Mass Torts Made Perfect
Bellagio, Las Vegas

Thursday, October 23rd:
7:30 to 8:30am Continental Breakfast/Registration Exhibit Hall
8:30 to 9:15am Opening Remarks Mike Papantonio
9:15 to 10:00am DIGITEK: The War Begins Frank Pitre
10:00 to 10:30am GBCAs: Kryptonite and the Need Peter Burg &for the Lead Box Troy Rafferty
10:30 to 10:45am Coffee Break Exhibit Hall
10:45 to 11:15am Trasylol – Cash Cow or Dog?
Bayer Asked the Question – What is the Answer?
Scott Love/Brian Barr
11:15 to 11:45am Bisphenol-A: Are Plastics The Word of the Past? Mike Hugo
11:45 to 12:30pm “Not Afraid To Win” Geoffrey Fieger
12:45 to 2:00pm Luncheon with guest speaker Bill Maher
2:00 to 2:30pm NUVA RING – A Deceptive Contraceptive Fred Thompson
2:30 to 3:15pm Preemption: The Latest From The Supreme Court and Elsewhere Arnold Levin
3:15 to 3:45pm HOW TO HEDGE YOUR BETS AGAINST PREEMPTION: The Subprime Meltdown Comes To Mainstreet Peter Mougey
3:45 to 4:15pm New Developments In Antitrust Law Joe Cotchett
4:15 to 5:15pm Building An Environmental Case: How To Do It From The Dream Team Panel Kevin Madonna
Carol Moore
Jan Schlichtmann
5:15 to 5:30pm Pain at the Pump: Pain Pumps, Anesthetics, and Chondrolysis Robert Jenner
5:30 to 7:30pm Cocktail Party Exhibit Hall
Friday, October 24th:
7:30 to 8:30am Continental Breakfast Exhibit Hall
8:00 to 9:00am Lien Resolution Issues & Trends In Mass Torts Settlement Programs Matthew Garretson
9:00 to 9:30am The Heparin Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures David Zoll
9:30 to 10:15am Settlements In Mass Tort Cases: Group & Case Assessments Chris Seeger
10:15 to 10:45am High Profile Cases And The Media Mark Geragos
10:45 to 11:00am Coffee Break Exhibit Hall
11:00 to 11:20 Avandia: Key Causation and Medical Issues John Boundas
11:20 to 11:40am Fosamax: Oversuppressing and Oversold Larry Morris
11:40 to 12:00noon Stents – Which Are The Good Cases? Ted Babbitt
12:00 to 12:20pm Litigation Update for Medtronic Leads Kim Lambert
12:20 to 12:40pm Paxil: The Wrong Choice For Pregnant Women’s Babies Karen Menzies
12:40 to 1:05pm Motrin, Ketek, SJS & TEN Brian Witzer & Dan Balaban
1:05 to 1:25pm Hormone Therapy: Experimenting on America’s Grandmothers Rainey Booth

Torts Made Perfect
Plaintiff Damages Summit

Bellagio, Las Vegas

Thursday, October 23
8:00am The Creation, Development, and Action Plan and Steps for the “Damages Model” in Tort and Commercial Cases – Architecturally Designing the Damages Plan With Your Given Set of Facts – Creating the “O.S.P.A.” Plan
John F. Romano, West Palm Beach, FL
9:30am Jurors and Damages: Understanding the Mindset of Jurors on Damages Issues and Proof – Considering, Knowing, and Understanding Innate Biases and Prejudices of Jurors and Determining How to Ethically, Morally, and Legally Persuade These Jurors to Decide Issues in Spite of These Biases and Prejudices
Brian Panish, Los Angeles, CA and Fred Levin, Pensacola, FL
11:00am Break
11:15am How and Why “Economic” Damages/Losses DRIVE the “Non-economic” Damages/Losses
12:30 Luncheon Bill Maher
Afternoon Moderator - Todd Romano
2:00pm Understanding, Appreciating, and Knowing the Differences Between (a) Pain and (b) Suffering – Learning Methods of Articulating These Differences to Persuade in Negotiation, Mediation, and Trial
Ed Hill, Charleston, WV
3:00pm Creating, Developing, and Persuasively Solidifying Claims for Lost Wages in the Past and Loss of Future Earning Capacity/Ability – A Step-by-Step Approach to Winning the Wage Claim
Robert Eglet, Las Vegas, NV
Howard Nations, Houston, Texas
4:00pm Break
4:10pm Networking Cocktail Reception
Friday, October 24
8:00am Speaking Through Your Experts – Cutting Edge Advocacy
Mic McConnell, Richmond, VA
9:00am Life Care Plans and the Continuum of Care
Dr. Craig Lichtblau, North Palm Beach, FL
10:00am Break
10:15am Grief and Bereavement Experts in Wrongful Death Cases
John F. Romano, West Palm Beach, FL
11:15am Economists – New, Creative, and Innovative Approaches to Enhancing the Damages Case Through Cutting-Edge Analysis and Testimony Relating to Economic Issues – The Paradigm Has Arrived
Howard Nations, Houston, TX
12:15pm Proof and Argument of Damages: Wrongful Death Cases
Afternoon Moderator - Todd Romano
1:00pm Lunch - Visualizing Damages – A Quantum Leap in the Approach of Having Insurance Adjusters, Defense Lawyers, Mediators, Judges, and Juries “See” and “Visualize” the Damages as to Each of the Primary Elements of Damages – Interview Techniques – Day-in-the-life Videos – Video Settlement Documentaries – Other Key Components of Visualization in Advocacy
Michaela Miller, Video Law Services, Jacksonville, FL
2:00pm Teaching the Subtleties and Nuances of Radiology to Lawyers – Understanding the Traps and Pitfall – Radiology 101
Dr. Mark Herbst, St. Petersburg, FL
3:30pm Debunking Defense Arguments and Positions on (a) Physical Pain and Suffering; (b) Mental Pain and Anguish; and (c) Loss of Enjoyment of Life
Robert Eglet, Las Vegas, NV
4:30pm Adjourn
Saturday, October 25
8:00am Preparing for and Taking the Deposition of the Defense Orthopedic and Neurologist Examiner – Pre-deposition Steps and Motions – Discovery Motions Relating to the Defense Examiner and Examination – Videotaping the Defense Exam – Post-examination Motions and Steps – Tactics and Techniques in Deposing the Defense Medical Examiner
John F. Romano and Todd Romano, West Palm Beach, FL
10:00am Break
10:15am Preparing for and Deposing the Defense Life Care Planner, the Defense Rehabilitation Expert, and the Defense Vocational Rehabilitation Expert
Mic McConnell, Richmond, VA