Increasingly, plaintiffs’ attorneys have been filing suits under state consumer protection acts. These state consumer fraud statutes often lack key safeguards present in the traditional common law of torts, including the requirement that jurors find actual injury to the plaintiff. Our distinguished panelists will shed light on whether these lawsuits help consumers by deterring fraud—or whether they are a fraud on the consumer.
AGENDA
| 8:30 AM–9:00 AM | REGISTRATION |
| 9:00 AM | WELCOMING REMARKS Jim Copland, Director, Center for Legal Policy at the Manhattan Institute |
| 9:10 AM–10:30 AM | PANEL ONE: TRENDS IN LITIGATION UNDER STATE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACTS William S. Ohlemeyer, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Altria Kenneth J. Parsigian, Partner, Goodwin Proctor LLP Allen P. Waxman, Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Pfizer |
| 10:40 AM–12:00 PM | PANEL TWO: THE ROAD AHEAD—REFORMING STATE CONSUMER FRAUD LAWS Kristin Armshaw, Director, Civil Justice Task Force, American Legislative Exchange Council James A. Henderson, Jr., Frank B. Ingersoll Professor of Law, Cornell University Walter K. Olson, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute |
| 12:00 PM | RECEPTION |
| 12:30 PM | LUNCHEON |
| 1:00 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS Victor E. Schwartz, Partner, Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP, and General Counsel, American Tort Reform Association INTRODUCTION Sherman Joyce, President, American Tort Reform Association |
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