Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, June 16, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS).
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Science and Women and Why That Matters in Court
• Lack of Women in Clinical Trials
• Women Used as Guinea Pigs
• Legislative Changes and Medical Cases
Moderator:
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Edward Blizzard, Blizzard & Nabers LLP, Houston
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Framing Women’s Health Cases with the Jury
Hon. Judith C. Chirlin, Ret., Judicate West, Los Angeles
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Jennifer A. Moore, Grossman & Moore Injury Law, Louisville, KY
Marygrace J. Schaeffer, Senior Vice President, DecisionQuest, Minneapolis
9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Successful PSC and How to Handle Multiple Plaintiff Cases
Moderator:
Elizabeth J. Cabraser, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco, CA
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Karen Barth Menzies, Gibbs Law Group, LLP, Los Angeles
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Talcum Powder: Trial Updates and Message from the Trenches
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA
Leigh O’Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Helen Zukin, Kiesel Law LLP, Beverly Hills, CA
Shannon M. Lukei, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Applying Lessons Learned from Transvaginal Mesh to Hernia Mesh
Moderator:
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Michael Moreland, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Sexual Assault, Rape and Trafficking: How to Negotiate Sensitive Cases and Skittish Clients
Moderator:
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Jo Anna Pollock, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Ellyn Hurd, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Andrea Bierstein, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch - A Historical Look Back at How Big Pharma has been Preying on Women Since the 1960
The pharmaceutical industry is still in the dark ages when it was commonly believed that women were physiologically inferior to men. Despite knowing that women metabolize drugs differently than men, women remain underrepresented in clinical studies and recent laws have made it easier for pharmaceutical companies to market drugs for off-label use, which often target women.
Melissa Fry Hague, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Storz Power Morcellator Litigation
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA
Melissa Gardner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Margret E. Lecocke, Williams Kherkher, Houston
2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Essure: Preemption and Beyond - Should We Be Nervous?
Moderator:
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Schroeder Law Office PLLC, Houston
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
3:10 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.
Breast Implant Litigation, Again?
Moderator:
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Jennifer Lenze, Lenze Moss, PLC, Manhattan Beach, CA
Leslie O’Leary, Johnson Johnson & Schaller PC, Eugene, OR
Sheryl E. Berkowitz, Law Offices of Fenstersheib & Berkowitz, P.A., Hallandale, FL
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Lien Updates: Show Me the Money
Ginger Susman, President, Providio MediSolutions LLC, Greenwood Village, CO
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Taxotere
Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA
Darin L. Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver