The class action landscape continued to evolve dramatically in 2015, and 2016. The Campbell-Ewald Co., Spokeo and Tyson cases have been decided and issues such as Class Standing, Certification and Use of Statistical Evidence have changed. Arbitration, nationwide class certification, marketing reliance, actual injury and market remedial actions are still issues that dominate class action orders and opinions. This program will explore the SCOTUS decisions and their impact on the plaintff and defense bar. For those who dedicate their practice to class actions, whether plaintiff or defense, there is much to review and discuss from the past year. This program will cover the latest developments in the law of federal class actions as well as procedural advice from leaders in the field. This timely conference will include a discussion of the development of recent major class actions cases and decisions as well as a look at upcoming cases and current practice. This program is chaired by E. Michelle Drake of Berger & Montague,P.C. and Bo Phillips of Reed Smith.
| Agenda | |
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Opening remarks and program overview - Program Chairs E. Michelle Drake of Berger & Montague, P.C. and Bo Phillips of Reed Smith |
| 9:10 - 9:50 | The Blockbuster 2016 Term for Class Action Litigation Including Campbell-Ewald Co., Spokeo and Tyson Angel Garganta, Venable LLP (defense) Beth Terrell, Terrell Marshall Law Group (plaintiff) Paul Bland, Public Justice (Public Advocate) |
| 9:50 - 10:40 | Class Action Objectors: The Process, Common Objections and Other Issues Kevin Green, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP (plaintiff) Quyen Ta, Keker & Van Nest LLP (defense) |
| 10:50 - 11:30 | Getting your Settlement Approved or Why Do Some Cases Settle and Others Don’t? Hon. Wynne S. Carvill, Judge, Superior Court, Alameda County Sean D. Meenan, Winston & Strawn LLP (defense) Derek W. Loeser, Keller Rohrback LLP (plaintiff) |
| 11:30 - 12:15 | Hot Topics in Class Actions (Rule 23 changes, Privacy & Data Breach Cases, Presumption of Reliance, Labeling, etc. Jon P. Kardassakis, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP |
| Lunch - on your own | |
| 1:15 - 2:00 | Changing Standards for Class Certification Including a Discussion of The Use Of Experts and Statistical Sampling at Class Certification in light of Spokeo and Tyson E. Michelle Drake, Berger & Montague, P.C. (plaintiff) Rachel Brass, Gibson Dunn (defense) Joe Krock, Ph.D., Claro Group Vandy M. Howell, Ph.D., Cornerstone Research |
| 2:00 - 2:45 | Current state of the law on Ascertainability Analysis and Standing Emily Henn, Covington & Burling LLP (defense) Andre M. Mura, GIBBS LAW GROUP LLP (plaintiff) |
| 3:00 - 3:45 | Spokeo v. Robins – The Effect on Standing and Article III Issues Michael Ram, Ram, Olson, Cereghino & Kopczynski (plaintiff) G. Charles Nierlich, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (defense) |
| 3:45 - 4:30 | Trying Class Action Cases Bo Phillips, Reed Smith (defense) |
| program concludes | |
This program is approved for 6 hrs of CA MCLE general credt hours.
Bridgeport is a State Bar of CA provider of MCLE (Provider 11872) This program offers 6 hrs of MCLE. Bridgeport will assist attorneys from outside CA obtain CLE in accordance with the rules of their state.
| Event Date | 09-16-2016 9:00 am |
| Event End Date | 09-16-2016 4:30 pm |
| Individual Price | $355.00 |
| Location | Hyatt Regency San Francisco |
| Categories | Live Programs |
| #Registrants | Rate/Person ($) |
|---|---|
| 2 | 310.00 |
| 3 | 235.00 |