Mr. Jeff Waltz, a founding partner of The Waltz Law Group, will speak at the 2015 Louisiana Claims Association Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, June 25, 2015 on the topic “Catch Me If You Can— Using Video Surveillance and Social Media to Combat Fraudulent Insurance Claims”. The presentation focuses on identifying potential sources of evidence through traditional and non-traditional video surveillance as well as an overview of the use of different social media platforms to gather evidence. The presentation will also focus on successful ways to use such evidence in handling a claim or in litigation. Lastly, Mr. Waltz will discuss evolving Louisiana case law concerning use of social media evidence.

Mr. Waltz focuses his practice on civil litigation, commercial litigation, workers’ compensation defense, insurance coverage analysis and insurance defense. He has significant experience in admiralty and maritime law, automobile liability litigation, first party and third party property damage claims, construction defect claims, and bad faith claims. He has also advised insurance clients on claims handling issues and reviewed and analyzed insurance policies and other documents in order to draft formal coverage assessments.