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Technical and Scientific Support for Radiation Related Claims & Claims Avoidance Roger P. Shaw, CHP Shaw Partners LLC

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1 Technical and Scientific Support for Radiation Related Claims & Claims Avoidance Roger P. Shaw, CHP Shaw Partners LLC shawpartners@comcast.net www.shawpartners.com

2 Pr ofessional Role Shaw Partners LLC Provide support to attorneys on scientific, medical and technical issues in litigation, regulatory and transactional matters in a variety of practice areas and disciplines, including the following: Product Liability/Toxic Tort Personal injury Property damage Environmental/Land Use Risk Management Workers Compensation Class Action Superfund

3 Technical Support Functions  Assist attorneys in all respects on scientific, medical and technical issues relating to prospective work, litigated claims and other matters  Prepare write-ups and conduct in-house seminars  Educate attorneys, clients and staff on new to the company or existing matters Shaw Partners LLC

4 Technical Support Functions  Analyze and summarize for attorneys and clients scientific, technical and medical literature  Analyze merits of medical, technical and scientific aspects of client’s and adversary’s positions  Assist in identifying technical, dosimetry and medical records needed from client, adversary and third parties. Analyze and summarize such records, identify missing records. Shaw Partners LLC

5 Technical Support Functions  Assist in determining probability of causation and probable damages  Participate in interviews of fact witnesses and parties on technical issues  Assist attorneys in taking and defending depositions of fact witnesses with knowledge of technical/scientific/medical matters  Identify, interview and help attorneys choose experts – current cadre is >100 radiation experts – many considered some of the world’s best in a multitude of disciplines Shaw Partners LLC

6 Technical Support Functions  Act as primary liaison between attorneys and experts during report writing process  Assist attorneys in taking and defending depositions of experts  Assist in the preparation of graphic presentations of technical/scientific/medical points and chronologies of claims related events or accidents, with either in-house or outsourced staff Shaw Partners LLC

7 Brief Background Shaw Partners – legal consulting for 18 years Provided expert consulting to law firms for: Workers Compensation cases for nuclear utilities’ radiation injury claims, class action lawsuit (Lucent) for Nike Missile Bases (tort), pharmaceutical class action lawsuits; Legionnaire's Disease death lawsuit; and others Primary expertise is with Radiation Injury Claims and Claims Avoidance


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