Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, November 02, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
9:30 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
B. Kristian W. Rasmussen III, Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris, Birmingham, AL
Vance R. Andrus, Andrus, Hood & Wagstaff, P.C., Denver
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Regulatory History – Approval, Withdrawal & FDA Production
Kelly A. Fitzpatrick, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
J. Paul Sizemore, The Sizemore Law Firm, El Segundo, CA
Robert K. Jenner, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Baltimore
10:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Panel Discussion: Science & Discovery
Julian Max Aroesty, M.D., Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston
Kate E. Jaycox, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi, Minneapolis
B. Kristian W. Rasmussen III, Cory Watson Crowder DeGaris, Birmingham, AL
Michael B. Leh, Locks Law Firm, Cherry Hill, NJ
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Defendant - Fresenius Medical Care North America
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, New York
Marc D. Grossman, Sanders Viener Grossman, LLP, Mineola, NY
Randi A. Kassan, Sanders Viener Grossman, LLP, Mineola, NY
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Theories of Liability & Potential Defenses
Jon C. Conlin, Cory Watson Crowder DeGaris, Birmingham, AL
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, Minneapolis
Pamela A. Borgess, Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, Toledo, OH
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
The Benefits, Risks & Alternatives to GranuFlo and NaturaLyte
Laura Yaeger, Fleming Nolen Jez, Houston
Eric Gibbs, Girard Gibbs, San Francisco
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Finding Cases: Intake Process & Injury Criteria
Michael B. Lynch, The Michael Brady Lynch Firm, Orlando, FL
Matthew J. Sill, Sill Law Group, Edmond, OK