Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, December 13, 2017
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Litigation Overview
Ted G. Meadows, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
The Liability Cases Against the Johnson & Johnson Defendants and Imerys Talc
R. Allen Smith Jr., The Smith Law Firm, PLLC, Ridgeland, MS
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
General Causation – Epidemiology, Toxicology & Cell Biology
John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., Restaino Law, LLC, Denver
Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Specific Causation – Pathology, Gynecologic Oncology and Epidemiology
David P. Dearing, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Patrick Cash Malouf, Porter & Malouf, P.A., Ridgeland, MS
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Case Specific Discovery – How to Work Up Plaintiff, Family and Treaters for Deposition and Trial
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Fred Thompson III, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
The Lingering Spectre of Asbestos in Talc – What Role Has Asbestos Played in Talc Trials to Date and How it May Factor into Future Ovarian Cancer Trials
Richard D. Meadow, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Jim Kramer, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Talcum Powder Multidistrict Litigation
Leigh O'Dell, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
State Court Venue Updates
New Jersey
• Including an Update on the Status of Kemp Appeals
Richard Golomb, Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia
Delaware
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Mississippi AG
Timothy W. Porter, Porter & Malouf, P.A., Ridgeland, MS
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
California Update – Analysis of the Ecchevaria Pre-Trial, Trial, Post-Trial Orders and Appeals
Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
St. Louis Update – Status of Appeals and Future Trials, Including a Discussion of the Fox Appeal and How BMS Has Impacted the Litigation
W. Wylie Blair, OnderLaw, LLC, St. Louis