HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Xarelto, Morcellators and Emerging Torts

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, March 25, 2015

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)

International Litigation Services (ILS)


9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chair

Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL


9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Xarelto Science Panel

Russell T. Abney, Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough, Atlanta
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL


10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Xarelto Liability Issues and Litigation Update

Roger C. Denton, Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Leawood, KS
Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Denver
Andy D. Birchfield Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL


11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Breaks Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions, LLC

S3 Logo


11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Incretins: Byetta, Januvia and Victoza - Pancreatic and Thyroid Cancer Cases

Michael K. Johnson, Johnson//Becker PLLC, Minneapolis
Timothy M. Clark, Engstrom, Lipscomb & Lack, San Diego


12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

Lunch Sponsored by Burford Capital LLC

Burford Capital LLC Logo


1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Xarelto Case Selection and Criteria

Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York


1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Power Morcellator Science and Liability Issues

Scott J. Eldredge, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Denver
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO


2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Benicar

Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
Mark M. O’Mara, O’Mara Law Group, Orlando, FL
Pete H. Weinberger, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber, LLP, Cleveland
Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco


3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Breaks Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions, LLC

S3 Logo


3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Litigation Updates - Transvaginal Mesh, Low T, Risperdal, Talc and Fluoroquinolones (FLQ)

Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Denver
Ted G. Meadows, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Robert Mosier, The Sanders Firm, El Segundo, CA
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Daniel Thornburgh, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL


3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Zofran

Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Schwartz, Philadelphia
Aimee Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Corey G. Lorenz, Wexler Wallace, LLP, Chicago
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York


4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
INFUSE Bone Graft

Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, Reno, NV
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis


5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception