Seminars

Upcoming Seminars: TBA

1. "Using Preliminary Pretrial Orders to Move Your Case,” WVAJ Advocate, 1983.

2. "Prejudgment Interest and Jury Trials," WVAJ Advocate, 1983.

3. "Is Loss of Enjoyment of Life the Only Element of General Damages?" WVAJ Advocate, 1983.

4. "Fees and Fee Awards in Compensation Cases," WVAJ Advocate, 1984.

5. "Interdisciplinary Use of Medical Experts," presented at the Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association 1986 Annual Seminar, Seven Springs, Pa.

6. "Update on Products Liability," presented at the 1985 W.Va. State Bar Trial Advocacy Seminar, Canaan Valley, W.Va.

7. "Handling Different Kinds of Automobile Collisions," presented at the 1986 W.Va. State Bar Tort Liability Seminar, Morgantown, W.Va.

8. "Current Trends in Insurance Law," presented at the 1985 WVAJ Mid-Winter Seminar, Parkersburg, W.Va.

9. "Obtaining a Six Year Statute of Limitations in All Product Liability Actions against the Manufacturer of a Nationally-Distributed Product," presented at the 1987 WVAJ Mid-Winter Seminar, Parkersburg, W.Va.

10. "Direct Actions against Insurance Carriers in West Virginia," presented at the 1986 WVAJ Annual Seminar, Charleston, W.Va.

11. "Let the Truth be Known (about structured settlement annuity prices)," WVAJ Advocate, 1987.

12. "President's Column," WVAJ Advocate, 1987-88.

13.  President's Newsletter, (WVAJ), 1987-88 (Originator of this publication).

14. "Value of a Contingent Fee Practice in Divorce Proceedings," WVAJ Advocate 1988 (Made available nationally by AAJ).

15. "Examination of an Adverse Party in the Plaintiff's Case-in-Chief," presented at the 1988 Southern Trial Lawyers Association Annual Seminar, New Orleans, La.

16. "Lawyer advertising," presented at the 1988 WVAJ Mid-Winter Seminar, Parkersburg, W.Va.

17. "Unfair Claims Settlement Practices," presented at a 1988 Mountain State Bar Association CLE Seminar, Follansbee, W.Va.

18. "Persuasive Openings," presented at the 1989 Southern Trial Lawyers Annual Seminar, New Orleans, La., the 1989 Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers Tortmasters Seminar, Panama City, Fla.; and the 1990 Tennessee Trial Lawyers Annual Convention, Chattanooga, Tenn.

19. "Structured Mythology," WVAJ Advocate, Spring 1989.

20.  "Useful Insurance Cases," WVAJ Advocate, Spring 1989.

21. "Simplified Infant Tort Settlement Procedure," West Virginia Lawyer, May/June 1989.

22. “The Admissibility of Evidence of Insurance under FRE/WVRE 411,” presented at the 1990 WVAJ Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, W.Va.

23. "The Form and Substance of Releases," presented at the 1990 WVAJ Annual Seminar, Charleston, W.Va.

24. "The End of Discovery Disputes," 1991 Defense Trial Counsel of W.Va. Handbook for Lawyers and Judges.

25. "Punitive Damages in West Virginia," presented at a National Business Institute Seminar, Morgantown, W.Va., 1991.

26. "Cannibals at the Courthouse" (a view on lawyer advertising), presented at the 1992 WVAJ Mid-Winter Seminar, Charleston, W.Va.

27. "First Party Automobile Insurance Coverage in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania:  Comparisons and Contrasts," presented at the Mountain State Bar Association's 1992 Annual Seminar, Morgantown, W.Va.

28. "Effective Discovery Techniques," presented at a National Business Institute Seminar in Morgantown, W.Va., in 1993.

29. "Overview of the Use of Expert Witnesses in Civil Litigation," presented at the Mountaineer CLE Series, 1993 in Morgantown WV.

