Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, January 24, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Timothy Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC, Irvine, CA
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Onglyza and Kombiglyze: Type 2 Diabetes Drug Litigation
Timothy Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC, Irvine, CA
Alex C. Davis, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Onglyza and Kombiglyze: Venue and Case Selection Criteria
Derek T. Braslow, Pogust Braslow & Millrood, Conshohocken, PA
Timothy Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC, Irvine, CA
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, President/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
10:45 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Heater Cooler Litigation in 2018
Sol H. Weiss, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Jasper D. Ward, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY
Paola Pearson, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
11:20 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
Sorin 3T Heater Cooler System
James Stephen “Steve” Welch, McGowan, Hood & Felder, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Michael K. Johnson, Johnson//Becker PLLC, St. Paul, MN
11:50 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Incretins: Science Primer and Update
Moderator: Timothy Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC, Irvine, CA
John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., Restaino Law, LLC, Denver
Ryan L. Thompson, Watts | Guerra LLP, San Antonio
12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Opioid MDL Update
Troy Rafferty, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Sarah Burns, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Opioid Litigation: Damages and Claims
Shelly Sanford, Watts | Guerra LLP, Austin, TX
Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Innovator Liability: Generic Drug Cases
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Dianne M. Nast, NastLaw LLC, Philadelphia
Timothy Clark, Sanders Phillips Grossman, LLC, Irvine, CA
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Update of Current MDL Cases: Taxotere, Xarelto, Invokana, Hernia Mesh, Talcum Powder and Limbrel
Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
Anne Andrews, Andrews and Thornton, Irvine, CA
Darin L. Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Alex Taylor, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Steven Teppler, Abbott Law Group, P.A., Jacksonville, FL