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Berkley Life Sciences Launches the Elite Defense Network Helpline

Elite Defense Network Helpline

Berkley Life Sciences has launched the “Elite Defense Network Helpline”.  This new service, available at no cost, exclusively to our insureds, is meant to assist in answering some of the complicated questions that often arise for our insureds.  Our helpline is available to assist our policyholders before a claim is made. (more…)

Hedy Linette Ranieri to Speak at the 2016 CLM Annual Conference

Hedy Linette Ranieri, VP and Chief Resolution Officer, Berkley Life Sciences will speak at the CLM Annual Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, April 6-8.  Her session is titled, “Diversity & Inclusion - M2: Motivating Millennials and B3: Bridling the Baby Boomers.”

Click here for more information on Linette Ranieri.  Click here for more information about the CLM Conference.

Cindy Khin to Speak at the 2016 CLM Annual Conference

Cynthia Khin, Director, Berkley Life Sciences will speak at the CLM Annual Conference, which will be held at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, April 6-8.  Her session is titled, “Alternative Dispute Resolution - Increasing the Success and Effectiveness of Mediations.”

Click here for more information on Cindy Khin.  Click here for more information about the CLM Conference.

Berkley Life Sciences and Wilson Elser would like to invite you to a live webinar titled, “The FDA’s New Regulatory Scheme for Laboratory Developed Tests

Berkley Life Sciences and Wilson Elser would like to invite you to a live webinar titled, "The FDA’s New Regulatory Scheme for Laboratory Developed Tests (LDT)", to be held on Tuesday, April 5th at 2 p.m. (EDT).  (more…)

Bowman & Brooke Discuss “The Final Product – Production of Electronically Stored Information (“ESI”)”

Bowman and Brooke LLP's Discovery Coordination and eDiscovery Practice group presents the third and final article of a three-part series of articles on discovery and document management. (more…)

Hedy “Linette” Ranieri to speak at 2015 New York Claims & Litigation Management (CLM) Conference

Berkley Life Sciences Vice President and Chief Claims Officer, Hedy "Linette" Ranieri will speak at the 2015 New York Claims & Litigation Management (CLM) Conference.  Ms. Ranieri will review "The 2015 CLM National Management Study - Highlights and Observations".  The event will take place in New York at the New York Marriott Downtown on December 3rd. (more…)

Bowman & Brooke Discuss “The Keys to Success in the Collection Process”

Bowman and Brooke LLP's Discovery Coordination and eDiscovery Practice group presents the second of a three-part series of articles on discovery and document management. (more…)

Fleet Safety: Why do I need a fleet management program?

Berkley Life Sciences Fleet Safety Newsletter Article Series – Article 1 Why do I need a fleet management program?

Did you know that a motor vehicle crash occurs every 5 seconds and every 12 minutes someone dies in a motor vehicle crash?1 Your company’s potential exposure to car accidents increases with the number of drivers, the number of vehicles, and the number of miles driven. With these odds, you want to be sure you have a solid program in place to manage your fleet and drivers and reduce your exposure. (more…)

Bowman & Brooke Discuss Effective Litigation Holds

Bowman and Brooke LLP's Discovery Coordination and eDiscovery Practice group presents the first of a three-part series of articles on discovery and document management.

Article 1, "Effective Litigation Holds," prepares you for implementing effective steps to preserve relevant information at the onset of litigation. It educates you about the new Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(e) on sanctions for "Failure to Preserve Electronically Stored Information," and the "reasonable steps" federal courts will expect you to take in order to avoid sanctions. (more…)

“Am I at-risk for a cyber-security breach?”

This is a question many life science companies have been asking themselves over the past couple of years as more data breaches are in the news. Even the federal government is at risk: in 2012, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) detected a breach of their information systems that resulted in the theft of personal information included by life science companies in their product submissions. The FDA quickly made the necessary adjustments but the submitting life sciences companies were concerned that the cyber criminals were after more than just personal information and were looking for data on clinical trials, intellectual property or more. The FDA defines cyber security as the “process of preventing unauthorized modification, misuse, or denial of use, or the unauthorized use of information that is stored, accessed, or transferred from a medical device to an external recipient.”  (more…)