Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, May 04, 2011
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth P.C., Red Bank, NJ
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Medicare
- Current Status of Reporting Requirements
- Settlement Processing - What Works and What Doesn't Work
- Indemnity - Is There An Ethical Issue?
Leonard F. Feldman, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
David Katzenstein, McGivney & Kluger P.C., Florham Park, NJ
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Discovery of Bankruptcy Trusts
- Nature of Information Provided to and Maintained by Bankruptcy Trusts
- Relevance: Is Discovery of Bankruptcy Trust Claims Likely to Lead to the Discovery of Admissible Evidence?
- Privilege: Are Trust Submissions Privileged Settlement Communications?
- Source: Discovery from Plaintiff vs. Third-Party Subpoenas to Trust Administrators
- Discoverability vs. Admissibility
- Current NJ Procedures
- Trial: Verdict Sheet and Proofs
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
Nora J. Grimbergen, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, New Brunswick, NJ
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What’s New? Update on Significant Decisions Affecting Asbestos
- New Theories of Liability
- New Defendants in the Litigation
- New Case Law
Mark Strauss, Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss, New York
Rachel A. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella and Roth, Red Bank, NJ
Terence W. Camp, Budd Larner, P.C., Short Hills, NJ
Kevin E. Hoffman, Kent & McBride, P.C., Iselin, NJ
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The New Pre-Trial Procedure
- Pretrial Submissions - Content, Timing and Exchanges
- Exchange of Documents and Pretrial Submissions
- In Limine Motion Submissions
- Trial Setting and Timing
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Special Master, Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick, NJ
John C. Garde, McCarter English, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen Placitella & Roth, Red Bank, NJ
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
When Does Beshada Really Apply and How?
Moshe Maimon, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, New York
Debra M. Perry, McCarter English, Newark, NJ
Ethan D. Stein, Gibbons, P.C., New York
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Issues Surrounding Equipment, Valve, & Component Part Manufacturers
- The Effect the Issues May Have on MSJ, Settlement and Trial Strategy
- What the Future May Hold in NJ for Equipment Defendants
- How Other Jurisdictions Have Handled the Issue
Tracy McDevitt Hagan, Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt P.C., Philadelphia
Keven H. Friedman, Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
What to Expect if You Are From Out of State
Moshe Horn, Seeger Weiss, LLP, New York
Laurence Valere Nassif, Seeger Weiss, LLP, New York