Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, March 28, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast is Sponsored by Baker Realtime Worldwide Court Reporting & Video.
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
W. Daniel “Dee” Miles III, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Adam J. Levitt, DiCello Levitt & Casey, Chicago
J. Gerard Stranch IV, Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC, Nashville, TN
Henry G. Garrard, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Intel: What’s It All About, How Did We Get Here, Where Are We Going, and Can You Ethically Represent Differing Plaintiffs’ Interests?
Moderator: W. Daniel “Dee” Miles III, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
J. Gerard Stranch IV, Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC, Nashville, TN
Adam J. Levitt, DiCello Levitt & Casey, Chicago
C. Matthew Curtin, CISSP, Founder, Interhack Corporation, Columbus, OH
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Intel: The OEM Cases
Moderator: Adam J. Levitt, DiCello Levitt & Casey, Chicago
J. Gerard Stranch IV, Branstetter, Stranch & Jennings, PLLC, Nashville, TN
Cari Campen Laufenberg, Keller Rohrback L.L.P., Seattle
Adam Gonnelli, The Sultzer Law Group, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Uber: Factual Basis of the Suit and An Explanation of the Underlying Claims
Dianne M. Nast, NastLaw LLC, Philadelphia
Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Steve Nober, Founder/CEO, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Roundup: A Post-Daubert Update
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Apple Obsolescence: What the Case is About and What Claims Are Being Asserted?
Timothy G. Blood, Blood Hurst & O'Reardon LLP, San Diego
Dina E. Micheletti, Fazio | Micheletti LLP, San Ramon, CA
Laurence D. King, Kaplan Fox & Kilsheimer LLP, San Francisco
Lynn A. Toops, Cohen & Malad, LLP, Indianapolis
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Apple Obsolescence: Will Apple Attempt to Seek Shelter in the Telecom Arbitration Agreements?
Moderator: Timothy G. Blood, Blood Hurst & O'Reardon LLP, San Diego
Eric Gibbs, Girard Gibbs LLP, Oakland, CA
Kenneth C. Johnston, Johnston Pratt PLLC, Dallas
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Mass Torts: Hernia Mesh Update
• Deposition Limits
• Documents and the Treating Physician
Henry G. Garrard, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C., Athens, GA
Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Schroeder Law Office PLLC, The Woodlands, TX
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Equifax, Talc, PPI, TVM, IVC Filter, and Sexual Assault Litigation
• IVC Filter Update - Case criteria and How to identify cases in your existing clients
Leigh O'Dell, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Patrick H. Garrard, Blasingame, Burch, Garrard & Ashley, P.C. , Athens, GA
Amy E. Keller, DiCello Levitt & Casey, Chicago
Kimberly A. Dougherty, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Aaron K. Dickey, Flint Law Firm, St. Louis
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley, P.C..
* Invited Speaker