Baycol Litigation Conference 

June 2-3, 2003
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel,
Amelia Island, Florida, USA

Below you find all Information discussed during the Baycol Litigation Conference in Florida. The conference took place from June 2-3, 2003.

• Mealey's Litigation Reports
• CLE Credits
• Conference Schedule
• Speaker Biographies

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• View Final Agenda

Monday, June 2, 2003

8:45
Introduction and Opening Remarks
John Restaino, Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos*
Barry Hill, Hill, Toriseva & Williams*

9:00
Current State of the Medicine
John Restaino, Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos*
Barry Hill, Hill, Toriseva & Williams

• Powerpoint
• New chapter by Dr. Juha P. Kokko
• Statins: Adverse Events Since US Launch to 12/2000
• Creatinine Clearance
• List of Bayer Studies

Robert Sufit, MD, Professor of Neurology, Northwestern University*

10:30
Update on the Current Status of Discovery: State Court Versus the MDL
In state courts
James McHugh, Beasley Firm

• Powerpoint submitted by Lee Balefsky

Charles Zimmerman, Zimmerman Reed

• Powerpoint submitted by John Climaco

Vance Andrus, Bourdreaux Lemoine & Tonore

• Joint Powerpoint with Richard Arsenault

11:30
Update on Settlements
In MDL 1431:
Charles Zimmerman, Zimmerman Reed

• PTO 64
• PTO 51
• PTO 59
• PTO 60
• Judge Davis Letters
• Settlement Protocol
• Joint Status Report/Agenda

In the Philadelphia and California coordinated litigation:
John Restaino, Lopez, Hodes, Restaino, Milman & Skikos*
In Texas litigation:
Matthew Lundy, Lundy & Davis*

1:30
Trial Report: The Texas Baycol Cases
Michael Lynch, Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg*
Gregory Gowan, Watts Law Firm
Documents submitted by Mikal Watts, Watts Law Firm

• PDR Inserts 1998-2001
• Opening
• Voir Dire
• Cross Examination of Dr. L. Posner
• Hot Documents
• Paper: "Bayer-Gate"

Matthew Lundy, Lundy & Davis

• Outline

Dawn Barrios, Barrios Kingsdorf & Casteix*
Justin Witkin, Aylstock Witkin & Sasser*

2:15
Class Action Status Report
Arnold Levin, Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman

• Motion for Class Certification

3:15
Defense Strategies In Handling Pharmaceutical Cases
Mark Lynch, Covington & Burling

• Powerpoint
• Causation, Daubert and Expert Testimony

4:00
Defenses Based On FDA Regulatory Action
Edward Parr, Herman, Mathis, Casey, Kitchens & Gerel

• Powerpoint
• Paxil Memorandum 8/16/02
• Paxil Order 8/16/02
• Dowhal FDA Letter 9/12/02
• Troy Article 1/03
• Paxil Memorandum 10/16/02
• Dowhal v. SmithKline Beecham brief 1/21/03
• Troy Reply 3/03
• Motus District Court opinion 12/12/00
• Motus Plaintiffs' Brief redacted 3/02
• Dowhal v. SmithKline Beecham opinion 7/12/02
• Taylor v. SmithKline Beecham 3/26/03

4:45
Case Specific Discovery In Individual Cases
Michael Lynch, Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg

• Powerpoint

Tuesday, June 3, 2003

9:00
Judicial Administration of Baycol Litigation
Mary McGovern, Deputy Manager Complex Litigation Center Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County

• Powerpoint
• Coordination Order
• Revised Mass Tort Motion Procedure
• Agreed Protective Order
• Order for Preservation of Records
• Discovery Order No. 1
• Stipulation and Order
• Stipulation re: Service of Writs of Summons and Short Form Complaints on Bayer AG
• Stipulation and Order (regarding service of original summons on Bayer AG)
• Stipulation and Order re: Coordination of Written Discovery and Depositions
• Case Management Order
• Trial Settings and Discovery Order No. 2
• Deposition Protocol
• Order Approving Form of Authorization for Release of Medical Records

9:30
Court Mandated Plaintiffs’ Information Forms In Baycol Mass Litigation
Mary Williams, Hill, Toriseva & Williams

• Powerpoint
• Baycol Questionnaire
• California Baycol Stipulation and Order
• California Case Management Order
• MDL Pre-Trial Order
• Philadelphia Discovery Order
• Texas Master Pre-Trial

10:15
Ethics in Mass Torts
Prof. Howard Erichson, Seton Hall Law School

• "Beyond the Class Action: Lawyer Loyalty and Client Autonomy in Non-Class Collective Representation"
• Powerpoint

11:15
Defending the Treating Physician
Russell Thornton, Stinnett Thiebaud & Remington

• Outline

12:00
The Non-Rhabdo Case: Disease Processes With or Without Elevated Enzyme Levels
Paul Pennock, Weitz & Luxenberg

• Powerpoint