Laura Beasley and Greg Odom to Present at IDC Class Action Seminar

On September 20, Baker Sterchi Members Laura Beasley and Greg Odom will present at the Illinois Defense Counsel (IDC) ABCs of Class Action Litigation Seminar in St. Louis, Missouri.

Beasley will co-present “Navigating the PFAS Landscape: Science, Applications, and Legalities” which will explore the history, chemical properties, environmental persistence and health effects of PFAS, as well as their industrial uses, regulatory landscape and the EPA's action plans. Odom’s presentation, titled “From BIPA to GIPA: Another Four-Letter Word in Illinois Class Action Litigation,” will focus on GIPA’s key provisions, the troubling similarities between GIPA and BIPA, GIPA litigation trends and considerations for companies regarding GIPA litigation.

Beasley is an experienced trial lawyer with a practice focused on civil defense litigation. She is a past president of the IDC and currently serves on its Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She also holds board positions with the East St. Louis and St. Clair County Bar Associations, as well as with the DRI State and Local Defense Organization. Odom is an experienced trial attorney with a practice focused on defending clients in mass toxic torts and commercial litigation in state and federal courts across Illinois and Missouri. He holds positions as a member of the IDC Board of Directors and the Toxic Torts Committee and serves as an author and editor for the Survey of Law. Both are located in the firm’s Belleville office.