{"id":4897,"date":"2023-01-12T21:05:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/drug-medical-device-litigation\/?page_id=4897"},"modified":"2026-10-15T16:18:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T16:18:04","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/drug-medical-device-litigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- GLOBAL STYLES -->\r\n<style>\r\n:root {\r\n\t--light-grey: #f5f5f5;\r\n\t--dark-grey: #121212; \/* attendees background; fold background *\/\r\n\t--color-a: #011421; \/* news background; stats background; topic icons; testimonial spotlight background *\/\r\n\t--color-b: #91B4BA; \/* attendee icons; testimonial stars *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-a: #F5F5F5; \/* text color for dark backgrounds *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-b: rgba(36, 36, 36, 0.8); \/* secondary text (speaker details, topic descrips) *\/\r\n\t--textcolor-c: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.8); \/* secondary text for dark backgrounds *\/\r\n\t--bordercolor-a: rgba(245, 245, 245, 0.15); 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Martinotti<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"position\"><em>District Judge<\/em><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<p class=\"company\">U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey<\/p>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"speaker-card\">\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanconference.com\/drug-medical-device-litigation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2100\/2022\/11\/Brian-May-1.png\" alt=\"Headshot\" \/>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"speaker-content\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Honorable Brian H. 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}\r\n#testimonials-component h2 { color: var(--textcolor-a); text-align: center; }\r\n#testimonials-component .testimonials-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 48px; max-width: 1200px; margin: 0 auto; }\r\n#testimonials-component .testimonial-card { padding: 0; }\r\n#testimonials-component .testimonial-card .stars { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 24px; color: var(--color-b); }\r\n#testimonials-component .testimonial-card blockquote { margin: 0 0 20px; padding: 0; border: none; text-indent: 2em; font-family: serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; color: var(--textcolor-a); }\r\n#testimonials-component .testimonial-card cite { display: block; margin: 0; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px; color: var(--textcolor-c); }\r\n@media (min-width: 320px) { #testimonials-component .testimonials-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }\r\n@media (min-width: 768px) { #testimonials-component .testimonials-grid { display: grid; 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