Mass Arbitration and the Automotive Industry: What Your Company Needs To Know

On August 1, Skadden hosted the webinar “Mass Arbitration and the Automotive Industry: What Your Company Needs To Know.” Speakers included New York mass torts, insurance and consumer litigation partners Michael McTigue and Meredith Slawe. The panelists provided an overview of the mass arbitration model and the types of claims being brought against automotive companies, approaches to detecting solicitations and tailoring responses, methods for discerning if a class action complaint is a precursor to a mass arbitration and measures to deter mass arbitration threats, among other topics.