Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, January 25, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Robert L. "Skeeter" Salim, Salim Beasley LLC, Natchitoches, LA
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors — Overview of the Litigation
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Michael A. London, Douglas and London, New York
Derriel McCorvey, McCorvery Law, Lafayette, LA
9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors — The Liability Story
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Navan Ward Jr., Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Andrew McGraw, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors — Science and Causation
- AIN-Biopsy Proven Cases
- CKD-Public Catastrophe
Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Donald C. Arbitblit, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors — Who are the Defendants?
- Prescription Cases
- OTC Cases
- Generic
Buffy K. Martines, Laminack, Pirtle & Martines, Houston
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Jennie Lee Anderson, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco
Bradley Honnold, Goza & Honnold, L.L.C., Leawood, KS
11:30 a.m. - 12:05 p.m.
Proton Pump Inhibitors — Case Screening Process
Sindhu S. Daniel, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
Dan Thornburgh, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Buffy K. Martines, Laminack, Pirtle & Martines, Houston
12:05 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Abilify
- Compulsive Behavior and Gambling Litigation
Kristian Rasmussen, Cory Watson Attorneys, Birmingham, AL
Gary L. Wilson, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Major MDL Updates - Talc, TVM, Hernia Mesh (C-Qur/Physiomesh), Taxotere, TRT (Low-T)
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
Daniel Thornburgh, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Michael A. London, Douglas and London, New York
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Eliquis & Pradaxa/Xarelto Updates
Robert L. "Skeeter" Salim, Salim Beasley LLC, Natchitoches, LA
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Stryker Accolade Hip Implants, Pinnacle Trial, and Metal-On-Metal Updates
Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
*Invited Speaker