Events
| Date of Presentation | Event | Topic/Role | Attorney | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/10/2010 | Louisiana State Bar Assoc’s 10th Annual Mass Torts Symposium | Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 11/12/2010 | Daubert Symposium | Co-Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/24/2010 | Louisiana State Bar Assoc’s Admiralty Symposium | Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/10/2010 | LSBA CLE Seminar | Update on E-Discovery | John Randall Whaley | New Orleans, LA |
| 08/09/2010 – 8/11/2010 | LSU Law Trial Advocacy Program | Faculty | Richard J. Arsenault | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 07/12/2010 | American Association for Justice Convention | Foodborne Illness | Richard J. Arsenault | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 07/10/2010 | American Association for Justice Convention | Heart Device Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 06/23/2010 | HarrisMartin Oil Spill Symposium | Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 06/10/2010 | Louisiana State Bar Assoc’s Annual Convention | Judiciary and Mass Torts, Class Actions and Complex Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Destin, FL |
| 05/25/2010 | Louisiana State Bar Assoc’s Oil Spill Symposium | Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 05/21/2010 | 360 Legal Advocacy: Oil Spill Litigation Seminar | Speaker, Oil Spill Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Orlando, FL |
| 05/12/2010 | Toyota Recall Litigation Conference, Part II | Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | Costa Mesa, CA |
| 03/24/2010 | Strafford CLE Webinars and Teleconferences | Bellwether Trials: Evolving Trends in Class Action and Complex Litigation | John Randall Whaley | |
| 03/24/2010 | Toyota Recall Litigation Conference | Speaker | John Randall Whaley | San Diego, CA |
| 03/24/2010 | Toyota Recall Litigation Conference | Co-Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | San Diego, CA |
| 02/25/2010 | AAJ’s Litigating Truck Collision Cases Seminar | Medicare Reimbursements and Set Asides | David O. Walker | New Orleans, LA |
| 02/18/2010 | Strafford CLE Webinars and Teleconferences | Lone Pine Orders in Class Action, Mass Tort and Products Liability Litigation | John Randall Whaley | |
| 12/10/2009 – 12/11/2009 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 21st Annual Summer School Revisited | Speaker, Maritime Law | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 12/10/2009 – 12/11/2009 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2009 Last Chance CLE Conference | Speaker, Daubert: Practical Applications | John Randall Whaley | New Orleans, LA |
| 10/16/2009 | Mass Tort Symposium | Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 10/02/2009 | National Association of Broadcasters’ Small Market Television Exchange | Panel Member, Lawyer Advertising | Wesley J. Gralapp | San Antonio, TX |
| 09/18/2009 | Admiralty Symposium | Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 06/24/2009 | Federal Bar Association Convention | Preemption Panel with Judge Rosenbaum | Richard J. Arsenault | Minneapolis, MN |
| 06/12/2009 | Louisiana Bar Association Annual Convention | Section on Insurance , Negligence, Workers' Compensation & Admiralty Law Program | Richard J. Arsenault | Destin, FL |
| 10/17/2008 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 8th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/05/2008 | 15th Annual Admiralty Symposium | The Critical First Steps...Investigating Marine Casualties | Wesley J. Gralapp | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/05/2008 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 15th Annual Admiralty Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 07/12/2008 – 07/16/2008 | AAJ Annual Convention | Does Daubert Apply to Class Certification | John Randall Whaley | Philadelphia, PA |
| 06/13/2008 | Section on Insurance, Tort, Workers’ Compensation and Admiralty Section of the LA State Bar Assoc. | Panel Presentation with Federal District Judges - Torts and Admiralty: What's Been Happening in the Last Year While You've Been Practicing Law | Richard J. Arsenault | San Destin, FL |
| 02/15/2008 – 02/16/2008 | Tulane Law Review Symposium on Multidistrict Litigation | Bellwether Trials and Settlement Devices | Richard J. Arsenault | Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA |
| 02/07/2008 | ATLAS 2008 Seminar | Evaluating Mass Tort Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
| 01/24/2008 | Louisiana Association of Justice CLE Highlights of 2008 | Why Should A PI Lawyer Care About Class Actions? | John Randall Whaley | |
| 01/01/2008 | Alexandria Bench Bar Seminar | Paul J. Tellarico | Alexandria, LA | |
| 12/14/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association 19TH Annual Summer School Revisited Seminar | The Implications of CAFA on Class Actions | John Randall Whaley | |
| 12/13/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s Summer School Revisited | Class Action Fairness Act: It’s Application and Practical Implications | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 12/07/2007 | Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project’s Last Roundup CLE | Professionalism in Today’s World | John Randall Whaley | |
| 11/18/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s New York, New York, Multi-Topic Seminar | Navigating Complex Litigation, Class Case Action and MDL’s ... An Overview from Inception to Exit Strategies (and the chaos in between) | Richard J. Arsenault | New York, NY |
| 11/08/2007 – 11/09/2007 | Mass Torts Seminar | Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/01/2007 – 11/03/2007 | Whatley Drake & Kallas Complex Litigation, Mass Torts & Class Actions CLE Summit | Mass Torts | Richard J. Arsenault | Birmingham, AL |
| 11/01/2007 | American Association for Justice Education Teleseminar | More Medtronic Recalls: What’sthe Impact on Your Clients? | Richard J. Arsenault | |
| 10/25/2007 | ABA Conference on Class Actions | The Increasing Central Role of Bellweather Trials and MDL’s | Richard J. Arsenault | Washington, D.C. |
| 10/19/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 7th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium | What Constitutes Appropriate Class Action Notice and Why You Should Care... Due Process, Costs and Practical Efficacy | John Randall Whaley | New Orleans, LA |
| 10/19/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 7th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/07/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 14th Annual Admiralty Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 06/08/2007 | Section on Insurance, Tort, Workers’ Compensation and Admiralty Section of the LA State Bar Assoc. | Panel Presentation With Federal District Judges - Torts and Admiralty: What's Been Happening in the Last Year While You've Been Practicing Law | Richard J. Arsenault | San Destin, FL |
| 06/07/2007 – 06/08/2007 | Harris Martin’s Hot Topics in Pharmaceutical Litigation Conference | Invited Speaker | Richard J. Arsenault | Miami Beach, FL |
| 06/05/2007 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 2007 Summer School for Lawyers | Class Action Fairness Act; It's Application and Practical Implication | Richard J. Arsenault | San Destin, FL |
| 05/18/2007 | Louisiana Association for Justice, Valuable Litigation Insights | Professionalism - Does It Pay? | John Randall Whaley | |
| 05/03/2007 | Mealey’s Drug & Medical Device Litigation Conference | Preemption | Richard J. Arsenault | San Diego, CA |
| 03/29/2007 – 03/30/2007 | Mass Torts Made Perfect Changing Times, Changing Politics: Is your Firm Ready? Seminar | Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 03/02/2007 | LSU’s 5th Judge Alvin B. Rubin Conference on Maritime Personal Injury Law | Should the Rising Tides Wash Away the U.S. Corps of Engineers’ Immunity? (Did the storm surge up the MRGO expose a potential hole in the Corps’ Protection?) | Richard J. Arsenault | LSU Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA |
| 02/13/2007 | ATLA Annual Winter Convention; Renu Litigation Group Meeting | State Court Litigation and Proceedings | Richard J. Arsenault | Miami, FL |
| 02/12/2007 | ATLA Annual Winter Convention; Heart Device Litigation Group Meeting | Medtronic Discovery | Richard J. Arsenault | Miami, FL |
| 02/08/2007 | 21st Annual Federal Practice & Advocacy Seminar | Electronic Discovery, Creative Litigation Exit Strategies | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 01/25/2007 | Louisiana Association for Justice, One More Chance CLE | Preservation and Spoliation of Electronic Evidence | John Randall Whaley | |
| 01/01/2007 | Louisiana Bar Association CLE Online Seminar | Professionalism | Paul J. Tellarico | |
| 01/01/2007 | Alexandria Bar Association Law Day | Professionalism | Paul J. Tellarico | Alexandria, LA |
| 01/01/2007 | Louisiana Association for Justice Hurricane Relief Needs CLE Program | Professionalism | Paul J. Tellarico | New Orleans, LA |
| 01/01/2007 | Alexandria Young Lawyers | Ethics and Hollywood | Michael S. Koch | Alexandria, LA |
| 12/29/2006 | Association for Justice2006 CLE à la Carte | Ethical Issues and The Practice of Law | John Randall Whaley | |
| 12/15/2006 | Louisiana Association for Justice Last Chance Review of Louisiana Law CLE | Gathering Digital Data | John Randall Whaley | |
| 11/17/2006 – 11/18/2006 | ATLA’s Protecting the Public: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar | Heart Device Litigation: Guidant and Medtronic | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/16/2006 | ATLA’s Protecting the Public: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Seminar | Bausch & Lomb State Court Update | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 10/20/2006 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 6th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium | Pre-Certification Communication With Putative Class Members: Issues Associated With When, How, and If Contact Can Be Made | John Randall Whaley | |
| 10/20/2006 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 6th Annual Class Action/Mass Tort Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 10/12/2006 – 10/13/2006 | Mass Torts Made Perfect Complex Litigation Seminar | Moderator and Speaker | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 09/20/2006 | LTLA and SeminarWeb Live! | Electronic Evidence & New Discovery Rules: Are You Ready for 2007? | John Randall Whaley | |
| 09/15/2006 | Mealey’s Teleconference | How to Get on an MDL Committee | Richard J. Arsenault | |
| 09/08/2006 – 09/09/2006 | Tulane’s 22nd New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar | Motions: Challenging the Evidence and Shifting the Forum: Challenging Electronic and Simulator Evidence, Expert Testimony and Motions to Shift Forums | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 09/01/2006 | Louisiana State Bar Association’s 13th Annual Admiralty Symposium | Seminar Chairman and Moderator | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 08/07/2006 – 08/09/2006 | LSU Law Center’s 2006 Trial Advocacy Program | Faculty Member | Richard J. Arsenault | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 07/26/2006 | Harris Martin Contact Lens Solution Litigation Conference | Litigation Demographics - Claims, Remedies, Venues, and MDL Issues | John Randall Whaley | |
| 05/12/2006 | ATLA Ortho Evra Litigation Group Seminar | Liability Issues | Richard J. Arsenault | Washington, D.C. |
| 05/12/2006 | ATLA Heart Device Litigation Group Seminar | The Guidant Liability Case / Discovery Update for the Guidant Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Washington, D.C. |
| 05/08/2006 – 05/09/2006 | Perspectives from the Bench | Moderator of the Judicial Panel | Richard J. Arsenault | Amelia Island, FL |
| 05/08/2006 – 05/09/2006 | Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference | Invited Co-Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | Amelia Island, FL |
| 03/21/2006 | Crossroads American Inn of Court CLE Event | Electronic Evidence- Getting the Evidence You Need | John Randall Whaley | |
| 02/23/2006 | Propulsid II Settlement Seminar | Administrative Claims | Richard J. Arsenault | Jackson, MS |
| 02/20/2006 | ATLA Cox-2 Seminar | Bextra Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Honolulu, HI |
| 02/03/2006 – 02/04/2006 | Class Actions in the Gulf South and Beyond Seminar | Invited Speaker | Richard J. Arsenault | Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA |
| 01/01/2006 | Southern University Law Center | LTLA Section Speaker | Michael S. Koch | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 01/01/2006 | Alexandria Bar Association | Ethics and Hollywood | Michael S. Koch | Alexandria, LA |
| 12/15/2005 | ATLA Heart Device Litigation Group Meeting | MDL Status and Associated Organizational Issues | Richard J. Arsenault | Minneapolis, MN |
| 12/12/2005 – 12/13/2005 | Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference | Motions in Limine and Daubert Issues Associated with the Vioxx Litigation | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/17/2005 – 11/18/2005 | Mass Torts Made Perfect A Win, Wynn Situation Seminar | As a Small Office, Learn How to Make Money in Big Projects without Going Broke | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 11/11/2005 | American Bar Association’s The Future of Class Action Litigation in America Seminar | Class Actions and MDLs – Hot Topics in Class Actions | Richard J. Arsenault | Washington, D.C. |
| 11/03/2005 | HarrisMartin Cox-2 Litigation Conference | Bextra Liability Overview & Timeline | Richard J. Arsenault | San Francisco, CA |
| 11/02/2005 | Mealey’s Vioxx - the Ernst Jurors Speak | Invited Co-Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | Teleconference |
| 10/27/2005 | Mealey’s Heart Device Litigation Conference | Invited Speaker | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 10/14/2005 | LA State University School of Law, ethics panel presentation with Federal District Judge Frank | Speaker | Richard J. Arsenault | Baton Rouge, LA |
| 10/11/2005 | Interviewed by Jan Schlichtmann on the Legal Broadcast Network | Recent MDL Developments | Richard J. Arsenault | |
| 09/16/2005 – 09/17/2005 | ATLA Trends and Hot Topics in Pharmaceutical Litigation Seminar | Guidant and Medtronic Update | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 09/15/2005 | ATLA Heart Device Litigation Group Seminar | Timeline of Key Events | Richard J. Arsenault | Las Vegas, NV |
| 08/01/2005 | Legal Broadcast Network Radio Show hosted by Jan Schlichtman | Vioxx litigation, Guidant Implanted Defibrillators, and Medtronic Recall of Heart Pacing Devices | Richard J. Arsenault | |
| 06/22/2005 | Mealey’s Vioxx Litigation Conference Topic | Vioxx: A Factual Overview | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 05/19/2005 | American Trial Lawyers’ Association Vioxx Mock Trial Seminar | Invited to make presentation regarding scientific literature | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 05/18/2005 | HarrisMartin’s Bextra Litigation Conference | Bextra Litigation History and Timeline | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 05/11/2005 | Mealey’s Bextra/Celebrex Litigation Conference | Seminar Co-Chair | Richard J. Arsenault | Chicago, IL |
| 05/02/2005 – 05/04/2005 | 2005 Judicial Conference of the Fifth Circuit | Voir Dire/Practices and Policies | Richard J. Arsenault | New Orleans, LA |
| 04/28/2005 | Interviewed by Jan Schlichtmann for the Legal Broadcast Network | Vioxx MDL Status Conference | Richard J. Arsenault |
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