2023 Agenda

9:30 AM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase

VIP Event Registration

10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Bacardi Rum Factory

VIP Private Event - Hosted by MVision

VIP attendees are invited to join us for a private Bacardi rum factory tour, mixology class, luncheon and open bar. Transportation is provided to and from the host hotel.

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase

Registration

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Outdoor West Veranda

Welcome Cocktail Reception - Hosted by Stifel

7:00 - 9:00 AM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase

Registration

7:00 - 7:45 AM
Hotel Condado Beachfront

Beach Yoga

Join Simply Convert for a private yoga session just for MTPR attendees! First 25 people there get a free yoga mat! All ages and abilities welcome.

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Main Ballroom

Breakfast - Hosted by SGP Advisors

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #1

Anticipating and Dealing with Bankruptcy

- J&J Talc Texas Two-step 3rd Circuit decision
- 3M-Aearo
- Revlon
- Channeling Injunctions
- Subsidiary and successor liability

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #2

Navigating “Game Over” Developments

- Daubert (Zantac)
- Preemption
- Lone Pine
- SOLs and Statutes of Repose

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #3

Evaluating Projects 101 … The analytical process begins with the Science

- Mechanism
- Statistical significance
- Epidemiology
- Clinical Trials
- Label Examination
- Advisory Committee Hearings
- Toxicology
- Daubert proof experts
- Signature Injuries
- Dealing with confounders

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #4

Hot Topics Part 1

- Chemical Hair Straightener
- Infant Formula
- Acetaminophen (ASD/ADHD)
- Social Media
- Exactech
- CPAP

12:30 PM - 12:35 PM
Main Ballroom

Special remarks by Howard Knaster

12:35 PM – 12:50 PM

How to Monetize Your Law Firm

12:50 PM – 1:45 PM

Premium content lunch with Jason Akatiff

AI's 10x Productivity Leap in Mass Torts: Embrace the Tech or Risk Falling Behind

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Main Ballroom
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Break

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

CLE Session #7

Critical Tools for Navigating Mass Torts (Part 1)

- Multi-Plaintiff Trials 

- Bellwether Trials and the Selection Process 

- Mock Trials/Focus Groups 

- Videotaping Trials for Perpetuation 

- Witnesses Appearing Via Satellite Transmission 

- Global versus Inventory Settlements 

- Federal State Coordination versus Domination

4:00 PM – 4:45 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #8

Hot Topics Part 2

- Elmiron
- Paraquat
- Paragard
- Asbestos
- Southern Baptist

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #9 - State of The Union

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Coliseo Mario "Quijote" Morales

Mets de Guaynabo Basketball Game

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
STK Lounge

Soiree at STK - Hosted by Broughton Partners

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Main Ballroom

Breakfast - Hosted by X Social

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #10

Mass Tort Ethical Conundrums

- Fee Sharing
- Remote Lawyering
- Fee Disgorgement Risks
- Marketing through Various Platforms

10:00 AM– 10:45 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #11

Where Mass Environmental Meets Mass Torts Part 1

- PFAS
- Flint
- Doe Run
- PCB's
- Climate Change Related Wrongful Death Cases
- Emissions Cases

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

Break

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Main Ballroom
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #13

Critical Tools for Navigating Mass Torts (Part 2)

-Pro Hac Admissions

-Direct Filing

-Bundling

-Key Initial Case Management Orders

-Dealing with Special Masters

-Production and Management of Electronically Stored Information

-Dealing with Social Media Discovery


12:00 PM – 12:05 PM

Special remarks by Adam Warren

12:05 PM – 12:15 PM

MTPR El Toro Award Presentation

12:15 PM – 12:45 PM

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM

Luncheon with Keynote Speaker

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #14

Exit Strategies

- Global vs. Inventory Settlements
- Special Master’s Role
- Negotiating and Papering Master Settlement Agreements
- The Allocation Process and Complying with Ethical Rules
- Aggregate Settlements, Ethical Rules and Fee Disgorgement Risk
- Dealing with Private and Governmental Liens
- The Chilling Impact of Intimidating the Judiciary
- Litigation Fatigue on Litigants, Jurors, and Judges

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #15

Where Mass Environmental Meets Mass Torts - Part 2
- Forest Fires
- Brazil Dam
- Tennessee Coal Ash
- Hurricane Disasters
- East Palistine Train Derailment
- Camp Lejeune

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #16

Emerging Tort Landscape

- Going Global
- Mass Arbitrations
- Municipal Cases
- BIPA
- Artificial Intelligence
- Telephone Consumer Privacy Act
- Litigation Financing by Venture Capital/Private Equity, Non-Lawyers Having Equity Positions in Law Firms, Service, Support, Organizational Models, ABS
- New Drug Cases

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Break

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #17

Practicing Law in Puerto Rico in a Tax Compliant Manner

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #18

Class Action Options in the Mass Tort Landscape

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Tacos & Tequila Restaurant

Seaside Tacos & Tequila Party - Hosted by Legal Conversion Center

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*Schedule Subject to Change

Questions?

Call us at 305-419-2330
Se habla español.
May 04 - 06, 2022
May 04 - 06, 2022
San Juan, Puerto Rico

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