Products Liability Claims in the United States and the European Union including a Mock Trial of a Products Liability Claim Presenter- Leland Eugene Backus Plaintiff’s Opening Statement Pullman Paris La Defense Hotel

McDonalds Corporation - 2008 Tort Litigation Practice Group Workshop
Oakbrook, IL September 10, 11, 2008

Presenter – Leland Eugene Backus “I’m Lovin’ It: Effective Cross Examination of an Adverse Expert”

Lorman Education Services: Construction Insurance, Bonding and Liens Seminar
Las Vegas, Nevada September 9, 2008

Contractual Risk Transfer: Additional Insured Ednorsements, contract Liability Coverage and OCP Policies" Presenter - Leland Eugene Backus "Contractual Risk Transfer: Indemnification" Presenter - Leland Eugene Backus "Contractual Risk Transfer: Indemification" Presenter - Shea A. Backus.

The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues in Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada April 30, 2004
The conference will provide an in-depth look at construction contracts as well as issues related to project delivery methods, insurance, change orders, and employment law issues.
Gene Backus and Edgar Carranza will speak at this seminar.

The Law of the Internet in Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada December 17, 2002
The conference will discuss intellectual property issues on the Internet; defamation, the right of publicity and privacy on the Internet; personal jurisdiction issues; and electronic commerce.
Mark Borghese spoke at this seminar.

Travel Law & Travel Insurance
Las Vegas, Nevada October 2-4, 2002
This conference brings together world renown travel insurance leaders, top executives in the travel insurance market and preeminent travel lawyers to educate and discuss risk attendant to the travel business. Suppliers of travel will learn how to plan for and anticipate future risks, how to deal with insolvent suppliers, what problems are associated with Internet marketing and what benefits exist with self protection plans.
Gene Backus moderated and spoke at this conference.

Handling International Products
Liability Claims
Paris, France October 4-5, 2001
The conference is designed to provide a comparative analysis of a number of issues involved in handling product liability claims in the USA and Europe.
Gene Backus participated in the mock trial for this conference based on a claim brought before a U.S. Court

Nevada Construction Law Seminar
Las Vegas, Nevada November 15-16, 2001
Nevada's construction law experts will speak on a number of topics including how to deal effectively with state and federal regulations and other construction related developments. Topics will also include how to bid successfully for public and private contracts and how to steer clear of costly construction disputes.
Gene Backus and Mark Borghese spoke at this conference.

The Public Construction Superconference
San Francisco, California December 13-14, 2001
This conference addresses public owner and private contractor and developer concerns including the proactive methods to mitigate the occurrence of problems on Federal, State and Municipal public construction projects.
Gene Backus spoke at this conference.