HarrisMartin's MDL Conference: Hair Straightener & Social Media Litigation

7:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Registration

8:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Welcome by Co-Chairs

Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
D. Todd Mathews, Bailey Glasser LLP, St. Louis

9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

Hurdles New MDLs Are Facing

Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL

Panel:
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Lee Floyd, Breit Biniazan, Richmond, VA
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, Puerto Rico
E. Samuel Geisler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Erin K. Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston

9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Hair Relaxer/Hair Straightener: Overview

Moderator: Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL

Panel:
Ben Crump, Ben Crump Law, Washington, DC
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Larry Taylor, The Cochran Firm, Dallas
Shayna E. Sacks, Napoli Shkolnik PLLC, New York
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
Gregory A. Cade, Environmental Litigation Group P.C., Birmingham, AL

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Marketing for Mass Tort Litigation Claims

Chris Princis, Consumer Attorney Marketing Group (CAMG), Woodland Hills, CA

10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Managing the Production, Storage and Analysis of Electronically Stored Data

Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL

Panel:
Drew Lewis, CS DISCO, Chattanooga, TN
Jonathan Wiley, CS DISCO, Tallahassee, FL
Jonathan D. Orent, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
E. Samuel Geisler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Katherine E. Charonko, Bailey Glasser LLP, Charleston, WV

11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Hair Relaxer/Hair Straightener: Science and Case Criteria

Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL

Panel:
LaRuby May, May Jungᴸᴸᴾ, Washington, DC
Gabrielle Sulpizio, Bell Legal Group, Georgetown, SC
Navan Ward, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Atlanta
Chelsie Green, Levin Papantonio Rafferty, Pensacola, FL
Rene F. Rocha, Morgan & Morgan, New Orleans
Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL
EricaRae Garcia, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Bankruptcy: What’s Next for MDLs?

Moderator: D. Todd Mathews, Bailey Glasser LLP, St. Louis

Panel:
Mikal C. Watts, Watts Guerra LLP, Puerto Rico
Leigh O’Dell, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL
Brad J. Bradford, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Lee Floyd, Breit Biniazan, Richmond, VA
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York

12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Lunch with Keynote Speakers

Sam Dolce-Powers, Esq., Milestone, Buffalo, NY
Amy Keller, DiCello Levitt, Chicago

Lunch Sponsored by Milestone.

1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Liens and Settlement Administration – The Landscape after Roundup

Moderator: Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL

Panel:
Aimee Wagstaff, Wagstaff Law Firm, Denver
Samantha Katen, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz, PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Vanessa Harris Gross, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO
Amanda Greenburg, ARCHER Systems, LLC, San Francisco
Caryn Papantonakis, Vice President of Client Development, Epiq, Houston

2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Juul and Zantac: A Tale of Two MDLs

Moderator: D. Todd Mathews, Bailey Glasser LLP, St. Louis

Panel:
Tracy A. Finken Magnotta, Anapol Weiss, Philadelphia
Adam Pulaski, Pulaski Kherkher, PLLC, Houston
Ashley Keller, Keller Postman LLC, Chicago
Jonathan P. Kieffer, Wagstaff & Cartmell, Kansas City, MO

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

Refreshment Break

3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Mass Tort Update: Greatest Hits

· Exactech
· Sunscreen and Benzene
· Paraquat
· NEC/Abbott Formula
· Paragard
· Tylenol
· TEPEZZA
· Camp Lejeune

Moderator: D. Todd Mathews, Bailey Glasser LLP, St. Louis

Panel:
Erin K. Copeland, Fibich, Leebron, Copeland & Briggs, Houston
E. Samuel Geisler, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis, & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Jason S. Goldstein, Parker Waichman LLP, New York
Timothy Becker, Johnson // Becker, PLLC, St. Paul, MN
C. Andrew Childers, Levin Papantonio Rafferty, Pensacola, FL
Mildred Conroy, The Lanier Law Firm, New York
Ed Bell, Bell Legal Group, Georgetown, SC
Mark A. DiCello, DiCello Levitt, Cleveland
Roopal P. Luhana, Chaffin Luhana LLP, New York

4:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Social Media Update: Next Steps

Moderator: Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann, DiCello Levitt, Birmingham, AL

Panel:
Jayne Conroy, Simmons Hanly Conroy, New York
Mark M. Abramowitz, DiCello Levitt, Cleveland
Jonathan D. Orent, Motley Rice LLC, Providence, RI
Clinton Richardson, Beasley Allen Law Firm, Montgomery, AL

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Networking Cocktail Reception

Networking Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Western Alliance Bank.