Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, May 25, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Jane M. Lamberti, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
Shean D. Williams, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
There’s a New Sheriff In Town: Attorney General Claims
Moderator:
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
James D. Young, Morgan and Morgan, PA, Jacksonville, FL
Shean D. Williams, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
The Increasing Use and Roles of Special Masters
Moderator:
David R. Cohen, Special Master, David R. Cohen Co. LPA, Cleveland
Douglas R. Marvin, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, D.C.
Gary J. Russo, Special Master, Jones Walker LLP, Lafayette, LA
Hon. Daniel J. Stack (Ret.), Aequitas Alternative Dispute Resolution, St. Louis
Hon. Glenn Norton (Ret.), Blitz, Bardgett & Deutsch LC, St. Louis
Hon. Staci M. Yandle, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois, Benton, IL
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Federal State Coordination: Peacefully Co-Existing in Parallel Universes
Moderator:
Steven Skikos, Skikos, San Francisco
Professor Jaime L. Dodge, Director, The Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
Ken Seeger, Seeger Salvas LLP, San Francisco
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Rapid Fire Updates on all Major Mass Tort Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation
• Flint Water
• Taxotere
• Xarelto
• Talcum Powder
• Power Morcellators
• Transvaginal Mesh
• Low Testosterone
• Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
• Risperdal
• Mirena
• Actos
• 3M Bair Hugger
• Essure
• Invokana
• IVC Filters
• PPI
Moderator:
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Kyle Bachus, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Darin Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Lance C. Unglesby, Unglesby & Williams, LLC, New Orleans
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Peter J. Flowers, Meyers & Flowers, Chicago
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Managing Electronically Stored Documents and Use of Predictive Coding
Moderator:
Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc., (ILS), Aliso Viejo, CA
Srivatsa V. Gupta, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Speaker
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lunch Sponsored by Midwest Litigation Services
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Multi-Plaintiff Trials ... What’s the Plan B?
Moderator:
Brian Devine, Seeger Salvas LLP, San Francisco
Adam L. Hoeflich, Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Chicago
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Khaldoun A. Baghdadi, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco
Lori G. Cohen, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Atlanta
2:15 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
Voluntary Crisis Response and Associated Compensation Programs
Moderator:
Matthew L. Garretson, Founder/CEO, Garretson Resolution Group, Cincinnati
Deborah Greenspan, Blank Rome LLP, Washington, D.C.
Professor Jaime L. Dodge, Director, The Institute for Complex Litigation and Mass Claims, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta
2:55 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Medtronic Infuse Litigation
Moderator:
Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Gregory J. Bubalo, Bubalo Goode Sales & Cronen, Louisville, KY
Todd Campbell, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
Jane M. Lamberti, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
3:25 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:35 p.m. - 4:35 p.m.
Ethical Finality in Mass Tort Litigation
Professor Lynn A. Baker, Frederick M. Baron Chair in Law University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX
4:35 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Complex Litigation Gumbo
• Preemption
• Deposing CEOs and Addressing Apex Defenses
• Subliminal Jury Tampering
• Spoliation and the Associated Preservation Obligations
• Qui Tam
• Corporate Representatives and the Use of 30(b)(6) Depositions at Trial
• Satellite Testimony at Trial
• Confidentiality and the Associated De-Designation of Documents
Moderator:
Dawn M. Chmielewski, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
R. Seth Crompton, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
David Cates, Cates Mahoney, LLC, St. Louis