America’s tort liability system consumes more than two percent of America’s gross domestic product, a significantly higher percentage than in any other developed nation. Our program will ask the question: Is our tort system really out of control?
AGENDA
| 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Registration |
| 10:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks GEORGE M. ISRAEL, III, President and CEO, Georgia Chamber of Commerce JAMES R. COPLAND, Director, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute |
| 10:40 AM – 12:00 PM | Debate STEVEN B. HANTLER, Assistant General Counsel, DaimlerChrysler Corporation; Author, The Seven Myths of Highly Effective Plaintiffs’ Lawyers DICK SCRUGGS, Plaintiffs’ Attorney, The Scruggs Law Firm, Pascagoula, Mississippi; Chief Negotiator, Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Moderator: HON. ANDREW P. NAPOLITANO, Chief Judicial Analyst, Fox News Channel |
| 12:00 PM– 12:30 PM | Reception |
| 12:30 PM– 1:00 PM | Luncheon |
| 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM | With Comments By: HON. ANDREW P. NAPOLITANO |
| 1:15 PM – 1:45 PM | Luncheon Keynote Speaker PHIL S. JACOBS, Chairman, Georgia Chamber of Commerce; President, Georgia Operations, BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. |
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