Few industries have been hit as hard by Nuclear Verdicts® across the country as trucking and transportation. How can we fight back?
webinar
August 28, 2024
CLM Webinar: Personalize the Corporate Defendant or the Plaintiff Will Villainize Them
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Jurors need to understand that a corporation is more than a perceived villain, a bad actor with deep pockets. In the three years since the No. 1 Amazon bestseller Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All was published, the insurance industry has begun the necessary evolution to change the story and stop the madness.
In Person
July 31-August 2, 2024
2024 Defense Lawyers Association of Wyoming 10th Annual Meeting
Michael D. Drews and Sitar Bhatt
Social Inflation - Nuclear Verdicts®
In Person
July 24-26, 2024
APCIA Western Region General Counsel Conference
Robert Tyson and Cayce E. Lynch
Nuclear Verdicts® are in the news every other day, feeding a vicious cycle that puts companies out of business, drives up costs for everyday Americans, and lines the pockets of plaintiffs’ lawyers.
In Person
July 24, 2024
GEM Annual Summit
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Keynote: Stopping Nuclear Verdicts® One Public Entity at a Time Wednesday, July 24 at 9:00am-11:30am PT
In Person
July 18-21, 2024
The Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute
The only trial academy that teaches defense attorneys how to stop Nuclear Verdicts®!
In Person
webinar
June 20, 2024
Annual California Law Update – Spring Series
Kristi Blackwell and Daniel Fallon
Join California Regional Managing Partner Kristi Blackwell and San Diego Managing Partner Dan Fallon for their expert takes on all the relevant and recent California case law updates.
In Person
June 13-16, 2024
Alabama Defense Lawyers Assoc 2024 Annual Meeting
Charles Lawrence
Nuclear Verdicts® are exploding in venues across the country, with damages awards now reaching into the BILLIONS! Join this interactive and informative webinar with an experienced trial lawyer from the only firm with a playbook for the defense on how to beat plaintiffs’ counsel at their own game and prevent Nuclear Verdicts®!
In Person
June 12-14, 2024
2024 MDS Conference
Ashley Paige Fetyko and William Johnson
Defusing the Bomb: How to Stop Nuclear Verdicts® and Take Back Justice for All
In Person
June 6, 2024
CJAC Annual Meeting and Legal Reform Symposium
Mina Miserlis
How to Prevent Nuclear Verdicts® Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 10:00AM-11:00AM CJAC’s Legal Reform Symposium is an opportunity to join government affairs and legal professionals in the business community…
In Person
June 6, 2024
FCBA & ABOTA Present “Civility Matters”
David Frankenberger
Civility Matters Thursday, June 6 at 9:00 AM PT
webinar
June 5, 2024
Pulling Back the Curtain of Nuclear Verdicts®: the Who, What, Where, Why, and How – Spring Series
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Join Bob Tyson, Strategic Managing Partner and author of the number-one Amazon bestseller, Nuclear Verdicts: Defending Justice for All, Ashley Paige Fetyko, Partner & Head of Communications, and Oriana Senatore, Senior Vice President of Research and Strategic Development for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform for a captivating look behind the curtain of Nuclear Verdicts®.
In Person
May 30, 2024
IADC Professional Liability Roundtable
Charles Reynolds
IADC Professional Liability Roundtable: Thursday, May 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM - 5:40 PM CST
webinar
May 29. 2024
Sexual Abuse and Molestation: Coast to Coast Strategies for Difficult Cases – Spring Series
Susan Oliver, Danielle Pascale, and William Johnson
On May 29, experienced and dynamic partners from across the country will come together to offer critical insights into one of the most difficult and potentially explosive types of cases: sexual abuse and molestation.
webinar
May 17, 2024
West Coast Casualty’s Construction Defect Seminar
Richard Somes
Stop Nuclear Verdicts, Collaborate, and Listen: How To Partner Creatively to Address Changing Juror Attitudes
webinar
May 16, 2024
“Building” a Winning Strategy to Handle Construction Cases in 2024 – Spring Series
Mark Shanberg and Michael D. Drews
Join Illinois Partner Mark Shanberg and Northwest and Central Regional Managing Partner Mike Drews as they kick off our Spring Series with a deep dive into the trends we’re seeing in construction and construction defect litigation across the country.
