Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, September 27, 2013
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by Pohlman USA Court Reporting
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Amy E. Garrett, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, Alton, IL
Brenda G. Baum, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Ohio – The Buckeye State
· The Jurisdictions
· The Judges
· Standard CMOs
· Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
· Legislation – Ohio’s Medical Criteria Bill
· Bankruptcy Transparency Act
· Apportionment
· Verdict History
Thomas W. Bevan, Bevan & Associates LPA, Inc., Boston Heights, Ohio
Laura K. Hong, Squire Sanders LLP, Cleveland
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Important Decisions in Missouri and Illinois
Randy L. Gori, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Jeffrey Bash, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, Edwardsville, IL
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Mesothelioma: From Molecular Biology to Novel Therapies
Dr. Faris Farassati, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Minnesota Asbestos Litigation Update
Chad C. Alexander, Sieben Polk, P.A., Hastings, MN
David E. Scouton, Foley & Mansfield, Minneapolis
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Deposition Practice
· New Rule 212 in Illinois
· Missouri Asbestos Depositions
· Stipulations in Asbestos and What They Mean
Nathaniel Mudd, Maune Raichle Hartley French & Mudd, LLC, St. Louis
George A. Kiser, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Professionalism and Ethics
Moderator:
Brenda Baum, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
Speaker:
Christina Lewis Abate, Risk Manager, The Bar Plan, St. Louis
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Concepts in Causation: Lung Cancer Cases, Part I
J. Conard Metcalf, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, Alton, IL
Dwayne Stanley, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
Mark G. Zellmer, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Concepts in Causation: Lung Cancer Cases, Part II
Thomas M. Hyers, M.D., CARE Clinical Research, St. Louis
Dr. Myron Jacobs, Pulmonary Consultants, Inc., St. Louis
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Local Court Procedures in Asbestos Cases
· Pro Hac Rules
· Motions to Accelerate Participation in Depositions
· Jury Selection
Judge Clarence Harrison, Illinois 3rd Judicial Circuit Court, Madison County, Edwardsville, IL
Judge Steven R. Ohmer, Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit Court, St. Louis
City, St. Louis
Ted N. Gianaris, Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd LLC, Alton, IL
Rebecca A. Nickelson, HeplerBroom LLC, St. Louis
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Medicare and Case Settlements
Michelle Prince, Garretson Resolution Group, Charlotte, NC