30. "Persuasive Use of the New Federal Discovery Rules," presented at the West Virginia Association for Justice's 1994 Mid-Winter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va.

31. "A Practitioner's Perspective on the Successful Handling of a Bad Faith Insurance Case," presented at the West Virginia Association for Justice's 1994 Annual Seminar in Charleston, W.Va.

32. "The Relationship between Adjusters and Plaintiff's Attorneys," presented in August and October 1994 to Nationwide Insurance adjusters, claims supervisors, and in-house counsel in Columbus, Ohio.

33. "The Fundamentals of Medical Professional Liability," presented at Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, in November 1994, and twice in November 1995.

34. "Having Fun with Discovery," presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers 1995 Midwinter Convention in Charleston, W.Va., and at the West Virginia Legal Assistants 1995 Annual Seminar in Wheeling, W.Va.

35. “Stacking, How Does It Work?” presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers 1995 Annual Convention in Charleston, W.Va.

36. “Five Case Studies of Preventable Deaths Caused by Septicemia Secondary to Peritonitis,” presented at Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, in September 1995.

37.  “The Neurosurgeon Who Was Too Smart for His Patients’ Own Good,” presented at Saba University School of Medicine, Saba, Netherlands Antilles, in July 1995.

38. “The Advantages of Litigating Insurance and Related Issues in West Virginia,” presented to the Academy of Trial Lawyers of Washington County (PA) in Washington, PA, in September 1995.

39. “Messages That Work in Professional Liability Cases,” presented at the National College of Advocacy 1995 Thanksgiving Seminar in Pebble Beach, California.

40. “Drunks on the Highways: Who Pays?” presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers 1996 Midwinter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va.

41. “Direct Examination of the Plaintiff’s Economist at Trial,” presented at the October 1996 American Board of Trial Advocacy Seminar in New Orleans. Louisiana.

42.  “The Decline of Youler and Pristavek and Other Reference Points on the Decay Curve of Policyholder Rights,” presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers 1998 Annual Convention in Charleston, W.Va.

43.   “Don’t Let Insurance Companies Set Your Court’s Agenda,” presented to the circuit court judicial clerks in Charleston, W.Va., in August 1998.

44.  “Ponzi Rides Again:  the PIE Mutual Story,” WVAJ Advocate, Fall 1998; republished in the Kansas Trial Lawyers Association Journal, March 1999.

45.  “1998 Insurance Decisions by the West Virginia Supreme Court,” presented to the Ohio County (W.Va.) Bar Association in December 1998.

46.  “Trial Lawyers’ Guide to the Internet,” presented at the West Virginia State Bar Litigation Seminar at Canaan Valley (W.Va.) Resort in January 1999.

47.  “Medical Negligence Case Evaluation,” presented at the 2000 WVAJ Midwinter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va., in February 2000.

48. “Propulsid Litigation Strategies,” presented at Mealey’s Propulsid Litigation Seminar in Philadelphia in September 2000.

49. “Propulsid Mass Litigation,” presented at the 2000 American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys Convention in Atlanta in October 2000.

50. “A Review of the Medical Literature and What the Adverse Event Statistics Reveal:  A Chronology,” presented at the NCA Rezulin and Propulsid Seminar in Atlanta in October 2000.

51. “Mass Litigation – How to Get Involved,” presented at the WVAJ Winter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va., in February 2001.

52. “Cost and Availability of Medical Malpractice Insurance:  Legislative and Litigation Consequences,” presented at the WVAJ Winter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va., in February 2001.

53. “Propulsid Mass Litigation:  Impressions from the Field,” (with Richard Arsenault and Steve Knowlton) presented at Mealey’s Propulsid Seminar in New Orleans in June 2001.

54. “Courtroom Epidemiology,” presented at MDL 1355 Propulsid Mass Tort Seminar in New Orleans in August 2001.  Presented again at a Mountaineer CLE Series seminar in Morgantown, WV in October 2001.

55. “Propulsid Litigation Update,” presented at the National College of Advocacy Drug Products and Medical Devices Seminar in Dallas in October 2001.

56.  "Emerging Trends in National Drug Product Liability Litigation," presented at the WVAJ Winter Seminar in Charleston, W.Va., in February 2002.

57. "National Drug Product Litigation," presented at the Idaho Trial Lawyers Association Winter Seminar in Boise, Idaho, in February 2002.

58. "The Propulsid MDL Medical Monitoring Case," presented at Mealey's Drug Product Litigation Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, in April 2002.

59. "Baycol Medical Literature:  What Did Bayer Know, and When Did It Know It?" presented at Mealey's Baycol Conference in Pasadena, California, in May 2002.

60. "A Baycol Tragedy," presented to the ATLA Baycol Litigation Group at the ATLA Annual Convention in Atlanta in July 2002.

61. "Propulsid Digital Settlement Brochures and Propulsid Causation Issues," presented to the AAJ Propulsid Litigation Group at the AAJ Annual Convention in Atlanta in July 2002.

62. "Baycol Samples," presented at the National College of Advocacy's Drug Product and Medical Device Hot Documents Seminar in October 2002 in Scottsdale, Arizona.

63. “Winning a Prescription Drug Case,” presented at Ohio Association for Justice’ Seminars in Cleveland and again in Columbus in November 2002.

64. “The State of Ongoing Prescription Drug Litigation,” presented at Mealey’s Emerging Drugs and Medical Devices Conference in Naples, Florida, in December 2002.

65. “Mass Tort Litigation,” presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Winter Seminar in Charleston, West Virginia, in February 2003.

66. “Litigating Prescription Drug Cases in Today’s Political and Social Climate,” presented at Mealey’s (Lexis Nexis) Fen Phen Conference in Dallas, Texas, in March 2003.

67.  “Baycol Medicine,” presented in a Baycol Litigation Seminar distributed via the internet and originating from Woodbridge, New Jersey, to plaintiffs’ lawyers handling Baycol cases in May 2003.

68. “Baycol Medical Issues,” presented at Mealey’s (LexisNexis) Baycol Conference in Amelia Island, Florida in June 2003.

69. "The Devil is in the Detailers," presented at an AAJ Pharmaceutical Litigation Seminar in Las Vegas, Nevada, in September 2003.

70. "Baycol Settlements from Agreement to Distribution," presented at Mealey's (Lexis/Nexis) Baycol Conference in Houston, Texas, in January 2004.

72. "Introduction to Emerging Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation," presented at Mealey's (Lexis/Nexis) Emerging Drug and Medical Device Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, in March 2004.

73. "Digital Settlement Brochures," presented at the Wyoming Trial Lawyers Annual Convention at Jackson Lake, Wyoming, in June 2004.

74. "Litigation Group Financial Management," presented at the AAJ Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 2004.

75. "What Went Right and Wrong in Baycol Litigation," presented at the AAJ Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, in July 2004.

76. "Zyprexa and the Prescribing Physician," presented at Mealey's (Lexis/Nexis) Zyprexa Conference in Pasadena, California, in November, 2004.

77. Opening remarks and moderator, Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in Charleston, West Virginia, in November 2004.

78. Opening remarks and moderator, Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in Columbus, Ohio, in December 2004.

79. Opening remarks and moderator, Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, Indianapolis, Indiana, January 2005.

80. Opening remarks and moderator, Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in Louisville, Kentucky, in January 2005.

81. "Vioxx Clinical Studies," presented at Mealey's (Lexis/Nexis) Vioxx Litigation Conference in Philadelphia in January 2005.

82. "Background History of Acute Heart Attacks and Ischemic Strokes," presented at Harris Martin Publishing's Vioxx Litigation Conference in Philadelphia in February 2005.

83. "Vioxx Case Selection," Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in to the Washington County Bar Association in Washington, Pennsylvania, in January 2005.

84. Opening remarks and moderator, Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in Nashville, Tennessee, in February 2005.

85. "Electronic Discovery and Other Electronic Communications," presented at the West Virginia Trial Lawyers Winter Seminar in Charleston, West Virginia, in February 2005.

86. "Vioxx Case Filing Options," Vioxx Litigation Strategy Seminar, presented in Little Rock, Arkansas, in March 2005.

87. "Vioxx Scientific Literature – Plaintiffs' Perspective: Why the Risks Outweigh the Benefits," presented at a Vioxx Mock Trial sponsored by the National College of Advocacy in New Orleans in May 2005.

88. "Vioxx and the FDA: a Profound Regulatory Failure," presented to the Blackstone Club in Wheeling, West Virginia, in June 2005.

89. "Litigation Group Membership and Financial Management," presented at a New Litigation Group Leaders Workshop at the AAJ Convention in Toronto, Canada, in July 2005.

90. "Vioxx Case Selection and Filing Options," presented at the Washington County (Pennsylvania) Summer Bench and Bar Convention in Williamsburg, Virginia, in August 2005.

91. "Ethics in Mass Tort Settlements," presented at an AAJ "Trends and Hot Topics in Pharmaceutical Litigation" seminar in Las Vegas in September 2005, and presented again at a Winter Bench and Bar Convention in January 2006 sponsored by the Washington County Bar Association in Washington, Pennsylvania.

92. Program designer and moderator of a Guidant Implanted Cardiac Device conference presented by the AAJ Heart Device Litigation Group in Minneapolis in December 2005.

93. "Class III Medical Device Preemption," presented at an Implanted Cardiac Device Scientific Conference sponsored by Med-Expertise in Houston in January 2006.

94. "Ethics in Mass Tort Settlements," presented at the Washington County Bar Association's Winter Bench & Bar Convention in Southpointe, Pennsylvania in January 2006.

95. Course planner and moderator, Propulsid MDL Settlement Program Seminar in Jackson, Mississippi, February 2006.

96."Propulsid Death and Injury Claims," presented at a Propulsid MDL Settlement Program Seminar in Jackson, Mississippi, February 2006.

97. "Ethics in Class Actions," presented as one of three panel members in a Mealey's (LexisNexis) teleseminar in September 2006.

98. "Vioxx Litigation Update," presented at a National College of Advocacy seminar in Las Vegas, November 2006.

99. "Vioxx and Heart Device Litigation Updates," presented at a Trial Advocacy Seminar sponsored by Clark, Perdue, Arnold & Scott in Columbus, Ohio, December 2006.

100. "Medtronic and Guidant Implanted Device Litigation," presented at the American Association for Justice Winter Convention in Miami in February 2007.

101. "Gadolinium Client Selection and Rejection Criteria," presented at a Harris Martin Gadolinium Conference in Denver in June 2007.

102. "Identification of Viable Gadolinium Cases," presented at a Meeting of the AAJ Gadolinium Litigation Group in Chicago in July 2007.

103. Moderator for 15 speakers at AAJ Pharmaceutical Litigation Seminar in New York City in October 2007.

104. "Gadolinium Litigation Science," presented at a Mass Torts Made Perfect seminar in Las Vegas in November 2007.

105. "The Small Firm's Guide to Fighting the Drug Giants," presented in an Ohio Academy for Justice web seminar in November 2007.

106. "Gadolinium Litigation," presented at the AAJ Winter Convention in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, in January 2008.

107. "Gadolinium Litigation Tips and Traps," presented at a meeting of the AAJ Gadolinium Litigation Group in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, in January 2008.

108. "Gadolinium Systemic Fibrosis," presented at a Mass Torts Made Perfect Seminar in Las Vegas in April 2008.

109. "Digitek Litigation in West Virginia State Court," presented at a meeting of the AAJ Digitek Litigation Group in Las Vegas in September 2008.

110."Can the FDA be Trusted to Protect Public Safety," Barry Hill.