Contents & Contributors
Successfully Asserting the Preemption Defense Post-Riegel and in Anticipation of Levine
Vijay V. Bondada, Senior Corporate Counsel, Litigation, PFIZER INC, (New York, NY)
David G. Martin, Vice President and Senior Counsel, Litigation, MEDTRONIC, INC. (Minneapolis, MN)
John P. Lavelle, Jr., Partner, BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP (Philadelphia, PA)
Marie S. Woodbury, Partner, SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (Kansas City, MO)
Combating Jurors' Negative Perceptions of the Industry and the FDA
Timothy Pratt, Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, BOSTON SCIENTIFIC (Natick, MA)
Elpidio "PD" Villarreal, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Litigation & Conflict Management, SCHERING-PLOUGH CORPORATION, (Kenilworth, NJ)
Reiko Hasuike, Ph.D., Partner, R&D STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS, (Manhattan Beach, CA)
Diane P. Sullivan, Partner, DECHERT LLP (Princeton, NJ)
Overcoming Attempts to Weaken the Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Julie Coletti, Director and Senior Counsel, BAYER CORPORATION, (Pittsburgh, PA)
John Delli Venneri, Partner, BALLARD SPAHR ANDREWS & INGERSOLL, LLP (Voorhees, NJ)
Andrea Roberts, Partner, BAKER & DANIELS LLP (Indianapolis, IN)
Madeline M. Sherry, Director, GIBBONS P.C. (Philadelphia, PA)
Moderator:
Mark Herrmann, Partner, JONES DAY (Chicago, IL)
Administering and Managing Litigation Holds
Paul E. Benson, Partner, MICHAEL BEST & FRIEDRICH LLP (Milwaukee, WI)
Albert G. Bixler, Member, ECKERT SEAMANS CHERIN & MELLOTT, LLC (Philadelphia, PA)
A.Reducing and Managing Costs Associated With Product Liability Litigation
William N. Scarff, Jr.,Vice President, Assistant General Counsel, Chief Litigation Counsel, ALLERGAN, INC. (Irvine, CA)
Erica Visokey, Assistant Counsel, STRYKER CORPORATION (Mahwah, NJ)
Diane S. Barrasso, Ph.D., Principal, Document Review Services, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (Westfield, NJ)
Diane E. Lifton, Partner, HUGHES HUBBARD & REED LLP (New York, NY)
Moderator:
Brian C. Eckman, Litigation Counsel, BAUSCH & LOMB INCORPORATED (Rochester, NY)
B.Presenting Corporate Witnesses in the Best Light Before the Jury and the Press
Wendy L. Hufford, Executive Vice President & Chief Litigation Counsel, CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. (Dublin, OH)
Ingrid A. Briant, Partner, ARNOLD & PORTER LLP (Denver, CO)
Bernard Taylor, Sr., Partner, ALSTON & BIRD LLP (Atlanta, GA)
C.Working Effectively With Insurance Carriers and Maximizing Recoveries
Jonathan M. Cohen, Partner, GILBERT OSHINSKY LLP (Washington, DC)
John E. Heintz, Partner, KELLEY DRYE & WARREN LLP (Washington, DC)
Jill E. Wadlund, President, BERKLEY LIFE SCIENCES, LLC (Ewing, NJ)
D.Developing Optimal Internal and External Scientific Expert Witnesses Through Coordination of In-House and Outside Counsel Efforts
Keri L. Arnold, Partner, ARNOLD & PORTER LLP (New York, NY)
Jane F. Thorpe, Partner, ALSTON & BIRD LLP (Atlanta, GA)
Assessing Congressional and Political Influence on Product Liability Litigation
James W.A. Ladner, Associate General Counsel, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. (St. Paul, MN)
Anand Agneshwar, Partner, ARNOLD & PORTER LLP (New York, NY)
Paul W. Schmidt, Partner, COVINGTON & BURLING LLP (Washington, DC)
Moderator:
Andrew T. Bayman, Partner, KING & SPALDING (Atlanta, GA)
Countering New and Creative Plaintiffs’ Theories of Liability
George A. Lehner,Partner, PEPPER HAMILTON LLP (Washington, DC)
Joseph J. Ortego, Partner, NIXON PEABODY LLP (New York, NY)
Sean P. Wajert, Partner, DECHERT LLP (Philadelphia, PA)
Anticipating the Proliferation of Mass Tort Litigation Outside the U.S.: International Class Action and Product Liability Litigation Trends
Elizabeth C. Porter, Senior Corporate Attorney, ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. (St. Paul, MN)
Christian Bouckaert, Partner, BOUCKAERT ORMEN PASSEMARD SPORTES (Paris, France)
S. Gordon McKee, Partner, BLAKE CASSELS & GRAYDON LLP (Toronto, Canada)
Moderator:
Simon J. Castley, Partner, SHOOK, HARDY & BACON L.L.P. (London, England)
Defending Liability Claims in Cases Involving Both Innovator and Generic Manufacturers
Bridget M. Ahmann, Partner, FAEGRE & BENSON LLP (Minneapolis, MN)
Deborah E. Lewis, Special Counsel, SEDGWICK, DETERT, MORAN & ARNOLD LLP (Dallas, TX)
Jeffrey F. Peck, Partner, ULMER & BERNE LLP (Cincinnati, OH)
Moderator:
Howard L. Dorfman, Counsel, ROPES & GRAY LLP (New York, NY)
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