2024 Multicounty Litigation (Mass Torts) Forum
Date: Jun 18, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, and Online
Member Price: $160
Non-Member Price: $200
Section Price: $150
Areas of Law: Civil Trial Bar, Product Liability & Mass Tort
Earn up to 4.5 credits! (More Information)
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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 |
Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh United States Magistrate Judge for the District of New Jersey, Trenton |
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Hon Bruce J. Kaplan, JSC |
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Hon. Gregg A. Padovano, JSC |
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Hon. John C. Porto, JSC |
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Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, JSC |
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FROM THE BAR: |
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Hon. Rachelle L. Harz, JSC (Ret.) |
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Jessica L. Brennan, Esq. |
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Agatha Dzikiewicz, Esq. |
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Mark Eveland |
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Charles Kannebecker, Esq. |
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Lynne M. Kizis, Esq. |
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Jared M. Placitella, Esq. |
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Presented in cooperation with the NJSBA Product Liability and Mass Tort Section
New Jersey recognizes several Mass Tort and Non-Mass Tort Centrally Managed cases that are handled by the Multicounty Litigation Section. There are currently 22 multicounty litigations (MCLs) in New Jersey (from the NJ Courts webpage):
Certain Superior Court Judges have been assigned by the Chief Justice to exclusively manage these cases. The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey also serves as the Multi District Litigation Court for Elmiron, J&J Talcum, Allergen, Plavix, as well as numerous other state and national class actions.
At this year’s MCL seminar, NJICLE has assembled an esteemed panel of judges as well as leading practitioners to review some of the most recent developments and address the ins and outs of handling multicounty and multi district litigation cases in New Jersey State and Federal Court.
2024 Program Preview:
- 9:00 | Welcome
- 9:05 | 2024 case law update – Jared M. Placitella, Esq.
- 9:30 | Understanding the Pre-trial Discovery Process - Rukhsanah L. Singh, USMJ and Agatha N. Dzikiewicz, Esq.
- 10:15 | What you need to know about Mass Tort Lien Resolution - Rachelle L. Harz, JSC (Ret.), Charles T. Kannebecker, Esq. and Mark Eveland
- 11:00 | Break
- 11:10 | State Judicial Roundtable - Hon. John C. Porto, JSC, Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, JSC, Hon. Bruce J. Kaplan, JSC and Hon. Gregg Padovano, JSC
- 12:15 | The Future of AI in Mass Torts and e-Discovery - Jessica L. Brennan, Esq., Lynne M. Kizis, Esq., Christopher M. Placitella, Esq. and panel
- 12:55 | Program wrap up/final comments
- 1:00 | Adjourn
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