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 gives judges a systematic review and critique of the most important civil justice issues of the day.
Agenda
Emerging Trends in Civil Justice
John H. Beisner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP & Affiliates
Robert S. Peck, President, Center for Constitutional Litigation, PC
Moderator: Karen M. Czarnecki, Director, Education, Law & Economics Center, George Mason University School of Law
Scientific Evidence in Environmental and Toxic Torts Litigation
David E. Bernstein, George Mason University Foundation Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
Eric G. Lasker, Partner, Hollingsworth, LLP
Carla Burke, Shareholder, Baron & Budd, LLP
R. Dean Hartley, Partner, Hartley & O’Brien, PLLC
Moderator: Richard O. Faulk, Senior Director, Initiative for Energy & the Environment, Law & Economics Center and Partner, Hollingsworth, LLP
Arbitration
Andrew J. Pincus, Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
John A. Shope, Partner, Foley Hoag, LLP
Jason S. Johnston, Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law, University of Virginia School of Law
Christopher R. Drahozal, Associate Dean for Research & Faculty Development and John M. Rounds Professor of Law, University of Kansas School of Law
Moderator: James C. Cooper, Director of Policy & Research, Law & Economics Center, and Lecturer in Law, George Mason University School of Law
Use of Private Contingency Fee Attorneys by State AGs
Luther J. Strange, III, Attorney General of Alabama
Bill McCollum, Partner, Dentons and former Attorney General of Florida
Peggy A. Lautenschlager, Of Counsel, Bauer & Bach, LLC and former Attorney General of Wisconsin
Moderator: Tony F. Troy, Member, Eckert Seamans and former Attorney General of Virginia
Generic and Brand Name Drug Liability AKA “Innovator Liability”
Jay P. Lefkowitz, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP
Kannon K. Shanmugam, Partner, Williams & Connolly
Fern P. O’Brian, Partner, Thompson Hine
Esther E. Berezofsky, Partner, Williams Cuker Berezofsky
Charna L. Gerstenhaber, Vice President and Head of Litigation, Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Moderator: Claire Prestel, Staff Attorney, Public Justice
Hydraulic Fracturing and Federalism
Christopher A. Wright, CEO, Liberty Resources, LLC
Michael L. Krancer, Partner, Blank Rome, LLP
Sharon Buccino, Director, Land and Wildlife Program, Natural Resources Defense Council
Chris Nidel, Nidel Law, PLLC
Brent M. Rosenthal, The Law Office of Brent M. Rosenthal, PC
Moderator: Richard O. Faulk, Senior Director, Initiative for Energy & the Environment, Law & Economics Center and Partner, Hollingsworth, LLP