In Person
May 16, 2024
From Ruth to Taylor: Lessons in Striving and Thriving
Cayce E. Lynch and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Presented by Tyson & Mendes Women's Initiative
In Person
May 14-15, 2024
Combined Claims Conference
Clark R. Conforti
The Role of a Biomechanical Expert in Litigated and Claim Files
In Person
May 8-10, 2024
NLC-RISC Trustees Conference
Susan Oliver
Nuclear Verdicts®: A Public Crisis Coming to a Courthouse Near You May 9 at 2:00pm Outsized jury awards. Billion-dollar verdicts. Costly decisions that imperil the livelihood and future of…
webinar
April 10, 2024
Want to Know Your Nuclear Verdict® Risk Score?
Robert Tyson
DATA CONFIRMS IT: Nuclear Verdicts® are everyone’s problem!
In Person
April 2-4, 2024
CLM 2024 Annual Conference
Cayce E. Lynch, Jennifer Akre, and Sitar Bhatt
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webinar
March 21, 2024
CLM Webinar: How to Settle Your Case When Plaintiff Demands Exceed Policy Limits
Sitar Bhatt
Mediation is a delicate art, and there are certain tactics you should note to stay ahead of plaintiffs! Start smart, bring your dough, settle your case, and away you go! Even if plaintiff’s demand exceeds policy limits, there are strategies to help you! Do not be afraid of mediation – see it as an opportunity to secure a better outcome.
In Person
March 17-20, 2024
PLRB 2024 Claims Conference
E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz
Soft Skills for Hard Claims Situations
In Person
March 13, 2024
Zywave Casualty Insights Conference
Robert Tyson
Conference Keynote: Are YOU Causing Nuclear Verdicts®? If Not, Who Is? March 13, 2024 at 9:15am-10:00am ET Plaintiffs’ counsel have convinced juries across the country to award billions of…
webinar
March 06, 2024
CLM Webinar: Accept Responsibility or Pay the Nuclear Price: Top Trends and Takeaways from Analysis into 100 Nuclear Verdicts®
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Can you accept responsibility and get a defense verdict? And what happens if you refuse to accept any responsibility at all? In the three years since the No. 1 Amazon bestseller Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All was published, the insurance industry has begun the necessary evolution to change the story and stop the madness.
In Person
March 4-6, 2024
2024 Property Casualty Claims Seminar – Gen Re
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
What are the top 5 trends and tactics the plaintiffs’ bar is using to drive Nuclear Verdicts®, and how can the insurance industry and their counsel respond to stop them? Join Bob Tyson, the author of the only playbook for the defense, and Ashley Fetyko, trial and...
webinar
February 28, 2024
Magnaheimer Nuclear Verdicts® Webinar
Ashley Paige Fetyko
Please join us for what promises to be timely & thought-provoking discussion: Nuclear Verdicts! Coming to a Court near you!
In Person
February 22, 2024
2024 PARMA Conference
Emily Beck
Preventing Nuclear Verdicts®: Strategies Every Public Agency and Their Counsel Should Use
In Person
February 14-16, 2024
MPL Association – 2024 Dental Workshop
Mark Shanberg and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Defusing the Bomb: Proven Methods to Stop Nuclear Verdicts®
webinar
January 17-18, 2024
Perrin Conferences North American Construction Summit
Ashley Paige Fetyko
The rise of Nuclear Verdicts® over the past 10-15 years and the reasons for same. How to identify types of construction cases that tend to lead to larger verdicts. Various best practices for avoidance of Nuclear Verdicts®
In Person
January 11-12, 2024
2024 TIDA Advanced Seminar
Jennifer Akre
Keeping up with the Chatbots: AI to 30(b)(6) January 12 at 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
webinar
December 13, 2023
Stop Nuclear Verdicts® by Giving a Number and Arguing Pain and Suffering!
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Join us for a deep dive into two proven Nuclear Verdict® Defense Methods: Give a Number and Argue Pain and Suffering! Attendees will learn not only the psychology behind why these methods work to defuse the anger driving Nuclear Verdicts® but will come away with hands-on tools for how to implement them. Claims professionals and their counsel will not want to miss this webinar, which was created in response to trends and concerns echoed throughout the insurance defense industry. You will be engaged and empowered to take back justice - for all.
In Person
November 29, 2023
CLM 2023 Focus Conference & Holiday Party
Patrick Mendes and Danielle Pascale
"Talkin' 'bout My Generation: Strategies for Effective Negotiations with Millennial and Gen Z Plaintiffs and Claimants" with Danielle Pascale and "RIP: The Death of the Billable Hour" with Pat Mendes
webinar
November 9, 2023
Motivate, Compensate, Innovate: How to Stop Nuclear Verdicts®!
Robert Tyson and Mina Miserlis
The biggest difference between plaintiffs’ counsel and defense counsel? MOTIVATION. Recent data analysis reveals the pattern driving Nuclear Verdicts® and the biggest trends and tricks the plaintiffs’ bar uses to achieve them. What’s the good news? By motivating...
In Person
In Person
October 24, 2023
2023 ACC Annual Meeting
In this interactive table-top exercise, attendees in industry-based teams will have to survive a simulated cybersecurity incident. As the scenario evolves through layers of severity, potential legal liability, and twists like ransomware attacks or third party demands, the teams will provide advice to the panelists on how to respond to each step. Attendees will leave this session with the ability to consider different risk scenarios and prepare for potential cyber threats.
webinar
October 11, 2023
Nuclear Verdicts®: Detect and Defuse Them Using Innovation!
Robert Tyson
In the three years since Bob Tyson released the Amazon #1 bestseller, "Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All," the number one question he has received from claims professionals is: How do I detect a Nuclear Verdict® before it happens?
webinar
October 10, 2023
Recent Developments in Personal Jurisdiction
Mitchell B. Malachowski
Recent Developments in Personal Jurisdiction October 10, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. SDDL Members: Join us for our next Lunch & Learn on Tuesday, October 10, 2023,…
webinar
October 5, 2023
Oregon Association of Defense Counsel
Robert Tyson and Ashley Paige Fetyko
Defusing Nuclear Verdicts® to Achieve Justice for All
In Person
September 27, 2023
NEAM Conference
Robert Tyson
How to Stop Nuclear Verdicts® Through Education, Innovation and Compensation September 27 at 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m
In Person
September 19-20, 2023
17th Annual Employment Practices Liability Insurance ExecuSummit
Lynn Allen
New Standard for Religious Accommodations as Articulated by SCOTUS in Groff v. DeJoy
webinar
September 13, 2023
Can Taylor Swift Stop Nuclear Verdicts®?
I Think It’s Time to Teach Some Lessons
Cayce E. Lynch and Ashley Paige Fetyko
What can we learn from Taylor Swift when it comes to stopping Nuclear Verdicts®? Swifties and non-Swifties alike will want to jump in with this dynamic duo for an interactive webinar packed with more strategy and Style than you could imagine in your Wildest Dreams.
webinar
September 8, 2023
“Civility Matters” Gary Pajcic Professionalism Seminar with ABOTA
E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz
A focus on the importance of fitness as a means of protecting one’s mental health and methods attorneys can use to effectively deal with stress and remaining professional even in an unprofessional situation.
webinar
August 31, 2023
Hot Topics for Defending Cases in Arizona and Defusing Nuclear Verdicts®
Lynn Allen, Sitar Bhatt, James Brewer, Leslie Harrach, and Maria Regina Kupillas
What if all your defense lawyer used the Nuclear Verdicts® defense methods? Unfortunately, we are not there yet. Runaway jury verdicts are happening everywhere across the country. They are becoming, dare we say, commonplace, which feeds the pattern fueling juror anger and driving up Nuclear Verdicts®.
webinar
August 23, 2023
How to Identify – and Prevent – a Potential Nuclear Verdict®
Robert Tyson
The medical professional liability (MPL) insurance industry has been implementing year-to-year rate increases since 2019, and claims frequency has plunged to less than half of what it was in 2001. Despite these gains, last year marked the industry’s eighth consecutive year of an underwriting loss. So why aren’t we seeing better results?
webinar
August 16, 2023
CLM CCO Summit
Robert Tyson
Lunch & Learn: Recent Learnings on How to Reduce the Risk of Nuclear Verdicts®
In Person
July 25-27, 2023
APCIA Western Region General Counsel Conference
Robert Tyson and Cayce E. Lynch
Is there a pattern to Nuclear Verdicts®? You guessed right… There is! Join the Tyson & Mendes trial lawyers who wrote the only book on the subject, and are doing it again! What is causing the rise in these outsized awards, what innovative new tools exist to detect them before they happen, and what can be done to stop them? Come play “Guess the Number!” using a real verdict in this interactive and entertaining session! You will come away armed with the knowledge of how plaintiffs’ attorneys are inciting juror anger to obtain Nuclear Verdicts® and will leave empowered to use the methods to stop them!
webinar
July 25, 2023
CLM Tech Talk
Robert Tyson
Big problems call for big solutions, and this tech talk will dive into some of the biggest and most innovative solutions available to address the ever-growing threat of Nuclear Verdicts®. Harnessing the power of AI and data analytics, Schaefer City Technologies has developed game-changing tools for insurance companies and their counsel to identify, manage, and reduce the risk of these outsized awards. Learn about what these technologies are and how they work, and get a high-level overview of how they can change your risk assessment and corresponding strategies.
webinar
July 19, 2023
CLM Spotlight: Transportation
Edward R. Leonard
Dive right in to learn about the importance of preparing witnesses for Reptile Theory attacks in deposition – especially in trucking and transportation cases. The Reptile Theory is a pernicious plaintiffs’ tactic helping stir up juror anger in the hope of securing a Nuclear Verdict®. What happens in deposition will have an impact on trial, and claims professionals and their counsel should be prepared for the onslaught of unsavory tactics plaintiffs’ counsel will use there, and how that may impact the trial moving forward. Fortunately, preparing the witness can significantly improve trial outcomes and reduce the efficacy of plaintiffs’ Reptile traps.
In Person
July 12, 2023
AEGIS 2023 Policyholders’ Conference
Robert Tyson
Nuclear Verdicts® Wednesday, July 12 10:20 AM – 11:10 AM
webinar
June 22, 2023
CLM Spotlight: Transportation
Edward R. Leonard and E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz
Dive right in to learn about the importance of preparing witnesses for Reptile Theory attacks in deposition – especially in trucking and transportation cases. The Reptile Theory is a pernicious plaintiffs’ tactic helping stir up juror anger in the hope of securing a Nuclear Verdict®. What happens in deposition will have an impact on trial, and claims professionals and their counsel should be prepared for the onslaught of unsavory tactics plaintiffs’ counsel will use there, and how that may impact the trial moving forward. Fortunately, preparing the witness can significantly improve trial outcomes and reduce the efficacy of plaintiffs’ Reptile traps.
In Person
June 8-11, 2023
The Nuclear Verdicts Defense Institute
Robert Tyson
The only trial academy that teaches defense attorneys how to stop Nuclear Verdicts®!
In Person
June 2, 2023
MassDLA Annual Meeting
Steven O’Brien
Nuclear Verdicts® at 8:30am – 9:30am at InterContinental Boston Hotel in Boston, MA.
In Person
May 19, 2023
CLM 2023 Work Comp, Casualty & Risk Management Conference
Scott Ruksakiati
It is not unusual for claims professionals to feel overwhelmed when discussing venue selection with their defense attorneys. This session will cover the importance of venue selection, explains the methods for changing venue, and shares other crucial information related to venue selection. Attendees will leave with an understanding of the many issues related to venue selection and strategies to discuss with their defense counsel to ensure their cases are litigated in the most equitable venue for a fair outcome.
In Person
May 18, 2023
MPL Association Conference
Robert Tyson
May 17-19, 2023 at The Roosevelt New Orleans, "Reining in Runaway Verdicts"
In Person
May 18, 2023
IADC Professional Liability Roundtable
Charles Reynolds
IADC Professional Liability Roundtable: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 8:30 AM – 6:00 PM EST
In Person
May 5-7, 2023
American Trucking Associations Mid Year Meeting
Edward R. Leonard and E. Holland “Holly” Howanitz
ATA’s Mid-Year Management Session (MYMS) attracts trucking’s top executives and is an important way for ATA members to discuss the association’s strategic priorities, network with colleagues, hear advocacy updates, and influence the direction of the trucking industry.
webinar
May 4, 2023
Trending Topics & Annual Update – Webinar Series –
Topic 4: Nuclear Verdicts® Deep Dive
Robert Tyson and Lynn Allen
Is there a pattern to Nuclear Verdicts®? You guessed right… There is! Jump in with us for an interactive webinar to explore this pattern and how to break it, from the Tyson & Mendes trial lawyers who wrote the only book on the subject! What is causing Nuclear Verdicts® to rise and how can claims professionals and defense counsel stop them? Attendees will “guess the number” as we dive into two recent jury trials, exploring the methods employed by both plaintiff and defense counsel that led to each verdict! You will come away with the knowledge of how plaintiffs’ attorneys are inciting juror anger to obtain Nuclear Verdicts® and will leave empowered to use the methods to stop them!
