MANAGEMENT
• Be Interested, Not Interesting • Self-Check • Discovery Conversation • Get Started on the Discovery • Take the Journey • The Discovery Destination • Discovery and Staffing • Summary • Final Assessment
• Recognize the critical elements that govern the interaction between human behavior and product behavior • Apply the technical/legal elements that will enhance your effectiveness as an expert witness Who Should Attend This seminar is intended for anyone who is or may become an expert witness in product liability litigation. In-house experts typically have engineering, engineering management or field technician responsibilities. In addition, insurers, risk managers, corporate product safety personnel, attorneys and those who manage product liability litigation will benefit from insight into selecting and using expert services and witnesses more effectively and efficiently. Topical Outline • The Legal Framework of Negligence and Strict Liability • The Relationship Between the Attorney and the Potential Expert Witness • Investigation of an Accident Years After an Occurrence • Developing the Background Necessary to Understand the Product and its Environment • Understanding How to Allege or Refute the Existence of a Product Defect • Analyzing the Role of Human Behavior and its Relationship to the Cause of an Accident • Guidelines for Effective Presentation Before Trial and on the Witness Stand • The seminar will also include overnight problem assignments and a demonstration of direct and cross-examination of an expert witness.
Letting Go • Introduction
• About Letting Go • Catching Monkeys
• Let Go of Four Things • The Leader’s Challenge
• Letting Go Planner • Final Assessment
Stewardship • Introduction • Case Scenario • About Stewardship • The Personality of Stewards • Closing Questions • Your Leadership Charter • Final Assessment
Instructor: Fee: $195
Jason Jennings
URL: sae.org/learn/content/pd271716/
Instructor: Fee: $1415
Charles F. Seyboldt
The Role of the Expert Witness in Product Liability Litigation 1.5 Day | Classroom Seminar I.D.# 92054 According to the Federal Rules of Evidence, an expert witness is anyone who can assist the trier of fact (the jury) in understanding any issue in dispute at trial. The witness’ ability to give this assistance can be derived from any specialized training, education, background, or experience. To be effective in providing this assistance, however, requires that the expert witness understand the true role that he or she is to play both before and at the trial. This seminar will address the critical issues that every person who may be, has been, or is, an expert witness must understand to assist both the attorney and the product manufacturer, regardless of which side the expert serves. Learning Objectives By attending this seminar, you will be able to: • Employ the risk/utility balancing process necessary for effectively addressing the issue of design defect
1 CEUs
URL:
sae.org/learn/content/92054/
Workforce Readiness Academy 5 Day | Classroom Seminar I.D.# ACAD13
Corporations today are on-boarding new employees critical to their mission in supporting various industries. The ramp up of these individuals is necessary to quickly contribute to the core expertise of the business. The challenge to corporations is to introduce these individuals into a far more complex world, both external and internal to the enterprise. The purpose of this Academy is to quickly address the gap between knowledge learned in university engineering degree programs and knowledge/skills needed to be productive in the automotive environment including technical, organizational, and personal disciplines. The curriculum consists of a series of on-line, self-directed modules and a five-day instructor-led classroom experience.
125
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