Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, October 18, 2019
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
8:55 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.
JUUL Labs, Inc.: Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Corporate History and Key Legal Issues
Moderator: Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Esfand Y. Nafisi, Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, Washington, DC
Scott P. Schlesinger, Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Domenic B. Sanginiti Jr., Stark & Stark, Lawrenceville, NJ
Michael M. Weinkowitz, Levin Sedran & Berman, LLP, Philadelphia
9:40 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, Founder/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
9:55 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Current Scientific Developments on the Harmful Effects of JUUL
Moderator: Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Jacob W. Plattenberger, TorHoerman Law LLC, Chicago
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:50 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
The MDL Petition and Current Litigation Landscape: An Update on Pending Class Actions and Individual Cases
Moderator: Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Adam J. Gutride, Gutride Safier LLP, San Francisco
Jason L. Solotaroff, Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP, New York
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Lung Injuries and the Long Term Prognosis: Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Effects
Moderator: Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Harold I. Palevsky, M.D., Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The Criminal Case Against JUUL
Jonathan Novak, The Fears Nachawati Law Firm, Dallas
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Addiction, the Adolescent Brain and the Downstream Effects
Moderator: Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
François M. Blaudeau, M.D., J.D., FACHE, FCLM, Southern Institute for Medical & Legal Affairs, Birmingham, AL
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Marketing and Promoting the JUUL Device from “Vaporizing” to “Make the Switch”
Moderator: Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Russell D. Paul, Berger Montague, Philadelphia
Mike Morgan, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando, FL
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Mark H. Troutman, Isaac Wiles, Columbus, OH
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Regulatory Issues from the Local, State and Federal Levels
Moderator: Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Emily Jeffcott, Morgan & Morgan, Pensacola, FL
Ashley Brittain Landers, Morgan & Morgan, Lexington, KY
Stuart M. Paynter, Paynter Law, Washington, DC
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Perspectives from a Pediatrician – the Mental and Physical Impact on Children
Jennifer H. Chuang, MD, MS, FAAP, Section Chief, Adolescent Medicine, St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Beyond JUUL: Additional Defendants and Special Legal and Medical Considerations
Moderator: Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Kirk J. Goza, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Kristine Kraft, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Mikal C. Watts, Watts Guerra LLP, San Antonio