The
Law And Politics Of Tort Reform:
Local and National Developments
Justice
& Democracy Forum Series
UNLV Center for Democratic Culture
William S. Boyd School of Law
Friday, April 25, 2003*
Session
1. 9:00 - 12:00 a.m.
Current
Legal Issues in Tort Reform
Moderator:
Jeffrey W. Stempel
Welcome to Conference Participants
Richard Morgan, Dean, William S. Boyd School of Law
Dmitri Shalin, Director, UNLV Center for Democratic Culture
Construction
Defect Litigation in Nevada
Steve Hill, Chairman, Coalition for Fairness in Construction, President,
Silver State Materials
Betsy Gonzalez, Gonzalez & Associates
William Robinson, School of Business, University of Nevada, Las
Vegas
Scott Canepa, Vannah, Costello, Canepa, Riedy, Rubino & Lattie
The Legal
Framework of Medical Malpractice in Nevada
John Nowins, M.D., President, Clark County OB/GYN Society
Bill Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney
Dean Hardy, Hardy, Hardy & McNicholas, former President, Nevada
Trial Lawyers Association
Randall Jones, Harrison, Kemp & Jones
The Place
of Medical Malpractice in the of Tort Law and the Prospects for
a New System of Medical Justice
Nancy Udell, Director of Policy & General Counsel, Common Good
Ann McGinley, William S. Boyd School of Law
Not So
Peaceful Coexistence: Justice, Cost, Efficiency, Fairness, Compensation,
Law & Public Policy
Jeffrey W. Stempel, William S. Boyd School of Law
Luncheon. 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.**
Session
2. 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Legislative,
Political, and Historical Aspects of Tort Reform
Moderator:
Jeffrey W. Stempel
How Real
or Severe is the Purported Tort Liability Problem?
Robert Correales, William S. Boyd School of Law
Historical
and Recent Developments in Tort Reform
Michael Green, Bess & Walter Distinguished Professor, Wake Forest
University School of Law
Carl Tobias, William S. Boyd School of Law
National Developments in Tort Reforms
Hon. Stanley Feldman, Arizona Supreme Court, Arizona Supreme Court
(retired)
Constance Akridge, Wadhams & Akridge, President, Clark County
Bar Association
Prospects
for Tort Reform in the Nevada Legislature
Mark Ferrario, O'Reiley & Ferrario, Nevada Home Builders’
Association
Richard Harris, Mainor Harris Lawyers
Nancy Quon, Mainor Harris Law Center
Grappling
With Tort Reforms
Jeffrey W. Stempel, William S. Boyd School of Law
*Conference
attendance is free; the forum is held at William S. Boyd School
of Law, Room 102.
**Luncheon in honor of panelists is in Room 112; ticket is $24,
for reservations email cdclv@unlv.edu.
***To arrange for CLE credit through Clark County Bar Association,
please email cdclv@unlv.edu.
Web
Links
Message
from Governor Kenny Guinn
Letter
from Senator Harry Reid
Letter
from Senatot John Ensign
Letter
from Congressman Jon Porter
Letter from Dr. Carol Harter
Babette May-Herrmann, Panel Debates Tort Reform
