Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, December 03, 2014
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Roger C. Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Elizabeth ("Beth") Graham, Grant & Eisenhofer P.A., Wilmington, DE
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Litigation Updates: Metal on Metal Hips, Transvaginal Mesh, Benicar, Low T, Risperdal, and Fluoroquinolones
Douglas C. Monsour, The Monsour Law Firm, Longview, TX
Peter J. Flowers, Meyers & Flowers, St. Charles, IL
Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
Stephanie O'Connor, Douglas & London, New York
Brian J. McCormick Jr., Ross Feller Casey, LLP, Philadelphia
Russell Budd, Baron & Budd, Dallas
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Xarelto Science Primer Panel
• What is an X-Fa Inhibitor?
• How do bleeds occur?
• Latest Science News
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York
Erik Walker, Hissey Kientz, LLP, Austin, TX
Russell T. Abney, Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough, Atlanta
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Breaks Sponsored by Garretson Resolution Group
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Xarelto Liability Issues
• The Pradaxa Story - Same or Different?
• Janssen/Bayer Arrangement
• The Failure to Monitor Case
Roger C. Denton, Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, New York
Tor Hoerman, TorHoerman Law, LLC, Chicago
Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Denver
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Xarelto Filings, Venue, Jurisdiction and Case Criteria
• State Court – Pennsylvania and New Jersey
• Other Venues
• Federal Court
• Defendants and Venue
• JPML Petitions and Responses
Elizabeth (Beth) Graham, Grant & Eisenhofer, Wilmington, DE
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York
Roger C. Denton, Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Power Morcellator Science Primer
Moderator: Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Roger C. Denton, Schlichter, Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Scott Allen, Bailey Peavy Bailey, PLLC, Houston
W. Lewis Garrison Jr., Heninger, Garrison & Davis, LLC, Birmingham, AL
Stephanie O'Connor, Douglas & London,P.C., New York
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Power Morcellator Liability Panel
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Lawrence J. Gornick, Kaiser Gornick, LLP, San Francisco
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Scott J. Eldredge, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, Denver
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Power Morcellator: Filing, Jurisdiction, Case Criteria
Elizabeth (Beth) Graham, Grant & Eisenhofer, Wilmington, DE
Kristian Rasmussen, Cory | Watson | Crowder | DeGaris, Birmingham, AL
Carmen S. Scott, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC