Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, September 12, 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
Amy E. Garrett, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Brenda G. Baum, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
The History of Madison County Asbestos Litigation
Michael J. Angelides, Simmons Hanly Conroy, Alton, IL
Anne B. Schmidt, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Lung Cancer Without Asbestosis: What Was the Effect of Smoking on the Scientific Studies?
• What Characteristics Affect the Likelihood That a Group in an Epidemiological Study Will Smoke, Smoke Longer or Smoke More Heavily?
• What is the Effect on an Epidemiological Study When Such Characteristics Are Not Properly Controlled?
J. Conard Metcalf, Simmons Hanly Conroy, Alton, IL
Mark G. Zellmer, Husch Blackwell LLP, St. Louis
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Discovery Issues in Asbestos Litigation
• Managing the Rule 206 Corporate Representative Deposition
• What's Viable and What's Not in Protective Orders
Christopher T. Layloff, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Michael Schag, Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Personal Jurisdiction on the Hot Seat
• How Recent U.S. Supreme Court Cases Impact Asbestos Litigation
• Status and Impact of Recent & Upcoming Local Personal Jurisdiction Decisions
• Where Do We Go From Here?
Dawn Besserman, Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French & Mudd, LLC, St. Louis
Hon. Steven R. Ohmer, Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, St. Louis
Hon. Mark H. Neill, Missouri 22nd Judicial Circuit, St. Louis City, St. Louis
Rebecca A. Nickelson, HeplerBroom LLC, St. Louis
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Implicit Bias in Society, Life, and The Practice of Law
Kimberly Jade Norwood, Henry H. Oberschelp Professor of Law; Professor of African & African American Studies, Washington University School of Law, St. Louis
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Issues in Managing Cases in the Southern District of Illinois
Honorable Stephen C. Williams, United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, East St. Louis, IL
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Notable Decisions in Cook County, Illinois and Beyond
Matthew J. Adair, Cooney & Conway, Chicago
Scott D. Pfeiffer, Cray Huber Horstman Heil & VanAusdal LLC, Chicago
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Bridging Settlement Gaps in Madison County
• The Impact of Mandatory Settlement Conferences in Madison County
• Mediation Options in Madison County
• Lessons from Complex Allocation Hearings
Hon. Stephen Stobbs, Associate Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Madison County, Edwardsville, IL
Allyson Romani, Shrader & Associates L.L.P., Glen Carbon, IL
Eric P. Hall, HeplerBroom LLC, Edwardsville, IL