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Perrin Conferences
ASBESTOS LITIGATION CONFERENCE:
A NATIONAL OVERVIEW & OUTLOOK
www.perrinconferences.com
September 12-14, 2016
Fairmont San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco, CA
Conference Chairs:
Perry J. Browder, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Nina Lynn Caroselli, Esq., Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer, The RiverStone
Group, Manchester, NH
John B. Manning, Esq., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA
Joseph F. Rice, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Thank you to our Agenda sponsor:
Sunday, September 11, 2016
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Pre-Conference Registration (Located in the Garden Room at the Fairmont Hotel)
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM: Opening Networking Cocktail Reception (Located in the Crown Room)
Sponsored by: Garretson Resolution Group, Motley Rice LLC and Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC
Monday, September 12, 2016
7:45 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast (Located in the Terrace Room)
Sponsored by: KCIC
8:45 AM: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Perry J. Browder, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Nina Lynn Caroselli, Esq., Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer, The RiverStone Group,
Manchester, NH
John B. Manning, Esq., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, Boston, MA
Joseph F. Rice, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
9:00 AM: National Trends Driving Asbestos Litigation
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Update on current trends, statistics and dynamics impacting asbestos litigation
Perry J. Browder, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Anne McGinness Kearse, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
William F. Mahoney, Esq., Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd., Chicago, IL
Michelle Potter, Vice President, KCIC, Washington, DC
10:00 AM: Mesothelioma
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Genetic marker
Angela C. Bullock, Esq., Bullock Campbell Bullock & Harris, PC, Houston, TX
Thomas J. Burns, Esq., O’Connell, Tivin, Miller & Burns, Chicago, IL
Marc S. Gaffrey, Esq., Hoagland, Longo, Moran, Dunst & Doukas, L.L.P., New Brunswick, NJ
Debra A. Kaden, PhD, Principal Consultant, Ramboll Environ, Inc., Boston, MA
11:00 AM: Break
Sponsored by: Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson LLC
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11:15 AM: The Insurance Perspectives Roundtable
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How do we align our agendas?
o Alternative fee arrangements
Adverse verdicts
Liability buyouts and runaway juries
Moderator: Laura Schoefer, Assistant Vice President, Resolute Management Inc., Boston, MA
Christopher Alviggi, ARM, Vice President, Marine & Energy Group, Alliant Insurance Services, Inc.,
New York, NY
Andrew Fantasia, Claims Adjuster III, San Francisco Reinsurance Company, Allianz Resolution
Management (ARM), Wakefield, MA
Stephanie Hamilton-Little, Corporate Claims Specialist, PMA Companies, Old Republic Insurance,
Blue Bell, PA
Dennis Helewa, Vice President & Assistant Count, Claims, SCOR General Security Companies, New
York, NY
Robert Sampson, Executive Vice President, Chief Claims Officer, The RiverStone Group, Manchester,
NH
Donald Wynne, Claims Manager, Vice President, Property & Casualty Business Management, Swiss
Re America Holding Corporation, Armonk, NY
12:15 PM: Lunch (On Your Own)
12:15 PM: Young Lawyers Lunch - Inside the Millennial Mind: Effective Practices to Win Over the
Next Generation Juror (Located at the Wayfare Tavern, 558 Sacramento Street)
Sponsored by: Cetrulo LLP and Dentons US LLP
Moderators: Jesse G. Ainlay, Esq., and Michael J. Leard, Esq., Cetrulo LLP, Boston, MA
Jessica M. Dean, Esq., Dean Omar Branham, Dallas, TX
Lindsay A. Eriksson, Esq., Senior Research Associate, Decision Quest, Atlanta, GA
Jayme C. Long, Esq., Dentons US LLP, Los Angeles, CA
1:45 PM: Alternatives to Litigating Asbestos Cases
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Class Actions
Nina Lynn Caroselli, Esq., Executive Vice President Chief Operating Officer, The RiverStone Group,
Manchester, NH
Joseph F. Rice, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
2:15 PM: Evaluating Industrial Hygiene Conclusions
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Litigation Driven Science
Jessica M. Dean, Esq., Dean Omar Branham, Dallas, TX
Jason J. Irvin, Esq., Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young LLP, Dallas, TX
Jeffrey B. Simon, Esq., Simon Greenstone Panatier Bartlett, PC, Dallas, TX
Max Swetman, Esq., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, New Orleans, LA
3:00 PM: Break
Sponsored by: Matushek Nilles LLC
3:15 PM: Judges Roundtable
Moderator: Alan R. Brayton, Esq., Brayton Purcell LLP, Novato, CA
