Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, September 25, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Registration
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Richard Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
The Opioid Litigation
• Who Are the Defendants? And Who Are the Plaintiffs?
• Liability, Causation, and Damage Theories
• Insurance and Bankruptcy Issues
• MDL & State Court Updates
Moderator: Paul J. Hanly Jr., Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
Panelists:
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Erin K. Dickinson, Crueger Dickinson LLC, Whitefish Bay, WI
Krista Baisch, Crueger Dickinson LLC, Whitefish Bay, WI
James M. Williams, Chehardy Sherman Williams, Metairie, LA
Cynthia L. Garber, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc., Newport Beach, CA
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Complex Litigation Nuts and Bolts
• Managing MDLs
• Role of Lexecon, Including Waivers
• What is the Pretrial Discovery as Contemplated in the MDL Statute?
• Transferee Judges Sitting in the Transferor Court
• Bellwether Function, Selection Process, and Trial Protocol
• Intercircuit Assignments
• Judicially Imposed Trial Time Limits: Chess Clocks
• Multi-Plaintiff Trials
• MDL Exit Strategies Including Suggestions of Remand and Associated Options
• Settlement Strategies? Global vs. Inventory vs. Top Down vs. Bottom Up? Court’s Role?
• Role of Wall Street and Main Street in Resolution - Why Cases Settle and When
Moderator: David R. Cohen, Special Master, David R. Cohen Co. LPA, Cleveland
Panelists:
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Ken Seeger, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Jessica Richman, Parker | Waichman, New York
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Talc Litigation: The $4.69 Billion Verdict
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Lee Cirsch, The Lanier Law Firm, Los Angeles
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception is Sponsored by Flint Law Firm LLC.
Day 2, Wednesday, September 26, 2018
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Richard Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Special Masters Managing Mass Torts
• Developing Initial Case Management Orders Which Control the Entire Litigation Process
• Developing a Protocol for the Production of Electronically Stored Data
• Supervising Depositions
• Resolving Discovery Disputes
Moderator: Gary J. Russo, Jones Walker LLP, Lafayette, LA
Panelists:
Dawn M. Chmielewski, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Alison E. Chase, Keller Rohrback Law Offices LLP, Santa Barbara, CA
Shean D. Williams, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
Vance R. Andrus, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Navigating Game Changing Dynamics
• Jurisdictional Landscape Following BMS
• Recent Preemption Rulings
Moderator: Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Panelists:
Victoria Maniatis, The Sanders Firm, New York
Todd Campbell, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Complex Litigation Witnesses
• Witnesses Appearing Via Satellite Transmission
• Apex Witness Depositions
• Videotaping Witness Trial Testimony
Moderator: Raymond C. Silverman, Parker | Waichman, New York
Panelists:
Dustin C. Carter, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Mass Tort Landscape: Part 1
• Roundup
• PPI
• Onglyza
• Risperdal
• Mesh
• Gadolinium
Moderator: Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Panelists:
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Jennifer A. Moore, Grossman & Moore Injury Law, Louisville, KY
Melanie H. Muhlstock, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Brooks Cutter, Cutter Law, Sacramento, CA
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch with Keynote Speaker - They Did WHAT? Startling Stories of Lawyers’ Behavior and Juries’ Responses
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lunch Sponsored by ILS.
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Mass Tort Landscape: Part 2
• IVC Update
• Xarelto
• Testosterone
• Essure
Moderator: Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Panelists:
Aaron K. Dickey, Flint Law Firm LLC, Edwardsville, IL
Ethan A. Flint, Flint Law Firm LLC, Paducah, KY
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Raymond C. Silverman, Parker | Waichman, New York
Daniel Thornburgh, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Complex Litigation: Ethical Conundrums
• Aggregate Settlements
• Technology Skills – Mandatory Ethical Requirements
• ABA: Attorneys Must Take Reasonable Cyber Security Steps – (Formal Opinion 477)
• Practicing Law Ethically in the Age of Social Media
• Litigating Outside the Court - The Chilling Impacts of Blogs and Identification of Alleged “Judicial Hell Holes”
Moderator: Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Panelists:
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Kelly Hyman, McDivitt Law Firm, Denver
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Ginger Susman, President, Providio MediSolutions, Denver
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
E-Discovery: Mastering the Document Intensive Case
Moderator: Victoria Maniatis, The Sanders Firm, New York
Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc. (ILS), Irvine, CA
Dustin C. Carter, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Melanie H. Muhlstock, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Mass Tort Landscape: Part 3
• Talc MDL
• Hernia Mesh
• Hip Implants
• Asbestos/Mesothelioma
Moderator: Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Denver
Panelists:
Lindsey Cheek, The Cheek Law Firm, LLC, New Orleans
Kip Petroff, Kip Petroff, Attorney at Law, Dallas
Brian Devine, Seeger Salvas & Devine LLP, San Francisco
D. Todd Mathews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Party
Networking Cocktail Reception is Sponsored by Garretson Resolution Group.
