The civil justice system in the United States is in a constant state of flux. Changes occur at both the state and federal levels, through both legislative and judicial actions. At the same time, judges face a constant barrage of new and innovative legal theories and procedural maneuvers. The annual symposium provided a platform that gave judges a systematic review and critique of the most important civil justice issues of the day.
Agenda
Emerging Civil Justice Issues
Robert S. Peck, President, Center for Constitutional Litigation
John H. Beisner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Moderator: Paige V. Butler, Director, George Mason Judicial Education Program, George Mason Law & Economics Center
Update on the Federal Rules Advisory Committee
Emery G. Lee III, Senior Researcher, Federal Judicial Center
Daniel E.Troy, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, GlaxoSmithKline
Donald H. Slavik, Partner, Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C.
Martin H. Redish, Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law
Bruce H. Kobayashi, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
John Vail, Vice President and Senior Litigation Counsel, Center forConstitutional Litigation
Alexander Dimitrief, Vice President and Senior Counsel, General Electric
Moderator: The Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, Southern District of Texas
Protecting the Public Health: Litigation on Obesity
Joseph M. Price, Partner, Faegre & Benson LLP
Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Stephen Gardner, Litigation Director, Center for Science in the Public Interest
John F. Banzhaf III, Professor of Public Interest Law, George Washington University Law School
Theodore H. Frank, Adjunct Fellow, Manhattan Institute; Founder, Center for Class Action Fairness
Moderator: Linda E. Kelly, Director, George Mason Attorneys General Education Program, George Mason Law & Economics Center
Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts and Their Impact on the Tort System
Lloyd Dixon, Senior Economist, RAND Corporation
The Honorable Mark Davidson, Harris County MDL Asbestos Docket
James L. Stengel, Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Nathan D. Finch, Attorney at Law, Motley Rice LLC
Moderator: Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, George Mason Law & Economics Center
Perspectives on Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Daniel F. C. Crowley, Partner, K&L Gates LLP
J.W. Verret, Assistant Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Moderator: Geoffrey J. Lysaught, Director, Searle Civil Justice Institute, George Mason Law & Economics Center
Climate Change Litigation
Richard O. Faulk, Partner, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
Stephen D. Susman, Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP
Joseph F. Speelman, Partner, Blank Rome LLP
Jason S. Johnston, Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Moderator: Henry N. Butler, Executive Director, George Mason Law & Economics Center
The Balancing of Markets, Litigation and Regulation
Paul H. Rubin, Professor of Economics, Emory University
Larry E. Ribstein, Professor of Law, University of Illinois College of Law
Keith N. Hylton, Professor of Law, Boston University School of Law
Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law, George Mason UniversitySchool of Law
Moderator: Geoffrey J. Lysaught, Director, Searle Civil Justice Institute, George Mason Law & Economics Center
The Role of the Civil Justice System in Allocating Societal Risk
Philip K. Howard, Founder, Common Good
Fidelma L. Fitzpatrick, Partner, Motley Rice
John E. Heintz, Partner, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
Robert Cusumano, General Counsel, ACE Limited
Moderator: The Honorable Ben F. Tennille, North Carolina Business Court