Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, September 27, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Walter Kelley, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Hernia Mesh 101
Donald A. Migliori, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Matthew McCarley, The Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Dallas
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Ethicon Physiomesh Hernia Product
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Atrium C-Qur Hernia Mesh Products
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
David L. Selby II, Bailey & Glasser LLP, Birmingham, AL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Ankura Consulting Group, LLC.
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Bard Hernia Mesh Products
Jonathan D. Orent, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Edward J. Bell, Ankura Consulting Group, Washington, DC
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Covidien Hernia Mesh Products
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Paula Bliss, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky, Boston
11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, Founder/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Defective Hip Replacement Overview
Walter Kelley, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Wright Hip Replacements
Michael J. Blakely Jr., Pope McGlamry, Atlanta
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Zimmer Hip Replacements
Joe Osborne, Osborne & Associates, Boca Raton, FL
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Biomet and Smith & Nephew Hip Replacements
Jasper D. Ward, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
Alex C. Davis, Jones Ward, Louisville, KY
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Materials Science Associates.
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
DePuy Hip Litigation
Brian Devine, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Stryker Hip Replacements
Walter Kelley, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky, LLC, Boston
Michael E. Gallant, Kelley Bernheim Dolinsky LLC, Boston
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Equifax Data Breach Litigation
John A. Yanchunis, Morgan & Morgan, PA., Orlando, FL
Wesley K. Polischuk, Robinson Calcagnie‚ Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, Jacksonville, FL
Barrett J. Vahle, Stueve Siegel Hanson, LLP, Kansas City, MO
Roy E. Barnes, Barnes Law Group, Marietta, GA
John R. Bevis, Barnes Law Group, Marietta, GA
L. Kirstine Rogers, Steckler Gresham Cochran, Dallas
5:00 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Mass Tort Quick Hits
• IVC Filter
• Talcum powder
• Essure
• Opioids
• Roundup
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Boston
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
John A. Dalimonte, Dalimonte Rueb Law Group, LLP, Boston
John R. Crone, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Mark P. Chalos, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN