Household Calamities: Subrogation of Everyday Things
Curriculum:
Subrogation
State Approved CE Credits:FL NC
Monday 3:30 - 5:00
Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00
Mark Majewski,
PhD, PE, Principal Consultant
Envista Forensics/AREPA, Nashua, NH
Dan Nucci,
CSRP, Operations Manager
Hanover Insurance Group, Worcester, MA
Shannon Warren,
JD, Member
Cozen O'Connor, Boston, MA
- Develop an understanding of common failure modes for appliances, everyday consumer electronics and household goods leading to a loss event with significant damages from a variety of perils.
- Understand how a subrogation investigation proceeds from loss event to recovery. Appreciate the communication and teamwork required to assess subrogation potential, preserve evidence through a chain of custody and ultimately recover claim dollars paid. This will include explanation of the scientific method, the application of NFPA 921 and other standards as well as common product liability and tort recovery theories.
- Recognize the legal hurdles in domestic and international product liability subrogation and litigation, including knowing when to abandon pursuit. Assess nodes within the chain of commerce causing or contributing to the product failure loss, including offshore manufacturing, distributors, component manufacturers and retailers.
- Witness examples of failure scenarios using exemplar household products and consumer electronics that have precipitated fire and water damages to property. Case studies to be developed to illustrate concepts above.