Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, September 28, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by Gacovino, Lake & Associates and Persist Automated Lead Communication
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
R. Allen Smith Jr., The Smith Law Firm, PLLC, Ridgeland, MS
Ted G. Meadows, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Andy D. Birchfield Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Robert L. "Skeeter" Salim, Salim Beasley LLC, Natchitoches, LA
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Talc Litigation Overview: The Journey So Far
• From Berg to St. Louis to an MDL Petition
R. Allen Smith Jr., The Smith Law Firm, PLLC, Ridgeland, MS
Ted G. Meadows, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Andy D. Birchfield Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Patrick Malouf, Porter & Malouf, P.A., Jackson, MS
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Venue Updates for Talc Litigation: MO, IL, NJ, CA, DC, Federal Courts and Attorney General Actions
Alison D. Hawthorne, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
James F. Green, Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Washington, DC
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Richard Golomb, Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia
Carmen S. Scott, Motley Rice, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Tim W. Porter, Porter & Malouf, P.A., Jackson, MS
Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Taxotere Litigation
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Christopher L. Coffin, Pendley, Baudin & Coffin, New Orleans
Darin Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Kyle Bachus, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Lee McGartland, McGartland Law Firm, PLLC, Fort Worth, TX
11:00 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
NOAC Litigation: When Will the Bleeding Stop?
• Pradaxa Update - No MDL, No Problem
• Xarelto Update - MDL and Philly
Moderator:
Robert L. "Skeeter" Salim, Salim Beasley LLC, Natchitoches, LA
Neal L. Moskow, Ury & Moskow, LLC, Fairfield, CT
Michael M. Weinkowitz, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
11:40 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Eliquis - Science, and Why NOAC Litigation Isn’t Just About Pradaxa and Xarelto
Robert L. "Skeeter" Salim, Salim Beasley LLC, Natchitoches, LA
Tommy Fibich, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs, & Josephson, Houston
Hadi Danawi, Ph.D., M.P.H., MEL - Medical Elite, LLC, Houston
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch - Marketing Analysis of Current Litigation
Steve Nober, President/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
Lunch Sponsored by Medical Records Express
1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Daniel N. Gallucci, NastLaw, LLC, Philadelphia
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Abilify Litigation
Munir R. Meghjee, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
Kristian Rasmussen, Cory Watson Attorneys, Birmingham, AL
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Fluoroquinolone Litigation - PN and Aortic Aneurysm
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Douglas C. Monsour, Monsour Law Firm, Longview, TX
Tor Hoerman, TorHoerman Law, LLC, Chicago
John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, P.C., Denver
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Updates on Bair Hugger, Risperdal, Onglyza, Invokana, IVC Filter, Xarelto, TVM, Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants, Wen Hair Care Products, Power Morcellator and Bravelle Litigation
Moderator:
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA
Timothy Clark, The Sanders Firm, Irvine, CA
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
Timothy O'Brien, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Joseph Osborne, Osborne & Associates Law Firm, P.A., Boca Raton, FL
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Essure Litigation: Update on Status in State and Federal Courts
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs, & Josephson, Houston
Lance C. Unglesby, Unglesby Law Firm, Baton Rouge, LA
Kristy M. Arevalo, McCuneWright, LLP, Redlands, CA
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Karen Barth Menzies, Gibbs Law Group LLP, Los Angeles
4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Roundup® Litigation
Robin L. Greenwald, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., McGartland Law Firm, PLLC and Pendley Baudin & Coffin
*Invited Speakers