Additional topics may be added as the JPML hearing schedule is finalized.
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Afternoon Litigation Group Business Meetings
3:00 - 5:00 pm
Mirena IUD Litigation Group Meeting
Cochairs: Carmen Scott, Motley Rice, LLC, Mount Pleasant, SC
Michael K. Johnson, Johnson Becker, PLLC, Minneapolis, MN
Matthew J. McCauley, Parker Waichman LLP, Port Washington, NY
5:00 - 6:00 pm
Biomet Metal on Metal Hip Implants Litigation Group Meeting
Cochairs: Thomas R. Anapol, Anapol Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA
Michelle L. Kranz, Zoll, Kranz & Borgess, LLC, Toledo, OH
Daniel Robinson, Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Newport Beach, CA
Networking Reception
7:00 – 9:00 pm
May 29
Registration (Continental Breakfast Available)
8:00 – 8:45 am
Morning Session
8:45 – noon
Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant
• Overview of the Litigation: NJ and MDL Update
• The Defect in the Rejuvenate and ABG-II
• The Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG-II Injury: A Damages Overview
Panel Discussion: DePuy ASR Trial Analysis
Lunch Buffet provided
Noon – 12:45 pm
Afternoon Session
12:45 – 4:30 pm
Metal on Metal Hip Implants
• Biomet Metal on Metal Hip Implants
• Smith & Nephew Metal on Metal Hip Implants
Litigation Update and Trial Analysis Roundtable
• Actos Trial Analysis
• Fosamax Trial Analysis
• TVM Litigation Update
Panel Discussion: Januvia and Byetta
• Defendants, Product Overview, and a Brief Overview of Type II Diabetes
• The Science Behind Incretins
• Case Criteria and Selection
• Status of the Litigation


