DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Litigation Conference

4:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.

Registration and Refreshments

Sponsored by Keais Records Services Inc.

4:25 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Welcome by Co-Chairs

Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger Salvas LLP, San Francisco
W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston

4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Overview of the Product: Design, FDA 510k Approval and DePuy’s Promotion and Marketing of the Pinnacle Hip

• The Development of the DePuy Pinnacle
  
• The Role of DePuy's Designer Dr. Thomas P. Schmalzried
  
• How DePuy Obtained FDA Approval
  
• DePuy's Marketing of the Pinnacle in the U.S. and Abroad
  Brian J. Devine, Seeger Salvas LLP, San Francisco
  Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York

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

Examination of the Science

• Why the DePuy Pinnacle is Failing
  
• Anticipated Failure Rates
  
• Similarities and Differences Between The Failures of the Pinnacle and the ASR
  
• The Latest Research Studies
  John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, Denver
  David Landever, Weisman Kennedy & Berris Co., L.P.A., Cleveland
  Khaldoun A. Baghdadi, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco

5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.

Examination of the Injuries, Including Preservation of Evidence Issues

• Detailed Examination of Physical Injuries
  
• Problems with Revision Surgeries
  
• Cobalt Chrome Poisoning
  
• Preserving Evidence of the Defect
  Timothy J. Becker, Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis
  Seth A. Katz, Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh Jardine, P.C., Denver
  Jane Lamberti Sams, The Cochran Firm, Atlanta
  Michael J. McCabe Jr., Ph.D., Immunologist and Toxicologist, Robson Forensic Inc., Lancaster, PA

6:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.

Trial Strategies for the DePuy Pinnacle Litigation

• Creative Ways to Explain the Product and Defect to a Jury
  
• Allowing the Jury to Empathize with a Victim's Pain and Suffering
  
• DePuy's Punitive Damages Exposure
  W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston

6:45 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.

Dinner

7:45 p.m. - 8:15 p.m.

Get Ready for the Pinnacle Fight

• DePuy's Litigation Strategy for the Pinnacle
  
• DePuy's "Blame the Patient & Blame the Doctor" Tactic
  
• How to Respond to DePuy's Litigation Strategy
  Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson, P.C., Newport Beach, CA

8:15 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.

MDL Status Update

• Examining Where Cases Are Filed and in What Number
  
• Comparing Venues
  
• Primer on the JPML's Concerns and Decision-Making Process
  
• Predicting the JPML's Decision
  Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
  David R. Cohen, Federal Special Master, Cleveland
  Lawrence L. Jones II, Jones Ward PLC, Louisville, KY

8:45 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.

Networking Cocktail Reception

Sponsored by Robson Forensic