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Medical Malpractice Seminar

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8000 Weston Parkway
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Cary, NC 27513

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The seminar scheduled for Friday, April 11, has been postponed to a later date. A new date is being coordinated and we will announce the new date as soon as scheduled. Thank you for your interest in this seminar of the NCADA’s Medical Malpractice Group.

April 11, 2008

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The NCADA’s Medical Malpractice Practice Group will hold a 1/2 day CLE program addressing important ethics issues and defense strategies associated with the holding in Crist v. Moffat, 326 NC 326, 289 S.E.2d 41, (1990), and associated Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC 162, 180). The program will also include important regulatory and statutory changes that directly impact defense of alleged malpractice claims.
 

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Challenges Presented by the Non-Party Treater: The Impact of Crist v. Moffat Today
An overview and panel discussion of Crist v Moffat regarding strategies for ethically, and successfully representing parties and non-party treaters in the recent Crist climate.
James W. Williams, Esq., Roberts & Stevens, PA
Issac N. Northup, Jr., Esq., Northup & McConnell, PLLC
Harvey L., Cosper, Jr., Esq., Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Permissible and Impermissible Contacts with the Non-Party Health Care Provider: Defending A Medical Malpractice Claim within the Scope of RPCs 162 and 180
Nichole McLaughlin, Esq., NC State Bar
11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. Networking Break
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Recent Legislative Changes Impacting Malpractice Litigation
An overview of recent legislative changes (arbitration statute, “never events,” evidence in the jury room, etc.)
Barry S. Cobb, Esq., Yates McLamb & Weyher, LLP

CLE Credit: 3 Hours, including 2 hours ethics
Registration Deadline: Monday, April 7, 2008
Location: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (directions: www.wcsr.com)
One West Fourth Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101



 

 
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