ERISA and Insurance ClaimsUpcoming and Recent Speaking Engagements on ERISA and Insurance MattersMr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by the National Business Institute entitled "Advanced Employment Law" on October 1, 2008. The program was presented in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Hoskins' topic was "ERISA Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims". He discussed the Supreme Court's recent decision in his LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates case, he presented a breach of fiduciary duty case law update and discussed the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and the Department of Labor's 2007 regulations implemented thereunder. Mr. Hoskins is scheduled to speak on December 16 and 18, 2008 in a National Business Institute sponsored conference on "Insurance Coverage Litigation". That presentation will be presented in both Greenville and Columbia and Mr. Hoskins will speak at both locations. Mr. Hoskins is scheduled to speak on February 11, 2008 at a CLE to be presented in Columbia, South Carolina entitled "Litigating ERISA Claims". Mr. Hoskins will speak on the following topics: (1) Subrogation and Plan Reimbursement Claims, (2) Class Action Suits, and (3) Ethical Dilemmas. Mr. Hoskins spoke at an employment law continuing education seminar sponsored by the National Business Institute on June 4, 2008. That presentation was in Columbia, South Carolina and Mr. Hoskins' topic was recent developments in ERISA law. On May 21, 2008, Mr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by the South Carolina Bar on the US Supreme Court LaRue decision in which he represented Mr. LaRue. Mr. Hoskins' hour long presentation focused on all aspects of that important decision. His presentation was given in the context of a broader employment law seminar held at the Capital Club in Columbia, South Carolina. The program can be purchased through the South Carolina Bar. On May 9, 2008, Mr. Hoskins spoke at a CLE sponsored by the Mecklenburg County Bar Association in Charlotte, North Carolina concerning his LaRue case. Firm Attorney Rob Hoskins spoke for the South Carolina Bar at a continuing legal education course focusing on liens. Mr. Hoskins discussed ERISA subrogation liens. That presentation was held on May 2, 2008 in Columbia, South Carolina. The presentation can be purchased on disc or other formats. Mr. Hoskins spoke on April 11, 2008 as part of a nationwide audio conference with two esteemed attorney colleagues from California on the impact of his recent US Supreme Court case, LaRue v. DeWolff, Boberg & Associates. That teleconference was sponsored by CCM Audio Conference and a recording can be purchased from the company’s website, click here. On February 25, 2008, Mr. Hoskins spoke at a continuing legal education course focusing solely on ERISA issues with some esteemed colleagues at the Clarion Town House Hotel in Columbia, South Carolina. On February 6, 2008, Mr. Hoskins was a co-presenter at a national teleconference dedicated to ERISA pension issues and directed to nationwide human resource professionals. On November 2, 2007, Mr. Hoskins spoke to the South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers' Compensation Organization on the "Ethical Handling of Denied and Disputed Claims Including Lien Issues". That topic dealt with the interplay between ERISA and Workers' Compensation laws and claims. That convention was held at the Grove Park Inn in Asheville, North Carolina. Mr. Hoskins also recently spoke on August 2, 2007 to the South Carolina Trial Lawyers 2007 Annual Convention on "Breach of Fiduciary Duties and Remedies Under ERISA" in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Click here to view or print Mr. Hoskins' materials for this presentation. Other Past Speaking Experience on ERISA and Insurance Matters Guest Speaker, Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims; "Prosecute UM/UIM Claims With Confidence", National Business Institute, 2006 Guest Speaker, Employment Law Seminar; "E.R.I.S.A. Update", Greenville County Bar Association CLE Presentation, 2005 Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, National Business Institute Sponsored CLE, 2004 Guest Speaker, What Are A Health Insurers Rights to Subrogate Against Your Client's Tort Recovery?, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers sponsored CLE, 2004 Guest Speaker, Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina, Bad Faith, National Business Institute sponsored CLE, 2003 Guest Speaker, 19th Annual North Carolina / South Carolina Employment and Labor Law Update, E.R.I.S.A., Charleston, SC, South Carolina and North Carolina Bars sponsored CLE, 2003 Panel Member, Second Annual Federal Practice in the District of South Carolina, Ethical Consideration for Federal Practitioners, Columbia, SC, South Carolina Bar sponsored CLE, 2003 Guest Speaker, Collection Law for the Healthcare Industry in South Carolina, ERISA from the Claimant's Perspective, Lorman Sponsored CLE, Greenville, SC, 2002 Guest Speaker, ERISA for Trial Lawyers Seminar, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2002 Panel Member and Guest Speaker, SC Workman's Compensation Educational Association Seminar, Charleston, SC, 2002 Guest Speaker, Advanced ERISA Techniques, NC Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2001 Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Workers' Compensation Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2001 Guest Speaker, Identifying and Handling Long Term Disability Cases for Your Social Security Clients, SC Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, 2000 Guest Speaker, ERISA Roundtable, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, Raleigh, NC, 2000 Panel Member and Guest Speaker, Collection Law for Healthcare Industry, Greenville, SC, LORMAN sponsored CLE, 2000 Guest Speaker, Cancer: Keys to Survivorship Conference, Topic: Health Insurance Claims, Columbia, SC, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2000 Guest Speaker, 15th Annual NC/SC Labor & Employment Law Seminar, 1999 Guest Speaker, ERISA from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Trial Lawyers Convention, 1998 Guest Lecturer on E.R.I.S.A., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1998 - 2000 Guest Speaker, E.R.I.S.A. from the Plaintiff's Perspective, SC Bar C.L.E. Presentation, 1997 Guest Speaker, Ninth Annual Health Care Law Seminar, SC
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