Track co-sponsored by Counsel Financial and Plaintiff Support

Let us help you as you navigate the world of mass torts. Meet with Levin Papantonio Rafferty lawyers and explore working together on projects. Come meet fellow attendees and get tips on making the most out of the seminar. Hear how you can expand your practice to include mass torts.

Join fellow colleagues at an informal gathering to support the WILL initiative at MTMP, where we are dedicated to helping women continue to find ways to shatter the glass ceiling in the legal arena. We will also celebrate our distinguished female attorneys’ accomplishments throughout the year.

Join us as we celebrate the freedom to be seen, freedom to be valued, freedom to truly take your place at the table. MTMP wants to play a role in bringing together a more diverse group of lawyers to serve a diverse population of plaintiffs. The MTMP community wants to partner with attorneys of all backgrounds to increase access to mass torts actions by LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups. Everyone is welcome!

Start your MTMP experience off right by attending our Opening Night Gala. You will enjoy exquisite food, craft cocktails and amazing music.

At MTMP, we value the power of inclusion and diversity. We’re reaching out to our friends and colleagues in the LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups because we recognize that change starts with committed leadership. We invite you to join us for dinner so we can continue to expand our networks and ensure that historically underrepresented communities have a voice and a seat at the table.

*Must RSVP to attend. Please email Aimée Ainslie at aainslie@mtmp.com to RSVP.

Track co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group

Consumer Attorney Marketing Group CEO Steve Nober shares learnings from the agency’s thousands of mass tort campaigns run across the country. Learn the essential elements of successful mass tort marketing that drive response and make the most efficient use of your marketing investment, from choosing a tort and the right marketing partner to avoiding risks of ethical noncompliance and being prepared for advertising response.

Join us for a panel discussion designed to help you avoid the pitfalls of E-Discovery. We will explain the types of ESI, how to effectively wade through millions of documents, navigate privacy issues and why working with the right vendor for your case makes all the difference!

• Client Intake
• Building Referrals
• Co-Counsel Relationships

Learn how to utilize your website by keeping it professional yet simple. First impressions are critical and clients will likely Google you before hiring you. In addition, learn how to use your website for Mass Tort campaigns to generate more leads.

This panel will discuss how to handle cases in emerging areas: schools (private and public), universities, medical centers, associations, etc. They will also inlcude a navigation course on statutes of limitation changes in newly open states.

Let us help you as you navigate the world of mass torts. Meet with Levin Papantonio Rafferty lawyers and explore working together on projects. Come meet fellow attendees and get tips on making the most out of the seminar. Hear how you can expand your practice to include mass torts.

Join fellow colleagues at an informal gathering to support the WILL initiative at MTMP, where we are dedicated to helping women continue to find ways to shatter the glass ceiling in the legal arena. We will also celebrate our distinguished female attorneys’ accomplishments throughout the year.

Join us as we celebrate the freedom to be seen, freedom to be valued, freedom to truly take your place at the table. MTMP wants to play a role in bringing together a more diverse group of lawyers to serve a diverse population of plaintiffs. The MTMP community wants to partner with attorneys of all backgrounds to increase access to mass torts actions by LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups. Everyone is welcome!

Start your MTMP experience off right by attending our Opening Night Gala. You will enjoy exquisite food, craft cocktails and amazing music.

At MTMP, we value the power of inclusion and diversity. We’re reaching out to our friends and colleagues in the LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups because we recognize that change starts with committed leadership. We invite you to join us for dinner so we can continue to expand our networks and ensure that historically underrepresented communities have a voice and a seat at the table.

*Must RSVP to attend. Please email Aimée Ainslie at aainslie@mtmp.com to RSVP.

Track co-sponsored by Epiq

This Law360 Legal Titan will be discussing the applicable law, motions in limine, and creative ways to overcome the thorny issue of FDA product approval when trying to persuade a jury that a product is indeed defective and unsafe.

This panel will discuss the disparity in wages that has long existed in this country, including ways to identify the disparity, identifying potential claimants, and maximizing legal claims and recovery.

The speakers will identify effective techniques to increase your value by finding and filling opportunities to participate in essential case development as an associate or one not appointed to leadership or a committee in an MDL setting.

The Chamber of Commerce and the defense bar has for decades sought to preclude class actions using arbitration agreements. While the current state of the law does not exactly favor plaintiffs seeking to avoid being forced into arbitration, there are a variety of strategies that can be effective. This panel will discuss options for beating arbitration clauses and provide an update on pending legislation as well as changes in how the AAA is handling mass arbitrations.

This session will provide updates on certifying “liability classes” and discuss our FLA. 4th DCA affirmative in FPL, Engle and how it applies in other recent cases, as well as creative ways to defeat objectors, in addition to standing and requiring an “aggrieved” factor.

Please join Epiq experts Lauren McGeever and Cameron Azari as they discuss recent developments in class action cases across the globe. They will review new class action regimes, favorable decisions from emerging markets and the future of group litigation outside the U.S.

Let us help you as you navigate the world of mass torts. Meet with Levin Papantonio Rafferty lawyers and explore working together on projects. Come meet fellow attendees and get tips on making the most out of the seminar. Hear how you can expand your practice to include mass torts.

Join fellow colleagues at an informal gathering to support the WILL initiative at MTMP, where we are dedicated to helping women continue to find ways to shatter the glass ceiling in the legal arena. We will also celebrate our distinguished female attorneys’ accomplishments throughout the year.