webinar
April 27, 2023
Trending Topics & Annual Update – Webinar Series –
Topic 3: California Annual Update
Patrick Mendes and Daniel Fallon
This interactive session will update you on all the new California case law affecting insurance companies and businesses over the past year. Presented by seasoned California trial attorneys with critical insights into what lies ahead, this update is loaded with need-to-know information for insurance professionals and their defense counsel.
webinar
April 20, 2023
Trending Topics & Annual Update – Webinar Series –
Topic 2: Employment Law Strategies in a Changing World
Michael Lehman and Rachel Donnelly
New laws are coming to fruition on everything from cannabis use to lunch breaks. Insurance professionals and their counsel need to be ready! No area of law is safe from Nuclear Verdicts®. Join experts from Tyson & Mendes’ Employment and Labor practice to learn what the latest updates to the law are and how claims professionals and their defense counsel can break the pattern that leads to Nuclear Verdicts® in employment law cases.
webinar
April 13, 2023
Trending Topics & Annual Update – Webinar Series –
Topic 1: Changing Landscapes in Sexual Abuse and Molestation Cases
Danielle Pascale and William Johnson
With changes in sexual abuse and molestation (SAM) liability over the past year, and Nuclear Verdicts® on the rise, insurance professionals and their counsel must be prepared and proactive! Join Tyson & Mendes SAM trial attorneys as they break down how to prevent and defend against Nuclear Verdicts® in cases with these types of claims.
In Person
April 12-13, 2023
ExecuSummit
Lynn Allen
Pay Equity Studies Reduce Employer and Insurance Risk with Lynn Allen
In Person
March 29-31, 2023
CLM Annual Conference
Edward R. Leonard and Sitar Bhatt
Partners Sitar Bhatt and Ed Leonard will be speaking at the year's CLM Annual Conference in Tampa, FL.
In Person
March 9, 2023
Preventing Nuclear Verdicts®
Robert Tyson and Rachel Donnelly
Join Tyson & Mendes and SDDL for an engaging presentation by Bob Tyson followed by a happy hour.
In Person
March 1-3, 2023
NRRDA Annual Conference
Sitar Bhatt
Sitar Bhatt will be speaking at the NRRDA Annual Conference in March 2023.
In Person
February 28, 2023
Complex Claims & Litigation Forum Hosted by Property Casualty360.com & ALM
Robert Tyson
Bob Tyson will be speaking on Tuesday, February 28 at 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM PDT as the Closing Keynote on "Going Nuclear: Case Studies in Runaway Verdicts."
In Person
February 8, 2023
Masters in Trial Hosted by ABOTA
Margaret M. Holm
Margaret (Peggy) Holm will be speaking on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM PDT with the ABOTA foundation.
webinar
November 15, 2022
Washington University in St. Louis Defense Counsel
Robert Tyson and Mark Shanberg
The Cause of Nuclear Verdicts with Bob Tyson and Mark Shanberg.
webinar
October 26, 2022
TM HALO® Presents: Plaintiff’s Newest Tactics and the Pattern Driving Nuclear Verdicts®
Robert Tyson and Cayce E. Lynch
Nuclear Verdicts®, outrageous and extreme jury awards, are increasing exponentially across the United States. Presenters, Bob Tyson, TM HALO® trial attorney, and author of the best-selling book Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All, and Cayce Lynch, Administrative Partner, will discuss the formulaic pattern the plaintiffs’ bar follows to drive up Nuclear Verdicts® and how the defense can break the pattern to stop Nuclear Verdicts®.
webinar
September 22, 2022
What’s Sizzling Arizona? Hot Topics in Cases, Voir Dire, & Nuclear Verdicts®
Lynn Allen, Sitar Bhatt, James Brewer, and Maria Regina Kupillas
The legal landscape in Arizona is red hot! Join presenters Lynn Allen, Sitar Bhatt, James Brewer, Maria Kupillas, Leah McKeever, and Kim Sayre, as they discuss recent Arizona case law and its impacts on the insurance industry; explore the implications of a new rule change affecting voir dire; and discuss the boom of recent Nuclear Verdicts®. The presenters will also explain how the firm’s proven anti-nuclear verdict methods were used to deliver a defense win in a recent multimillion dollar case handled by Tyson & Mendes attorneys.
