HarrisMartin's Complex Litigation Conference

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, May 29, 2013

8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

Sponsored by The Garden City Group Inc.(GCG)

The Garden City Group Inc.(GCG)


8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs

W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault


8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Current Mass Tort Litigation Update: Part I

• Mirena IUD & Granuflo - Matthew J. McCauley, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
• Byetta & Januvia - Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP , New York
• Zoloft & Pradaxa - Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
• Biomet - Margaret M. Metzinger, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli Co., LPA, Cleveland


9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The Increasing Scope and Role of Special Masters

Moderator:
David R. Cohen, Special Master, Cleveland

Judge James M. Stanton, Stanton Law Firm, P.C., Addison, TX
Judge Ed Kinkeade, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas
Judge Kathleen M. O’Malley, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, DC
Patrick A. Juneau, Juneau David, APLC, Lafayette, LA
Jerrold S. Parker, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
Matthew L. Garretson, Garretson Resolution Group Inc., Cincinnati


10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

Sponsored by BMC Group

BMC Group


10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Latest Preemption Battle

Moderator:
Judge Kenneth Winston Starr, President, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Professor Francis McGovern, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
John H. Beisner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC
Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Law Firm, San Diego
Larry P. Boyd, Fisher, Boyd, Brown & Huguenard, LLP, Houston
Justin Presnal, Fisher, Boyd, Brown & Huguenard, LLP, Houston


11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
RICO and Consumer Claim: Beyond the Myopic Focus on Torts

Moderator:
John R. Climaco, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli Co., LPA, Cleveland

Eric D. Holland, Holland, Groves, Schneller & Stolze, LLC, St. Louis
Charles E. Schaffer, Levin Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
Robert K. Shelquist, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA


12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch - Keynote Speakers

Mark J. Geragos, Geragos & Geragos, Los Angeles
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston

Sponsored by Epiq Systems, Inc.

Epiq Systems, Inc.


1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Current Mass Tort Litigation Update: Part II

• Tylenol - Dawn M. Chmielewski, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli Co., LPA, Cleveland
• Stryker Hip - Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
• Transvaginal Mesh - Harry F. Bell Jr., The Bell Law Firm, PLLC, Charleston, WV
• DePuy ASR and Zimmer Knee - Peter J. Flowers, Meyers & Flowers, Chicago
• Pinnacle - Larry P. Boyd, Fisher, Boyd, Brown & Huguenard, LLP, Houston
• Actos - Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault


2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
The Supreme Court's Recent Impact On Mass Torts

Moderator:
Professor Arthur R. Miller, New York University School of Law, New York

Mark J. Geragos, Geragos & Geragos, Los Angeles

W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Professor Francis McGovern, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
Jan Schlichtmann, Schlichtmann Law, Boston
Jane Lamberti Sams, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
John H. Beisner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC
Judge Kenneth Winston Starr, President, Baylor University, Waco, TX


3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break

Sponsored by BMC Group

BMC Group


3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
The Selection and Compensation of Counsel in MDLs

Moderator:
Professor Francis McGovern, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC

W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP , New York
Scott A. Powell, Hare, Wynn, Newell & Newton, Birmingham, AL
William M. Audet, Audet & Partners, LLP, San Francisco


4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Daubert - Exploring Innovative Options: What, When, Why and How

Moderator:
Judge Kenneth Winston Starr, President, Baylor University, Waco, TX

Judge Ed Kinkeade, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Dallas
David A. Steinberg, M.D., Senior Fellow and Research Director of the Fiddletown Institute, Fiddletown, CA
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm , Houston
Mark E. Burton Jr., Hersh & Hersh, San Francisco
Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
John H. Beisner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, Washington, DC


5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Omnibus Session - Everything MDL

• JPML: What, When Why and How to Argue
• Lexecon Strategy: Transferee Judges Sitting in the Transferor Court?
• Federal-State Coordination vs. Domination
• The Bellwether Selection Process - What Options Work Best?
• Mass Torts: Don't Forget the Jury
• The Technology Employed by Modern MDL (Courtroom, Depositions and Communications)

Moderator:
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault

Professor Francis McGovern, Duke University Law School, Durham, NC
Judge James M. Stanton, Stanton Law Firm, P.C., Addison, TX
Richard D. Meadow, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Harry F. Bell Jr., The Bell Law Firm, PLLC, Charleston, WV
Greg Fields, Director of Depositions and Video Technology, Golkow Technologies LLC, Philadelphia


5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception





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