Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, June 06, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Welcome Remarks: Where Have the 20 Years Gone?
Katherine M. Steele, Williams Kastner, Seattle
Matthew P. Bergman, Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle
8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
Local and National Asbestos Filing Trends
Christine E. Dinsdale, Soha & Lang, P.S., Seattle
9:10 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Current Legal Issues In Washington and Oregon: Equipment Litigation, Premises Liability Take Home Exposure and Employer Direct Action
Jeff Dunbar, Ogden Murphy Wallace, Seattle
Kevin J. Craig, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, Seattle
Brian F. Ladenburg, Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle
Phil Talmadge, Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA
10:10 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:20 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Current Issues in Asbestos Medicine: “Substantial Factor” Causation, Fiber Type; Lung Cancer; Low Dose Exposure
Gilbert L. Purcell, Brayton Purcell LLP, Novato, CA
David A. Shaw, Williams Kastner, Seattle
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Asbestos Trials: View from the Bench and Bar
Hon. Stephen K. Bushong, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County, Portland, OR
Chris S. Marks, Sedgwick LLP, Seattle
James P. Nevin Jr., Brayton Purcell LLP, Novato, CA
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Luncheon Speech: What Every Asbestos Litigator Should Know About Federal Court
Hon. Ronald B. Leighton, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Tacoma, WA
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Emerging Trends in Asbestos Discovery and Motion Practice in Oregon and Washington
Barry N. Mesher, Sedgwick LLP, Seattle
George S. Pitcher, Williams Kastner, Portland, OR
Anna D. Knudson, Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle
Jeffrey M. Wolf, Williams Kastner, Seattle
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
What Every Washington Lawyer Needs to Know about Oregon Practice and What Every Oregon Lawyer Needs to Know about Washington Practice
Diane J. Kero, Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP, Seattle
Jason H. Daywitt, Rizzo Mattingly Bosworth P.C., Portland, OR
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Current Issues in Asbestos Bankruptcies
Matthew P. Bergman, Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Ethical Issues in Asbestos and Mass Tort Litigation: Group Settlements; Witness Preparation and Discovery
John Strait, Associate Professor of Law, Seattle University School of Law, Seattle
Kristen Houser, Schroeter Goldmark Bender, Seattle
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Future Trends in Asbestos Litigation: Where Are We Going From Here?
Matthew P. Bergman, Bergman Draper Ladenburg, Seattle
Katherine M. Steele, Williams Kastner, Seattle