HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Personal Jurisdiction and PPI Litigation

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, July 26, 2017

7:30 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

Breakfast Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS).

ILS


8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Welcome by Chairs

Ken Seeger, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Honorable John Garvey, Carey Danis & Lowe, St. Louis


8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
BMS – Personal Jurisdiction: How Did We Get Here, Where Are We Now and What Do We Do Next? 

• Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Ken Seeger, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco
Jennifer Liakos, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, El Segundo, CA


9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Personal Jurisdiction: Missouri Litigation Update

• St. Louis Post-BMS and New Expert Standards
• General Docketing System
Honorable John Garvey, Carey Danis & Lowe, St. Louis
Sarah Shoemake Doles, Carey Danis & Lowe, St. Louis


10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break

10:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Procedure and Protocol in St. Louis

• Pretrial Motions
Voir Dire

Moderator: Honorable John Garvey, Carey Danis & Lowe, St. Louis

Honorable Michael K. Mullen, Presiding Judge, Missouri 22nd Circuit Court, St. Louis City, St. Louis
Honorable Rex M. Burlison, Missouri 22nd Circuit Court, St. Louis City, St. Louis 


11:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Introducing vrsus: Harnessing the Power of the Mass Tort Community

Dan Carroll, vrsus, Chicago


12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

Lunch Sponsored by The Onder Law Firm.

Onder


1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing

Steve Nober, Founder/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA


1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
PPI - Overview of the Products: Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec and Others

• Brand Names and Their Differences
• OTC v. Prescription Strength
• Patient Demographics
Daniel N. Gallucci, NastLaw LLC, Philadelphia
Bill Cash, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL


1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
PPI - The Science of PPI

• Recent Research Studies
• Studies and Evidence of Adverse Effects on the Kidney
• What it Means to Have a Damaged Kidney
• Foreign Regulatory Action
• Analysis of Adverse Event Reports
• Data Point Surveys from Various State Medicaid Programs
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, New York
Joseph Zonies, Zonies Law LLC, Denver


2:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break

2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
PPI - Past Claims and Pending Litigation

• Where Are the Filed Cases? 
• Potential Jurisdictions, MDL Considerations
• Where to File: Filings in State and Federal Court
• MDL Considerations
Bradley Honnold, Goza & Honnold, L.L.C., Leawood, KS
Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Jonathan M. Sedgh, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York


3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
Xarelto Update

Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Roger Denton, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
Bradley Honnold, Goza & Honnold, L.L.C., Leawood, KS


3:20 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Stryker’s LFIT V40 Litigation Update

Brian Devine, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco


3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Talcum Powder Litigation Update

Ted G. Meadows, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Tim W. Porter, Porter & Malouf, P.A., Ridgeland, MS
Leigh O'Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
James G. Onder, Onder, Shelton, O'Leary & Peterson, LLC, St. Louis


4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Taxotere Litigation Update

Anne Andrews, Andrews Thornton Higgins Razmara LLP, Irvine, CA


4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Update on Current Cases, Including Onglyza, Risperdal, Hernia Mesh and Contaminated Endoscope Litigation

Timothy Clark, The Sanders Firm, Irvine, CA
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
Douglass A. Kreis, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Jake Douglas, Panish Shea & Boyle, Los Angeles
Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA


5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception





* Invited Speaker