Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, September 18, 2019
12:30 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration and Welcoming Refreshments
Welcoming Refreshments Sponsored by Everlaw.
1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.
A Brief Overview of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS) Legal Issues
Andy Birchfield, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
1:10 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
What’s a JUUL: A Look at the JUUL Device and How it Works
Esfand Y. Nafisi, Migliaccio & Rathod LLP, Washington, DC
R. Seth Crompton, The Holland Law Firm, St. Louis
1:35 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
JUUL Labs, Inc.: Corporate History, Organization, Key Personnel and Finances
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Kristine Kraft, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
JUUL and Our Kids: Marketing and Promoting the JUUL Device From “Vaporized” to “Make the Switch”
Joseph VanZandt, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Mike Morgan, Morgan & Morgan, Orlando, FL
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Russell D. Paul, Berger Montague, Philadelphia
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
Refreshment Break Sponsored by Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A..
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
The Rulebook: The Regulation of ENDS – Federal, State and Local
Jonathan R. Gdanski, Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ashley Brittain Landers, Morgan & Morgan, Lexington, KY
3:20 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Harmful Effects Of JUUL: An Overview of Nicotine Addiction Science and Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Effects
Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
François M. Blaudeau, M.D., J.D., FACHE, FCLM, Southern Institute for Medical & Legal Affairs, Birmingham, AL
Jacob Plattenberger, TorHoerman Law, LLC, Chicago
4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
The Case Against JUUL: Liability Theories and Key Defenses
Andy Birchfield, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Adam J. Gutride, Gutride Safier LLP, San Francisco
Scott P. Schlesinger, Schlesinger Law Offices, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The MDL Petition and Current Litigation Landscape: An Update on Pending Class Actions and Individual Cases
Kevin Anderson, Senior Deputy Attorney General and Director, Consumer Protection Division at North Carolina Department of Justice, Raleigh, NC
Kristine Kraft, Schlichter Bogard & Denton, LLP, St. Louis
W. Lewis Garrison Jr., Heninger, Garrison & Davis, LLC, Birmingham, AL
Robert L. Salim, Salim-Beasley, LLC, Natchitoches, LA
Jason L. Solotaroff, Giskan Solotaroff & Anderson LLP, New York
5:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
The Other Side Of the Story: JUUL’s Opening Statement
Kirk J. Goza, Goza & Honnold, LLC, Overland Park, KS
5:20 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Other ENDS Issues: Explosions, Batteries and the Non-JUUL World
Angela J. Nehmens, Levin Simes Abrams, San Francisco
Vincent L. Greene IV, Motley Rice, Providence, RI
Johnny M. Simon, The Simon Law Firm, P.C., St. Louis
Stuart M. Paynter, Paynter Law, Washington, DC
