Andrews Publications, A Thomson Reuters/West Business, Presents
Asbestos Litigation 2009 Conference
April 30 – May 1, 2009
Ritz Carlton Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Agenda |
Co-Chairs |
Registration |
Location |
Times, Topics and Speakers Are Subject To Change |
Thursday, April 30, 2009
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
8:55 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Knight Anderson, Esq. - Hill Fulwider McDowell Funk & Matthews, P.C.
John Herrick, Esq. - Motley Rice, LLC |
9:00 a.m. |
Variance of Mesothelioma, Gross Morphology and Histochemical Variance and Immunohistological Features of Mesothelioma
Samuel Hammar, M.D. - Pathology Associates of Kitsap County |
9:45 a.m. |
What’s New In Asbestos Litigation Around the Country?
A Panel Discussion - Cases Against Equipment Manufacturers
- Non-Occupational Exposures
- Trial and Appellate Decisions
- Legislation and Challenges to Tort Reform
Mark Behrens, Esq. - Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
Larry Cetrulo, Esq. - Cetrulo & Capone, LLP
Gary Kendall, Esq. - Michie Hamlett Lowry Rasmussen & Tweel PLLC
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10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. |
Do The Right Thing: Ethical Challenges in Asbestos Litigation
Edward Casmere, Esq. - Schiff Hardin LLP
Jim Hopkinson, Esq. - Cooney & Conway
Hon. William D. Maddux - Presiding Judge, Law Division,
Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois |
11:45 p.m. |
Lunch – on your own |
1:15 p.m. |
Going Back to Cali: Trends And Developments In California Asbestos Litigation
Frank Pond, Esq. - Pond North LLP |
2:00 p.m. |
This Land Is Your Land: The Ins and Outs of the Premises Liability Cases
Margaret Byrne, Esq. - Swanson, Martin & Bell
Michael T. Egan Jr. - Cooney & Conway |
2:45 p.m. |
Who the Heck are John S. Manville, Phil Carey and Owen Corning Anyway? What You Might Not Know About the History of Asbestos Litigation
Kay Barnes Baxter, Esq. - Aultman, Tyner, Ruffin & Swetman, LTD.
Jena LeBlanc, Esq. - LeBlanc & Conway, LLC |
3:30 p.m. |
Break |
3:45 p.m. |
We Can Rebuild It, We Have The Technology: Using Industrial Hygiene To Reconstruct Historical Exposure Levels and Dose
Joseph Satterley, Esq. - Sales and Satterley |
4:30 p.m. |
An Update On MDL 875: Should Cases Stay or Should They Go Now?
John Herrick, Esq. - Motley Rice LLP
W.G. Watkins, Esq. - Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy LLP |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
5:15 p.m. |
Cocktail Party/Networking Reception
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Friday, May 1, 2009
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8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. |
It Wasn’t Me: Low Level Exposures And The Carcinogenicity of Chrysotile Asbestos
Lane Young, Esq. - Hawkins & Parnell, LLP
Elizabeth O’Neill, Esq. - Hawkins & Parnell, LLP |
9:45 a.m. |
A Discussion Of Special Techniques In Pulmonary Pathology: What Are They, When To Do Them and Why They Might Be Helpful To You and Your Case
Thomas Sporn, M.D. - Duke University Medical Center,
Department of Pathology |
10:30 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. |
The ABC’s of Epidemiology and Asbestos-Related Disease
Allan Feingold, M.D. - Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine,
South Miami Hospital |
11:15 p.m. |
Blinding You With Science: A Mock Direct-Examination and Cross-Examination Of The Medical And Scientific Expert Witness
Allan Feingold, M.D. - Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine,
South Miami Hospital
Max Swetman, Esq. - Aultman, Tyner, Ruffin & Swetman, LTD.
Cameron Waddell, Esq. - Baron & Budd, P.C. |
12:30 p.m. |
Adjourn
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