Program Materials

 

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the Products Liability Committee. All files are available in PDF format unless otherwise noted. ()

Section of Litigation Joint CLE Seminar: January 2008 (Snowmass, Co)

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Women in Products Liability: October 2007 (New Orleans, LA)

• » Program Materials and Panel Bios
• » Corporate Witness Depositions: Practical Tips and Guidelines
• » Kroll Ontrack: Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics Case Law
• » Kroll Ontrack: Electronic Discovery and Computer Forensics Case List
• » The Million Dollar Question: How Can You Control E-Discovery Cost?
• » The ESI Revolution: Preparing for E-Discovery in Light of the New Federal Rules
• » Panel Groups, Trial Simulations and Selecting a Products Liability Jury
• » Special Report on Women and Minorities in the Profession
• » Courtoom Triage: Bayer, Pressed to Settle a Flood Of Suits Over Drug, Fights Back
• » Seven Habits of Successful Rainmakers
• » You Can Have it All – If You Know What “All” it is You Want
• » We're Outta Here: Why Women Are Leaving Big Firms
• » Balancing Law and Motherhood: One Woman’s Experience
• » What You Need to Know About Mentoring the New Generations

Biotech Regional Workshop: October 2007 (San Francisco, CA)

• » The Duties of Sponsors and Investigators in Clinical Trials
• » Managing Collaboration Agreements and Handling Issues Arising From Them
• » Recall and Other Tough Calls (Crisis Management Issues)
• » Potential Liability Issues in Personalized Medicine
• » Risk Management of International Clinical Trials

Chemical Products Liability Regional Workshop: September 2007 (Wilmington, DE)

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Automotive Regional Workshop: June 2007 (Detroit, MI)

• » “We Intend to Preempt”—Developments in Preemption by Safety Agency Regulation
• » New Electronic Witness: EDRs in Motor Vehicles
• » E-Discovery: The First 180 Days

Section Annual Conference: April 2007 (San Antonio, TX)

• » Visually Projecting Your Winning Arguments: Using Graphics to Persuade
• » Different Venues, Different Verdicts: Cynthia R. Cohen
• » Different Venues, Different Verdicts: Richard F. Scruggs and David W. Shelton

Joint CLE Seminar: January 2007 — Products Breakout Session Materials

• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• » Product Liability Year In Review (Mark Herrmann)
• » Product Liability Year In Review (N. Karen Deming)

• The FDA at 100: A Look Back and a Look Ahead
• » The Future of Drug Safety: Action Steps for Congress
• » The FDA’s Reputation with the General Public is Under Assault
• » Manual of Policies and Procedures: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research
• » The Food and Drug Administration’s Regulation of Risk Disclosure for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators

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Pharmaceutical Regional CLE Workshop: November 2006 (Kenilworth, NJ)

• Government Investigations Into Allegations of Off-Label Marketing
• » Panel Discussion Materials

• Presenting the FDA Defense in Light of Changing Juror Perspectives
• » Case Overview
• » The FDA Halo Collapse: Effective Trial Strategies to Address Jurors’ Declining Perception of the FDA in Pharmaceutical Product Liability Cases. Rx for the Defense 2006; 34-37. Livingston JE, Blout A.
• » Determining Juror Perceptions of the FDA that Affect Verdicts in Pharmaceutical Lawsuits. Cohen CR.

• Beyond The Preemption Preamble: A Practical Analysis of the New FDA Labeling Requirements
• » The FDA’s “Preemption Preamble” – Defense Perspective
• » Federal Register.  Part II: Department of Health and Human Services, FDA. January 24, 2006.
• » Questions and Answers About the New Content and Format Requirement for Prescribing Information
• » FDA Announces Final Rule on the Requirements for Prescribing Information for Drug and Biological Products

• The Increasing Attempts to Use U.S. Courts by Foreign Plaintiffs
• » Abdullahi v. Pfizer, Inc. S.D.N.Y., 2005 Westlaw citation
• » Adamu v. Pfizer, Inc. S.D.N.Y., 2005
• » In re Factor VIII or IX Concentrate Blood Products Liability Litigation. Dominico Gullone, et al., v. Bayer Corporation, et al., M.D.L., 2006
• » Defendants’ Amended Forum Non Conveniens Statement. Domenico Gullone, et al., vs. Bayer Corporation, et al.
• » Order & Reasons.  Inre Products Liability Litigation
• » Memorandum of Decision on Motion, Pursuant to Rule 1:6-2(f)
• » Tuazon v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.

Biotech Regional CLE Workshop: October 2006 (Cambridge, MA)

• » Trusting Doctors: Tricky Business When It Comes to Clinical Research
• » Changes in Patent Rules Implications for Your Company's Patent Strategy
• » New Prescription Drug Labeling Rule and Its Preamble: Their Impact on Product Liability Litigation
• » The New Rx Drug Labeling Rule and Its Impact on Product Liability Litigation
• » Risk Management of Clinical Trials
• » Collaborative Agreements: The Trial Lawyer's Perspective on Managing Relationships
• » Emerging IP Issues
• » Recall and Other Tough Calls (Crisis Management Issues)

Contamination Examination Regional CLE Workshop: September 2006 (Wilmington, DE)

• » Emerging Issues and Recent Developments in Chemical and Products Liability Law
• » Discovering the New Frontier: Discovery Management in the Age of New Science and New Legal Theories
• » A Brave New World: The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in the United States
• » For Better or Worse: The Rocky Marriage between Administrative Agencies and Civil Litigation
• » Exposing Exposure: Developing Novel Theories of Recovery in Toxic Tort Litigation

Women in Products Liability: September 2006 (Las Vegas, NV)

• » Program Materials and Panel Bios
• » Where I Lead, You Will Follow
  Ann Farmer
• » Not Much to Gain?
  Mary A. Zambreno
• » Early Exits
  Jill Schachner Chanen
• » Focus on Diversity
  DuPont Plays a Leadership Role

ABA Annual Meeting: August 2006 (Honolulu, HI)

• » Test-Driving Your Trial Strategy: Crossing the Finish Line First
  Cynthia R. Cohen, Ph.D.
• » Fact Pattern
• » Plaintiff Powerpoint Slides
• » Defendant Powerpoint Slides

Current Issues in Medical Device Litigation: June 2006 (Forth Worth, TX)

• » Outline for Discussion of Recent Developments in Medical Device Litigation
  Neville H. Boschert
• » Recent Developments in Medical Device Law
  Sherry A. Knutson
• » Regulatory Update: Current Issues in Medical Device Litigation
  Michael Morton, Michael Pfledger, Ginger Heyman Pigott
• » The Litigation Fallout from a Device Recall: What You Can Say Can Be Used Against You
  Timothy A. Pratt
• » Causation: An Epidemiologic Perspective (In Five Parts)
  Douglas L. Weed, M.D., Ph.D.
• » Medical Monitoring
  Kelly S. Witte
• » New FDA Regulations for Labeling for Prescription Drug Products
  Kelly S. Witte
• » Proposed Amendments To The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure