Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, March 29, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Registration and Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Hernia Mesh: Products, Science, Defendants, Differences and Similarities Compared to TVM Products
• Physiomesh
• C-Qur
• Composix
• Surgipro
• Ventrio
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Lisa Ann Gorshe, Johnson//Becker PLLC, Minneapolis
Douglas C. Monsour, Monsour Law Firm, Longview, TX
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Hernia Mesh: Litigation Update
• C-Qur MDL
• Atrium Hernia Mesh MDL
• Prospective MDLs
• State Court Dockets
• Incorporation into Existing MDLs (Kugel Mesh, TVM)
• Case Screening, Settlements
Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, Pensacola, FL
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Katherine Cornell, Blizzard & Nabers, Houston
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Stryker Hip – LFIT V40
Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Peter M. Schosheim, M.D., F.A.C.S., Physicians Medical Review, Boca Raton, FL
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Smith & Nephew R3 and Birmingham Hip Implants
Alex C. Davis, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
Jasper D. Ward, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
Derek Burch, Burch, George & Germany, P.C., Oklahoma City
Charles C. Weddle III, White & Weddle, P.C., Oklahoma City
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, President/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Mirena - Levonorgestrel-Related Pseudotumor Cerebri/Intracranial Hypertension: The Science
• The Norplant Story
• The Paragard Story
• The Epidemiology
• The Daubert Rulings
Lawrence L. Jones II, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
Christina Natale, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Trevor Rockstad, Davis & Crump, P.C., Gulfport, MS
2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
In Re: Mirena Levonorgestrel-Related Products Liability Litigation, MDL 2767
• Federal Court Status
• State Court Status
Martin D. Crump, Davis & Crump, P.C., Gulfport, MS
Roger W. Orlando, The Orlando Firm, P.C., Decatur, GA
Thomas F. DellaFera Jr., Miller DellaFera PLC, Charlottesville, VA
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Ethics in Mass Tort Cases
Thomas Wallin, Wallin Law Firm & Scorpion, Irvine, CA
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Sorin 3T Heater/Cooler System
• Regulatory History
• Mechanism of Injury/Infection
• Bair Hugger
Walter Kelley, Kelley Bernheim & Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
Paula Bliss, Kelley Bernheim & Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
Ashlee Edwards Winkler, Parham Smith & Archenhold, LLC, Greenville, SC
Sol Weiss, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
James L. Ward Jr., McGowan, Hood & Felder, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Expert: Andrea N. Yang, MD, FACC, Olathe Health Cardiology Services, Olathe, KS
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Update on Current Mass Tort Cases: PPI, Talc, Essure, IVC and Breast Implant
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs, & Josephson, Houston
Lisa Ann Gorshe, Johnson//Becker PLLC, Minneapolis
Jennifer Lenze, Lenze Moss, PLC, Manhattan Beach, CA
Robert M. Hammers Jr., Schneider Hammers, Atlanta
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Jones Ward
