Concluding the Restatement (Third) of Torts

Panel Topics

1. The American Law Institute and the Restatement (Third) of Torts

   Speakers:

   • Justice Goodwin Liu, Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court and Member of the Council of the American Law Institute
   • Nora Freeman Engstrom, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Deborah Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies
   • Michael Green, Mel and Pam Visiting Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons

    

2. Panel One: Tort Theory and the Restatements

   Moderator:

   • Christopher Robinette, Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions

   Speakers:

   • Keith Hylton, William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at Boston University School of Law
   • Gregory Keating, William Dalessi Professor of Law and Philosophy, University of Southern California Gould School of Law
   • Catherine Sharkey, Segal Family Professor of Law and Policy at New York University School of Law and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies
   • Kenneth Simons, Chancellor’s Professor of Law at University of California, Irvine School of Law and Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons

    

3. Panel Two: Medical Malpractice and MICRA

   Moderator:

   • Richard Jolly, Associate Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

   Speakers:

   • Mark Hall, Fred and Elizabeth Turnage Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest University School of Law, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice, and Adviser to Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
   • Nina Kohn, Faculty Director of Online Education and David Levy ’48 Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
   • Philip Peters, Ruth Huston Professor Emeritus of Law at University of Missouri School of Law and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
   • David Studdert, Senior Associate Vice Provost for Research, Professor of Health Policy, and Professor of Law at Stanford Law School, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions

    

4. Keynote Luncheon Presentation

   Introduction:

   • Darby Dickerson, President, Dean, and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

   Presenter:

   • Brian Panish '84, Founding Partner of Panish Shea Boyle Ravipudi LLP
5. Panel Three: Medical Monitoring and Mass Torts

   Moderator:

   • Byron Stier, Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Director of Civil Litigation and Advocacy Concentration, and Professor of Law, Southwestern Law School

   Speakers:

   • Mark Geistfeld, Sheila Birnbaum Professor of Civil Litigation at New York University School of Law and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions
   • Deborah Hensler, Judge John Ford Professor of Dispute Resolution at Stanford Law School
   • Victor Schwartz, Co-Chair of the Public Policy Group and Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies
   • Adam Zimmerman, Professor of Law and Gerald Rosen Fellow, Loyola Los Angeles Law School

    

6. Panel Four: Damages

   Moderator:

   • James Fischer, Professor of Law at Southwestern Law School and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies

   Speakers:

   • Mark Behrens, Co-Chair of the Public Policy Practice Group and Partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
   • Judge Kevin Brazile, Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Member of the Judicial Council of California, and former Presiding Judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County
   • Martha Chamallas, Distinguished University Professor and Robert J. Lynn Chair in Law Emerita, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
   • Anthony Sebok, Professor of Law at Yeshiva University Cardozo School of Law, Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies
   • Ibiere Seck, Founder and Principal Trial Attorney, Seck Law P.C.

    

7. Reporters’ Roundtable and Concluding Thoughts from Advisers and Participants

   Speakers:

   • Nora Freeman Engstrom, Ernest W. McFarland Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Deborah Rhode Center on the Legal Profession at Stanford Law School, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Remedies
   • Michael Green, Mel and Pam Visiting Professor of Law at Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Miscellaneous Provisions and the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice, and Adviser for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Intentional Torts to Persons
   • Mark Hall, Fred and Elizabeth Turnage Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law and Policy Program at Wake Forest University School of Law and Reporter for the Restatement (Third) of Torts: Medical Malpractice