Product Liability – From Intake Through Trial
Date: Aug 4, 2025 9:00 a.m. – 12:35 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick, and Online
Member Price: $179.00
Non-Member Price: $224.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Product Liability & Mass Tort
Earn up to 4 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
Presenters
- Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C.
- Middlesex County Courthouse
- Christopher J. Geddis, Esq.
- Mazie Slater Kats & Freeman LLC, Roseland
- David Katzenstein, Esq.
- Member, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Lawrence Township
- Rachel A. Placitella, Esq.
- Cohen Placitella & Roth, Red Bank
- Christopher A. Rojao, Esq.
- McCarter & English LLP, Newark
- William R. Stuart, III, Esq.
- Sills Cummis & Gross PC, Newark
Come to this critical seminar to gain knowledge on one of the most complex areas of civil litigation: product liability. An esteemed panel including plaintiff attorneys, defense attorneys, and a sitting New Jersey Superior Court Multicounty Litigation judge will guide you through the journey of a product liability case. Start at the very beginning as you acquire knowledge about the intake process from both the plaintiff and defense sides. Learn how to navigate the complexity of the discovery process, both formal and informal. Listen as the judge reviews the topics of settlement, arbitration, and mediation. Gain knowledge about lead cases and recent case law developments in product liability. Whether you are handling your first product liability case or an experienced product liability attorney, you will benefit from this seminar. You will leave ready to prepare your product liability cases!
Program Agenda:
- 9:00 | Welcome - Christopher J. Geddis, Esq.
- 9:05 | From intake to complaint - information to obtain at the client’s initial interview (plaintiff perspective) - Christopher J. Geddis, Esq.
- Other initial considerations: Pre-suit investigation
- The complaint - with a sample complaint in the written materials
- 9:35 | From incident to answer (defense perspective) - Christopher A. Rojao, Esq.
- Informal investigation, motions and answer - with samples in the written materials
- 10:05 | Formal and informal discovery: demonstrative evidence - Rachel A. Placitella, Esq.; David Katzenstein, Esq.
- Documents, depositions and experts - the plaintiff and defense perspectives
- 10:55 | Break
- 11:05 | Settlement, ADR options, mediation - Hon. Ana C. Viscomi, J.S.C
- 11:55 | Lead cases and recent case law developments - William R. Stuart, IIII, Esq.
- 12:25 | Wrap up
- 12:35 | Adjourn
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