Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, June 12, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Andy Birchfield, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Overview of Xarelto Litigation, Bellwether Trials, and Remand Process
Andy Birchfield, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Michael M. Weinkowitz, Levin Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Xarelto Failure-to-Warn Theories, Part I
Brian Barr, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Xarelto Failure-to-Warn Theories, Part II
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Design Defect Theories
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, L.L.C., Leawood, KS
E. Samuel Geisler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Winning in Trial
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
Gary J. Douglas, Douglas & London, New York
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Pradaxa Trial Update
• Recent Trials
• Future Trials
• Federal and State Court venues
C. Andrew Childers, Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC, Atlanta
Neal L. Moskow, Ury & Moskow, LLC, Fairfield, CT
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Plaintiff Depositions, Sales Rep Depositions, and Marketing Considerations
Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Michael M. Weinkowitz, Levin Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Using MDL Centrality in Xarelto
Jacob S. Woody, BrownGreer, Richmond, VA
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Gerald E. Meunier, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, L.L.C., New Orleans
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Xarelto Failure-to-Warn Theories, Part III
Emily C. Jeffcott, The Lambert Firm, PLC, New Orleans
Ned McWilliams, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
4:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.
Key Pre-Trial Orders
Leonard Davis, Herman Herman & Katz, L.L.C., New Orleans
4:25 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Questions & Answers
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Andy Birchfield, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception is Sponsored by Garretson Resolution Group.
