Dan Schiavetta | Russo & Gould LLP

Dan Schiavetta, of counsel to Russo & Gould LLP in New York City, has been a litigator for 30 years and is admitted in all New York and New Jersey state and federal courts and the Second and Third Circuit Courts of Appeals. For 20 years he defended the Catholic Church in sexual abuse cases and other matters. He also has wide experience in insurance coverage litigation, nursing home defense, and appellate practice. He is a 1992 graduate of the University of California, Davis School of Law where he was a law review editor and moot court judge. In his previous career as a social worker he was the director of a crisis center and 24-hour hotline.

I. How nursing homes are organized, the regulatory environment, what they are and are not liable for | 2:00pm – 2:30pm

II. Special issues as to statute of limitations, theories of liability, and co-defendants | 2:30pm – 3:00pm

Break | 3:00pm – 3:10pm

III. Common allegations and defenses | 3:10pm – 3:30pm

IV. Evidence to be asked for and objected to, and special issues as to electronic medical records | 3:30pm – 3:50pm

V. How Covid-19 has impacted nursing homes, as to their operation and as to liability | 3:50pm – 4:10pm