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Conference Chaired by
Anne Andrews, Esq., Andrews & Thornton,
Santa Ana, CA
Ted B. Carey, III, Esq., Robinson & Cole LLP,
Boston
Registration Fee
The registration fee includes continental breakfast each day, one luncheon, attendance at all conference sessions, a copy of the conference handbook on CD, networking reception, and coffee breaks. The registration fee is $1145 for the first attendee.
How to Register
Fax is the best way to enroll, allowing us to attend to your registration immediately. Please fax this form to (610)768-0303, call 1-800-MEALEYS, (610)768-7800, e-mail mealeyseminars@lexisnexis.com or mail this form with payment to Mealey Publications, P.O. Box 62090, King of Prussia, PA 19406-0230. Receipt of payment guarantees your registration.
Special Discounts
• Corporate Discount — $200 off — $945
• Additional registrants from the same firm or company — $150 off — $995
• Government employees — one-third off — $765
• Sitting judges — attend free
• Paralegals — two-thirds off — $380
Special Needs
Should you have any special needs, please contact Mealey’s at least three weeks prior to the conference, to allow us time to make reasonable accommodations.
Cancellation Policy
Registrants who cancel on or before May 30th will receive a full refund. Registrants canceling from May 31st-June 6th will receive a full credit towards another Mealey’s conference. Cancellations made after June 6th will be subject to a 25% administrative fee; the remaining amount will be credited towards another Mealey’s conference. Credits must be used within one year of the date of issuance. Attendees who are paid in full and do not attend the conference forfeit a refund or a credit voucher. Substitutions may be made at any time.
Hotel Accommodations
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel is located at 921 Canal Street, just 30 minutes from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Attendees should make reservations directly with the hotel by calling 504-524-1331. When making reservations, indicate that you are attending Mealey’s Ephedra *& PPA Litigation Conference, June 13-14, 2005. A block of rooms has been reserved for attendees at a rate of $189 a night for a single or double room. The cut-off date for this rate is May 23rd. After that date, this rate will be offered based on space availability. Please note, there are a limited number of rooms in our room block so make your reservations early.
For alternative hotels and rates, please call us at (610) 768-7800.
Conference on Audiotape
If you cannot attend this conference, take advantage of our new audiotape conference service. For more information call 1-800-MEALEYS or e-mail mealeyseminars@lexisnexis.com
CLE Credit
Credits will be available from all states with mandatory requirements. For more information visit www.mealeys.com/conferences and click on ‘CLE Credit’, or call 1-800-MEALEYS.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Please call 1-800-MEALEYS for more information on exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities.
Speakers, sessions and times may be subject to last-minute changes.
<font size = “3”>Monday, June 13, 2005</font>
9:15 Ephedra Case Evaluation and Science Update
Edward Blonz, PhD, FACN
John Thornton, Andrews & Thornton
10:00 Status of the Ephedra MDL, the California Coordination and Recent Verdicts in Texas and California
Steven Skikos, Lopez Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos
Edward Blizzard, Blizzard McCarthy & Nabers
11:00 Morning Break
11:15 Expert Admissibility in Ephedra Cases
Robert Rikard, Whetstone Myers Perkins & Young
Leslie O’Leary, Williams Love O’Leary Craine & Powers
12:15 Networking Luncheon
1:15 Ephedra/PPA Bankruptcies and Insurance Coverage – Dexatrim and TL Bankruptcy Plans – The Wave of the Future
David Molton, Buchanan Ingersoll
Tommy Fibich, Fibich Hampton & Leebron
2:30 PPA MDL: Recent rulings, Status, and Life Expectancy
Lance Palmer, Levinson Friedman
Additional speaker to be announced
3:30 Afternoon Break
3:45 The Korean Study: How it is being Used/Opposed and
its Impact on the PPA Litigation
Ted Carey, Robinson & Cole
Hunter Shkolnik, Rheingold Valet Rheingold Shkolnik
& McCartney
4:45 Networking Reception
<font size = “3”>Tuesday, June 14, 2005</font>
8:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 PPA Causation: Specific Causation Challenges
and Responses
Steven Rotman, Robinson & Cole
10:00 Status of the Dexatrim Settlement
Ramon Lopez, Lopez Hodes Restaino Milman & Skikos
Ken Seeger, Seeger Salvas
Ron Meneo, The Meneo Law Group
10:45 Morning Break
11:00 PPA Trials and Settlements: Is the end in sight?
Moderator: Ted Carey, Robinson & Cole
Ellen Relkin, Weitz & Luxenberg
Michael Weinkowitz, Levin Fishbein Sedran & Berman
12:00 Adjourn
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