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Liability Risks of Sales Representatives' Involvement During Surgery

Understand the litigation risks related to sales representatives in procedures.

The presence of medical device representatives in procedures and operating rooms poses liability risks for their employers and the representatives themselves. This presentation will help in-house counsel for medical device and related companies understand the litigation risks related to sales representatives in procedures and the steps companies can take to mitigate the same at various stages: training, communications, and in litigation.

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Agenda

Sales Representatives' Involvement During Surgery

  • Why Is a Sales Representative in the Operating Room?
  • Sales Representative Role and Boundaries
  • Tools for Managing Liability for Sales Representative Involvement in Procedure

Sales Representative Responsibility Related to Adverse Event Reporting

  • What Are the Regulations Concerning Reporting Adverse Events?
  • How Do Those Relate to Sales Representatives?

Sales Representatives May Be Pulled Into Litigation to Defeat Diversity

  • Why Do Plaintiffs Want to Stay in State Court?
  • Fraudulent Joinder Arguments and Challenges
  • What Factors Can Help Support Dismissal of Sales Representatives From Product Liability Cases?

Limiting Scope of Challenging Documents and Communications From Sales Representatives

  • Sales Representatives' Practices May Lead to More Challenging Documents
  • Examples of Sales Representative Communications in Recent Litigation
  • This Issue May Be Preventable Through Training on Appropriate Communications
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  • AK CLE 1.0
     
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  • AL CLE 1.0
     
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  • AR CLE 1.0
     
  • This course has been approved for 1.0 hours of CLE by the Arkansas CLE Board.
     
  • Arizona CLE 1.0
     
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  • CA MCLE 1.0
     
  • Lorman Business Center, LLC. is a State Bar of California approved MCLE sponsor and this course qualifies for 1.0 CLE hours of participatory credit.
     
  • CT CLE 1.0
     
  • Neither the Connecticut Judicial Branch nor the Commission on Minimum Continuing Legal Education approve or accredit CLE providers or activities. This course has been approved for CLE credit in jurisdictions aside from CT and therefore it automatically meets the content and delivery requirements in Connecticut. Credit is based on a 60 minute credit hour and shall be awarded as follows: 1.0 CLE credit(s).
     
  • GA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Georgia Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competency for 1.0 CLE hours.
     
  • HI CLE 1.0
     
  • This program was approved by the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE credit hours.
     
  • IL CLE 1.0
     
  • This course was approved for a total of 1.0 hours of MCLE Credit by the Illinois MCLE Board.
     
  • MO CLE 1.3
     
  • This course qualifies for self-study CLE credit in Missouri.
     
  • ND CLE 1.0
     
  • North Dakota CLE policy does not allow for pre-approval of any self-study courses. This course may qualify for up to 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
     
  • NH MCLE 1.0
     
  • NH MCLE does not approve or accredit CLE activities for the NH Minimum CLE requirement. Lorman Education Services believes this Ondemand course meets the requirement of NH Supreme Court Rule 53 and may qualify for CLE credit(s). Program Length: 62 Minutes.
     
  • NM CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the New Mexico Minimum Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hours of credit.
     
  • NV CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Nevada Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE hours.
     
  • NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
     
  • This course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York Continuing Legal Education Board for up to a maximum of 1.0 credit hours in the area(s) of Areas of Professional Practice for 1.00 hour. Each hour may be counted only as satisfying one category of credit. Duplicate credit for the same hour of instruction is not permitted. This course qualifies for both established and newly admitted attorneys. Lorman Business Center, LLC. has a financial hardship guideline. Please contact customer service at 1.866.352.9539 for instructions on how to apply.
     
  • OH CLE 1.0
     
  • This course has been approved by the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 CLE credit hours. Please note: No more than twelve (12) hours of self-study CLE credit for any biennial reporting period may be earned by an Attorney or Judge under Regulation 409.2. To fulfill CLE requirements for self-study, web-based programs, you must complete 100% of the polling questions during the program. Your hours will be filed electronically within thirty (30) business days by Lorman Education Services provided you fulfilled 100% attendance and polling questions answered.
     
  • PA CLE 1.0
     
  • This Distance Learning program has been approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 hours of substantive law, practice and procedure CLE credit.
     
  • RI CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Rhode Island Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission for 1.0 hours of CLE credit.
     
  • VA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Virginia Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board for 1.0 CLE credit hours.
     
  • VT CLE 1.0
     
  • This self-study program has been approved by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Board of Vermont for 1.0 hour(s) of CLE credit. Please note: Attorneys may only claim 12 credits per compliance period in this format. This course is considered "Non-Moderated Programming without Interactivity".
     
  • WA CLE 1.0
     
  • This program has been approved by the Washington State Board of Continuing Legal Education for 1.0 hours of A/V credit under the Law & Legal Procedure category.
     
  • WI CLE 1.0
     
  • This program qualifies for 1.0 hour(s) of ondemand CLE through the WI Board of Bar Examiners.
     
  • WV MCLE 1.3
     
  • This program has been approved by the West Virginia State Bar MCLE Commission for 1.3 MCLE hours.
     
The CLE Code is ONLY a requirement when applying for CLE Credit in New York. Other states do not need to supply the CLE Code to apply for CLE credit.

To earn each credit Lorman offers through the OnDemand learning platform, you need to watch 100% of the program. Also, for certain credits you will need to fulfill additional requirements which will be displayed on the "credits" tab when viewing the course.

Virginia MCLE requirements do not allow approval for programs that do not include an audio or audiovisual component.

This program was previously offered as a live webinar. Virginia MCLE requirements do not allow approval for attendance at duplicate programs.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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  • AK CLE 1.0
     
  • Arizona CLE 1.0
     
  • CA MCLE 1.0
     
  • CT CLE 1.0
     
  • HI CLE 1.0
     
  • MO CLE 1.3
     
  • NJ CLE 1.3
     
  • NM CLE 1.0
     
  • NY CLE 1.0 including Areas of Professional Practice 1
     
  • VT CLE 1.0
     
  • WA CLE 1.0
     
  • WV MCLE 1.3
     
The CLE Code is ONLY a requirement when applying for CLE Credit in California (for participatory credit), Kansas, New Jersey or New York. Other states do not need to supply the CLE Code to apply for CLE credit.

This program does NOT qualify, nor meet the National Standard for NASBA accreditation.

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Faculty

Elizabeth C. Curtin

Elizabeth C. Curtin

Sidley Austin LLP

  • Partner at Sidley Austin LLP
  • Practice focuses on products liability; food, drug and medical device
  • Extensive experience advising and defending pharmaceutical, medical device, manufacturing, and consumer goods clients in complex litigation matters
  • Provides clients with essential advice at every stage of the litigation process from pretrial litigation to trial, including the coordination of case-specific discovery, depositions, court appearances, strategic planning, expert development, fact investigation, and the drafting of pleadings, motions, and briefs in state and federal jurisdictions
  • Advises companies on litigation risks associated with business decisions and transactions and performs pre-litigation risk assessments
  • Extensive experience with scientific and medical aspects of products liability cases, having deposed medical and scientific fact witness and expert physicians in a variety of fields and drafted Daubert/Frye motions
  • Has been repeatedly recognized by Who’s Who Legal, including Who’s Who Legal: Product Liability Defense 2022 and Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences - Product Liability 2022
  • Board member, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
  • J.D. degree, University of Virginia School of Law; B.S. degree, Duke University
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 312-853-0524
Stephanie C. Stern

Stephanie C. Stern

Sidley Austin LLP

  • Senior Managing Associate at Sidley Austin LLP
  • Practice focuses on products liability; commercial litigation and disputes; white collar: government litigation and investigations
  • Has handled a wide variety of litigation matters, including products liability, mass tort, class action, and toxic tort litigation
  • Skilled writer, whose experience includes drafting preliminary injunction briefs, complaints, and discovery motions in both state and federal court and whose experience as a clerk in district court allows her to draft creative and effective written court submissions
  • Extensive discovery experience, including preservation investigation and negotiations with plaintiffs’ counsel
  • Member of the Black Women Lawyers’ Association, the Cook County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association
  • J.D. degree, Harvard Law School; B.A. degree, Princeton University
  • Can be contacted at [email protected] or 312-853-4168
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Product ID: 410782
Published 2023
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