Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, September 30, 2015
7:30 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:55 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
9:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
Invokana - Diabetes Drug Gone Bad
Timothy O'Brien, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
9:35 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
3M Bair Hugger – Bad Idea, Bad Outcomes
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Actos & Pinnacle Update
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Matthew L. Garretson, Garretson Resolution Group, Cincinnati
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
INFUSE
Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
11:20 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Volkswagen Diesel Fuel Emissions Fraud
• Class Claims for Auto Purchasers
• Class Claims for Dealers
• Lessons from Toyota, GM, and BP
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, LLP, New York
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Paul J. Hanly Jr., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.
Low-T Update
Christopher A. Seeger, Seeger Weiss, New York
1:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
New Discovery Rules
Ariana J. Tadler, Milberg LLP, New York
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Power Morcellator Science
Stephanie O'Connor, Douglas & London, New York
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Power Morcellator - Liability and Status
Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C., Englewood, CO
Thomas J. Preuss, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton, Irvine, CA
Wm. Dirk Vandever, The Popham Law Firm, Kansas City, MO
2:30 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:40 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Xarelto Update - Case Selection and State Court News
Brad Honnold, Bartimus Frickleton Robertson Goza, Leawood, KS
Jeffrey S. Grand, Seeger Weiss, New York
Daniel N. Gallucci, NastLaw LLC, Philadelphia
Leonard A. Davis, Herman, Herman & Katz, L.L.C., Atlanta
Frederick S. Longer, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
3:40 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
IVC Filter Update
Joseph Osborne, Osborne & Associates Law Firm, P.A., Boca Raton, FL
Julia Reed Zaic, Heaviside Reed Zaic, Laguna Beach, CA
Joseph R. Johnson, Babbitt & Johnson P.A., West Palm Beach, FL
4:05 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.
Zofran Birth Defect
Walter Kelley, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
Rachel Abrams, Levin Simes, San Francisco
4:20 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.
FLQ Peripheral Neuropathy
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Bill Robins III, Heard Robins Cloud LLP, Santa Monica, CA
4:35 p.m. - 4:55 p.m.
Transvaginal Mesh Litigation and Settlement Updates
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Ethan Greene, Reisman Karron Greene LLP, Washington, D.C.
4:55 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Onglyza Heart Failure/DPP IV Inhibitors and Chronic Joint Pain
Timothy Clark, The Sanders Firm, El Segundo, CA
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
