May 17, 2016. Through legislation, Supreme Court decisions, and a shift in public sentiment, there has been profound changes in certain areas of the law. During last month’s Claims Litigation Management (CLM) Annual Conference held in Orlando, Florida, Mark Bernstein, Chief Claims Officer at Carl Warren, J. Thaddeus Eckenrode, Managing Officer & Senior Trial Attorney at Eckenrode-Maupin, Jeffrey Eberhard, Managing Partner at Smith Freed & Eberhard, and Caryn Siebert, VP/Head of Claims of Knight Insurance Group presented on the session topic “Same- Sex Marriage, Open Carry, and Weed”. Find out how these new legal concepts impact claim evaluations, case value, and defense strategies in the insurance industry.