Join us as we celebrate the freedom to be seen, freedom to be valued, freedom to truly take your place at the table. MTMP wants to play a role in bringing together a more diverse group of lawyers to serve a diverse population of plaintiffs. The MTMP community wants to partner with attorneys of all backgrounds to increase access to mass torts actions by LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups. Everyone is welcome!

Start your MTMP experience off right by attending our Opening Night Gala. You will enjoy exquisite food, craft cocktails and amazing music.

At MTMP, we value the power of inclusion and diversity. We’re reaching out to our friends and colleagues in the LGBTQ+ community, communities of color, and other underserved groups because we recognize that change starts with committed leadership. We invite you to join us for dinner so we can continue to expand our networks and ensure that historically underrepresented communities have a voice and a seat at the table.

*Must RSVP to attend. Please email Aimée Ainslie at aainslie@mtmp.com to RSVP.

There is an age-old concept in the area of trial law that states documents drive damages. In the Paraquat case, the documents tell a story that the defendants cannot run from. But there is more, the science surrounding causation is as strong as any mass tort that you will ever handle. Come hear the story live in Las Vegas.

Join the leaders of the Zantac project for an update on one of the largest pharmaceutical litigations in the country.

Learn the latest from this brand-new project on Baby Formula, everything from the first case, the science, legal claims, legal issues, FDA preemption, to the future of the litigation.

The panel will discuss the design defect, the injuries resulting from the design defect, the science supporting the injuries, the relevant claims, and the litigation strategy going forward.

In this interactive break out session, we will practice using effective communication, both written and spoken, to navigate difficult clients and attorneys, increase efficiency among your teams, and increase your confidence when having tough conversations.

• Survivors That Lead: Tips on Working with Victims and Survivors from Investigation to Resolution
• Current Trends of Sexual Exploitation on the Internet
• Civil Law Is Helping End Sexual Exploitation – Hear How!

Virginia Buchanan, Jen Lenze, and Pete Kaufman will educate the attendees on the claims that were asserted in the MDL for personal injury and class action claimants and will discuss the procedural and tactical steps taken in response to Motions to Dismiss and Strike, the status of discovery and other important milestones.

• Bellwether Trial Updates
• Resolution Strategy
• A Look Ahead at 2022

Prepare for an evening of laughter by attending our Networking Cocktail Reception! During the reception, you will enjoy an array of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Comedian John Mulaney will take the stage for a private comedy show just for MTMP! He is best known for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live and for his stand-up specials for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 2018.

Track co-sponsored by Top Class Actions

In complex litigation, what choices can we make early to increase the odds in our favor? Megan Jones will help you rethink the story of David and Goliath, and recast plaintiffs, not as the long shot, but as self-sufficient competitors that are happy to be underestimated until it is too late. Several strategic decisions in class actions will be discussed that can alter the outcome of the case.

This panel will discuss strategic timing and coordination of mass and class events in a joint MDL.

This presentation will address avoiding potential pitfalls that could sabotage a class action and considers how to posture your class action to maximize settlement potential.

Join this dynamic discussion where the panelists will provide a roadmap for class certification and expert discovery. This panel will cover strategy pointers from retention and negotiation of a scheduling order to the details that matters in crafting Daubert-proof reports that withstand summary judgment. This panel will be more than high level, which is what counts for the win in expert discovery.

These distinguished speakers will explain how utilizing an aggressive discovery plan and CMOs early in litigation can lead to success. They will describe best practices in coordinating with defense counsel to get their support for an agreed protective order, ESI protocol, 502(d), expert stipulations. By using uniformity in approach and language, plaintiff increases the odds of an efficient litigation that is advanced quickly.

Top Class Actions Founder and President Scott Hardy highlights the results of sponsored campaigns made possible with millions of monthly viewers. Discover the potential a reach of over 20 million can provide in the search of the perfect plaintiff or claimant.

Prepare for an evening of laughter by attending our Networking Cocktail Reception! During the reception, you will enjoy an array of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

Comedian John Mulaney will take the stage for a private comedy show just for MTMP! He is best known for his work as a writer on Saturday Night Live and for his stand-up specials for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special in 2018.

Co-sponsored by Grant & Eisenhofer and Case Works

You do not want to miss this soul touching panel as they discuss a pro bono assignment that is bringing about awareness and historic changes to the lives of transgender inmates. The facts are astounding. The result is uplifting. Real change can be accomplished by pro bono work that needs attorneys like you!

• Nuts and Bolts of Client Acquisition
• Proof of Use
• State Court Update

Attendees will hear from a panel experienced Qui Tam litigators and investigators what may be on the horizon for these complex cases now that a new administration has settled in to enforce the law against those who elect to defraud the government.

• Bad Brokers and Regional/Local Cluster-Cases: The Mini–Securities Mass Tort – what do they look like and how to find them
• Bad Products like illiquid non-traded REITs such as the recently bankrupt Hospitality Investors Trust and Ponzi-like schemes such as GPB Capital, and other examples of investment schemes that have resulted in billions of dollars of losses to investors and retirees
• FINRA Arbitration and the non-traditional Mass Tort Cases

• 3M Military Earplugs
• Tenofovir
• European Collective Actions
• COVID-19 Business Interruption Claims
• Baby Food
• Belviq
• Surgical Staples
• Tasigna