Agenda
The Bellagio, Las Vegas
2019 Mass Torts Agenda
Choose Your Path. Attend Any Session at Any Time.
The MTMP multi-track agenda allows for sessions to run concurrently, and attendees are able to move easily from one track to another. This format allows attendees to maximize their ability to choose the sessions that are of most importance to their practice. Here is a description of the various tracks:
Business of law
Hear from leaders in the legal services industry as they share their insights as to what is new and trending in legal products and services.
Class Actions
If you are already involved in class actions, or looking to expand your practice to include class actions, this program will give you everything you need to know.
Litigation
The main heart of the program, the litigation track is comprised of sessions covering individual mass tort projects, such as Hernia Mesh, Military Earplugs, Roundup, Talcum Powder, Valsartan.
Nuts & Bolts
If you are an attorney just learning about mass torts or class actions, or attending MTMP for the first time, or if you are a paralegal who supports a mass tort practice, this program is the perfect primer for you.
* Agenda subject to change
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- Business of Law
- Litigation
- Class Actions
- Nuts & Bolts
Oct
22nd
Nuts & Bolts
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Exhibit Hall |
| 7:00 am | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:15 am | Welcome from Mike Papantonio |
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Tower 5 |
| 8:30 am | What Is a Mass Tort? What Isn’t a Mass Tort? |
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Tower 5 |
| 8:45 am | Finding Mass Tort Clients |
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Tower 5 |
| 9:30 am | You Have a Case, Now What? |
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Tower 5 |
| 10:10 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Tower 5 |
| 10:30 am | Practical Ways to Get Involved with a Mass Tort Firm |
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Tower 5 |
| 11:15 am | Mass Torts Settlement Concepts and Practices |
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Tower 5 |
| 12:30 pm | Luncheon | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:30 pm | The Nuts & Bolts of Class Actions |
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Tower 5 |
| 2:30 pm | Nuts & Bolts Track Adjourns | ||
| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | Tower 3 |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio | Da Vinci 3 |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception |
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Da Vinci 3 |
| 6:00 pm | Opening Night Gala | Co-sponsored by X Social Media | Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace |
Oct
22nd
Business of Law
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Exhibit Hall |
| 7:00 am | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:00 am | How Do You Brand Your Law Firm? |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 9:00 am | Powerful Reviews to Crush It on Google Maps & Organic or Paid for Lead Generation |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 9:30 am | Innovation - Keep Your Firm Growing |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 10:00 am | Creative Financing for Mass Tort Firms: Joint Ventures, Refinancing & Case Acquisition |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 10:30 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Exhibit Hall |
| 10:45 am | Outsource Your Intake for Better Conversions |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 11:15 am | TV vs. Digital Media - Who Will Win? |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 12:15 pm | Lien Resolution & Settlement Administration Strategies for Better Client Outcomes |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 12:45 pm | Luncheon | Co-sponsored by Counsel Financial | Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:45 pm | Keep Up with All Your New Clients with Case Management |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 2:30 pm | Leveraging Data and Innovation to Help Your Law Firm Achieve Its Objectives |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 2:45 pm | How Do I Pay for It All? |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 3:15 pm | The Changing Legal Malpractice Market & Getting Claims Paid |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 3:30 pm | Spreading the Word One Trial at a Time: The Great Trials Podcast |
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Grand Ballroom 4&8 |
| 3:45 pm | Business of Law Track Adjourns | ||
| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | Tower 3 |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio | Da Vinci 3 |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception |
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Da Vinci 3 |
| 6:00 pm | Opening Night Gala | Co-sponsored by X Social Media | Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace |
Oct
22nd
Class Actions
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:30 pm | Dealing with Difficult Judges: Flying into Headwinds |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 2:55 pm | ESI Tips and Tricks: What Tools Should Be in Your Toolbox |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 3:20 pm | Third-party Litigation Funding in Class Actions: How Does It Work, What Are the Defendants up to, and What Will Judges Let Them Get Away With? |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 4:00 pm | Developments in Class Notice and Settlement Administration: Digital Notice and New Means of Distributions |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 4:20 pm | Thinking Outside the Black Box: Drug Cases in the Class Context |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 4:45 pm | First-Time Attendees Networking Forum and Reception | Co-hosted by Levin Papantonio and Ketterer Browne & Anderson | Tower 3 |
| 4:45 pm | LGBTQ Networking Reception | Sponsored by Levin Papantonio | Da Vinci 3 |
| 4:45 pm | Women in Legal Leadership Reception |
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Da Vinci 3 |
| 5:00 pm | Insurance Class Actions: Finding Claims, Typical Defenses, and What's Around the Corner |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 5:25 pm | Tuesday Class Actions Track Adjourns | ||
