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CLE Webinar Presented by Melissa Malloy
This event, which is being hosted by The Knowledge Group, is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. (eastern) and offers 1.5 non-ethics CLE credits. Melissa will be discussing the following topics:
1) Correlation between advances in technology and the steady expansion of the duty to warn in products liability litigation;
2) Analysis of who may owe a duty to warn today and to whom that duty may be owed;
3) Defense strategies for lawsuits filed in jurisdictions with an expansive duty to warn;
Limited Number of FREE Passes
PDP is pleased to offer a limited number of free passes for this webcast; for details please contact Melissa.
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Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Pierce Davis & Perritano also has offices in Providence, Rhode Island, Bridgeport, Connecticut, and California. PDP’s wealth of experience in a wide range of practice areas makes our firm well-suited to guide clients through all phases of litigation.