Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, May 28, 2014
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle
Mark P. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
When Did GM Know and What Did They Know
Mark Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis Inc., Newport Beach, CA
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
RICO Claims and Possible Other Defendants
Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger • Salvas LLP, San Francisco
Christopher A. Seeger, Seeger Weiss LLP, New York
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
The Impact of the GM Bankruptcy
Steven J. Skikos, Skikos Crawford Skikos & Joseph, San Francisco
Mike Papantonio, Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Defects – Plungers, Positions and Slots
Brian Panish, Panish Shea & Boyle, Los Angeles
Donald H. Slavik, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Address
Clarence Ditlow, Center for Auto Safety, Washington, DC
1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Discussion of GM Personal Injury Cases, Switch Defect
Lance Cooper, The Cooper Firm, Marietta, GA
S. Scott West, The West Law Firm, Sugar Land, TX
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Proof of Diminished Value in Economic Loss Cases – The Lessons of Toyota
Steve Berman, Hagens Berman, Seattle
Frank M. Pitre, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP, Burlingame, CA
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Class Certification and Notification – Lessons From Toyota
Steve Berman, Hagens Berman, Seattle
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Jayne Conroy, Hanly Conroy Bierstein Sheridan Fisher & Hayes LLP, New York
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Lessons on Motions to Dismiss From Other Car Defect Cases
Adam J. Levitt, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Chicago
Eric Gibbs, Girard Gibbs LLP, San Francisco
Robin L. Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
What We Learn From Tobacco and Other Major Defects Cases
Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL