Hot Topics in Drug and Medical Device Litigation Conference

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast and Registration, Sponsored by Golkow Technologies

Breakfast Sponsored by Golkow Technologies

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome by Co-Chairs

Scott A. Love, Clark, Burnett, Love & Lee, Houston
Bill Robins, Heard Robins Cloud & Black LLP, Santa Fe, NM
James R. Ronca, Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia

8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

DePuy – The Trial of a Hip Implant Case

• What Moves Jurors in Product Defect Cases
  
• How Will Depuy Defend These Cases
  
• Trial Settings and the Course of the Litigation
  Denman H. Heard, Heard, Robins, Cloud & Black, Houston
  Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

NexGen Knee – Is This Litigation Viable?

• What Cases are We Looking For?
  
• Criteria to Evaluate Cases
  James R. Ronca, Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia
  Joseph A. Osborne, Babbitt, Johnson, Osborne & LeClainche, West Palm Beach, FL

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break, Sponsored by Strategic Litigation Partners

Sponsored by Strategic Litigation Partners

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Minor Settlements In A Multi-State Setting

• Pitfalls in Minor Settlements
  
• How to Protect Your Client and Your Practice
  Jennifer R. Liakos, Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson Inc., Newport Beach, CA
  Janine A. Sperandeo, Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson Inc., Newport Beach, CA

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Fosamax Femurs – And The Hits Keep Coming!

• Status of Litigation
  
• The Science
  Gregory S. Spizer, Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia
  Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson Inc., Newport Beach, CA

2:15 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Avandia – Where Do We Go From Here?

• Update on Discovery in the Federal MDL and State Court Actions
  
• Upcoming Trials
  
• Status of Settlements
  Bill Robins, Heard Robins Cloud & Black LLP, Santa Fe, NM
  

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Refreshment Break, Sponsored by Strategic Litigation Partners

Sponsored by Strategic Litigation Partners

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Zoloft and Other SSRI’s – Is The Science There Yet?

• Overview of the Science
  
• A Look at Celexa, Prozac, Lexapro and Paxil
  
• Is One SSRI Better Than the Others?
  John M. Restaino Jr., D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, Denver
  Ted Oshman, Oshman & Mirisola, New York

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Topamax – Lessons Learned From Other Birth Defect Litigation

• What We Learned From the Paxil Birth Defect Verdict
  
• Litigation and Settlement Strategies That Worked and Those That Did Not
  Clayton A. Clark, Clark, Burnett, Love & Lee, Houston
  Sean Patrick Tracey, Tracey Law Firm, Houston

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Networking Cocktail Reception, Sponsored by the James Street Group

Sponsored by the James Street Group