Connecticut CLE - Personal Injury CoursesThis is a listing of Personal Injury CLE Courses for Connecticut. Please make your selection below of Online, CD-ROM & Audio CD CLE courses for Personal Injury in Connecticut, CT. Click "Add" to purchase Individual CLE Courses. For more information about a particular CLE course, click on a course name. CategoriesBusiness ADR For Lawyers: What Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Mean For Your PracticeAlternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is the wave of the present -- and the future -- for resolving business disputes and conflicts while avoiding the greater expense, delay, disruption, lack of control, and animosity inherent in most court litigation. In most (but not all) instances, business disputes can be resolved better, quicker, and more cost-effectively through ADR processes, primarily arbitration and mediation. But many lawyers are relatively unfamiliar with these tools, and are conf... Electronic Discovery in Federal CourtIn this three CLE hour presentation, Professor Connors discusses the December 1, 2006 amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which specifically address the discovery of electronically stored information. The program reviews all of the changes to the following rules: Rule 16. Pretrial Conferences; Scheduling; Management ; Rule 26. General Provisions Governing Discovery; Duty of Disclosure; Rule 33. Interrogatories to Parties; Rule 34. Production of Documents, Electronically Stored In... Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Commercial General Liability Insurance Coverage but Were Afraid to AskWhen you stop and think about it, outside of matrimonial law or estate practice virtually any other type of civil litigation revolves around insurance. Moreover, most types of corporate "deals" also involve insurance. Commercial insurance is the key to commerce, as it is the most important tool in managing the day-to-day risks of running a business. Notwithstanding its significance, most attorneys - be they litigators or corporate lawyers - lack even a fundamental understanding of insurance c... From the Jones Act to the Staten Island Ferry Incident - The Most Litigated Maritime IssuesThis course is a survey of the most litigated maritime issues. Mr. Edelman begins with the Jones Act, which gives officers and members of the crew of a vessel the right to sue for negligence, and concludes with the Staten Island Ferry incident. The Anatomy of a Trial SeriesDespite preliminary instructions from the judge, and the urging of counsel, surveys indicate that a majority of jurors make their decision after opening statements. This course reviews how to design an effective opening statement and take full advantage of it as an opportunity to acquaint the judge and jury with his/her position on the issues. Presentation, including intertwining the statement with a road map, or table of contents, of what is expected to unfold during the presentation of evidenc... Tort Litigation StrategiesThis presentation deals with the defense and prosecution of tort claims. It is intended to provide a broad overview of the anatomy of a tort action beginning with the decision to accept or decline representation and proceeding through preliminary investigation and fact development, including pre-action disclosure, drafting of pleadings, exchange of preliminary disclosure, successful deposition strategies, post-deposition disclosure, IME’s, post Note of Issue proceedings, retention of experts, ne... |