| 6:00 pm | Opening Night Gala | Co-sponsored by X Social Media | Omnia Nightclub at Caesars Palace |
Oct
23rd
Litigation
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Exhibit Hall |
| 7:30 am | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:45 am | Corporate Cancer Again: JUUL |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 9:45 am | Coordination – What State Judges Are Really Thinking |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 10:45 am | Morning Break | Co-sponsored by MASSIVE | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 am | Full Decriminialization of Prostitution - The Impact |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 11:30 am | Passing the Torch to the Next Generation of Lawyers |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 12:15 pm | Luncheon Featuring the Legal Services Innovation Award, Clarence Darrow Award, Young Innovator Award, and Keynote by Carl Bernstein | Co-sponsored by Broughton Partners | Tower Ballroom |
| 2:15 pm | 2019 Roundup Litigation: Multiple Trials on Multiple Battle Fronts |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:45 pm | Mediation in Mass Torts: Problems & Solutions in Resolution & Allocation |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 3:00 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – Human Trafficking Litigation |
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Grand Ballroom 8 |
| 3:30 pm | Afternoon Break | Co-sponsored by MASSIVE | Exhibit Hall |
| 3:45 pm | Talc Cases: Ovarian Cancer and Mesothelioma |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 4:15 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – PFAS: Firefighting Foam Water Contamination |
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Grand Ballroom 4 |
| 4:15 pm | Hernia Mesh: The Heat is On |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 4:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – Juul Litigation |
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| 4:30 pm | BREAKOUT SESSION – Modern SEO Secrets with Jason Hennessey |
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| 4:45 pm | Zantac Attack: Over the Counter Carcinogen |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 5:15 pm | Wednesday Litigation Track Adjourns | ||
| 5:30 pm | Networking Cocktail Reception and Evening Entertainment with Sebastian Maniscalco | Co-sponsored by Scorpion | Exhibit Hall |
Oct
23rd
Class Actions
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2:00 pm | Building Your Nationwide Class One State at a Time: Holding Cases Together after Bristol-Myers Squibb; Strategies for Filing, Politics, and Dominance |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 2:35 pm | Front-loading the Class Cert Motion: Why Judges Are Asking More of Lawyers Earlier and Earlier. Early Notice Plans, Damages Models, Science Days, and More |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 3:10 pm | You Won Your Trial! Now What? Reducing the Jury Award to Final Judgment and Beyond |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 3:35 pm | Arbitration: Start Playing Offense, Not Defense. Using Arbitration as a Sword in Class Cases |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 4:10 pm | International Class Actions: Making Your Case Overseas |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 4:45 pm | The Common Issues Class: Rule 23(c)(4) |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 5:05 pm | Digital Marketing and Notification for Class Action Settlements |
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Grand Ballroom 9 |
| 5:25 pm | Wednesday Class Actions Track Adjourns | ||
| 5:30 pm | Networking Cocktail Reception and Evening Entertainment with Sebastian Maniscalco | Co-sponsored by Scorpion | Exhibit Hall |
Oct
24th
Litigation
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 am | Registration | Grand Ballroom Foyer | |
| 8:00 am | Continental Breakfast | Co-sponsored by Consumer Attorney Marketing Group | Exhibit Hall |
| 8:30 am | Ethics in Depositions |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 8:30 am | Women in Legal Leadership Breakfast – Panel Discussion on Pay Equity for Female Lawyers |
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Grand Ballroom 8 |
| 9:30 am | Valsartan Litigation |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 10:00 am | Tenofovir Litigation |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 10:45 am | Morning Break: Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar | Co-sponsored by GrowPath | Exhibit Hall |
| 11:00 am | BREAKOUT SESSION – What You Need to Know about Representing Sexual Abuse Survivors |
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Grand Ballroom 8 |
| 11:00 am | Essure Litigation |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 11:30 am | Impact of Recent Fosamax Supreme Court Ruling |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 12:00 pm | Box Lunches | Co-sponsored by Filevine | Filevine Booth in the Exhibit Hall |
| 12:15 pm | Taxotere Update |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 12:45 pm | Finding Your Niche: Small Cases That Can Lead to Big Results |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:15 pm | Gadolinium Update |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:44 pm | Quick Hits: Litigations Emerging and Wrapping Up | Grand Ballroom 5 | |
| 1:45 pm | PPI |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:51 pm | Stryker V40 |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 1:57 pm | Onglyza |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:03 pm | Abilify Litigation Update |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:09 pm | Zostavax |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:15 pm | Breast Implant Cancer Cases |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:21 pm | 3M Earplugs |
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Grand Ballroom 5 |
| 2:30 pm | Conference Adjourns |
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own schedule
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getting around
the venue
The Bellagio Hotel, the site of the MTMP April 2019 conference, is a AAA Five-Diamond and Forbes Five Star Hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip directly across from the Fashion Show Mall.
