The PLAC Spring 2024 Conference, organized by the Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC), is scheduled for April 3-5, 2024, in Nashville, Tennessee. PLAC is a nonprofit association dedicated to achieving fairness and balance in the common law of product liability.
The conference will cover a range of pertinent topics, including joint defense strategies in mass tort and product liability litigation, trends in talc and PFAS litigation, and the implications of artificial intelligence on product liability. Sessions will also address the future of multidistrict litigation (MDL), appellate review processes, and the resurgence of no-injury plaintiffs' use of class actions.
Attendees can look forward to networking opportunities through organized activities such as dine-arounds, a golf outing at the Hermitage Golf Course, and tours of local attractions like the Jack Daniel's Distillery and a Nashville city tour. The event will feature esteemed speakers, including judges from the United States District Courts and leading legal professionals from various law firms and corporations.
This conference is ideal for legal professionals involved in product liability, mass tort litigation, and related fields. It offers a platform to stay informed on current trends, engage with industry experts, and participate in discussions that shape the future of product liability law.
Speakers(29)
Andrew Tauber
Esq. at Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
Christopher C. Spencer
Esq. at The Product Liability Consultancy
Connie A. Matteo
Esq. at Pfizer Inc.
Moderator for 'The Future of MDL Litigation' session.
David J. Walz
Esq. at Carlton Fields
David R. Geiger
Esq. at Foley Hoag LLP
Hon. Waverly D. Crenshaw, Jr.
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
J. Christian Gerdes
Ph.D. at Stanford University
Co-Director of the Center for Automotive Research at Stanford (CARS) and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus at Stanford University.
Jim Frederick
Esq. at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Moderator for the 'Life in the Gray Area – Product Liability Issues Surrounding Artificial Intelligence' session.
Jonathan M. Hoffman
Esq. at MB Law Group LLP
Jonathan T. Barton
Esq. at Stanton | Barton LLC
José A. Isasi, II
Esq. at Jones Day
Keith Beers
Ph.D., P.E. at Exponent
L. Michael Brooks, Jr.
Esq. at Wells, Anderson & Race, LLC
Lee Mickus
Esq. at Evans Fears Schuttert McNulty Mickus
Lora Spencer
Esq. at Medtronic
Principal Global Litigation & Investigations Counsel at Medtronic.
Mario Madden
Esq. at Microsoft
Assistant General Counsel at Microsoft.
Marissa Alkhazov
Esq. at Buchalter
Michael C. Zogby
Esq. at Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Moderator for the 'Amicus Program - 2023 Year in Review: Hot Topics, Developments and Emerging Issues' session.
Michael J. Fitzpatrick
Esq. at Day Pitney LLP
Paul Alarcón
Esq. at Bowman & Brooke LLP
Paul E. Benson
Esq. at Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Peter J. Pliszka
Esq. at Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Phil Goldberg
Esq. at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP
Moderator for the 'Expanding Product Liability Law? Gilead Science and the Duty to Innovate' session.
Robert Alpert
Esq. at Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP
Roberta Feiten Silva
Esq. at Souto Correa Advogados Associados
Sarah Easley
Ph.D., P.E. at Exponent
Senior Managing Engineer – Mechanical Engineering at Exponent.
Sarahann Rackl
Ph.D., P.E. at Exponent
Principal Engineer – Environmental and Earth Sciences at Exponent.
Susanna M. Moldoveanu
Esq. at Butler Snow LLP
Tom Bazemore
Esq. at Huie, Fernambucq & Stewart
Event Details
- Date
- April 10-12, 2024
- 3 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Nashville, United States
- Conrad Nashville
- Pricing
- Varies by tier
- Audience
- Legal professionals involved in product liability and mass tort litigation.
- CLE Credits
- CLE accreditation pending