Speakers

Speakers

SUPREME COURT UPDATE

HOW TO AVOID A NUCLEAR VERDICT

INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW

Cheryl Bush


Cheryl Bush, Esq.
Bush Seyferth, PLLC

THE RISE OF NUCLEAR VERDICTS

Haley Cox


Haley A. Cox, Esq.
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

Chandler Bailey


J. Chandler Bailey, Esq.
Lightfoot, Franklin & White, LLC

CASE STUDY: AUTOLIV

Bradford March


C. Bradford Marsh, Esq.
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP

Ashley Webber


Ashley C. Webber, Esq.
Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP

AVOIDING NUCLEAR VERDICTS – LESSONS FROM OUR PATENT BRETHREN

Mark Phillips

Mark R. Phillips, Ph.D.
Trial Partners, Inc.

David Prichard


David M. Prichard, Esq. - Moderator
Prichard Young L.L.P.

DANGEROUS JURORS – HOW TO AVOID THEM: WHAT TO DO DURING JURY SELECTION TO MINIMIZE RISK OF NUCLEAR VERDICTS

Rick Fuentes


Rick R. Fuentes, Ph.D.
R&D Strategic Solutions

Maithilee Pathak

Maithilee Pathak, Ph.D.
R&D Strategic Solutions

LEGENDS OF THE LAW – TRAILBLAZERS OF PLAC

Hon. Hildy Bowbeer


Hon. Hildy Bowbeer (Ret.)
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota

Chilton Varner

Chilton Davis Varner, Esq.
King & Spalding

Victoria Webster


Victoria Webster, Esq.
Yamaha Motor Corporation, USA

Mary Wells

Mary A. Wells. Esq.
Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC

Marsha Rabiteau

Marsha J. Rabiteau, Esq.
President
Center for Human Trafficking Court Solutions

Susan Sharko


Susan M. Sharko, Esq. – Moderator
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath

LONG COVID: PANDEMIC’S LASTING EFFECTS ON SUPPLY CHAIN LITIGATION

Moheeb Murray

Moheeb H. Murray, Esq.
Bush Seyferth, PLLC

UPDATE: CA SB 1149

Ryan Vanderford

Ryan Vanderford, Esq.
Bush Seyferth, PLLC

AI, ROBOTAXIS, AND AUTONOMY: WHAT LAWSUITS ARE COMING DOWN THE ROAD?

Travis Wheeler


Travis M. Wheeler, Esq.
Bowman and Brooke, LLP

Tina Georgieva


Tina Georgieva, Esq.
Senior Product & Litigation Counsel, Deployment & Commercialization of Self-Driving Tech
Waymo

SMART DEVICES, DISCOVERY, AND DEFENSES IN LITIGATION

Michael King


Michael G. King, Esq.
Hennelly & Grossfeld LLP

Stefan Mallen


Stefan Mallen, Esq.
Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Arbitration
Emerson Electric Co.

Patrick Murphy


Patrick F. Murphy, Ph.D., P.E., CFEI
Senior Managing Engineer
Exponent

ALI’S “CONCLUDING SECTIONS” THIRD RESTATEMENT OF TORTS PROJECT

James Beck


James M. Beck, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP

CYBERSECURITY: THE LAWYER’S ROLE DURING AND AFTER A CYBER INCIDENT

Wayne Mitchell


Wayne Mitchell
Global Director, Sales and Marketing
Sedgwick

NOVEL LIABILITY THEORIES

Leah Lorber


Leah Lorber, Esq.
Assistant General Counsel
GlaxoSmithKline

A VIEW FROM THE BENCH

Hon. Christine Durham


Hon. Christine M. Durham
Retired Chief Justice
Utah Supreme Court

M.C. Sungalia


Mary-Christine (M.C.) Sungaila, Esq. – Moderator
Buchalter