HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Zantac, Sex Trafficking and Emerging Mass Tort Litigation

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, January 29, 2020

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

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

Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver


9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Moving Sex Abuse Cases to Federal Court (TVPA and Class Actions)

Carmen S. Scott, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Jennifer Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Elizabeth Fegan, FeganScott, Chicago


10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Sex Trafficking: Hotels

Shannon Pennock, Pennock Law Firm LLC, Jersey City, NJ
Anna Greenberg, Blizzard Law PLLC, Houston
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Kimberly Lambert Adams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL


11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sex Abuse and Sex Trafficking Cases: Holding Institutions Responsible

Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Kimberly Lambert Adams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Erin K. Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Mike Morgan, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando, FL


12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Innovations in the Marketing of Sex Abuse Litigation: From Infomercials & Recognizable Victim-Advocates to Sex Abuse Call Center

Christopher Princis, VP, Business Development, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Chicago


12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

Lunch is Sponsored by Morgan & Morgan

Morgan & Morgan


1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Zantac: Diving into the Science (NDMA, Ranitidine, and the Risk of Cancer)

Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
R. Brent Wisner, Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, P.C., Los Angeles
Justin Parafinczuk, Parafinczuk Wolf Susen, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Marlene Goldenberg, GoldenbergLaw, PLLC, Minneapolis
Yechezkel Rodal, Levin Citron Rodal PLLC, Ft. Lauderdale, FL


2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Zantac: Identifying Cases and Injuries

Marcus Susen, Parafinczuk Wolf Susen, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Francisco R. Maderal, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL


3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Zantac: Key Considerations for Consolidation

Kristian Rasmussen, Cory Watson Attorneys, Birmingham
Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Jennifer A. Moore, Moore Law Group, Louisville, KY
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL


4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Social Media: Vetting Your Clients in a Facebook (and Beyond) World

E. Samuel Geisler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Katherine E. Charonko, Bailey Glasser, Charleston, WV
Sri Gupta, International Litigation Services (ILS), Pensacola, FL


4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
30,000 FT Review of Current Mass Torts (3M, Juul, HIV/TDF, PPI, Essure)

PPI - Jennifer Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
JUUL - Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Essure - Daniel Thornburgh, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
HIV/TDF - Jack Rutherford, The Rutherford Law Firm, Los Angeles
3M Earplugs - Cristina Delise, The Lanier Law Firm, New York


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

Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Counsel Financial

Counsel Financial