Eric S. Adams, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, will be a featured presenter during the Workers’ Compensation Institute‘s (WCI) 75th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and the 32nd Annual Safety and Health Conference, held on Wednesday, December 15, at the Orlando World Center Marriott.

The WCI Conference, which brings together workers’ compensation professionals from across the country, will feature over 500 speakers and 250 breakout sessions. During the event, Eric will present “Case Law Update Related to First and Third Party Claims including Insurance Coverage for Claimed Losses from Cyber Breaches.” Discussing the damages and financial liabilities associated with cyber data breaches, Eric will review pertinent case law, as well as a breakdown of cyber coverage and exclusionary provisions, for the benefit of workers’ compensation stakeholders wanting to understand the consequences of cyber security threats.

The WCI Conference presents their educational programming on a national basis and as the most comprehensive program available on all aspects of workers’ compensation and workplace safety/health, with significant emphasis in program development related to the events of 2020 and 2021 and the industry’s response to evolving the business climate resulting from the pandemic. Conference attendees range from upper-level executives to end users of products/services, including decision makers representing insurance companies, hospitals, employers, health care providers, regulators, adjusters, underwriters, brokers and more. For more information on the conference, click here.

Event Information:

• “Case Law Update Related to First and Third Party Claims including Insurance Coverage for Claimed Losses from Cyber Breaches”
• Speaker: Eric S. Adams, Esq. – Partner, Shutts & Bowen LLP
• Where: WCI Conference (Crystal Ballroom J1)
• When: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 – 11:15 AM – 12:15 AM
• For more information, click here.

The Workers’ Compensation Institute (WCI) is a nonprofit educational organization that serves as a comprehensive resource to all workers’ compensation stakeholders. WCI sponsors the annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference and brings together workers’ compensation professionals from across the country. It is the nation’s largest work comp conference and the programming, networking, exhibit hall, and entertainment cannot be matched.

 

About Eric S. Adams

Eric S. Adams is a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is a member of the Business Litigation Practice Group and the Construction Practice Group.  He is also Chair of the firm's E-Discovery Committee. A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated commercial litigation attorney, Eric has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America® and named by Florida Super Lawyers since 2008. His accounting experience helps him speak the language of his business clients. He focuses his practice on litigation involving business disputes, construction, trusts and estates, real estate, and intellectual property.