Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, September 25, 2024
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Kenneth S. Byrd, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
NEC Infant Formula Litigation Update – Trial Verdicts!
Moderator: Kenneth S. Byrd, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
Judge Jack Garvey (Ret.), Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC, St. Louis
Michael G. Stewart, Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC, Nashville
Janna Maples, Stranch, Jennings & Garvey, PLLC, Nashville
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Cooper IVF Litigation (MDL 3122 - In re: The Cooper Companies)
Moderator: Kenneth S. Byrd, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
Adam B. Wolf, Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise, LLP, Los Angeles
Tiseme Zegeye, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Amelia Haselkorn, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Nina Gliozzo, Girard Sharp, San Francisco
Tracey B. Cowan, Clarkson Law Firm P.C., San Francisco
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Cannabis Litigation: What’s Going On?
Moderator: Kenneth S. Byrd, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
Sarah R. London, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
David G. Evans, David G. Evans Attorney at Law, LLC, Flemington, NJ
Kristine Kraft, Schlichter Bogard, LLP, St. Louis
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Recent Ruling Update - In Re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation
Ariela M. Migdal, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC
Jimmy A. Ruck, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC
11:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
MDLs and Bankruptcy Post Purdue Pharma
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Jim Murdica, Barnes & Thornburg LLP, Los Angeles
Adam C. Silverstein, Otterbourg, P.C., New York
Katy Krottinger, The Monsour Law Firm, Longview, TX
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
Lunch Sponsored by Crowe LLP.
1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Amended Rule 702 and Daubert: Where is the Line?
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn, Minneapolis
Alyson Steele Beridon, HSGLaW, Cincinnati
Katy Krottinger, The Monsour Law Firm, Longview, TX
Christopher E. Coleman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville
2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
GLP-1 Weight Loss Product Litigation – Post Science Day Update
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Eric D. Barton, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO
Bradley D. Honnold, Goza & Honnold, Overland Park, KS
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Mass Tort Litigation: 30,000 FT View
• Hair Relaxer Products
• Tepezza
• Social Media
• Abbott Recall
• Valsartan
• Oral PE
• Exactech
• Opioid Litigation
Moderator: Kenneth S. Byrd, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville, TN
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Starr Culpepper, Culpepper & Associates, Birmingham, AL
Mark M. Abramowitz, DiCello Levitt, Cleveland
Jason S. Goldstein, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
Ashleigh Raso, Nigh Goldenberg Raso & Vaughn, Minneapolis
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Uber Sex Assault
Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Bret Stanley, Johnson Law Group, Houston
Caitlin Woods, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco
Andrew Kaufman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, Nashville