Darvon and Hip Implant Litigation Conference: New Developments in These Emerging Mass Torts

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

Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.

Overview Welcome by Co-Chairs

Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger - Salvas LLP, San Francisco

8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.

Overview of the Products: Darvon vs. Darvocet

• Brand Names and Their Differences: Darvon vs. Darvocet
  
• Popoxyphene, Dextropopoxyphene and Other Preparations
  
• Number of Prescriptions and Patient Demographics
  Gale D. Pearson, Pearson, Randall, Gempeler, Schumacher & LaBore, Minneapolis
  Matthew J. McCauley, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, Port Washington, NY

9:10 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.

The Science of Darvon and Darvocet

• Heart Risks and Cardiotoxicity
  
• Studies and Evidence of Adverse Effects on the Heart
  
• Other Available Evidence of Adverse Heart Risks
  
• Foreign Regulatory Action
  
• Public Citizen Petitions and Outcomes
  
• Florida Medical Examiner's Death Data
  
• Analysis of Adverse Event Reports
  
• Data Point Surveys from Various State Medicaid Programs
  Dawn M. Chmielewski, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli, Co., LPA, Cleveland
  Timothy J. Becker, Zimmerman Reed, Minneapolis

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

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Steigerwalt & Associates, Powered by Wise Law Group, LLC

10:00 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Past Claims and Pending Litigation

• Porter v. Zanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. (D.Minn.)
  
• Differences/Similarities to Other Pharmaceutical Torts
  
• Rulings on the Liability of Generic Drug Manufacturers: Pliva v. Mensing (U.S.S.C. No. 09-993) and Conte v. Wyeth 85 Cal. Rptr.3d 299 (2008)
  Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
  Mark E. Burton Jr., Hersh & Hersh, San Francisco
  Mark P. Robinson Jr., Robinson, Calcagnie & Robinson, P.C., Newport Beach

10:45 a.m. - 11:25 a.m.

Civil RICO Implications

John R. Climaco, Climaco, Wilcox, Peca, Tarantino & Garofoli, Cleveland
Mark J. Geragos, Law Offices of Geragos & Geragos, Los Angeles

11:25 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Potential Litigation and Defenses

• Where to File: Filings in State and Federal Court
  
• MDL Considerations
  Daniel E. Becnel Jr., Becnel Law Firm, LLC, Reserve, LA

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch - Sponsored by Keais Records Service Inc.

12:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration for Hip Implant-Only Attendees

1:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Overview of the DePuy Hip and Examination of the Science

• Why the DePuy ASR is Failing
  
• Anticipated Failure Rates
  
• Detailed Examination of Physical Injuries
  
• Problems with Revision Surgeries
  John Restaino, DPM, JD, MPH, The Restaino Law Firm, Denver
  Eric Kennedy, Weisman Kennedy & Berris Co., L.P.A., Cleveland
  Ben W. Gordon Jr., Levin, Papantonio, Thomas, Mitchell, Rafferty & Proctor, P.A., Pensacola, FL

1:45 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.

Damages Analysis: Disability and Impairment Post-Explant

Pete Kaufman, Panish Shea & Boyle, Los Angeles

2:10 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.

Refreshment Break Sponsored by Steigerwalt & Associates, Powered by Wise Law Group, LLC

2:20 p.m. - 2:50 p.m.

Trial Strategies for the DePuy Litigation

• Creative Ways to Explain the Product and Defect to a Jury
  
• Allowing the Jury to Empathize with a Victim's Pain and Suffering
  
• DePuy's Punitive Damages Exposure
  Michael A. Kelly, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco

2:50 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

DePuy MDL Update

Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York
Steven J. Skikos, Skikos Crawford Skikos Joseph & Millican, San Francisco

3:15 p.m. - 4:05 p.m.

DePuy California JCCP Update

Matthew Davis, Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, San Francisco

4:05 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Discovery and Case Management Issues

Lawrence J. Gornick, Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick, San Francisco
Rachel Abrams, Levin Simes Kaiser & Gornick, San Francisco

4:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.

Orthopedic Products on the Horizon: DePuy’s Pinnacle Hip

Brian J. Devine, Seeger - Salvas LLP, San Francisco

4:50 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.

Orthopedic Products Update: Zimmer NextGen® Knee

• Zimmer v. Kresch: Advertising Lawyers as Defendants
  Hunter J. Shkolnik, Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Shkolnik & McCartney, New York
  Joseph H. Saunders, Saunders & Walker, Pinellas Park, FL

5:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Medicare Reimbursement Models for the DePuy Litigation

Elizabeth Vish, Garretson Resolution Group, Inc., Charlotte, NC
Elizabeth Grande, Garretson Resolution Group, Inc., Minneapolis

5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Cocktail Networking Reception Sponsored by Rust Consulting Inc./Kinsella Media, LLC.