The Practitioner's Guide to Defense of EPL Claims, 3rd Edition

Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance is a growing phenomenon in the insurance industry. The Practitioner's Guide to Defense of EPL Claims is a unique and invaluable tool for the employment litigator and others interested in that practice area. The contributing authors are all experts in the fields they address, and the compilation, expansive in scope, is reader-friendly and a valuable asset to the practitioner.

Topics include:

• Claims under other insurance including CGL and D&O
• Insurability of intentional conduct & punitive damages
• Investigating EPL claims
• Pleading strategies, affirmative defenses, and burdens of proof
• Use and misuse of statistics
• Emotional injury
• Back pay, front pay, compensatory and punitive damages
• Litigating EPLI claims
• Settlement issues
• Mediation and releases
• Ethical issues