webinar
August 4, August 18, September 1, & September 15, 2022
Legal Strategies & Practical Tips for Washington Claims Professionals – Webinar Series
This is a webinar series with four webinars titled: Focusing on Focus Groups, The Secret to Retaining Qualified and Reliable Expert Witnesses, Five Strategies for Preserving the Record for Appeal, and All the Small Things: A Panel Discussion.
webinar
March 24, March 31, April 14, & April 21, 2022
2022 Trending Topics & Year in Review – Webinar Series
Steven O’Brien, Margaret M. Holm, Patrick Mendes, Daniel Fallon, Robert Tyson, Kristina Milone, and Randy Faust
This is a webinar series with four webinars titled: Trending Topics 1 Employment Law Annual Update, Trending Topics 2 Emerging Issues in Medical Malpractice Claims, Annual Update: California Legal Trends & Howell Update, and Jury Verdicts Nuclear Verdicts®️ Deep Dive.
webinar
December 9, 2021
Strategies to Combat Plaintiff’s Latest Lien Tactics
Kristi Blackwell and Daniel Fallon
Plaintiff attorneys will not stop fighting our $10 Billion win for the insurance industry in Howell v. Hamilton Meats! A recent decision out of the California Court of Appeals is changing the landscape once again for the defense industry. In Qaadir v. Figueroa, the appellate court held unpaid medical bills, including for medical treatments provided on a lien basis, are admissible to prove the reasonable value of plaintiff’s past medical damages at trial.
webinar
October 28, 2021
TM HALO® Presents: Anatomy of a Nuclear Verdict®
Robert Tyson, Mina Miserlis, and Edward R. Leonard
The trials are coming! The trials are coming! The defense industry is facing an unprecedented number of cases queued up for trial as we move toward a post-pandemic world. As seen in the many large verdicts rendered in the last 18 months, the return to jury trials comes with an increasing threat of Nuclear Verdicts®. Presenters and TM HALO® trial attorneys Bob Tyson, Mina Miserlis, and Ed Leonard will discuss the current and future state of trials. The presenters will also analyze two recent cases that resulted in Nuclear Verdicts® and discuss how the application of the Tyson & Mendes Methods could have prevented those astronomical jury awards.
webinar
August 19, 2021
Bad Faith During COVID-19 & Beyond
Lynn Allen and Sitar Bhatt
Over the past 17 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has created significant uncertainty regarding insurance coverage and numerous pitfalls for insurance carriers in bad faith cases. As we move into the second half of 2021, the pitfalls still exist despite restrictions being eased and life returning to normal for some. This webinar will guide attorneys and insurance professionals on how to weather the storm and avoid bad faith lawsuits.
webinar
June 17, July 8, & July 22, 2021
Wrongful Death, Construction Defect, & Jury Pools: Recent Changes in Washington State Law & Resulting Challenges – Webinar Series
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, attitudes amongst Washington juries have changed, and a revived focus on risk management in some industries has cast doubt over the future of insurance litigation in the state. Tyson & Mendes is at the forefront of nuclear verdict defense, and our methods for defending against Nuclear Verdicts™ are more important than ever. Experts from Tyson & Mendes’ Washington office will give a series of webinars focused on defending against Nuclear Verdicts™.
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May 12, 2021
Nuclear Verdicts® in a Post-Pandemic World
Lynn Allen and Sitar Bhatt
The COVID-19 pandemic has irreversibly changed the trial landscape. As a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic, jurors are more likely to consider themselves vulnerable to accidents or disasters, are more likely to make decisions based on fear or anger, and are more likely to think of themselves as “guardians of the community,” obligated to punish wrongdoers. This change in mindset, paired with changes in the law and increased mistrust in corporations, threatens to increase Nuclear Verdicts™ in a post-pandemic world. Tyson & Mendes is at the forefront of nuclear verdict defense, and our methods for defending against Nuclear Verdicts™ are more important than ever. This webinar covers new challenges attorneys and adjusters will face while defending corporate clients, as well as innovative litigation techniques to help mitigate these issues.
