HarrisMartin's Water Contamination Litigation Conference

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Thursday, November 01, 2018

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs

Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, P.C., New York
Gale D. Pearson, Pearson, Randall & Schumacher, P.A., Minneapolis


9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The Science of PFAS - PFOA/PFOS

Robert A. Bilott, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Cincinnati
Louise R. Caro, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York


9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
What are Aqueous Film-Forming Foams and Who Makes Them?

Tate J. Kunkle, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Patrick J. Lanciotti, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York


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

10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The History of C-8 MDL

Rebecca G. Newman, Douglas & London, P.C., New York
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, CA


11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
How to Deal with Other Contaminants in Drinking Water

Carla Burke Pickrel, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas


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

1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Complexities of Lien Resolution in Water Contamination Cases

Courtney Delaney, Esq., Garretson Resolution Group, Charlotte, NC


1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
PFOA- The Hot Documents

Mark R. Cuker, Cuker Law Firm, Philadelphia
Paul J. Napoli, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York


2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Lead in Water: How Does It Get There?

Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York


2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Experts: What is Needed to Win Your Case?

Michael A. London, Douglas & London, P.C., New York
Richard W. Head, SL Environmental Law Group, San Francisco


3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The State of Minnesota v. 3M: What Ground Has Been Tilled?

Gale D. Pearson, Pearson, Randall & Schumacher, P.A., Minneapolis


4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Current Motions and Defenses

• The JPML Petitions: One MDL or Two?
• State Court Cases
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, P.C., New York
Kelly Hyman, Franklin D. Azar & Associates, P.C., Aurora, CO


5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception