Strategic Use of Lone Pine Motions in Fracking Litigation
Structuring Cases and Minimizing Costs With an Emerging Litigation Management Tool
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE will provide guidance to counsel involved in hydraulic fracturing (fracking) litigation on the strategic use of Lone Pine motions to manage litigation and control costs. The panel will also explain how and when to use these motions to the greatest benefit for your clients.
Outline
- Strategic use of Lone Pine motions in fracking litigation
- Court treatment in fracking litigation
- Lessons from use of Lone Pine orders in toxic tort or mass tort litigation
- Practical guidance
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What are the key factors for defense counsel to consider before and when seeking Lone Pine orders?
- What lessons can be learned from the use of Lone Pine motions in toxic tort litigation?
- When are Lone Pine motions likely to be most beneficial?
Following the speaker presentations, you'll have an opportunity to get answers to your specific questions during the interactive Q&A.
Faculty
Hope S. Freiwald
Partner
Dechert
Her practice includes a broad range of commercial, consumer class action and complex product liability cases. Ms.... | Read More
Her practice includes a broad range of commercial, consumer class action and complex product liability cases. Ms. Freiwald experience includes serving as trial counsel and leading defense strategies for numerous companies faced with complex, multi-jurisdictional litigation. She has been noted for her work in mass tort and class action defense by US News and Best Lawyers in America since 2007.
CloseMarc J. Bern
Senior Partner
Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik LLP
Mr. Bern is a nationally-recognized plaintiffs’-bar trial attorney and a founding and Senior Partner of his... | Read More
Mr. Bern is a nationally-recognized plaintiffs’-bar trial attorney and a founding and Senior Partner of his firm. In a career spanning over 30 years, he has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdict and settled hundreds of cases for amounts in excess of $1,000,000. He was invited to become a charter member of the Litigation Counsel of America and selected one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers of New York. He has successfully gotten two Lone Pine orders reversed, including the case of first impression in Strudley v. Antero Resources Corp. (Colo. Ct. of Appeals July 2013).
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Partner
Duane Morris
Mr. Argentieri, a trial attorney for over 25 years, represents individual and corporate clients in complex litigation,... | Read More
Mr. Argentieri, a trial attorney for over 25 years, represents individual and corporate clients in complex litigation, including products liability, defamation, toxic tort, environmental, securities, class action and commercial law. He has handled significant appeals in the federal circuit courts and the Pennsylvania Superior and Supreme Courts. He has served as national coordinating counsel and as regional counsel for clients in toxic tort matters.
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