Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, May 29, 2019
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Richard Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Jennifer A. Moore, Moore Law Group, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Sex Abuse and Human Trafficking
Moderator:
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Panelists:
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Lyndsay A. Markley, The Law Office of Lyndsay A. Markley, Ltd., Chicago
Shannon Pennock, Pennock Law Firm LLC, New York
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Instructive Guidance for Navigating Today’s Mass Tort Landscape I
• Exit Strategies (Papering the Deal/Lien Resolution)
• Privilege Log Challenges
• Video Taping Trials for Perpetuation
• Live Satellite Transmission of Trial Testimony
Moderator:
Gary J. Russo, Jones Walker LLP, Lafayette, LA
Panelists:
Blake Deady, President, Archer Systems, LLC, Houston
Ginger Susman, Executive Chairman, Archer Systems, LLC, Denver
Sarah Paszkiewicz, CEO, Paszkiewicz Court Reporting & Records Retrieval, Maryville, IL
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Instructive Guidance for Navigating Today’s Mass Tort Landscape II
• ESI (Artificial Intelligence/Predictive Coding vs. Search Terms)
• Digital Production - What to Request and How to Manage
• Litigation Funding on Both Sides of the “V” - Proposed Disclosure Requirements and Ethical Rules
Panelists:
Lynn Luker, Stanley, Reuter, Ross, Thornton & Alford, L.L.C., New Orleans
Joseph Thorpe, Chief Executive Officer, International Litigation Services, Inc. (ILS), Irvine, CA
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Mass Tort “Death Penalty” Issues - Key Recent Developments
• Jurisdiction: Personal and Subject Matter
• Preemption: Express and Implied
• Daubert: Shield and Sword
Moderator:
Hon. Harvey Brown (Ret.), The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Panelists:
Kenneth W. DeJean, The Law Offices of Kenneth W. DeJean, Lafayette, LA
Erin Wedge Latuso, Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, New Orleans
Travis Lenkner, Keller Lenkner LLC, Chicago
Scott A. Powell, Hare Wynn Newell & Newton, Birmingham, AL
Justin Presnal, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Roundup Litigation (Including an Analysis of Bifurcation, Multi‐Plaintiff Trials & Sanctions)
Panelists:
Jennifer A. Moore, Moore Law Group, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Jeffrey Travers, The Miller Firm, LLC, Orange, VA
Mark R. Niemeyer, Niemeyer Grebel Kruse, St. Louis
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Rapid Fire Mass Tort Landscape Updates I
• Mesh (Hernia/Transvaginal)
• Hips
• IVC
• Xarelto
• Essure
Moderator:
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Panelists:
Dawn M. Chmielewski, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Todd Matthews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Todd Campbell, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
3M Combat Hearing Protection
• Prior & Current Litigation
• MDL Status
• Jurisdictional Issues
• Defenses
• Damages
Moderator:
Todd Matthews, Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Panelists:
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
Adam Pulaski, Pulaski Law Firm PLLC, Houston
Rachel Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Raymond C. Silverman, Parker | Waichman LLP, New York
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Talc Ovarian Cancer/Mesothelioma Litigation
• Bankruptcy Status
• Sweeping Removal Activity
• Trial Scorecard
• MDL Update
• State Court Activity
Moderator:
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
Panelists:
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
James M. Williams, Chehardy Sherman Williams, Metairie, LA
Lindsey Cheek, The Cheek Law Firm LLC, New Orleans
4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Rapid Fire Mass Tort Landscape Updates II
• Opioids
• PPI
• Zostavax
• Gadolinium
• Onglyza
• Risperdal
Moderator:
Jennifer A. Moore, Moore Law Group, PLLC, Louisville, KY
Panelists:
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
Dustin C. Carter, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Networking Cocktail Reception is Sponsored by Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP.
