Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, March 08, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Opioid Litigation Overview and Opening Remarks
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Paul J. Hanly Jr., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
What’s Happening in the Opioid MDL and Overview of the Claims Against the Wholesalers
Joseph F. Rice, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Peter H. Weinberger, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP, Cleveland
Michael J. Fuller, McHugh Fuller Law Group, Hattiesburg, MS
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Wholesalers’ Roles in the Allegations Against All Defendants
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Paul J. Geller, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP, Boca Raton, FL
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Jennifer Scullion, SeegerWeiss LLP, New York
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What is ARCOS Data and What Can It Tell Us? An Overview
Peter Mougey, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Paul Thomas Farrell Jr., Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel LLP, Huntington, WV
Erin K. Dickinson, Crueger Dickinson LLC, Whitefish Bay, WI
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Wholesaler Thresholds: Masters Pharmaceuticals and the Controlled Substances Act
Paul Thomas Farrell Jr., Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel LLP, Huntington, WV
Michael J. Fuller, McHugh Fuller Law Group, Hattiesburg, MS
Rick Kroeger, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
When and How are Retail Pharmacies Wholesalers?
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Paul Thomas Farrell Jr., Greene, Ketchum, Farrell, Bailey & Tweel LLP, Huntington, WV
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The State Court Claims against Wholesalers – A Landscape
Burton LeBlanc, Baron & Budd, P.C., Baton Rouge, LA
Sarah Burns, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Laura L. Fitzpatrick, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Who Are the Opioid Bellwether Plaintiffs and What Does It Take To Be a Bellwether?
Anne McGinness Kearse, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Amy J. Quezon, McHugh Fuller Law Group, Hattiesburg, MS