Multicounty (Mass Torts) Litigation Forum
Tuesday, June 17
9 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick and Online
Earn up to 4.8 credits.
Tuition Rates:
Member: $187
Non-Member: $234
Multicounty (Mass Torts) Litigation Forum
The Multicounty (Mass Torts) Litigation Forum is an innovative program that will advance your insight into the various aspects of litigation in the mass torts arena. Start the morning with a riveting case law update for 2025. Learn strategies from a distinguished panel of judges on how to effectively move your case to trial. Acquire knowledge about the limits of bankruptcy and the 7th Amendment in mass torts litigation from an esteemed panel.
Afterwards, New Jersey MCL judges will update you on what is happening in the mass torts they are overseeing from the bench. The judges will discuss, among other things, surviving expert witness challenges and what you need to know about artificial intelligence to stay competitive. Absorb valuable information on being prepared for appeals from an esteemed panel that includes an associate justice of the state Supreme Court and a federal judge from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. You do not want to miss this program!
Program Agenda:
• 9:00 | Welcome – Hon. Brian L. Martinotti, U.S.D.J., United States District Court, for the District of New Jersey, Christopher M. Placitella, Esq., Cohen, Placitella, & Roth, Esq.
• 9:05 | 2025 Case Law Update – Ellen Relkin, Esq., Kaitlyn E. Stone, Esq. & Jared M. Placitella, Esq.
• 9:30 | The Most Effective Ways to Move Your Case to Trial in 2025 – Hon. Joseph A. Dickson, U.S.M.J., United States District Court, for the District of New Jersey (Ret.) Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C.(Ret.), Hon. Joel Schneider, U.S.M.J. United States District Court, District of New Jersey (Ret.)
• 10:15 | The Limits of Bankruptcy & 7th Amendment – Hon. Michael B. Kaplan, Chief Judge, United States Bankruptcy Court, for the District of New Jersey; Colleen M. Restel, Esq., Adam C. Silverstein, Esq. Daniel M. Stoltz, Esq.
• 10:50| Break
• 11:00 | Judicial Roundtable – Mass Tort Update and Surviving Expert Witness Challenges – Hon. Bruce J. Kaplan, P.J.Cv., Hon. John C. Porto, P.J.Cv., Hon. Gregg A. Padovano, J.S.C., Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
• 12:00 | Being Prepared for the Appeal that Could Change Everything – Hon. Justice Douglas M. Fasciale, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey & Hon. Patty Schwartz United States District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
• 12:45 | What You Need to Know about AI to Stay Competitive –Lynne M. Kizis, Esq.; Jonathan Lomurro, Esq. & Ross Suter, Magna Legal Services
• 1:10 | Program wrap up/final comments
• 1:15 | Adjourn
Faculty
| MODERATORS: | PRESENTERS: | ||
| Hon. Brian R. Martinotti, U.S.D.J. U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey |
Hon. Douglas M. Fasciale Associate Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey |
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| Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. Editor in Chief, New Jersey Mass Tort & Class Actions Treatise (NJICLE 2020) Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, Red Bank |
Hon. Patti Schwartz, U.S.D.J. U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
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| Hon. Michael B. Kaplan Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey |
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| Hon. Joel Schneider, U.S.M.J. (Ret.) Montgomery McCracken |
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| Hon. Joseph A. Dickson U.S.M.J. (Ret.) Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC |
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| Hon. Bruce J. Kaplan, P.J. Cv. Middlesex County Superior Court, New Brunswick |
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| Hon. John C. Porto, P.J.Cv. Civil Presiding Judge for Vicinage One, Atlantic/Cape May |
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| Hon. Gregg. A. Padovano, J.S.C. | |||
| Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C. Middlesex County Courthouse |
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| Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, J.S.C. (Ret.) Javerbaum Wurgaft Hicks Kahn Wikstrom & Sinins, PC |
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| Lynne M. Kizis, Esq. Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer P.A., Woodbridge |
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| Jonathan H. Lomurro, Esq., LLM Certified By the Supreme Court of New Jersey As a Civil Trial Attorney Lomurro Munson LLC, Freehold |
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| Jared M. Placitella, Esq. Cohen, Placitella & Roth, PC, Red Bank |
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| Ellen Relkin, Esq. Weitz & Luxenberg, New York |
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| Colleen M. Restel, Esq. Lowenstein Sandler, Roseland |
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| Adam C. Silverstein, Esq. Otterbourg P.C., New York |
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| Daniel M. Stolz, Esq. Genova Burns LLC, Basking Ridge |
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| Kaitlyn E. Stone, Esq. Barnes & Thornburg, LLP, Morristown |
CLE CREDITS:
| NJ CLE: | NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 4.8 hours of total CLE credit (Full Credits Available: NJ Civil Trial Attorney Credit: 4.8, NJ General: 4.8). |
| NY CLE: | NY Professional Practice Non-Transitional: 4.5 |
| PA CLE: | PA Substantive Credit: 4.0 New: No PA CLE fee is required for this program. To earn PA CLE credits, a valid PA Bar ID number must be entered into the CLE form provided after attending the program. |
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