Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, February 13, 2019
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Breakfast Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Pre-Trial Discovery – What Is Necessary To Support Elements of Important Motions?
Stephanie A. DiVita, The Law Firm of Pascarella DiVita, PLLC, Holmdel, NJ
Michael A. Macrides, Belluck & Fox, LLP, New York
Gary D. Van Lieu, O'Toole Scrivo Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC, Cedar Grove, NJ
Leah Kagan, Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC, Dallas
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Special Master Session
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq., Special Master, New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Brunswick, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Rule 104 Hearing: The Underutilized Gatekeeper Tool
Moderator: John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Amber R. Long, Levy Konigsberg LLP, New York
Roy F. Viola Jr., Hawkins Parnell Young, LLP, New York
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
New Jersey Recent Court Rulings Affecting the Asbestos Litigation: Proving Cross-Claims, Forum Non Conveniens, Bankruptcy Trusts, Bare Metal, etc.
Moderator: David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Jared M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Ezra H. Alter, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Paul C. Johnson, Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin, P.C., Mount Laurel, NJ
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Ethics – Mass Tort
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Update on Medical Issues in Mass Tort
Moderator: Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
Charles McGivney, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
Nathan D. Finch, Motley Rice LLC, Washington, DC
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Expert Reports – The Essential “Four Corners”
Moderator: Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
F. Alexander Eiden, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
Karen J. Stanzione, Reilly, McDevitt & Henrich, P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