HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Zofran, Bard IVC and Zimmer Persona Knee Litigation

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, July 29, 2015

7:30 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration

Sponsored by International Litigation Services (ILS)

International Litigation Services (ILS)


8:15 a.m. - 8:20 a.m.
Welcome by Chair

Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger • Salvas LLP, San Francisco


8:20 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Zofran Litigation

Gregory Spizer, Anapol Schwartz, Philadelphia
Rachel Abrams, Levin Simes, San Francisco
Amy Eskin, Levin Simes, LLP, San Francisco


8:50 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.
Risperdal Litigation Update

Daniel S. Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA


9:20 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.
Zimmer NexGen Knee Litigation Update

• Summary of Device Design and Defect
• Update on MDL Litigation
• Ongoing Case Selection Criteria
Daniel R. Lapinski, Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ


9:50 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group

Jams


10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.
Benicar (Olmesartan) Litigation

Lexi J. Hazam, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, San Francisco


10:20 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Zimmer Persona Knee Litigation

David L. Rosenband, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York


10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Contaminated Endoscope Litigation

• The Liability and Medicine of the Endoscope Litigation
• The Olympus Q180V Duodenoscope and Highly Drug-Resistant Bacterial Infections
• Reported Outbreaks in the U.S.
Kevin R. Boyle, Panish Shea & Boyle LLP, Los Angeles


11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Fluoroquinolone (FLQ) Litigation

R. Jason Richards, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL


11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch

Lunch is Sponsored by Epiq Systems, Inc.

Epiq Systems, Inc.


1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Keynote Address

Michael A. Kelly, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco


1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Settling Mass Tort Litigation

Hon. Richard A. Kramer, California Superior Court, San Francisco County, San Francisco
Cathy Yanni, JAMS, San Francisco
Stuart M. Gordon, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP, San Francisco
Michael F. Healy, Sedgwick LLP, San Francisco
Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc., Newport Beach, CA


2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Jams

Jams


2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
State-Federal Cooperation

Steven J. Skikos, Skikos Crawford Skikos & Joseph, San Francisco
Khaldoun A. Baghdadi, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco


3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Morcellator Litigation Update

Rebecca B. King, Tracey & Fox, Houston
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, Irvine, CA


3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Bair Hugger Infection Litigation

Gabriel A. Assaad, Kennedy Hodges LLP, Houston
Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL


4:15 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
C.R. Bard and Cook Medical IVC Litigation Update

Ramon Rossi Lopez, Lopez McHugh, LLP, Newport Beach, CA
Troy Alexander Brenes, Lopez McHugh LLP, Newport Beach, CA


4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
DePuy Pinnacle Litigation Update

Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger • Salvas LLP, San Francisco


5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Medtronic InFuse Litigation Update

Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Robert J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego


5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception

Networking Cocktail Reception is Sponsored by Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger