Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, March 26, 2020
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Esther E. Berezofsky, Motley Rice LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
Gale Pearson, The Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Minneapolis
Scott Summy, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
T. Roe Frazer II, Frazer PLC, Nashville, TN
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
History of PFAS Litigation
• Brief Overview of the Science, Liability Story and History of Water Cases
• West Virginia Settlement and Minnesota AG Settlement
Robert A. Bilott, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Cincinnati
Gale Pearson, The Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Minneapolis
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Current PFAS Cases – AFFF MDL and Non-AFFF PFAS Pending Cases
• Where are the Cases?
• Status of Pending Cases
• Handling Discovery Issues
Michael A. London, Douglas & London, P.C., New York
Scott Summy, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
Stephanie Biehl, Sher Edling LLP, San Francisco
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Types of Plaintiffs
• Individual/Communities
• Government Bodies: AG, Counties, Municipalities, Public Water Providers, Well Owners and Businesses
Temitope O. Leyimu, Motley Rice LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Frederick S. Longer, Levin Sedran & Berman LLP, Philadelphia
11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Legal Claims and Damages
• Direct Release Cases, Product Liability, Special Damages
• Cost-Recovery by Public Water Providers, Natural Resource Damages by AGs, Penalties and Fines
• Remediation and Abatement, Property Damages
Wood, Environmental & Infrastructure Solutions
Allan Kanner, Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C., New Orleans
Bill Malyk, Principal Engineer, Wood, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Personal Injury and Medical Monitoring
• Class Action, Individual Claims, Medical Claims and their Challenges
• Issues Related to MM
• Status of Medical Monitoring Claims in Various States including Vermont, New York, Michigan and New Hampshire
Esther E. Berezofsky, Motley Rice LLC, Cherry Hill, NJ
Kevin S. Hannon, The Hannon Law Firm, LLC, Denver
Jonathan Novak, Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Dallas
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Water Contamination Defenses
• Government Contractor and Other Unique Defenses
Carla Burke Pickrel, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
Timothy C. Davis, Heninger Garrison Davis, LLC, Birmingham, AL
3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Experts Needed for PFAS Cases
• Who Do You Need and Why?
T. Roe Frazer II, Frazer PLC, Nashville, TN
Charles E. Schaffer, Levin Sedran & Berman LLP, Philadelphia
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Emerging PFAS Contaminants - Gen X and Others
Gale Pearson, The Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Minneapolis
Jonathan Novak, Fears | Nachawati Law Firm, Dallas
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Frazer PLC and Cicayda iDiscovery.
