American Conference Institute’s 4th National Forum on FOOD‐BORNE ILLNESS LITIGATION Advanced Strategies for Tackling the Underlying Science and Defending Against Complex Food Contamination Claims

October 27-28, 2010 | Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel | Chicago, IL

Gain fi rsthand insights from key Obtain highly-specialized, practical information from leading food-borne illness government agencies involved in public litigators, in-house counsel, experts and regulators on how to: health investigations of food-borne • Respond to heightened litigation exposure created by new pathogens and emerging risks illness outbreaks: in the food supply chain David Goldman, MD, MPH • Minimize reputational damage and preserve the corporate brand when faced with a high-profi le Assistant Administrator food crisis situation – attacking new issues raised by social media Offi ce of Public Health Science • Interact with various state, local and federal agencies when a food-borne illness outbreak is suspected Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA • Effectively and quickly implement a food recall and crisis management plan – update on current Jack Guzewich, RS, MPH traceback, tracking and detectionability procedures Senior Advisor, Environmental Health • Assess the causal link while poking holes in your opponent’s case to disprove liability Offi ce of Food Defense, Communication and Emergency Response, CFSAN • Strategically address damages and settlement by evaluating your case early on – knowing what facts Food and Drug Administration weigh for and against your client

Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH New Sessions for this year include: Director, Food Safety Offi ce National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic • Detecting the Source of Food Contamination to Build Your Case Infectious Diseases • Reverse Dissection of a Food-Borne Illness Case Center for Disease Control • Defending Against Class and Mass Food-Borne Illness Litigation Benjamin Miller, MPH, RS • Ensuring Regulatory Compliance without Creating a Litigation Roadmap Operations and Response Section Manager Dairy & Food Inspection Division Minnesota Department of Agriculture Thomas J. Bondurant Jr., Counsel to Stewart Parnell, President & CEO of Peanut Corporation of America, will provide a timely discussion on criminal exposure Stephanie Meyer, MPH to corporate executives in the context of food-borne illness Epidemiologist Senior, Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section Infectious Disease Epidemiology Witness a Live Mock Direct and Cross Examination of a Testifying Epidemiologist, Prevention and Control including commentary from a jury consultant on how to best communicate complex Minnesota Department of Health scientifi c and medical evidence to a jury William E. Keene, PhD, MPH Senior Epidemiologist, Acute & Exclusive Working Sessions - October 29, 2010 Communicable Disease Prevention A Understanding the Science behind the Claims: What Every Product Oregon Public Health Division Li ability Attorney Needs to Know about E. Coli and Salmonella Earn B Selecting Specialty Insurance Coverage & Negotiating Policy Terms CLE Distinguished Co-Chairs for Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks and Recalls Credits William Marler Marler Clark Association Partners Media Partner Alan Maxwell Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial

Register Now • 888-224-2480 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit Who You Will Meet Food manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, retailers, restaurants and servers legal counsel and compliance executives with the following titles: • In-House Counsel/Litigation Counsel • Claims/Insurance Counsel • Quality Assurance • Compliance • Food Safety • Regulatory Affairs • Audit onstantonnststana t mediamediia scrutiny,sscruuttiinyy, anan increasedinccrer asaseed focusfoccuss byby thetht e currentccuurrrrene t AdministrationAdA mmiinin strationo • Risk Management on the effi ciency of the U.S. food safety system and the predicted passage Private practice attorneys specializing in: of a substantially impacting food safety reform bill, have the on high alert. • Food-Borne Illness Litigation C • Food & Agribusiness Law Despite the reputation the U.S. carries as having one of the safest food supplies • Food Liability Law in the world, with increasing consistency, the food industry is seeing a rise in • FDA Law contamination outbreaks in all types of food ranging from beef and poultry, leafy • Consumer Products Litigation greens and alfalfa sprouts to peanut butter and frozen prepared foods. This crisis • Product Liability/ Mass & Class Actions is impacting companies all along the food supply chain from farm to fork. As such, • Toxic torts/personal injury many experts within the industry are predicting that food-borne illness will soon • Franchising become the #1 cause of litigation facing the food industry. In an environment such as this, your client cannot afford to be caught unprepared. Insurance claims counsel Now is the time for food companies, and the lawyers who advise them, to get updated on: Continuing Legal Education Credits • What new pathogens are infecting our food supply – and how to best trace Accreditation will be sought in those jurisdictions and isolate them in the context of a food contamination incident CLE requested by the registrants which have continuing ETHICS education requirements. This course is identifi ed • How to maintain control of the corporate message and the media CREDITS as nontransitional for the purposes of CLE while preserving your relationship and reputation with the consumer accreditation. and corporate stakeholders ACI certifi es that the activity has been approved for CLE credit • Selecting the best scientifi c/medical expert for your case – what to look by the New York State Continuing Legal Education Board in for in a consulting vs. testifying expert the amount of 14.5 hours, of which 0.5 hour will apply to ethics. An additional 4.0 credit hours will apply to Workshop • The investigative priorities of government regulators – and how they will A/B participation. impact litigation going forward ACI certifi es that this activity has been approved for CLE credit Are you armed with your best strategies to face this rising tide of litigation? by the State Bar of in the amount of 12.25 hours, of which 0.75 hour will apply to ethics. An additional 3.5 credit As an added benefi t of attending this acclaimed conference, gain fi rsthand insights hours will apply to Workshop A/B participation. on current food safety challenges impacting on food-borne illness litigation claims from the Food and Drug Administration, Food Safety Inspection Service, Centers ACI has a dedicated team which processes requests for state for Disease Control, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Minnesota Department approval. Please note that event accreditation varies by state and of Health, and the Oregon Public Health Division. Take note as you learn how ACI will make every effort to process your request. the agencies work collaboratively during an outbreak investigation to trace, detect and isolate sources of food contamination. A unique opportunity to get highly-specialized, up-to-the minute information Expand Your Network in a setting where you can network with your peers while also getting answers to The complimentary ACI Alumni Program your specifi c questions and concerns, if you are involved at all with food-borne illness is designed to provide returning delegates litigation, this is one event you don’t want to miss! with unique networking and learning Also new for this year – witness a live mock direct and cross examination ALUMNI opportunities beyond the scope of their of a real-life testifying epidemiologist in a food-borne illness case. conference experience. Add value to your attendance by joining us at the Highlights include: Master Class Sessions on October 29: • Search for and contact fellow Alumni A Understanding the Science behind the Claims: What Every Product Liability • Post a question or look for answers in our Attorney Needs to Know about E. Coli and Salmonella Industry Forums B Selecting Specialty Insurance Coverage & Negotiating Policy Terms • Join a live Industry Chat in progress for Food-Borne Illness Outbreaks & Recalls • Build your own community Register now by calling 888-224-2480, faxing your registration to 877-927-1563 • Earn Forum points towards free conferences or registering online at www.AmericanConference.com/foodlit & workshops

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Register now: 888-224-2480 • Fax: 877-927-1563 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit Day One – Wednesday, October 27, 2010 10:45 Morning Break

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast 11:00 The State of Food-Borne Illness: Update on New Risks in the Food Supply Chain, Litigation 9:00 Co-Chairs’ Opening Remarks Trends & Proposed Food Safety Legislation Alan Maxwell Robert E. Brackett, Ph.D. Partner Senior Vice President and Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Offi cer (Atlanta, GA) Grocery Manufacturers Association William Marler (Washington, DC) Managing Partner David Acheson MD Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S. Managing Director - Food and Import Safety (Seattle, WA) Leavitt Partners, LLC (Salt Lake City, UT) 9:15 Public Health Investigations Revealed: An Inside During this session hear from Dr. David Acheson, Former Look at Epidemiology Investigations, Pathogen Associate Commissioner of Foods, Food and Drug Testing & Data Collection Administration and Dr. Robert Brackett, Former Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug David Goldman, MD, MPH Administration, as they provide a state of the industry address Assistant Administrator on emerging issues in the area of food-borne illness litigation. Offi ce of Public Health Science Topics of discussion during this session will include: Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA • An overview of emerging pathogens infecting the U.S. food (Washington, DC) supply – where does new exposure lie? Jack Guzewich, RS, MPH • Recent recalls – what have we learned? Senior Advisor, Environmental Health • Best practices for responding to litigation exposure created Offi ce of Food Defense, Communication by new and emerging food safety/supply risks and Emergency Response • Update on the current status of the pending Food Safety Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Modernization Act and the impact on the industry Food and Drug Administration (College Park, MD) 11:45 Protecting the Brand & Defending Your Case in the Court of Public Opinion Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH Director, Food Safety Offi ce Leo Knowles National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Diseases Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel Center for Disease Control ConAgra Foods Inc. (Atlanta, GA) (Omaha, NE) William E. Keene, PhD, MPH Gene Grabowski Senior Epidemiologist Senior Vice President and Chair, Crisis & Litigation Practice Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention Levick Strategic Communications Oregon Public Health Division (Washington, DC) (Portland, OR) • Developing a strategy to address publicity issues that arise Benjamin Miller, MPH, RS when a case is fi led as the direct result of government action Operations and Response Section Manager • Coordinating a rebuttal response to address plaintiff Dairy & Food Inspection Division exploitation of an isolated incident Minnesota Department of Agriculture • Considering the impact of your litigation/defense strategy (St. Paul, MN) on your media response • Understanding what role each agency plays once a food • Synchronizing messages conveyed by the company across outbreak is detected media outlets, corporate communications, outside counsel - scope of investigatory powers • Tackling the increasing use of social media, networking - agency cooperation and interaction sites and blogs that are often utilized to “get the word out” - what type of data is collected, from whom and when during a food-borne illness outbreak • Debunking the behind-the-scenes of an epidemiology • Effectively responding to shareholder inquiries and investigations step-by-step customer complaints once litigation is imminent • Understanding how the government reverse engineers - preserving business and customer relationships during a food outbreak a high publicity food recall/contamination incident - quantifying the potential impact on business performance • Evaluating new and emerging methods being utilized and profi t should a case ensue for testing pathogens

