Conference Agenda
Day 1, Tuesday, April 16, 2019
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome By Co-Chairs
Ruben Honik, Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia
Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Largest Class I Recall Ever? How Did it Happen?
Ruben Honik, Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia
Daniel Nigh, Levin Papantonio, Pensacola, FL
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
The Defendants
Mikal C. Watts, Watts Guerra LLP, Austin, TX
George T. Williamson, Farr, Farr, Emerich, Hackett, Carr & Holmes, P.A., Punta Gorda, FL
Paige Boldt, Watts Guerra LLP, Austin, TX
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Refreshment Break
10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
MDL 2875 (The History and Strategy Behind the Formulation)
Adam M. Slater, Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman, Roseland, NJ
Ruben Honik, Golomb & Honik, P.C. , Philadelphia
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Science Supporting the Personal Injury Cancer Cases
C. Brett Vaughn RN, BSN, JD, The Hollis Law Firm P.A., Prairie Village, KS
Rosemarie Riddell Bogdan, Martin, Harding & Mazzotti, LLP, Albany, NY
1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Consumer Class Action
Conlee S. Whiteley, Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C., New Orleans
Layne Hilton, Kanner & Whiteley, L.L.C., New Orleans
David J. Stanoch, Golomb & Honik, P.C., Philadelphia
2:15 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.
Third-Party Payor Cases
Andrés Rivero, Rivero Mestre LLP, Miami
Jorge A. Mestre, Rivero Mestre LLP, Miami
3:10 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
The Value of Data & Analysis in Mass Tort Marketing
Christopher Princis, VP, Business Development, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), New York
3:20 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Discovery and Legal Issues Surrounding the Valsartan Litigation
• Medical Monitoring
Rachel Geman, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, New York
Steven C. Babin Jr., Babin Law, LLC, Columbus, OH
4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Valsartan Case Criteria and General Discussion of the Losartan Litigation
Samuel A. Anyan Jr., The Cochran Firm, Philadelphia
Jeff Gibson, Wagner Reese, Indianapolis