ACC Minnesota and Maslon join forces on Thursday, November 20, 2025, to present their second annual Manufacturing Summit. The half-day seminar provides in-house counsel from Minnesota’s manufacturing community with practical tips for minimizing product liability risk and maximizing insurance recovery efforts. This year’s program will focus on effective broker/in-house counsel relationships, strategies for defeating failure-to-warn claims amid evolving product warning standards, and best practices for navigating U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) compliance and recalls.
AGENDA
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Attendee check-in
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Session 1 - How Strong Insurance Brokers Partner with Policyholders to Mitigate Risk and Maximize Insurance Recovery
Moderator: Bryan Freeman, Partner; Co-Chair, Litigation and Insurance Recovery Groups, Maslon LLP
Panelists:
- Dan Hanson, Senior Vice President Management Liability and Client Experience, Marsh & McLennan Agency
- Noah Greenwald, Senior Vice President & Producer, Marsh & McLennan Agency
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. | Session 2 - From Labels to Links: Defending Product Warnings and Instructions in the Digital Age
Presenter: Stephanie Laws, Partner; Co-Chair, Tort & Product Liability Group, Maslon LLP
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Session 3 - The CPSC Compliance Playbook: Requirements and Best Practices that Every Manufacturer Should Know
Presenter: Katie Maechler, Partner; Co-Chair, Litigation and Tort & Product Liability Groups, Maslon LLP
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. | Reception
Admission is free and open to ACC members and to in-house counsel first-time guests. 2.0 Standard CLE credits are pending in Minnesota.
Thanks to Diamond sponsor Maslon LLP!