Mass Torts Made Perfect
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
| 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 |