Product Liability Symposium
Hosted by DLA Piper’s Product Liability Diversity & Inclusion CommitteeThank you for joining us for our third annual Product Liability Symposium at the firm’s Philadelphia office on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
Hosted by DLA Piper's Product Liability Diversity & Inclusion Committee, our topics and speakers, whose backgrounds span life sciences, consulting, and government, discussed a wide range of topics that can be seen below.
CLE credit was offered for this event.
Agenda and CLE materials
12:00 pm – Registration and lunch
1:00 pm – Introductory remarks
Presenters:
- Angela Agrusa and Chris Campbell
Program emcee:
- Cara Edwards
1:10 pm – Navigating the Global Landscape of Product Liability Litigation and Class Action Claims
Moderator:
- Sarah Carrier
Panelists:
- Raquel Frisardi (Novo Nordisk)
- Brennan Torregrossa (GlaxoSmithKline)
- Matt Goldberg
- Scott Murray
CLE materials: Navigating the global landscape of product liability litigation and class action claims
2:00 pm – Quick Hit: From Class Actions to Mass Claims: Exploring the Mass Arbitration Phenomenon
Presenter:
- Marie Bussey-Garza
CLE materials: From class actions to mass claims: Exploring the mass arbitration phenomenon
2:10 pm – Exploring the Ripple Effects of the 2024 Election
Moderator:
- Simeon Poles
Panelists:
- Megan Ortiz (Cohen Group)
- Ilana Eisenstein
- Senator Richard Burr
- Governor James Blanchard
- Congressman Charlie Dent
CLE materials:
- A second Trump presidency stands to radically remake world trade - WSJ
- Concurrences - Antitrust and the 2024 U.S. elections: Is the past prologue?
- Chevron overruled: In Loper Bright v. Raimondo, the Supreme Court reshapes the regulatory landscape
- Loper Bright v. Raimondo: What life sciences companies should consider
- US environmental law post-Chevron: Changes ahead
- Medicare Price Negotiation FAQs
- The lawmakers we elect in November will face a series of important fiscal decisions
3:00 pm – Quick Hit: Pulling the Curtain Back on Third-Party Funding
Presenter:
- Andrew Andrzejewski
CLE materials: Quick hit: Pulling the curtain back on third-party funding
3:10 pm – Break
3:25 pm – Quick Hit: Redefining Products in the Digital Age: Software and Social Media Liability Risks
Presenter:
- Kelsey Taveres
CLE materials: Redefining "products" in the digital age: Software and social media liability risks
3:35 pm – Understanding Verdict Inflation for Product Liability Defense Strategies
Moderator:
- Rachel Horton
Panelists:
- Connie Matteo (Pfizer)
- Jed Winer (BASF)
- Melissa Gomez (IMS Legal Strategies)
- Rob Hoffman
- Buffy Mims
CLE materials:
4:25 pm – Quick Hit: Cracking the Code of Neurological Causation in Product Liability Litigation
- Chris Gismondi
CLE materials: Cracking the code of neurological causation in product liability litigation
4:35 pm – Inclusive Innovation: Integrating Diversity into Product Development
Moderator:
- Alex Giraldo
Panelists:
- Rachael Fones (IQVIA)
- Cecily Williams Henson (Eli Lilly)
- Sam Tyner-Monroe, Ph.D
- Jarred Reiling
- Kirsten Axelsen
CLE materials:
- Clinical trial diversity policy drivers - FDA diversity policy: past, present, and future
- Setting diversity goals and measuring success
- AI in Health Care: Managing algorithmic bias and fairness
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm:Cocktail reception