2023 Agenda

9:30 AM
2nd Floor Spiral Staircase

VIP Event Registration

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

VIP Private Event

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

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Main Ballroom

Breakfast - Hosted by SGP Advisors

9:00 AM – 9:45 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

9:45AM - 10:30AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #2

Navigating “Game Over” Developments

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


10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #3

Evaluating Projects 101 … The analytical process begins with the Science

- Mechanism
- Statistical significance
- Epidemiology
- Daubert proof experts
- Signature Injuries
- Dealing with confounders

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #4

Hot Topics Part 1

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

12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Main Ballroom

Special Topic Lunch- Hosted by Intake Desk

SPEAKERS AND TOPIC TBA

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #5

Creating and Managing the Litigation Team

- The PSC and leadership appointment process
- Managing the litigation specific hybrid law firm
- Developing the PSC chemistry
- Funding Issues
- Dealing with Common Benefit Issues from the inception
- The chilling impact of intimidating the judiciary (blogs, mandamus, recusal)
- Litigation fatigue on litigants, jurors, and judges

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #6

Critical Tools for Navigating Mass Torts (Part 1)

- 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

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

CLE Session #7

Critical Tools for Navigating Mass Torts (Part 2)

- Multi-plaintiff trials
- Best practices for bellwether trials and the selection of same (mock trials/ focus groups)
- Videotaping trials for perpetuation
- Witnesses appearing via satellite transmission
- Global versus inventory settlements
- Aggregate settlements, ethical rules and fee disgorgement risk

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #8

Hot Topics Part 2

- Elmiron
- Paraquat
- Paragard
- Asbestos
- Southern Baptist

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Coliseo Mario "Quijote" Morales

Mets de Guaynabo Basketball Game

8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
To be Announced

Evening Entertainment - Hosted by Broughton Partners

7:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Main Ballroom

Breakfast - Hosted by X Social

9:00 AM – 9:45 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #9

Federal State Coordination vs Domination

- Peacefully coexisting in parallel universes
- Cooperation versus domination (All Writs Act versus Anti Injunction)
- Venue selection strategy considerations

9:45 AM– 10:30 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #10

Mass Tort Ethical Conundrums

- Fee sharing
- Litigation Financing
- Non-lawyer owned law firms
- Venture Capital/Private Equity
- Remote lawyering
- Fee disgorgement risks
- Marketing through various platforms

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #11

Exit Strategies

- Special Master’s Role
- Negotiating and papering Master Settlement Agreements
- The allocation process and complying with ethical rules
- Avoiding fee disgorgement
- Dealing with private and governmental liens
- Claims administration


11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #12

Opioid Litigation and Settlement Status


12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Main Ballroom

Special Topic Lunch

SPEAKERS AND TOPIC TBA

1:30 PM – 2:15 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #13

Opioid Litigation Fee Panel Issues

2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #14

Where Mass Environmental Meets Mass Torts

- Camp Lejeune
- Puerto Rico Climate Change
- PFAS
- PCB's
- Forest Fires
- Brazil Dam
- Tennessee Coal Ash

3:00 PM – 3:45 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #15

Emerging Tort Landscape

- Going Global
- Mass Arbitrations
- Municipal Cases

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #16

Practicing Law in Puerto Rico in a Tax Compliant Manner

4:30 PM – 5:15PM
Main Ballroom

CLE Session #17

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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