HarrisMartin's Women's Health Litigation Conference

Conference Agenda

Day 1, Wednesday, June 22, 2016

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast & Registration

Breakfast Sponsored by ILS

ILS


8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs

Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA


8:50 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Why Are Women Used as Guinea Pigs and What to Do When the Next Women’s Health Tragedy Occurs

• A Legislative Update on Recent Laws Proposed Related to Devices
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO


9:15 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Plastic in the Pelvis: Essure and Mesh Litigation

Moderators:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO

Mesh
Michael Moreland, Clark, Love & Hutson, Houston
Yvonne M. Flaherty, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P., Minneapolis

Essure
Karen Beyea-Schroeder, Heard Robins Cloud LLP, Houston
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Erin Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland, Briggs, & Josephson, Houston
A.J. de Bartolomeo, Gibbs Law Group, Oakland, CA


10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Birth Control (Mirena) and Birth Defects Litigation (SSRI/Zofran/Zoloft/Paxil/Wellbutrin)

Moderators:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO

Sindhu S. Daniel, Baron & Budd, P.C., Dallas
Genevieve Zimmerman, Meshbesher & Spence, Minneapolis
Edward Blizzard, Blizzard & Nabers, Houston
Esther E. Berezofsky, Williams Cuker Berezofsky, Cherry Hill, NJ


10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions

S3


11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
What is the Difference Between a Seven-Figure Verdict and Zero?

Moderator:
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO

Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, MotleyRice LLC, Providence, RI
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York


12:00 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
Wage Inequality: Lessons Learned

Lori E. Andrus, Andrus Anderson LLP, San Francisco


12:20 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch

Lunch Sponsored by MDL Online by ARPC

ARPC


1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Profits Over Safety: Targeting Women to Sell Drugs, Devices, and "Diseases"

Moderator:
Kimberly Dougherty, Janet, Jenner & Suggs, LLC, Boston

Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis‚ Inc., Newport Beach, CA


2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Canc-her: Talcum Powder and Morcellator

Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA

Morcellator
Aimee H. Wagstaff, Andrus Wagstaff, Lakewood, CO
Rebecca B. King, Tracey & Fox, Houston

Talc
Danielle Ward Mason, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., Montgomery, AL
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
Michelle Parfitt, Ashcraft & Gerel, LLP, Washington, D.C.
Wendy R. Fleishman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Eric D. Holland, Holland Law Firm, St. Louis


2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Shapiro Settlement Solutions

S3


3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
DaVinci Robotic Surgery on Women

Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA

Mark J. Geragos, Geragos & Geragos, Los Angeles


3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Emerging Litigation in Mass Torts

• Wen Hair Products
• Bravelle
• Taxotere
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
Moderator:
Anne Andrews, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA

Taxotere
Darin Schanker, Bachus & Schanker, LLC, Denver
Ben Gordon, Levin Papantonio Thomas Mitchell Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL

Bravelle
John C. Thornton, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA
Kate E. Jaycox, Robins Kaplan LLP, Minneapolis

Wen Hair Care Products
Sean T. Higgins, Andrews & Thornton, LLC, Irvine, CA

FLQs
Bryan F. Aylstock, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL


4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Networking Cocktail Reception