Conference Agenda
Day 1, Monday, January 08, 2018
11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Registration
12:20 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Moderators' Overview
Shelly Sanford, Watts | Guerra LLP, San Antonio
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The Manufacturer/Marketing Claims
Moderator: Shelly Sanford, Watts | Guerra LLP, San Antonio
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
1:00 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.
The Distributor/Diversion Claims and Civil RICO
Moderator: Shelly Sanford, Watts | Guerra LLP, San Antonio
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
John R. Climaco, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca & Garofoli Co., LPA, Cleveland
Hon. Ann E. Callis (Ret.), Goldenberg Heller & Antognoli, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
1:40 p.m. - 1:55 p.m.
Tribal Litigation
Curtis “Muskrat” Bruehl, Fulmer Sill, Oklahoma City, OK
1:55 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Causation and Science
Moderator: Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Gretchen Freeman Cappio, Keller Rohrback Law Offices LLP, Seattle
Anne Andrews, Andrews and Thornton, Irvine, CA
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:25 p.m.
Third-Party Payor, Class, and Hospital Claims
Moderator: Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
David McMullan, Barrett Law Group, P.A., Lexington, MS
Erin K. Dickinson, Crueger Dickinson LLC, Whitefish Bay, WI
Mark P. Chalos, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
Daniel R. Karon, Karon LLC, Cleveland
3:25 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.
Strategies Regarding Remand Motions
Moderator: Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Steven Skikos, Skikos, Crawford, Skikos & Joseph, LLP, San Francisco
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Sarah Burns, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
4:05 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Other Claims that May Come Into the MDL
Moderator: Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., Senior Of-Counsel Attorney,
Sanders Phillips Grossman, Denver
Shelly Sanford, Watts | Guerra LLP, San Antonio
4:45 p.m. - 5:25 p.m.
Strategies for Exploring Damages
Moderator: Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Paul J. Hanly Jr., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Sen. Joseph Dunn (Ret.), Assistant Dean for External Relations, University of California, Irvine School of Law, Irvine, CA
Kelly Daley, Vice President, Burford Capital, Chicago
5:25 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
* Invited Speaker