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Educational Sessions
Overview of Chemical Hair Relaxer | 12:00 - 12:10 PM (ET)
Defendants: Who, What, Where? | 12:10 - 12:35 PM (ET)
Multiple defendants and manufactured hair relaxer products. Determining which Defendants are responsible is important, and how to best prove that clients used these Products are essential.
Moderator
Ben Crump, co-founder, Shades of Mass | founder, Ben Crump Law
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Panelist
Priscilla Jimenez, medical malpractice and catastrophic injury attorney, Kline & Specter
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Panelist
Syreeta Poindexter, associate attorney, Babin Law, LLC
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Panelist
Marlon Kimpson, member attorney, Motley Rice LLC, Sen. (SC)
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Jurisdictions and Next Steps | 12:35 - 1:00 PM (ET)
Now that the Hair Relaxer MDL in Chicago is established, we will discuss the next steps for these lawsuits filed in federal court. There are also hair relaxer cases filed in various state courts. We will discuss how these multiple jurisdictions can affect the overall litigation.
Moderator
Navan Ward, principal, Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis and Miles, P.C
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Panelist
Larry Rogers, Jr., Board of Review Commissioner 3rd District, partner, Power Rogers and Smith P.C.
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Panelist
Srivatsa V. Gupta, Esq., senior litigation consultant, International Litigation Service
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Injuries and Intake Criteria | 1:00 - 1:25 PM (ET)
This discussion will focus on understanding the injuries associated with hair relaxer use and what you should look for when evaluating potential clients’ cases is crucial.
Moderator
MJ Blakely, attorney, The Blakely Firm
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Panelist
Larry Taylor, Jr., managing partner, The Cochran Firm – Dallas
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Panelist
Chris Stewart, managing partner, Stewart Miller Simmons
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Panelist
Carl L. Solomon, attorney, The Solomon Law Group
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Science: What’s the Focus? | 1:25 - 1:50 PM (ET)
In any Mass Tort action, it is important to understand the science. With Chemical Hair Relaxers there are Phthalates which are endocrine disruptors that interfere with the body’s hormones. We will discuss where we are in this litigation and what the next steps should be.
Moderator
Fu Debrosse Zimmermann, co-founder, Shades of Mass | managing partner, DiCello Levitt – Birmingham
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Panelist
Greg A. Cade, principal attorney, ELG Law
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Panelist
LaRuby May, partner, May Jung LLP
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Panelist
Chelsie Green, associate, Levin Papantonio Rafferty
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Conclusion/Q&A | 1:50 - 2:00 PM (ET)
Moderator
Fu Debrosse Zimmermann, co-founder, Shades of Mass | managing partner, DiCello Levitt – Birmingham
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