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News: AViCON 2009 in NYC

Aviation Disaster:

Investigating the Causes, Resolving the Claims
12-13th May 2009 / The Westin at Times Square, New York

Over a day and a half, the conference is based on a reconstruction of a fictional air disaster when a passenger aircraft crashes into the Glacier d’ Argentiere on the Swiss-French border. Causation is far from clear, and a number of parties may have contributed to the accident. The conference will show how such a disaster may be investigated and managed; it then goes on to illustrate the complex legal issues involved and the strategies that may be employed in settling the claims.

The scenario is set using a state-of-the-art animation, and then experts in disaster management and accident investigation will lead the audience through the technical aspects of crisis management and the process and protocols of a formal investigation.

The circumstances shown in the video lead to potential liability upon a number of parties, including the airline, the aircraft manufacturer and the maintenance contractor. We have a number of leading lawyers to debate the issues that arise, including: forum selection, punitive damages, fee considerations, evaluating claims, negligent entrustment, discovery, spoliation, dispute resolution, quantum of damages, and relationship with insurers.

This conference will be of interest to anyone involved in Aviation Insurance – underwriters, claims managers, lawyers, risk managers, insurance brokers, airline flight safety directors, airline board members with flight safety responsibility, claims investigators and aircraft product manufacturers.

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