Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, June 05, 2012
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Stephen A. Sheller, Sheller, P.C., Philadelphia
Sean P. Fahey, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Philadelphia
Stephen J. Imbriglia, Gibbons P.C., Philadelphia
8:45 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Update on Various MTP Initiatives
- Deposition Protocol for Treaters/Prescriber, Doctors/Corporate Officers
- Bellwether Trial Selection
- Federal/State Coordination
- Inclusion of Non-Manufactures in Mass Torts
Andrew T. Bayman, King & Spalding, Atlanta
Raymond M. Williams, DLA Piper, Philadelphia
Stephen A. Sheller, Sheller, P.C., Phildelphia
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Views from the Bench - Process for Identifying Litigation as a Mass Tort
- Overview of New Rules
Hon. John W. Herron, Administrative Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
Hon. Arnold L. New, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia*
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Views from the Plaintiff and Defense Bar on the New Rules
Laura Feldman, Feldman & Pinto, Philadelphia
Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Schwartz P.C., Philadelphia
Albert G. Bixler, Eckert Seamans, Philadelphia
Judy L. Leone, Dechert LLP, Philadelphia
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Practical Guide to the Mass Tort Program
Hon. Sandra Mazer Moss, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
Donna Candelora, Esq., Court Administrative Officer, Complex Litigation Center, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
Stanley Thompson, Esq., Director, Complex Litigation Center, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, 1st Judicial District, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
The Impact of the New Rules on the Future of Asbestos Litigation
Benjamin Shein, Shein Law Center Ltd., Philadelphia
Laurence H. Brown, Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler, Philadelphia
Tracey McDevitt Hagan, Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt, P.C., Philadelphia
Sharon L. Caffrey, Duane Morris, LLP, Philadelphia
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ethics and Mass Torts: Settlements and Mediation
- Impact of New Rules on Settlements in Mass Torts
- Allocations Amongst Plaintiffs in Mass Settlements
Hon. Jane Cutler Greenspan (Ret.), JAMS, Philadelphia
Thomas B. Rutter, ADR Options, Philadelphia
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
*Invited Speaker