New Jersey Asbestos Litigation Conference

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

Continental Breakfast & Registration

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

Welcome By The Co-Chairs

John C. Garde, McCarter English LLP, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, Red Bank, NJ

8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Medicare

• Latest developments on the Medicare Front Nationwide
  
• Scope and Terms of the Consent Order entered in Middlesex County Regarding Settlements
  
• Practical Tips on Dealing with Medicare Issues in New Jersey
  David Katzenstein, McGivney & Kluger PC, Florham Park, NJ
  Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ

9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

USDC Litigation in the Post MDL 875 Era

• Current Status of the MDL Docket
  
• Case Management Within the MDL and After Remand
  
• Significant Decisions
  Christopher J. Keale, Sedgwick LLP, Newark, NJ
  James J. Pettit, Locks Law Firm, Cherry Hill, NJ

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Refreshment Break

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Special Master Session

• The Current Status of the New Jersey Docket
  
• Changes and Updates on Procedure
  
• The Trial List
  
• Pretrial Proceedings, Pretrial Motions
  
• Observations from the Special Master Regarding Settlement, Case Management, Medicare and Anything Else
  Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Special Master, Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick, NJ
  Joel Clark, McGivney & Kluger P.C., Florham Park, NJ
  Patrick Joseph Bartels, Keefe Bartels LLC, Red Bank, NJ

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

Luncheon

Lunch Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext

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

Discovery, Depositions — Do’s and Don’ts

• The Plaintiff and Defense Perspective on Depositions - What to Do and What Not to Do
  
• Noticing and Scheduling Depositions
  
• The Role and Responsibilities of Lead Counsel
  
• The Trial Depositions
  Nora Grimbergen, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas LLP, New Brunswick, NJ
  Joseph A. Gallo, Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Florham Park, NJ
  John Paul Guinan, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York
  William Kuzmin, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ

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

Refreshment Break

2:30 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Trial Updates

Moshe Maimon, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York
Gonen Haklay, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Kevin E. Hoffman, Kent + McBride, Iselin, NJ
Nancy McDonald, McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, Morristown, NJ

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Updates on the Law - Rules and Rulings from the Bench

Arnold C. Lakind, Szaferman, Lakind, Blumstein, & Blader, P.C., Lawrenceville, NJ
Joshua Litchenstein, O´Toole Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC, Verona, NJ
Kevin O'Toole, O´Toole Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC, Verona, NJ
Ronald S. Suss, Caruso Smith Edell Picini, Fairfield, NJ

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

Ethics in Asbestos Litigation: Settlements, Interviews and Conflicts

John C. Garde, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ

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

Networking Cocktail Reception