Kevin J. O’Toole, Esq., O’Toole Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC, Verona, NJ
Hon. Helen I. Bendix, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Barbara Jaffe, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Civil Term, New York, NY
Hon. Steven J. Kleifield, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA
Hon. Brad Seligman, Asbestos Department Judge, Alameda County Superior Court, Oakland, CA
Hon. Stephen A. Stobbs, Associate Circuit Judge, Madison County Court, Edwardsville, IL
Hon. Garrett L. Wong, San Francisco Superior Court, San Francisco, CA
4:15 PM: Settlement Dynamics and Negotiation Strategies
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Mandatory Settlement Conferences
Effective Strategies for Finding Middle Ground
Mandatory Mediations
Ethical Considerations
Moderator: Perry J. Browder, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Hon. Helen I. Bendix, Los Angeles County Superior Court, Los Angeles, CA
John A. Barnerd, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, Alton, IL
Edward J. Matushek III, Esq., Matushek Nilles LLC, Chicago, IL
Lisa L. Oberg, Esq., Dentons US LLP, San Francisco, CA
Michael Owen, Vice President, Claims Counsel, The RiverStone Group, Manchester, NH
Linda Tatka, Claims Director, San Francisco Reinsurance Company, Allianz Resolution Management
(ARM), Petaluma, CA
5:15 PM: Adjourn
5:15 PM – 7:15 PM: Networking Cocktail Reception
(Located at Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, 201 Spear Street, 18th Floor – transportation provided)
Sponsored by: Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast (Located in the Terrace Room)
Sponsored by: Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP
9:00 AM: Update on Lung Cancer & Current Medical Issues
Arnold R. Brody, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Pathology, Tulane University Medical
School, New Orleans, LA
Joshua D. Lee, Esq., Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP, Chicago, IL
Gilbert L. Purcell, Esq., Brayton Purcell LLP, Novato, CA
James N. Sinunu, Esq., Sinunu Bruni LLP, San Francisco, CA
David Weill, M.D., Weill Consulting Group, New Orleans, LA
10:00 AM: Update on New York
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CMO Negotiations
AP Decisions
Punitive Damages
Mandatory Appearance
Legal Developments in NY Asbestos Law
Joseph W. Belluck, Esq., Belluck & Fox, L.L.P., New York, NY
David J. Fisher, Esq., Kurowski Shultz LLC, O’Fallon, IL
Kristen R. Fournier, Esq., Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP, New York, NY
Alani Golanski, Esq., Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., New York, NY
Hon. Barbara Jaffe, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Civil Term, New York, NY
Philip O’Rourke, Esq., Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, New York, NY
10:45 AM: Break
Sponsored by: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliff LLP
11:00 AM: Corporate Roundtable: In-House Perspectives on Asbestos Litigation
Moderators: Tanya Ellis, Esq., Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, Jackson, MS
Charles H. Mullin, PhD., Partner, Bates White Economic Consulting, Washington, DC
Michael A. Glackin, Head of Litigation, Regulatory and Compliance, The Dow Chemical Company,
Midland, MI
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Holly A. Harris, Esq., Senior Counsel, Chevron Products Company, San Ramon, CA
Michael L. Johnson, Assistant General Solicitor & National Counsel Occupation Claims, Union
Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE
Paul Slater, Esq., Senior Counsel, General Electric Company, Fairfield, CT
12:00 PM: Lunch (On Your Own)
12:00 PM: Women in Business Lunch (Located in the Terrace Room)
Sponsored by: Bassi Edlin Huie & Blum LLP, Foley & Mansfield, Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P. and Spanos
Przetak
Moderator: Heather N. Neubauer, Esq., Meagher & Geer, P.L.L.P., Minneapolis, MN
Betsy Czerwinski, Claim Specialist, Asbestos & Environmental Claims Unit, Great American
Insurance Group, Cincinnati, OH
Jennifer Hecker, Esq., Claims Expert, Vice President, Property & Casualty Business Management,
Westport Insurance Corporation, Armonk, NY
Lydia Y. Henderson, J.D., Regional Liability Adjuster, The Hanover Insurance Group, Itasca, IL
Heather M. Ignoffo, J.D., Insurance, Litigation & Liability Risks, The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL
Pamela Post, Account Manager, Resolute Management, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Deborah Rosenthal, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, San Francisco, CA
1:15 PM: Update on Talc Litigation
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Industrial
Cosmetic
Alan Segrave, P.G., Division Manager, Laboratory Services, Bureau Veritas, Atlanta, GA
Drew Van Orden, Senior Consulting Scientist, RJ Lee Group, Monroeville, PA
Additional Speaker to be Added.
