Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, June 22, 2016
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
8:50 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Why Are Women Used as Guinea Pigs and What to Do When the Next Women’s Health Tragedy Occurs
• A Legislative Update on Recent Laws Proposed Related to Devices
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Plastic in the Pelvis: Essure and Mesh Litigation
Moderators:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Mesh
Michael Moreland, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
Essure
Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Heard Robins Cloud LLP, Houston
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs, & Josephson, Houston
A.J. de Bartolomeo, Gibbs Law Group, Oakland, CA
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Birth Control (Mirena) and Birth Defects Litigation (SSRI/Zofran/Zoloft/Paxil/Wellbutrin)
Moderators:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Sindhu S. Daniel, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis
Edward Blizzard, Blizzard & Nabers, Houston
Esther E. Berezofsky, Williams Cuker Berezofsky, Cherry Hill, NJ
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What is the Difference Between a Seven-Figure Verdict and Zero?
Moderator:
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, MotleyRice LLC, Providence, RI
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Wage Inequality: Lessons Learned
Lori E. Andrus, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Profits Over Safety: Targeting Women to Sell Drugs, Devices, and "Diseases"
Moderator:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis‚ Inc., Newport Beach, CA
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Canc-her: Talcum Powder and Morcellator
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Morcellator
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Rebecca B. King, Tracey & Fox, Houston
Talc
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
Michelle Parfitt, Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
DaVinci Robotic Surgery on Women
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Mark J. Geragos, Geragos & Geragos, Los Angeles
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Emerging Litigation in Mass Torts
• Wen Hair Products
• Bravelle
• Taxotere
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Taxotere
Darin Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL
Bravelle
John C. Thornton, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Kate E. Jaycox, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
Wen Hair Care Products
Sean T. Higgins, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
FLQs
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL