2024 Agenda

( 2025 Agenda Coming Soon )

MDL Myths vs Empirical Data
Litigation Funding and Non-Lawyer Firm Ownership: The Impact and Associated Ethical Conundrums
Resolving Mass Tort Litigation: Bankruptcy vs. Multidistrict Litigation
Recusals, Motions to Disqualify, Mandamus, Impeachment and the Related Professionalism Issues
MDL Claim Integrity; Judicial and Litigant Roles
Artificial Intelligence: A New Era for the Practice of Law and MDL Management
Practical AI Applications 1.0: Case Management Software
Practical AI Applications 2.0: Courtroom Technology
Bellwether Trials / Fed State Coordination / Selection of Steering Committees / Special Masters and the Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1 Guidance
Daubert: The Current Gatekeeper Landscape
A Look Inside Corporate MDL Strategy, Management and Coordination
The Debate, Status and Implications Surrounding Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 16.1
Collateral Offensive Estoppel and its Impact on Bellwether Trials
Exit Strategies, Resolution Options and Dealing with the “Tail”