Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, January 27, 2015
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
At Cabanas 9 and 10 in the The Fontainebleau Miami Beach
Day 2, Wednesday, January 28, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 8:25 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)
8:25 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Seattle
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
What did Takata Know and When Did They Know It?
Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.
What did Honda and Toyota Know and When Did They Know it?
Dianne M. Nast, NastLaw, LLC, Philadelphia
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
History of Economic Loss Claims in Auto Defect Litigation
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, San Francisco
9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Discovery and Analysis of Japanese Documents
Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc., (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Takashi Koga, Director of Eastern Linguistics, International Litigation Services, Inc., (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Donald H. Slavik, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.
Complex Case Resolution Methods
Joseph F. Rice, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Class Certification in Nationwide Auto Cases
W. Daniel Miles III, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
10:45 a.m. - 11:05 a.m.
Proof of Diminished Value in Economic Loss
Steve W. Berman, Hagens Berman, Seattle
11:05 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.
Intersection Between NHTSA Recalls and Injunctive Relief
Roland Tellis, Baron & Budd, Los Angeles
11:25 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Civil Defect Cases Paralleling Federal Safety Investigations
Robin L. Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
State and Federal Coordination Issues
Dawn M. Barrios, Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix, LLP, New Orleans
11:45 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
TAKATA Airbag Inflators and Preliminary Testing
Kevin R. Dean, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
12:05 p.m. - 12:25 p.m.
Lessons Learned from Ford Firestone and Toyota Defect Cases
Lewis S. “Mike” Eidson, Colson Hicks Eidson, Coral Gables, FL
12:25 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Speaker - Working Relationships with Federal Government Investigators: What is NHTSA’s Role?
Ben Kelley, The Center for Auto Safety (CAS), Pebble Beach, CA
Lunch Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions, LLC
