Conference Agenda
Day 1, Wednesday, March 28, 2012
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Overview and Welcome by Chair
Richard J. Arsenault, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Transvaginal Mesh Update - The JPML Has Spoken
- Case Filings and Critical Insight into the 4 MDLs in the Southern District of West Virginia
- Organizational Update - How These Cases Will be Handled and Who Will Handle Them
- Litigation Holds & Protective Orders - Critical Issues in Transvaginal Mesh Cases
Harry F. Bell Jr., The Bell Law Firm PLLC, Charleston, WV
Neil D. Overholtz, Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz PLLC, Pensacola, FL
Henry G. Garrard III, Blasingame Burch Garrard Ashley PC, Athens, GA
Vance R. Andrus, Andrus Wagstaff Hood PC, Denver
Fred Thompson, Motley Rice, Mt. Pleasant, SC
9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
Hip Implants: ASR, Pinnacle, Wright Medical Technology Devices - New Developments and New Litigation
- Update on ASR and Pinnacle MDLs and the Role that State Court Litigation is Playing
- The Science of What Causes Metal-on-Metal Hips to Fail
- Emerging and Unique Injuries Caused by Metal-on-Metal Hip Failures
Larry P. Boyd, Fisher, Boyd, Brown & Huguenard, Houston
Brian J. Devine, Seeger Salvas, San Francisco
Kenneth M. Seeger, Seeger Salvas, San Francisco
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Carrier IQ Litigation
Charles E. Schaffer, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman, Philadelphia
Eric D. Holland, Holland Groves Schneller & Stolze, St. Louis
Amy P. Lally, Sidley Austin LLP, Los Angeles
David Ratner, Morelli Ratner, P.C., New York
11:30 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Luncheon
Keynote Address by W. Mark Lanier, The Lanier Law Firm, Houston
Lunch Sponsored by BMC Group Class Action Services
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Knee Implant Litigation
- Status of the MDL and State Court Coordination in New Jersey
Jennifer M. Hoekstra, Neblett, Beard & Arsenault, Alexandria, LA
Timothy J. Becker, Johnson & Becker, Minneapolis
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Who is Paying Your Doctor? – The Learned Intermediary Doctrine
- In-depth Examination of the Extent to Which the Learned Intermediary Doctrine Shields Prescription Drug and Medical Device Manufacturers from Liability
- A Fresh Look - What are the Exceptions? Recent Developments from Courts Around the Country
- Methods for Piercing the Shield
- Who is Paying Your Doctor? And is He/She Truly "Independent"
Nicholas J. Drakulich, The Drakulich Firm, San Diego
Mark Burton, Hersh and Hersh, San Francisco
Matthew J. McCauley, Parker Waichman Alonso, Port Washington, NY
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Zoloft and SSRIs: The History of the Litigation and Latest Developments
- The Regulatory and Litigation History of SSRIs - FDA Advisories, Past Claims
- Recent Studies and Science Behind the New Wave of SSRI Claims
- The Injuries: Birth Defects - Cardiac, Abdominal, Limb Defects and Craniofacial Anomalies
- Current Litigation - Pfizer's Recent MDL Petition to Transfer and Updates from State Court Venues
Jerrold S. Parker, Parker Waichman Alonso LLP, New York
Robert L. Salim, Law Offices of Robert L. Salim, Natchitoches, LA
Christopher Coffin, Pendley, Baudin & Coffin LLP, New Orleans
Timothy J. Becker, Becker & Johnson, Minneapolis
Karen Barth Menzies, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis Inc., Los Angeles, CA
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
ACTOS Update
- The Latest from Lafayette, La. - What Happened at the Initial MDL Status Conference?
- The Los Angeles Litigation: JCCP 4946 - What's Next for the State Court Cases?
- Science, Epidemiology and the Link Between ACTOS and Cancer
Hunter J. Shkolnik, Napoli, Bern, Ripka Shkolnik, New York
Jonathan Sedgh, Weitz & Luxenberg, New York
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Ethics in Mass Tort Litigation
Steven J. Skikos, Skikos, Crawford, Skikos & Joseph, LLP, San Francisco
David McGowan, Lyle L. Jones Professor of Competition and Innovation Law, University of San Diego, San Diego