Register now: 888-224-2480 • Fax: 877-927-1563 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit 12:30 Networking Luncheon • The symptoms and characteristics exhibited by various types of bacteria found in food • The history and occurrence of various types of food-borne 1:45 Expert Selection: What to Look for When Screening illnesses and their cause and Selecting a Scientifi c Expert for Trial • Best practices for communicating technical/scientifi c Joseph J. Bottiglieri information to the jury in lay terms Partner Bonner Kiernan Trebach & Crociata LLP 3:30 Afternoon Refreshment Break (Washington, DC) • Knowing which type of expert is needed to address various 3:45 Detecting the Source of Food Contamination elements of your case to Build Your Case • Understanding differences in the roles and educational backgrounds of various types of experts - epidemiologists, Dave Theno microbiologists, gastrointestinal and infectious disease CEO/CBIO experts and treating physicians Gray Dog Partners, Inc. • Distinguishing testifying vs. consulting experts and the (Del Mar, CA) purpose each expert serves in helping you build your case Former SVP & Chief Food Safety Offi cer • Resources for fi nding the best expert – knowing where Jack in the Box to look • Fact-checking your expert – how much deep-digging needs Dr. Melvin N. Kramer to be done, review of credentials, published articles, President past cases EHA Consulting Group, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) • How to work with state, local and federal agencies to determine the ultimate source of contamination 2:15 Mock Witness Examination of a Testifying • Traceback protocols - how effective are genetic Epidemiologist fi ngerprinting and other emerging forms of technology Cindy K. Andrews Ph.D. to track the spread of food contamination throughout Senior Director the supply chain DecisionQuest • Evaluating your company’s internal tracking procedures (Chicago, IL) for food contamination to ensure proper documentation is maintained both within your company and the larger Direct Examination: How to Elicit the Best Scientifi c distribution network Data from Your Expert - using internal tracking procedures to quickly assess the degree of control each entity plays in the movement Ronald B. Lee of contaminated food through the chain Partner • Detectionability – knowing which methods are most Roetzel & Andress effective at testing various sources of food-borne illness (Cleveland, OH) - identifying which methods are most effective or ineffective at eliminating bacteria Cross Examination: Discrediting the Credentials - irradiation and Data of the Expert - ammonia treatments Fred Pritzker Attorney 4:30 Overcoming Insurance Coverage & Policy Pritzker Olsen, P.A. Limitation Challenges for Food-Borne Illness Cases (Minneapolis, MN) Joseph F. Bermudez During this session, witness a live direct and cross examination Partner a real-life epidemiologist commonly called to testify during food- borne illness trials. Observe how counsel representing both sides Nelson Levine de Luca & Horst question this witness on the stand as they demonstrate how to (Denver, CO) effectively address complex issues of scientifi c evidence, including: Edward Mitchell • Strategies for addressing the presence or lack of physical Senior Underwriter Product Recall evidence (culture confi rmed vs. no culture confi rmed) XL Insurance • Statistical data focusing on the number and location (London, UK) of various incidents related to those of the victim Christopher de Wolfe Corporate Risk Manager Mars Incorporated (McLean, CA) • Understanding the terms of your coverage when faced with a food-borne illness, contamination or recall incident • Deciphering the limitations of your liability, property and specialty insurance