2:00 PM: Mock Trial Presentations Before Live Jurors by Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
Sponsored by: Magna Legal Services
(The mock trial exercise will involve a female plaintiff diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma allegedly caused
by exposure to asbestos-contaminated talc products.)
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Plaintiff presentation: Plaintiff’s alleged exposure to asbestos-contaminated talc; dose analysis
Defense presentation: Defendant’s conduct; dose analysis; alternative causes
D. Todd Matthews, Esq., Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
Jeanette S. Riggins, Esq., Manion Gaynor & Manning LLP, New Orleans, LA
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3:00 PM: Break
3:15 PM: Mock Trial Presentations Before Live Jurors by Plaintiff and Defense Counsel
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Defense presentation: Epidemiology regarding idiopathic peritoneal mesothelioma in women
Plaintiff presentation: Epidemiology regarding medical causation; damages
Daniel P. Blouin, Esq., Simmons Hanly Conroy LLC, New York, NY
Christopher S. Kozak, Esq., Landman Corsi Ballaine & Ford, P.C., Newark, NJ
Kellie Janke, Ph.D., Litigation Consultant, Magna Legal Services, New York, NY
5:00 PM: Adjourn
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Networking Cocktail Reception (Located in the Pavilion Room)
Sponsored by: Brayton Purcell LLP, Wilbraham Lawler & Buba and Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman &
Dicker LLP
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
8:30 AM: Continental Breakfast (Located in the Terrace Room)
Sponsored by: Kurowski Shultz LLC and O’Toole Fernandez Weiner Van Lieu, LLC
9:00 AM: Jurisdictional Updates: Overview of California, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Emerging
Jurisdictions
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Legislative Update
Bare Metal
Emerging Jurisdictions- Louisiana, St. Louis, Washington, Arizona, Florida
Laurence H. Brown, Esq., Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler, Philadelphia, PA
Marcy B. Croft, Esq., Maron Marvel Bradley & Anderson LLC, Jackson, MS
Derek S. Johnson, Esq., Walsworth, San Francisco, CA
Melissa K. Roeder, Esq., Foley & Mansfield, Seattle, WA
Sara M. Salger, Esq., Gori Julian & Associates, P.C., Edwardsville, IL
10:00 AM: Break
10:15 AM: Recent Developments in Coverage Litigation and the Practical and Real Life
Implications
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Recent allocation case law development
Practical implications for modeling/allocation
Discussion of real life implications by policyholder representative and insurer representative
Christopher R. Carroll, Esq., Carroll McNulty Kull LLC, Basking Ridge, NJ
Andrew Evans, CFA, Principal, Bates White Economic Consulting, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hanke, Vice President, KCIC, Washington, DC
Michael L. Johnson, Assistant General Solicitor & National Counsel Occupation Claims, Union
Pacific Railroad, Omaha, NE
Linda D. Kornfeld, Esq., Kasowitz Benson Torres & Friedman LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Robert Sampson, Executive Vice President, Chief Claims Officer, The RiverStone Group, Manchester,
NH
11:15 AM: Impact of Bankruptcies on Litigation Strategies
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Impact on underlying Litigation
NC Decision
Joseph F. Rice, Esq., Motley Rice LLC, Mt. Pleasant, SC
Jennifer Studebaker, Esq., Forman Watkins & Krutz LLP, Jackson, MS
12:15 PM: Adjourn
*Speakers & Agenda are subject to change
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Perrin Conferences
Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook
The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel
San Francisco, CA
September 12-14, 2016
Conference Details and Information:
REGISTRATION
Registration Cost: $1395.
