Contents & Contributors
FEDERAL AND STATE CONFLICT: REDRESS IN FEDERAL COURTS WHEN
WORLDS COLLIDE
Carmelite M. Bertaut, Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Toler & Sarpy, L.L.P.
LATEST WEAPONS IN THE PLAINTIFF'S ARSENAL IN MASS TORT
LITIGATION: THE RISE OF NOVEL MARKETING-RELATED CLAIMS AND
ATTEMPTS TO USE THE HIPAA PRIVACY RULE TO IMPEDE DISCOVERY
Lori G. Cohen, Alston & Bird LLP
MASS TORT LITIGATION: UNDERSTAND THE REAL COST AND IMPACT
OF MASS TORT LITIGATION ON THE CORPORATION
George J. Lykos, Bayer Corporation
BAYCOL DEFENSE TEAM
Gary D. McConnell, Bayer Corporation
WEIGHT LOSS DRUG AND SUPPLEMENT LITIGATION: 2003 UPDATE
Joseph E. Starkey, Jr., Buchanan Ingersoll, P.C.
FDA EVIDENCE AS SWORD AND SHIELD: USING AND CHALLENGING FDA
EXPERTS AND EVIDENCE
Anthony B. Portuese, Pfizer, Inc.
Diane P. Sullivan, Dechert LLP
Lawrence M. Reich, Dechert LLP
Eben S. Flaster, Dechert LLP
DEFENDING PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS
AGAINST CONSUMER FRAUD AND UNFAIR COMPETITION CLAIMS
John L. Sander, Schering-Plough Corporation
Michael K. Brown, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP
Mildred Segura, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP
THE CASE FOR PREEMPTION
ELIZABETH KEMP AND CLIFFORD KEMP V. MEDTRONIC, INC.
Submitted by Kenneth S. Geller, Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw
PREEMPTION IN STATE COURT: A PRACTICAL LOOK
Murray S. Levin, Pepper Hamilton LLP
Samantha Kors, Pepper Hamilton LLP
THE CASE FOR PREEMPTION
Michael K. Brown, Reed Smith Crosby Heafey LLP
FALSE CLAIMS ACT CASES ARISING FROM PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES
Carolyn J. McElroy, Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo
CLAIMS SUBSTANTIATION
Janell M. Pepper, 3M
REDUCING LIABILITY EXPOSURES CREATED BY PROMOTION OF MEDICAL
DEVICES, PRESCRIPTION AND OTC DRUGS BY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
Doedy Sheehan Klar, Alcon
INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY CHECKLIST
Walt Addison Linscott, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
WHAT YOU SAY CAN HURT YOU: LIABILITY ARISING FROM SALES
REPRESENTATIVES' STATEMENTS AND PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS
Sarah L. Brew, Greene Espel P.L.L.P.
LIABILITY CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING PROMOTION OF
PHARMACEUTICALS
Christopher A. Cole, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
LEGAL THEORIES OF FRAUD FOCUSING ON PROMOTION OF MEDICAL
DEVICES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS BY SALES REPRESENTATIVES
John P. Lavelle, Jr., Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Stacy L. Broad, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
STATE FARM V. CAMPBELL: A BRIEF OVERVIEW
Sheila L. Birnbaum, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Douglas W. Dunham, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
William H. Mack, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
AN OVERVIEW OF FEDERAL AND STATE TORT REFORM
Stephen D. O'Sullivan, Pfizer, Inc.
Harvey L. Kaplan, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP