Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, March 14, 2013
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ
Christopher M. Placitella, Cohen, Placitella & Roth, Red Bank, NJ
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Update on Middlesex
• The Current Status of the New Jersey Docket
• Changes and Updates on Procedure
• Observations from the Special Master
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Special Master, Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick, NJ
Joel Clark, McGivney & Kluger P.C., Florham Park, NJ
John C. Garde, McCarter & English LLP, Newark, NJ
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Potential Health Risks of Low Exposures to Chrysotile Asbestos
• Recent Studies
Moderator:
Joshua S. Lichtenstein, O´Toole Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu LLC, Verona, NJ
Thomas Hesterberg, Ph.D., CTEH, LLC, Little Rock, AR
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Coverage Issues
• How Coverage Impacts Settlement
• Exhaustion Decision
Jeffrey Kluger, McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
Jeffrey M. Pollock, Fox Rothschild, LLP, Princeton, NJ
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Medicare: Changes Under the Smart Act
• Practical Tips on Dealing with Medicare Issues in New Jersey
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
MSJ Panel Discussion
• Bare Metal Defenses
Karen J. Stanzione, Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt, P.C., Merchantville, NJ
Vincent Cheng, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Woodbridge, NJ
Nora J. Grimbergen, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick, NJ
Steven F. Satz, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick, NJ
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Talc Vermiculite and Tremolite Short Fibers
• Will the real carcinogen please stand up?
Moshe Maimon, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York
Joseph A. Gallo, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, LLP, Florham Park, NJ
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Ethical Issues Involving In-House Corporate Counsel and the Attorney Client Privilege
John C. Garde, McCarter & English, LLP, Newark, NJ
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
*Invited Speaker