HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Takata Airbag Litigation

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Tuesday, January 27, 2015

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception

At Cabanas 9 and 10 in the The Fontainebleau Miami Beach


Day 2, Wednesday, January 28, 2015

7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)

International Litigation Services (ILS)


8:25 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs

Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle


8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
What did Takata Know and When Did They Know It?

Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA


8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
What did Honda and Toyota Know and When Did They Know it?

Dianne M. Nast, NastLaw, LLC, Philadelphia


9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
History of Economic Loss Claims in Auto Defect Litigation

Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco


9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Discovery and Analysis of Japanese Documents

Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc., (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Takashi Koga, Director of Eastern Linguistics, International Litigation Services, Inc., (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Donald H. Slavik, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA


9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Complex Case Resolution Methods

Joseph F. Rice, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC


10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Class Certification in Nationwide Auto Cases

W. Daniel Miles III, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL


10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Burford Capital LLC

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10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Proof of Diminished Value in Economic Loss

Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman, Seattle


11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Intersection Between NHTSA Recalls and Injunctive Relief

Roland Tellis, Baron & Budd, Los Angeles


11:25 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Civil Defect Cases Paralleling Federal Safety Investigations

Robin L. Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York


11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
State and Federal Coordination Issues

Dawn M. Barrios, Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP, New Orleans


11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
TAKATA Airbag Inflators and Preliminary Testing

Kevin R. Dean, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC


12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Lessons Learned from Ford Firestone and Toyota Defect Cases

Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL


12:25 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Speaker - Working Relationships with Federal Government Investigators: What is NHTSA’s Role?

Ben Kelley, The Center for Auto Safety (CAS), Pebble Beach, CA

Lunch Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions, LLC

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