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<font size ="3">September 8, 2003 </font>
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Expanding Theories of Recovery and Defense of Expanded Theories
PLAINTIFF: Speaker to be announced
DEFENSE: Laura Kingsley Hong, Squire Sanders & Dempsey
9:45 Judicial Panel - Changing Viewpoints
Justice Helen Freedman, New York County Supreme Court
Honorable Ken Curry, 153rd District Court
Additional speaker to be announced
10:30 Morning Break
10:45 Trial Issues in 2003
PLAINTIFF: Peter Kraus, Waters & Kraus
DEFENSE: Michael Evert, Evert & Weathersby
11:45 Asbestos Bankruptcy Update
Lawrence Larose, King & Spalding
Additional speaker to be announced
12:45 Luncheon Roundtable - Comparison of Scientific Evidentiary Standards in Different Jurisdictions - Emphasis on Mesothelioma Cases
PLAINTIFF: Simona Farrise, Kazan, McClain, Edises, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons & Farrise
DEFENSE: Susan Cole, Bice Cole Law Firm
2:00 Lung Cancer and the "Other Cancers" (Pharyngeal, Laryngeal, Esophageal): The Medicine
PLAINTIFF PERSPECTIVE: Mark Colella, M.D., Allegheny Valley Hospital
DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE: J. Bernard Gee, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
3:15 Afternoon Break
3:30 Insurance Coverage Session
POLICYHOLDER PERSPECTIVE: Jerold Oshinsky, Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky
INSURANCE CARRIER PERSPECTIVE: Frank Winston, Shaw Pittman
4:30 Lung Cancer Cases: Asbestos and Tobacco Defendants in the Same Case?
Speaker to be announced
5:15 Status of Non-Malignant, Unimpaired Cases
Steven Kazan, Kazan, McClain, Edises, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons & Farrise
Additional speaker to be announced
5:45 Networking Reception
<font size ="3">September 9, 2003 </font>
8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:30 Ethical Issues in Asbestos Litigation
Speaker to be announced
9:30 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Part I: When is it Time to Attempt 524g Treatment for a Defendant?
Shepard Hoffman, Shepard A. Hoffman & Associates
Donald Godwin, Godwin Gruber
William O'Brien, Delany & O'Brien
Mark Goodman, Debevoise & Plimpton
10:15 ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Part II: How Do The Parties Align in a Case Involving the Chrysotile Defense?
William Mahoney, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney
Additional speaker to be announced
11:00 Asbestos Supplier Cases - The Renewed Significance of An Old Theme
Troy Chandler, Heard Robins Cloud Lubel & Greenwood
11:45 Outlook for the Future
PLAINTIFF PERSPECTIVE: Philip Harley, Paul Hanley & Harley
DEFENSE PERSPECTIVE: Speaker to be announced
12:30 Adjourn
<font size ="3">September 10, 2003</font>
8:30 Introduction & Opening Remarks
Mark Goodman, Debevoise & Plimpton
8:45 A Recent History of the Asbestos Litigation in the United States - How the "Mature Litigation" Continues to Evolve
Speaker to be announced
10:00 Morning Break
10:15 Asbestos Bankruptcy Update: Recent Events In The Bankruptcies and How They May Impact International Companies
John Cooney, Cooney & Conway
11:15 Status Report on U.S. Legislation and Its Actual or Potential Impact on Multinational Defendants
Perry Weitz, Weitz & Luxenberg
12:15 Luncheon & Keynote Address
2:00 INTERNATIONAL ISSUES ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION:
A Review of Key Questions Non-U.S. Companies Keep Asking
MODERATOR: Mark Goodman, Debevoise & Plimpton
Michael Rozen, The Feinberg Group
3:30 Afternoon Break
3:45 What are the Key Asbestos-Related Issues Currently Facing the Insurance Industry in the United States?
Speaker to be announced
4:45 Asbestos Due Diligence Overview: What Non-U.S. Companies Should Know Before Investing In U.S. Entities Tainted By Asbestos Liabilities
Mary Beth Hogan, Debevoise & Plimpton
5:15 Adjourn
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