Blank Rome partners Robert P. Jacobs and Anna K. Milunas will serve as panelists at London Arbitration Week, being held November 30 through December 4, 2026, at various locations in London, England, UK. Blank Rome is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor of the event.
Rob and Anna’s session, “Coming Soon to an Arbitration Near You: Trends in U.S. Mass Tort Litigation and the Insurance Disputes That Are Sure to Follow,” will take place on Thursday, December 3, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
About the Session
The United States continues to be the global epicenter of mass tort litigation, with new waves of claims reshaping the landscape across industries: from claims arising from the use of various products, including such things as PFAS, opioids, talc, pesticides, hair relaxers, and medical devices, to sexual abuse claims and liability claims arising out of catastrophic wildfires, among others. These large-scale claims inevitably give rise to complex insurance coverage battles involving billions of dollars, which often must be resolved through ad hoc English-seated arbitrations.
This panel will explore the leading U.S. mass tort trends, including the theories of liability that the very aggressive U.S. plaintiffs bar is pursuing and the manner in which the defendants are fighting back, and will then highlight the key issues that both policyholders and insurers should anticipate as these tort liabilities migrate into coverage battles in UK arbitral fora.
Panelists:
- Moderator: Anna Milunas, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
- Emma Ager, Partner, Clyde & Co.
- Robert P. Jacobs, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
- John Mandler, Partner, Faegre Drinker
To register for the session, please visit the session webpage.
For more information about London Arbitration Week, please visit the event webpage.