Conference Agenda
Day 1, Thursday, March 10, 2011
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Welcome by Co-Chairs
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esq., Bifferato, LLC, Wilmington, DE
Loreto P. Rufo, Esq., Rufo Associates, PA, Hockessin, DE
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Where Are We Now? Litigation Status Update and The Year in Review
- Statistics, Trends, Projections, Recaps
- Trials
Panel:
Donald E. Reid, Esq., Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE (Moderator)
Yvonne T. Saville, Esq., Weiss & Saville, P.A., Wilmington, DE
Jerome H. Block, Esq., Levy, Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP, New York
R. Thomas Radcliffe Jr., Esq., Dehay & Elliston, LLP, Baltimore
Beth E. Valocchi, Esq., Swartz Campbell, LLC, Wilmington, DE
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Fitting into the National Scene
- How We See Ourselves and How Others See Us
- What Do We Do "Right" and/or "Wrong"
Panel:
Loreto P. Rufo, Esq., Rufo Associates, PA, Hockessin, DE (Moderator)
Michael J. Angelides, Esq., Simmons Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd, LLC, East Alton, IL
Erich J. Gleber, Esq., Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., New York
Marc S. Gaffrey, Esq., Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas LLP, New Brunswick, NJ
Joseph W. Hovermill, Esq., Miles & Stockbridge, P.C., Baltimore
Timothy McGowan, Esq., Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli & Hanna, Philadelphia
Nate Mudd, Esq., Maune, Raichle, Hartley, French & Mudd, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
John J. Spillane, Esq., DeLuca & Nemeroff, LLP, Dallas
10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Navigating the Management Orders
- Recent Amendments to the Master Trial Scheduling Order, General Scheduling Order No. 1, and Standing Order No. 1
- Motion Practice
Panel:
Ian Connor Bifferato, Esq., Bifferato, LLC, Wilmington, DE (Moderator)
Hon. Peggy L. Ableman, Judge, Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington, DE
David W. deBruin, Esq., Bifferato, LLC,Wilmington, DE
Janine Hochberg, Esq., Law Clerk to the Hon. Peggy L. Ableman, Wilmington, DE
Loreto P. Rufo, Esq., Rufo Associates, PA, Hockessin, DE
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Ethical Considerations
- Complex Issues in Complex Litigation
Panel:
Loreto P. Rufo, Esq., Rufo Associates, PA, Hockessin, DE (Moderator)
Matthew F. Boyer, Special Master, Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, Wilmington, DE
Neal C. Glenn, Esq., Kelley Jasons McGowan Spinelli & Hanna, Wilmington, DE
Christopher H. Lee, Esq., Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE
Stephen T. Morrow, Esq., Law Offices of Joseph J. Rhoades
Charles Slanina, Esq., Finger, Slanina & Liebesman LLC, Hockessin, DE
Hon. Joseph R. Slights III, Judge, Delaware Superior Court, Wilmington, DE
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Effective Discovery and Efficient Deposition Processes
- Making It Work and Avoiding the Pitfalls
Panel:
Jeffrey S. Marlin, Esq., Marks O'Neill O'Brien & Courtney, P.C., Wilmington, DE (Moderator)
Dale A. Bowers, Esq., Law Offices of Dale A. Bowers
David W. deBruin, Esq., Bifferato, LLC, Wilmington, DE
Antranig Garibian, Esq., Wilbraham, Lawler & Buba, Philadelphia
Kara A. Hager, Esq., Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, P.C., Wilmington, DE
David C. Malatesta Jr., Esq., Kent & McBride, P.C., Wilmington, DE
Loreto P. Rufo, Esq., Rufo Associates, PA, Hockessin, DE
Nicholas E. Skiles, Esq., Swartz Campbell, LLC, Wilmington, DE
3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Hot Topics and Emerging Law
- Household Exposure Cases
- Component Part Liability
- International Cases
- Conflicts of Law
Panel:
Paul A. Bradley, Esq., Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson, P.A., Wilmington, DE (Moderator)
Thomas C. Crumplar, Esq., Jacobs & Crumplar, P.A., Wilmington, DE
Matthew P. Donelson, Esq., Elzufon Austin Reardon Tarlov & Mondell, Wilmington, DE
John C. Phillips, Esq., Phillips Goldman & Spence, P.A., Wilmington, DE
C. Scott Reese, Esq., Cooch & Taylor, P.A., Wilmington, DE
Michael L Sensor, Esq., Perry & Sensor, P.A., Wilmington, DE
Christian J. Singewald, Esq., White & Williams, LLP, Wilmington, DE
William Kohlburn, Esq., Simmons Gianaris Angelides & Barnerd, LLC