All in-house counsel and insurance professionals receive complimentary registration at Perrin
Conferences live programs.
*Complimentary Space is Limited.
Contact Bethany Corio ([email protected]) 610-220-1817 or Lynnsey Perrin
([email protected]) 610-804-6165 to register at the complimentary rate.
Register Online:
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Register by Mail:
Complete the Mail-In Registration Form at the end of brochure.
Mail to:
Perrin Conferences
200 Coldstream Drive
Berwyn, PA 19312
Scan & Email Form to: [email protected] or [email protected]
Register by Email or Phone:
Lynnsey Perrin
610-804-6165
Bethany Corio
610-220-1817
[email protected]
[email protected]
Each registration includes private website access to course materials and admission to all networking
events including breakfasts, refreshment breaks and cocktail receptions. Group discounts available,
please inquire.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCKS
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Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco, CA
Call the Fairmont Global Reservation Centre 1-800-441-1414 to reserve a room at the Fairmont San
Francisco. Please reference Perrin Conference to receive the discounted group rate. Run of Main
Building Rooms are $369/night, Tower Deluxe Rooms are $389/night and Tower Signature Rooms are
$429/night.
InterContinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco, One Nob Hill, San Francisco, CA 94108
We have opened a room block across the street from the Fairmont San Francisco. Call the
InterContinental Mark Hopkins reservation department 1-800-662-4455 to reserve a room at the
discounted rate. Please reference Perrin Conferences in order to receive the discounted rate of $309
per night.
The Scarlet Huntington, 1075 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
We have opened a room block at The Scarlet Huntington. Call the Scarlet reservation department at
415-474-5400 to reserve a room at the discounted rate. Please reference Perrin Conferences in order to
receive the discounted rate of $315 per night.
CLE/CE INFORMATION
Applications are being made to all CLE states as requested by attendees. CE Adjuster Credit is
pending approval in CA, FL, IN, NH and TX. Please inquire if you need additional states for CE
Adjuster Credit.
COUNSEL MEETINGS
Perrin Conferences offers complimentary meeting space for counsel meetings being held in
conjunction with our live conferences. Perrin will coordinate all aspects of the meeting, including
securing the space at the conference hotel, food and beverage, audio visual, etc. Meetings can be held
at the Fairmont San Francisco at any time from September 10-15, 2016. Please contact Bethany Corio
([email protected]) if you would like additional information. All meetings are kept
confidential.
YOUNG LAWYERS LUNCH
Inside the Millennial Mind: Effective Practices to Win Over the Next Generation Juror
We welcome all young lawyers to attend this lunch for a moderated discussion. To qualify as a young
lawyer, the practitioner must have fewer than seven years’ experience in law. There is no additional
cost to attend the lunch for conference attendees. Please contact Bethany Corio
([email protected]) if you’d like to sign up for the lunch.
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The lunch is being held on 9/12 at the Wayfare Tavern, 558 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA.
CANCELLATION POLICY
If you cannot attend the conference, please notify us prior to August 29, 2016 and we will refund your
fee. Cancellations received after this date and no-shows are subject to a $200 administrative fee. You
may enroll a substitute at any time before the course starts.
FINANCIAL AID POLICY
Perrin Conferences is dedicated to providing high-quality continuing legal education to attorneys
interested in course offerings. Program registrants who are unable to afford registration fees due to
financial hardship may apply for a complete registration waiver or reduction in fee. Factors to be
considered include employment status and annual income. Please send a written letter to Lynnsey
Perrin addressing your financial situation for consideration. All requests must be submitted 14 days
prior to the start of the program and are kept confidential.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS
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Perrin Conferences – Asbestos Litigation Conference: A National Overview & Outlook
September 12-14, 2016 – San Francisco, CA
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