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Complex Litigation
The Federal Judicial Center is revising the Manual for Complex Litigation, and the Complex Litigation Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers is preparing a manual for mass tort litigation. This conference, with representatives from both groups participating, will examine in detail recommendations for change to improve how we handle complex and mass tort litigation. The current and past chairs of the ACTL Complex Litigation Committee, the current chair of the American Bar Association’s Litigation Section, and other, nationally renowned litigators will join an esteemed group of jurists for this two-day study. This is your chance to have a voice in shaping the procedures which will govern complex litigation for years to come!
Please note: The resort will be releasing our discounted block of rooms 30 days before the conference (March 19) and rooms may not be available after that time.
Agenda 
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Day One: Thursday, Apr 19
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08:00-08:30
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Continental Breakfast
Guests invited.
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08:30-09:15
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Report from the Chair of the U.S. Judicial Conference SubCommittee on Class Actions
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Judge Rosenthal
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09:15-10:15
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Securities Class Actions
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Bell,
Davis, S.,
Judge Rakoff
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10:15-10:30
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Morning Break
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10:30-11:15
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Employment Discrimination Class Actions
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Bell,
Davis, S.,
Judge Rakoff
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11:15-12:00
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Intellectual Property Cases
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Caufield,
Pierce
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12:00-12:30
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Lunch
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12:30-01:30
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Courtroom Technology: A Report from the Bench
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Judge Strand
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01:30-02:00
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Courtroom Technology - In Practice
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Bell,
Redgrave,
Shulman,
Judge Strand
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02:00-03:00
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Civil RICO
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Pierce,
Judge Rakoff,
Redgrave,
Shulman
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03:00-03:15
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Afternoon Break
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03:15-04:00
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MDL Transfers
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Hoyle,
Madeira,
Judge Pointer
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04:00-05:00
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Ethics and Litigation: Attorneys Fees
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Cohen,
Marion
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05:00-07:00
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Champagne & Hors d'oeuvre Reception with the faculty
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Day Two: Friday, Apr 20
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08:00-08:30
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Continental Breakfast
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08:30-09:15
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A Report from the Chair of the Mass Torts Subcommittee of the Bankruptcy Committee of the U.S. Judicial Conference
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Judge Rakoff
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09:15-10:15
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Mass Torts/Problem Areas
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Caufield,
Hoyle,
Judge Rosenthal
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10:15-10:30
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Morning Break
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10:30-12:00
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Mass Torts: State/Federal Coordination
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Madeira,
Judge Pointer
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12:00-12:30
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Lunch
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12:30-01:30
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The Future of the Jury in Complex Litigation
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Judge Marten
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01:30-02:30
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Scientific Evidence/Daubert
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Cohen,
Hoyle,
Madeira,
Pierce,
Judge Pointer
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02:30-02:45
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Afternoon Break
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02:45-03:15
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Discovery Issues: Computerized Data
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Caufield,
Cohen,
Redgrave
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03:15-03:45
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Discovery Issues: Foreign Discovery
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Davis, S.,
Judge Rosenthal,
Shulman
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03:45-04:30
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Specific Recommendations
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Full faculty
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Panelists
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Chairs
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David H.
Marion
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, Philadelphia PA
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The Hon.
J. Thomas
Marten
U.S. District Judge, District of Kansas, Wichita, KS.
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Faculty
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Barry
Bell
Carrington Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal, Dallas, TX
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Barbara
Caufield
Affymetrix, Inc., Santa Clara, CA.
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Ronald J.
Cohen
Cohen Kennedy Dowd & Quigley, Phoenix, AZ
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Stanley D.
Davis
Shook Hardy & Bacon, Kansas City, MO
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Lawrence T.
Hoyle, Jr.
Hoyle, Morris & Kerr LLP, Philadelphia, PA
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Edward J.
Madeira, Jr.
Pepper Hamilton, Philadelphia, PA
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Rudolph F.
Pierce
Goulston & Storrs, Boston, MA
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The Hon.
Sam C.
Pointer, Jr.
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC.
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The Hon.
Jed S.
Rakoff
Southern District of New York, New York, NY
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Jonathan M.
Redgrave
Nixon Peabody LLP, Washington, D.C.
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The Hon.
Lee H.
Rosenthal
United States District Court Judge, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX
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Daniel R.
Shulman
Gray Plant Mooty, Minneapolis, MN
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The Hon.
Roger G.
Strand
District of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
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