Andrews Publications, A Thomson West Business, Presents
Asbestos Litigation 2008 Conference
April 24 – 25, 2008
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Agenda |
Co-Chairs |
Registration |
Location |
Thursday, April 24, 2008
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration/Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Introductions
Knight Anderson, Esq. – Hill Fulwider
John Herrick, Esq. – Motley Rice, LLC |
9:05 a.m. |
Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch Changes: The Latest Developments in MDL 875 and What to Expect, A Panel Discussion
W.G. Watkins, Esq. – Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy
Mary Margaret Gay, Esq. – Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy
John Herrick, Esq. – Motley Rice, LLC
Lane Andrae, Paralegal – Motley Rice LLC |
9:45 a.m. |
In the Navy: Your Best Defense in Naval Exposure Cases
William Harvard, Esq. – Evert Weathersby Houff
Thomas H. Hart III, Esq. – Law Offices of Thomas H. Hart III, PC |
10:20 a.m. |
Break |
10:30 a.m. |
Going Back to Cali: A Report from the Front Lines In California
Plaintiff’s Speaker TBA
Sharla Frost, Esq. – Powers & Frost |
11:10 a.m. |
Any One Venue Is Not Like the Others: Tort Reform and Its Impact
Mark Behrens, Esq. – Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP |
11:45 a.m. |
Lunch (on your own) |
1:15 p.m. |
The Texas MDL and the Impact of the Borg Warner and Flores Opinions
Honorable Mark Davidson – 11th Civil District Court, Harris County, Houston, Texas |
2:00 p.m. |
The Next Wave? Premises Liability Cases and Household Exposures
Cameron Waddell – LeBlanc & Waddell |
2:35 p.m. |
Break |
2:45 p.m. |
"Naturally Occurring" Asbestos and Its Consequences
Bruce Case, M.D., M.Sc., D. – McGill University |
3:30 p.m. |
Money: That's What I Want. Liability and Other Insurance Coverage, How and Where to Find It.
Scott D. Gilbert, Esq. – Gilbert Randolph LLP |
4:15 p.m. |
Through the Looking Glass: Where Have We Been and Where are We Going?
Ron Motley, Esq. – Motley Rice, LLC
Albert Parnell, Esq. – Hawkins & Parnell |
5:00 p.m. |
Adjourn |
5:15 p.m. |
Networking Reception
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Friday, April 25, 2008
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8:00 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast |
8:45 a.m. |
Ethics In Asbestos: They Can’t Do That, Can They?
Kay Barnes Baxter, Esq. – Aultman, Tyner, Ruffin & Swetman
Jena LeBlanc, Esq. – LeBlanc & Conway |
9:45 a.m. |
25 Years of Fiber Analogy: What Have We Learned?
Victor Roggli, M.D. – Duke University Medical Center |
10:35 a.m. |
Break |
10:45 a.m. |
Complex Modern Evaluation of Asbestos Related Lung Cancer: latest information from epidemiology, pulmonary pathology and molecular biology.
Allan Feingold, M.D., FRCP(C), FCCP – Chief, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, South Miami Hospital |
11:35 p.m. |
How Low Can You Go? Low-Level Exposures and Industrial Hygiene
Daniel O’Connell, Esq. – O'Connell Tivin Miller & Burns |
12:25 p.m. |
Litigation Lagniappes: A Panel Discussion of the Current Burning Issues in Asbestos Litigation
Knight Anderson, Esq. – Hill Fulwider
John Herrick, Esq. – Motley Rice, LLC
Margaret O. Byrne, Esq. – Swanson, Martin & Bell
Additional Speakers TBA |
1:15 p.m. |
Adjourn
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