Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, July 24, 2024
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Larry Taylor, Cochran Firm, Houston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Wagstaff Law Firm, Denver
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
How Do The Rule 702 Amendments Impact Class Actions and Mass Torts?
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Wagstaff Law Firm, Denver
Patrick Huyett, Walsh Law, Philadelphia
David A. Straite, CIPP/US, DiCello Levitt LLP, New York
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Benzoyl Peroxide (BPO) Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation - MDL 3120
R. Brent Wisner, Wisner Baum, Greenbrae, CA
R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Shale Oil Antitrust Litigation - MDL 3119
Daniel Charest, Burns Charest, Dallas
Patrick McGahan, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, Colchester, CT
11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
MultiPlan Health Insurance Provider Litigation - MDL 3121
Warren T. Burns, Burns Charest, Dallas
Kristie A. LaSalle, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Boston
Michael Srodoski, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, Colchester, CT
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Increase in Fraudulent Claims in Class Action and Mass Tort
Moderator: Lauren McGeever, Managing Director, Class Action and Mass Tort Solutions, Epiq, New York
Cameron Azari, Senior Vice President, Epiq, Beaverton, OR
Stephen J. Teti, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Boston
Kate M. Baxter-Kauf, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Climate Change Litigation
Shreedhar R. Patel, Simon Greenstone Panatier, PC, Houston
Hollie Spicer, Director, EAG Gulf Coast, LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Bankruptcy and Mass Tort
Tristan Axelrod, Brown Rudnick LLP, Boston, MA
Ryan Beattie, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL