Individual providers and healthcare organizations are dealing with the challenges of egregious intentional torts such as sexual assault by providers and other bad acts. It can be difficult to navigate the coverage issues, reservation of rights, need for medical board counsel, criminal counsel, and cumis counsel.
WSHB Partner Constance Endelicato will explore all of these topics and more at a Southern California Association for Healthcare Risk Management (SCAHRM) in-person breakfast program on Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at The California Club in Downtown Los Angeles. Included in this lively discussion, Ms. Endelicato will also address the potential PR damage control for the facility and negligent hiring and supervision claims against the facility which can result in cross claim for indemnity. This presentation will prepare you to navigate these issues as well as discuss claims that seem to be false accusations.
“It is easy to paint a picture of rampant abuse in institutions accused of sexual battery which relate to the act of one individual,” said Ms. Endelicato. “Navigating this minefield is one of the most difficult tasks of the general counsel, claim professional and lawyer in divining the truth, employing safeguards to protect against this conduct and bringing closure for everyone involved.”
Ms. Endelicato is a partner in WSHB's Los Angles office with over 25 years of litigation experience in defending healthcare professionals and has successfully tried over 60 jury trials, undefeated. Her cases range from catastrophic injuries, including birth injury, spinal cord injury and brain injury, to wrongful death actions and mass tort litigation. A member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates, Ms. Endelicato has earned the recognition of Super Lawyer in Southern California and in Orange County and has been recognized by Los Angeles Magazine as one of the Top Women Attorneys in Southern California. In addition to her trial work, Ms. Endelicato routinely is involved in Law and Motion in both the Superior Court and Appellate Court levels.
Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP
WSHB is a full service litigation firm with offices throughout the United States. The Firm has tried over 900 cases to verdict, and is internationally recognized for its exceptionally high rate of success. Since the Firm’s inception in 1997 by trial lawyers David Wood, Kevin Smith, Stephen Henning and Daniel Berman, WSHB has been known as the national “go to” firm for complex civil litigation in professional liability, employment, commercial, medical malpractice and healthcare, construction, environmental, real estate, transportation, subrogation, toxic tort and intellectual property litigation. Additionally, WSHB also regularly handles first and third party coverage issues for the London market. The Firm has been named one of the top four law firms in the nation for female lawyers, and one of the top five for diversity. WSHB’s lawyers take pride in each and every case and all ultimate results. Most of all, WSHB is proud of their organic growth which translates into consistent results and handling office to office.