Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, February 14, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
State of the Docket
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq., Special Master, New Jersey Superior Court, Middlesex County, New Brunswick, NJ
Joel R. Clark, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Mock Trial of a Cosmetic Talc Mesothelioma Case - Brief Statement of the Kaenzig Case
• Jury Questionnaires
• Comments by the Jury Consultants and Counsel
• Statement of the Case by the Judge
Presiding Judge:
Hon. Bradley J. Ferencz (Ret.) , Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, L.L.P., New Brunswick, NJ
Robert F. Bettler Jr., Ph.D. , DecisionQuest, Atlanta
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Mock Trial - Opening Statements from the Plaintiff and the Defense
• Case Themes
• Preempting the Opposition
• Telling the Story
Christopher S. Kozak, Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, P.C., Newark, NJ
Leah Kagan, Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Dallas
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Mock Trial – Direct of Plaintiff Expert and Cross Examination
• Case Themes
• Preempting the Opposition
• Telling the Story
Testifying Expert: Dennis M. Geier, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
William L. Kuzmin, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
H. Lockwood (Chip) Miller III, Goldberg Segalla, Newark, NJ
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Mock Trial - Direct of Defendant’s Expert and Cross Examination
• Disease Process
• Causation
• State of Art
Testifying Expert: Thomas M. Toman Jr. , Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, Red Bank, NJ
Joshua S. Lichtenstein, O'Toole Scrivo Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC, Cedar Grove, NJ
Angelo J. Cifaldi, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Mock Trial - Summary of the Case, Closing, and Final
• Focusing on the Trial Theme
• Guiding the Jury to Decision
• Overcoming Unexpected Evidence
Robert Baum, McGivney, Kluger & Cook, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
Leah Kagan, Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Dallas
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Mock Trial - Jury Instructions
Presiding Judge:
Hon. Bradley J. Ferencz (Ret.) , Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, L.L.P., New Brunswick, NJ
Robert F. Bettler Jr., Ph.D. , DecisionQuest, Atlanta
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Mock Trial - Jury Deliberation, Live Video Feed of Discussion
Robert F. Bettler Jr., Ph.D. , DecisionQuest, Atlanta
3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Ethics in Mass Tort Litigation
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