Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, November 30, 2011
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Overview and Welcome by Transvaginal Mesh Co-Chairs
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Fred Thompson III, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Transvaginal Mesh 101: History, Function & Problems
Vance R. Andrus, Andrus - Boudreaux PLC, Lafayette, LA
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Transvaginal Mesh Science
Amy Eskin, Hersh & Hersh, San Francisco
Mark E. Burton Jr., Hersh & Hersh, San Francisco
Alyson Oliver, Kresch Oliver PLLC, Southfield, MI
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Status, Claims and Defenses
Fred Thompson III, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley P.C., Athens, GA
Jonathan D. Orent, Motley Rice, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Propecia Update
Michael K. Johnson, Johnson Becker PLLC, Minneapolis
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Hip Implant Update: DePuy ASR/DePuy Pinnacle
- ASR - Updating discovery and bellwether case selection process
- Pinnacle - Updating status of the MDL proceedings
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia
12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Registration for ACTOS-Only Attendees
1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Overview and Welcome by ACTOS Co-Chairs
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
Michael Johnson, Johnson & Becker, LLC, Minneapolis
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
ACTOS 101: History, Function & Problems
John R. Climaco, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli, Cleveland
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Bern Ripka Shkolnik, New York
Daniel C. Burke, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Port Washington, NY
2:00 p.m. - 2:55 p.m.
ACTOS Science
Paul J. Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
Sri Gupta, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
2:55 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
ACTOS Epidemiology
- Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer
- Risk Factors for Development of Bladder Cancer
- ACTOS Effect on Epidemiology of Bladder Cancer
John M. Restaino, D.P.M., J.D., M.P.H., The Restaino Law Firm, Denver
3:20 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
ACTOS Litigation Status, Claims and Defenses
Victoria J. Maniatis, The Sanders Firm, Mineola, NY
Matthew J. Sill, Sill & Medley, Edmond, OK
3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Darvon Update
Jerrold S. Parker, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, New York
4:15 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Knee Implant Update
James R. Ronca, Anapol Schwartz Weiss Cohan Feldman & Smalley, Philadelphia
Tobias L. Millrood, Pogust Braslow Millrood, Conshohocken, PA
Timothy J. Becker, Johnson & Becker, LLC, Minneapolis
4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Consumer Litigation: The Customer is Always Right
- Concepcion's Impact on Consumer Class Actions
- Damage Models: Surveying Consumers' Remedies
Laurence S. Berman, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
Eric D. Holland, Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze, St. Louis
5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Tate Law Group LLC
Open to all conference attendees