NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Defense and plaintiff attorneys in Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi and Florida as well as national insurance carriers are who HB Litigation Conferences had in mind in developing the Nov. 11, 2009, "Chinese Drywall Litigation & Insurance Coverage Update," locating the program in New Orleans and feeding it to remote locations.

"Florida is ground zero. Some put the number of houses containing Chinese drywall there at as high as 150,000, while others put the nationwide number at 100,000," said, Tom Hagy, CEO of HB Litigation Conferences. "However, Hurricane Katrina victims in Louisiana and Mississippi reportedly claim they continue to suffer from the disaster due to Chinese Drywall used to rebuild or repair their homes." The Consumer Product Safety Commission has received 1,501 reports from residents in 27 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

"Given the spread of claims along the Gulf Coast and the selection of New Orleans as the site of the roughly 300-case Chinese Drywall Multi-District Litigation," Hagy said, "we felt New Orleans was most central and most appropriate. Through video feeds we're opening the program up to anyone who cannot attend in person."

For Florida attorneys who would like the opportunity to network but need to stay local, U.S. Legal Support and HB have teamed up to feed the program to six Florida locations in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Jacksonville and Tampa. U.S. Legal Support (www.uslegalsupport.com) is a leading provider of deposition and record review services for litigators and companies.

For insurance executives and attorneys who cannot make the trip to New Orleans, HB is broadcasting the event via the web. Recordings will be sold after the conference.

Defense attorney and Greenberg Traurig partner Hilarie Bass and plaintiff attorney Michael Ryan of Krupnick Campbell are co-chairing the conference. Bass and Ryan have assembled a 21-member faculty to address a range of issues important to insurers, defense attorneys, plaintiff attorneys, and more.

For more information about the "Chinese Drywall Litigation & Insurance Coverage Conference" the Webcast or the Florida broadcast provided by U.S. Legal Support, contact HB Litigation Conferences by phone at (484) 324-2755 x200, by email at info@LitigationConferences.com, or by visiting the conferences section at HB's website at www.LitigationConferences.com.

    Contact
    Jaimee Taibi
    Jaimee.Taibi@LitigationConferences.com
    (484) 324-2755 x206

SOURCE HB Litigation Conferences