Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, March 30, 2016
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback, Seattle
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Volkswagen Clean Diesels - Update from Plaintiffs' PSC Chair and Steering Committee Members on the Environmental Issues
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco
David S. Casey Jr., Casey Gerry Schenk Francavilla Blatt & Penfield LLP, San Diego
Rosemary M. Rivas, Finkelstein Thompson LLP, San Francisco
Lynn Lincoln Sarko, Keller Rohrback, Seattle
Roland Tellis, Baron & Budd, P.C., Encino, CA
Lesley Weaver, Block & Leviton LLP, Oakland, CA
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Volkswagen Economic Issues - Update from Plaintiffs' PSC Chair and Steering Committee Members
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco
James E. Cecchi, Carella, Byrne, Cecchi, Olstein, Brody & Agnello, P.C., Roseland, NJ
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Kevin R. Dean, Motley Rice, LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Christopher A. Seeger, Seeger Weiss, New York
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Flint Water Crisis
Erin Brockovich, Consumer Advocate, Agoura Hills, CA
Hunter Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Essure Litigation
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs and Josephson, Houston
Breanne Cope, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Erin Brockovich, Consumer Advocate, Agoura Hills, CA
W. Roger Smith III, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Kristy M. Arevalo, McCuneWright, LLP, Redlands, CA
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch - Marketing Performance Analysis
Lunch Sponsored by ARPC
Steve Nober, President/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Contaminated Endoscopes
Pete Kaufman, Panish Shea & Boyle, Los Angeles
Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Viagra MDL
• The Viagra and Melanoma Connection
• Status of MDL Petition
Kristian Rasmussen, Cory Watson, Birmingham, AL
Troy F. Tatting, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Invokana and Onglyza
Travis Lepicier, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
Timothy Clark, The Sanders Firm, Irvine, CA
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Abilify
Tara D. Sutton, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
Gary L. Wilson, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Class Action and Data Breach Litigation
• Data Breach
• Arbitration
• Ashley Madison
Taylor Bartlett, Heninger, Garrison & Davis, LLC, Birmingham, AL
John J. Driscoll, The Driscoll Firm, P.C., St. Louis
Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Keller Rohrback, Seattle
Derek Loeser, Keller Rohrback, Seattle
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Litigation
Frank Woodson, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
R. Allen Smith Jr., The Smith Law Firm, PLLC, Ridgeland, MS
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
James G. Onder, Onder, Shelton, O'Leary & Peterson, LLC, St. Louis
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Is There Still Room on the Boat?
• Updates on Transvaginal Mesh, Fluoroquinolone (FLQ), Bard IVC, Risperdal, Power Morcellator, Wen Hair Care Products and Bravelle Litigation
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Olga Viner, Heard Robins Cloud LLP, Santa Monica, CA
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley P.C., Greensboro, GA
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Ramon Rossi Lopez, Lopez McHugh LLP, Newport Beach, CA
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Keller Rohrback
