Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, June 10, 2011
7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Robert I. Komitor, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, New York
Robert C. Malaby, Malaby & Bradley LLC, New York
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Recent Developments in Medicare Compliance
- Overview of Medicare Secondary Payer Act/MMSEA Reporting
- Impact on Settlements and Settlement Negotiations
- How Can the Parties Navigate the Requirements?
- Use of Medicare Addenda
Marsharee Wilcox, Brandywine Group, Philadelphia
Maryellen Connor, Malaby & Bradley LLC, New York
Diane Paolicelli, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, New York
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Ethical Considerations in Asbestos Settlements
- Medicare Issues
- Bankruptcy Set-Offs
- Group Settlements
Moderator: Hon. Martin Shulman, Supreme Court Appellate Term, First Department, New York Speakers: Lisa Nathanson Busch, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Paul A. Scrudato, Schiff Hardin LLP, New York
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:15 a.m. - 12:15 a.m.
NYCAL Judicial Panel: What’s New?
- Discovery Disputes
- What Makes a FIFO case and How Does it Go Through the System?
- Summary Judgment
- Consolidation of Cases
- Dealing With Proofs Of Claims
- Resolution Before Trial and Trial Activity
Hon. Sherry Klein Heitler, Administrative Judge for Civil Matters, First Judicial Department, Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York
Hon. Joan Madden, Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York
Hon. Marcy S. Friedman, Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York
Hon. Judith J. Gische, Supreme Court, Civil Term, New York County, New York
Hon. Martin Shulman, Supreme Court Appellate Term, First Department, New York
Hon. Paul G. Feinman, Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York
12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
NYCAL FIFO Docket
- What Makes a FIFO Case?
- How Does a FIFO Case Go Through the System?
- How is the FIFO Docket Working?
- Proposed Clustering Changes
- What's Next?
Frank M. Ortiz, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York
Erica V. Cesaro, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, New York
Anna M. DiLonardo, Weiner Lesniak LLP, Hauppauge, NY
Suzanne M. Halbardier, Barry McTiernan & Moore, New York
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Upstate New York: What’s New?
- Trends for 2011 - Will There Be an Increase in Trial Activity?
- Interaction/Relationship With NYCAL
Joseph W. Belluck, Belluck & Fox LLP, New York
John P. Comerford, Lipsitz & Ponterio LLC, Buffalo, NY
Linda J. Clark, Hiscock & Barclay, Albany, NY
Gary Casimir, Reed Smith, New York
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Emerging Trends in the New York Asbestos Scene
- Is There an Increase in Trial Activity?
- Are Settlements Getting Harder?
- How Will the MDL Impact NY?
Jerome H. Block, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg LLP, New York
James C. Long Jr., Belluck & Fox LLP, New York
William Bradley, Malaby & Bradley LLC, New York
Kerryann Cook, McGivney & Kluger P.C., New York