Institute for Civil Justice Events

Medicare, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 ("MMSEA") is a very timely issue of significant importance to ICJ's Board of Overseers, insurance companies, self-insured companies, and Medicare. Dennis Wallace and Bruce Margolin, Chartis Insurance's Executive Vice President and Senior Vice President, respectively, are leading their company's compliance efforts and will be visiting RAND to discuss with RAND experts the rules, regulatory intent and uncertainties associated with MMSEA. This dialogue is designed to address the implications of MMSEA and explore research opportunities.

The RAND Institute for Civil Justice held its Fall Board of Overseers meeting on October 21-22, 2009 at the Ritz Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia. ICJ thanks its Overseers for their participation and volunteer leadership.

The annual RAND Institute for Civil Justice (ICJ) Board of Overseers Dinner featured special remarks by President Obama's appointed Special Master of Executive Compensation and ICJ Board of Overseers Chair Kenneth R. Feinberg. Mr. Feinberg joined us at the ICJ event after formally announcing that day the details of his plan relating to the executive compensation packages of top officials at the largest financial institutions receiving federal support. Mr. Feinberg spoke about his role, highlighted the main points of the Treasury Department's recently released determinations, and discussed his next steps.

Read the U.S. Department of Treasury's related press release Read the Executive Compensation Determinations for Top TARP Recipients

Featured Speaker:

Special Master of Executive Compensation Kenneth R. Feinberg

As a leading expert in alternative dispute resolution, John "Jay" Welsh, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of JAMS, will discuss the future of ADR, from recent developments in Congress and the courts to growing trends in arbitration agreements and practices. Also addressed will be common criticisms of arbitration and the affect those criticisms might have on the practice of ADR. Mr. Welsh's comments will be designed to stimulate discussion on timely issues and prompt a roundtable discussion among program guests.

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Featured Speaker:

John "Jay" Welsh

RAND Institute for Civil Justice and UCLA School of Law recently forged a new initiative through which they identify and analyze the biggest and most influential trends in civil justice. One such trend—litigation claim transfer (also referred to as third party litigation funding)—has created the environment for litigation claim transfer to be evaluated as a component of the American civil justice system. The confluence of the recent credit shortage, the enormity of the overall market for legal services, and the search for investment opportunities unrelated to general economic risk has created the supreme environment for litigation claim transfer to expand and thrive.

UCLA-RAND Center for Law and Public Policy brought together stakeholders to not only discuss this phenomenon, but to frame how it is debated in government, law schools and state bars across the country.

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Keynote Speaker:

Lord Daniel Brennan QC

Panelists:

Lynn M. LoPucki, UCLA School of Law
Selvyn Seidel, Burford Advisors
Herbert M. Kritzer, University of Minnesota
Neil Rickman, RAND
James E. Tyrrell, Jr., Patton Boggs LLP
Timothy Scrantom, Juridica Capital Management (U.S.), Inc.
Jonathan T. Molot, Georgetown University Law Center
Stephen C. Yeazell, UCLA School of Law
Nathan M. Crystal, Charleston Law School
Kathleen Flynn Peterson, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P.

A high-level policy symposium for senior corporate counsel and academicians interested in the future of punitive damages law and policy. Attendees heard presentations on the latest empirical and experimental research on punitive damages and its influence on recent decisions of the United States Supreme Court, followed by a panel discussion and question-and-answer session with leading punitive damages experts.

Sponsor:

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Speakers:

Charles C. Lifland, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Nicholas M. Pace, Researcher, RAND Institute for Civil Justice

Panelists:

Christopher L. Gaenzle, Senior Corporate Counsel, Pfizer Inc
Robert S. Peck, President, Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
George L. Priest, Professor of Law and Economics, Yale Law School; Director, John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics and Public Policy
Catherine Sharkey, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

Speaker:

Christian Lahnstein, Head of Department, Risk, Liability & Insurance, Munich Reinsurance Company

Sponsor:

UCLA-RAND Center for Law & Public Policy
UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations

Speaker:

Brian Jenkins, Senior Advisor to the president of RAND Corporation; Director of the National Transportation Security Center of the Mineta Transportation Institute

Speaker:

Michael Traynor, Chair of the Council and President Emeritus, American Law Institute

Speakers:

Robert W. Fairlie, Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz
Alicia M. Robb, Senior Research Fellow, Kauffman Foundation

Speakers:

Charles C. Lifland, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Nicholas M. Pace, Social Scientist, RAND

Panelists:

Robert S. Peck, President, Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
David A. Schkade, Associate Dean and Jerome Katzin Professor of Management & Strategy, Rady School of Management, UCSD
Catherine Sharkey, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

Speaker:

Ambassador Robert E. Hunter, Senior Advisor, RAND

Speaker:

Rebecca Love Kourlis, Executive Director, Advancement of the American Legal System

Speakers:

Richard W. Fields, Chief Executive Officer, Juridica Capital Management Limited
Timothy D. Scrantom, General Counsel, Juridica Capital Management Limited