High Stakes Sexual Abuse Cases: Claim Evaluation, Presuit Settlement Negotiation, Discovery, Insurance, Trial
Course Details
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On-Demand
- signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level
Intermediate
- work Practice Area
Personal Injury and Med Mal
- event Date
Thursday, July 24, 2025
- schedule Time
1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT
- timer Program Length
90 minutes
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This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.
This CLE webinar will offer plaintiff and defense counsel involved in high stakes sexual abuse cases direction on case evaluation, presuit settlement negotiations, litigation vs. mediation, discovery, timing, evidentiary issues, insurance, and more.
Mr. Gilinsky is an experienced commercial litigator who applies his complex analysis skills with extensive experience in insurance coverage analysis and litigation and dispute resolution. He is co-chair of his firm’s Sexual Harassment and Abuse Insurance Recovery Group.
Ms. Whitlock has spent her entire career defending and counseling individuals and insurance companies in professional liability, products liability and premises liability matters. She represents those in the legal, insurance, real estate and education fields. Ms. Whitlock is highly-skilled in the courtroom and alternative dispute forum; she has tried over 100 cases to jury verdict, bench decision and final arbitrator award in state and federal courts. She has been recognized in her practice by The Best Lawyers in America© and Georgia Super Lawyers, and was named among America’s Top Lawyers by The American Law Society in 2018.
Mr. Manly is the nation's preeminent attorney representing victims of sexual abuse and assault. Over the past 25 years, he and his legal team have been heavily involved in the most significant sexual abuse actions litigated across the nation, assisting in the recovery of nearly two billion dollars-through trial and settlement-on behalf sexual abuse victims.
Because many states have reopened the statute of limitations for child sexual abuse claims, tens of thousands of civil cases have been and are continuing to be filed against both individuals and institutions where plaintiffs may have been employed, volunteered, or engaged services.
These cases can be challenging as well as rewarding, but the plaintiff-client may require special attention. This program will discuss proving the elements of the claims, damages, and finding insurance coverage, as well as advantages and pitfalls of both mediation and litigation.
Listen as our panel of esteemed attorneys in this field offers instruction on best strategies and practices for trying sexual abuse cases.
I. Special considerations when dealing with sexual abuse victims
II. Applicable statutes and statutory schemes
III. Filing and responding to a lawsuit
IV. Discovery considerations
A. Paper discovery
B. Depositions
C. Recurring evidentiary issues to anticipate
D. Motions in limine
V. Trial
A. Opening and closing
B. Proving the elements of the claims
C. Defenses
D. Dealing with sympathetic parties
E. Addressing damages
F. Motions in limine
VI. Insurance coverage issues
VII. Navigating parallel criminal proceedings
The panel will review these and other issues:
- What are best practices for screening potential claims?
- What are the best practices for litigating potential claims?
- What factors are used to set settlement values for different cases and different survivors within the same case?
- When is the best time for mediation/case resolution?
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