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April 29, 2021
Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts® in Sexual Tort Cases
Robert Tyson, Susan Oliver, and Emily Beck
Nuclear Verdicts™ are on the rise. Due to increased ratification for intentional acts, the lifting of statutes of limitations, and an alarming increase in plaintiff-side manipulative tactics, Nuclear Verdicts™ have skyrocketed in sexual torts cases. Tyson & Mendes is at the forefront of protecting its clients from Nuclear Verdicts™. Our team of experienced attorneys will analyze the particular challenges faced by lawyers defending sexual torts cases and will provide innovative litigation techniques to diffuse juror anger and prevent runaway juries.
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March 11, March 18, March 25, April 1, & April 8, 2021
Trending Topics & Annual Update – Webinar Series
Scott Ruksakiati, William Johnson, , Patrick Mendes, Codie Dukes, and Robert Tyson
Webinar Series on Trending Topics & Annual Update
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November 11, 2020
Preventing Nuclear Verdicts® in a Post COVID-19 World – PLUS Conference
Robert Tyson
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every professional and company in some way and a major issue is how juries will impact exposures and the insurance industry. Many corporate boards have been forced to make difficult decisions, healthcare professionals are at the front lines of the fight, and other professionals, such as accountants and lawyers, must quickly and dramatically reinvent how they serve their clients. All while most employers face potential exposure arising out of employee safety, layoffs, or rapid efforts to move their entire workforce remote. This session will explore the emerging issues that could lead to Nuclear Verdicts™, the exposures for the insurance industry, and how insurance defenses can prevail in a post-COVID-19 world.
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October 22, 2020
Controlling Damages in a Post-Coronavirus World
Robert Tyson and Cayce E. Lynch
COVID-19 rocked the insurance defense industry in 2020. Considering the global pandemic, will nuclear verdicts improve or worsen in the coming years? While many predict the pandemic will have lasting effects on jury pools, plaintiffs’ attorneys are using this time to craft new trial tactics to convince juries to award astronomical verdicts. How should you and your attorneys respond? Join us for an engaging seminar discussing proven solutions to prevent runaway jury verdicts in this changed landscape, including concrete methods insurance professionals and their counsel should implement now to reduce exposure at trial and take back justice for all.
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October 8, 2020
Stop Nuclear Verdicts® Now
Robert Tyson and William Johnson
This session will dive into the issues facing the healthcare industry in light of the COVID-19 health pandemic. During the last decade, there have been numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in medical malpractice cases. Now, due to compounding heightened expectations and exposures, medical malpractice lawsuits are on the rise. This one-hour session will focus on how to apply important solutions using specific defense tactics to stop Nuclear Verdicts™, including accepting responsibility, personalizing the medical defendant, always giving the jury a defense number, demonstrating empathy, and Tyson & Mendes’ unique and highly effective approach to arguing pain and suffering at trial.
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June 18, July 8, July 23, August 6, August 20, & September 3, 2020
Nuclear Verdicts® Summer Book Tour – Webinar Series
Mina Miserlis, Kristi Blackwell, Daniel Fallon, Codie Dukes, and Jacob Felderman
Join Bob Tyson for a tour through his book, the first ever written for the defense industry, “Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice for All.” Bob will dive into important chapters of the book alongside expert co-speakers on the topic, in a six-part series lasting all summer long. Follow Bob as he guides us through the winding roads that mark the journey toward Justice for All.
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August 27, 2020
Nuclear Verdicts®: Defending Justice For All
Robert Tyson and Mina Miserlis
The plaintiffs’ bar does not want you to read the first book ever written for the defense. Find out why! The author of “The Reptile Theory” and “Ball on Damages” has given multiple seminars to try to debunk the proven methods for avoiding runaway jury verdicts set forth in “Nuclear Verdicts™.”
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May 14, May 21, May 28, & June 4, 2020
Trending Topics & Year in Review – Webinar Series
Sitar Bhatt, Haldon Greenburg, , Patrick Mendes, Kristi Blackwell, Robert Tyson, and Cayce E. Lynch
TRENDING TOPICS & YEAR IN REVIEW Trending Topics I Thursday, May 14 – 11:00-12:00 PST Topics: Employment and Case Management in Light of COVID-19 Gain valuable updates on California employment…
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April 15, 2020
Nuclear Verdicts® in a Post-Coronavirus World
Robert Tyson and Codie Dukes
NUCLEAR VERDICTS® IN A POST-CORONAVIRUS WORLD What In-House Counsel Need to Know Wednesday, April 15, 2020 – 11:00-12:00 PST Nuclear Verdicts. Will there be more? How will the current pandemic affect…
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