Conference Agenda
Day 1, Friday, February 27, 2015
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
Breakfast Sponsored by Priority-One/Veritext
8:45 a.m. - 9:00 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
Joel R. Clark, McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Review of Motion Decisions of Judge Viscomi and the New Jersey Appellate Division and Supreme Court and Recent Federal Court Rulings on Government Contractor, Equipment Manufacturer and Sufficiency of Exposure
Nora J. Grimbergen, Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, LLP, New Brunswick, NJ
James J. Pettit, Law Offices of James J. Pettit, LLC, Marlton, NJ
10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Federal Preemption and Removal
Thomas M. Toman Jr., Forman Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP, Red Bank, NJ
Leonard F. Feldman, Weitz & Luxenberg, P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Update on State of the Art
David Katzenstein, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Newark, NJ
David B. Sicilia, Associate Professor of History, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Jerry Kristal, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Cherry Hill, NJ
11:45 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Question and Answer Panel on Pretrial Practice in Middlesex County
Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq., Special Master, Middlesex County Courthouse, New Brunswick, NJ
Joel Clark, McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
Rachel A. Placitella, Cohen Placitella Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Non-Traditional Exposures and The Changing Landscape of Asbestos Defendant Liability
Leah Kagan, Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, Lawrence Township, NJ
Timothy E. Corriston, Connell Foley, Roseland, NJ
3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Ethics in Mass Tort Litigation
Lynne M. Kizis, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
William D. Sanders, McGivney & Kluger, P.C., Florham Park, NJ
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Do’s and Dont’s in Depositions
Rachel A. Placitella, Cohen Placitella Roth, P.C., Red Bank, NJ
Stephanie A. DiVita, The Law Firm of Pascarella DiVita, PLLC, Holmdel, NJ
Lisa M. Pascarella, The Law Firm of Pascarella DiVita, PLLC, Holmdel, NJ
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception
* Invited Speaker