Jun 17 2009
The U.S. District Court in New Orleans has been chosen as the site of multidistrict litigation for lawsuits arising from allegedly defective Chinese-made drywall. This decision comes in the same month as a comprehensive legal conference on the subject, set for tomorrow, Thursday, June 18, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Designed for representatives of homeowners, builders, insurance companies and government agencies, the conference will cover issues facing builders, distributors and manufacturers; property damage; health concerns; legislative developments; and insurance coverage disputes.
Produced by HB Litigation Conferences, formerly Mealey's Conferences, the program is being chaired by plaintiff attorney Bruce Steckler of Baron & Budd and defense attorney Stephen Mysliwiec, a partner with the global law firm of DLA Piper.
Speakers include: Glenn Cambre, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals; Eric Winegar, Ph.D., QEP, Principal, Applied Measurement Science; Hugh Turner of Akerman Senterfitt; Paul Phillips of Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.; Lorelie Masters of Jenner & Block; Veronica Bates of Hermes Sargent Bates; Robert Stickley of Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst; Melissa Hutts of Baron & Budd; Jeremy Alters and Robert Brown III of Alters, Boldt, Brown, Rash & Culmo; Sandy Esserman of Stutzman, Bromberg, Esserman & Plifka; John Kilpatrick, Ph.D. of Greenfield Advisors; Arnold Levin of Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & Berman; Ervin Gonzalez, Law Offices of Ervin Gonzalez; Richard Lewis of Hausfeld LLP; and Patricia Williams, Ph.D., DABT, Environmental Toxicology Experts; Michael Ryan of Krupnick Campbell; Sheila Rafter Wiggins of Duane Morris; Russell Nassof of TRC; William Schuette of Jones Walker; and Barbara Manis, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Building Health Sciences, a division of The NMAS Group
This nationally certified CLE program is $895. Members of the press or judiciary may attend for free. Discounts are available for corporations, governments, paralegals and groups.
For more information about the "Chinese Drywall Litigation Conference" on Thursday, June 18, contact the conference producer, HB Litigation Conferences, formerly Mealey's Conferences, by phone at (484) 324-2755, or by visiting the conferences section at HB's website at www.LitigationConferences.com.