Register now: 888-224-2480 • Fax: 877-927-1563 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit • Handling coverage issues involved with the traditional 10:30 Implementing Effective Recalls – Preventing insurance portfolio Pitfalls that Could Lead to Downstream Litigation - endorsements – knowing when they’re given and when to seek them David Herman - property damage, business interruption or insured Senior Counsel event – triggers and limits Grocery Manufacturers Association - liability to third parties (Washington, DC) - potentially applicable exclusions • Handling multiple parties and addressing liability within Dean N. Panos the food supply chain in conjunction with your insurance Partner coverage Jenner & Block LLP - enforcing indemnity agreements among the chain (Chicago, IL) of distribution/commerce - working through settlement with the insurance carrier Will Daniels and other parties – manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, Senior Vice President for Food Safetyf ty retailers Earthbound Farm • How to effectively use declaratory judgment actions (San Juan Bautista, CA) when the insured has been denied coverage • Managing the recall process - how to effectively remove • What to do when a manufacturer (or company within products from the market place the chain of commerce) is underinsured or has no assets • Working with state and federal government to streamline the recall process 5:30 Conference Adjourns to Day Two • The recall decision process: balancing time pressure and a less than complete set of data and information • Establishing a crisis management team and a crisis management plan Day Two – Thursday, October 28, 2010 • Maintaining proper documentation during a recall in anticipation of litigation

9:00 Co-Chairs’ Remarks 11:30 Reverse Dissection of a Food-Borne Illness Case: How to Poke Holes in Your Opponent’s Case 9:15 Strategies to Manage Food-Borne Illness Litigation & Disprove the Plaintiff’s Theories of Liability & Coordinate with Outside Counsel Alan Maxwell Douglas Besman Partner Senior Litigation Counsel Weinberg Wheeler Hudgins Gunn & Dial LLC Nestle USA, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) (Solon, OH) William Marler Jeffrey Conner Managing Partner Vice President Marler Clark L.L.P., P.S. Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary (Seattle, WA) , Inc During this unique session, Al Maxwell and Bill Marler will (Westlake Village, CA) engage you in a comprehensive discussion of how counsels on • What in-house counsel look for/need from their outside each side address the key elements of a food-borne illness case. counsel when defending against a food-borne illness Learn how to: litigation – weighing the pros and cons of managing • Determine which cases to accept or reject the litigation in-house vs. utilizing outside counsel • Strategically evaluate issues of liability • Determining client expectations early on – identifying • Consider the timing and disclosure of information at various what is most important to the client and why stages of the case • Handling the internal investigation and minimizing • Assess the weak and strong points of your case to negotiate business interruption – collecting evidence to establish the best fi nancial resolution for your client who did what and when within the company and the chain of commerce • Balancing opposing tensions between the client and 12:30 Networking Luncheon defense counsel regarding what the appropriate defensive action is – settlement, litigation, client admissions • Controlling litigation costs and managing budgets for outside counsel, discovery and litigation prep

10:15 Morning Break

Register now: 888-224-2480 • Fax: 877-927-1563 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit 1:45 Apportioning Liability Throughout the 3:00 Afternoon Refreshment Break Supply Chain 3:15 Defending Against Class and Mass Food-Borne Sarah Brew Illness Litigation Shareholder Nilan Johnson Lewis, P.A James F. Neale (Minneapolis, MN) Partner • Allocating risk and responsibility through indemnity McGuireWoods LLP provisions and insurance requirements (Charlottesville, VA) • Utilizing certifi cates of analysis, audits, product • Identifying early on what, if any, mitigating action can certifi cations and other methods to manage upstream be taken accountability • Knowing what facts work for or against your client • Controlling sophisticated user, product alteration when arguing class certifi cation issues and tackling class and potential downstream risks characteristics involving allegations of food-borne • Assigning liability to trade associations, auditors illness – numerosity, commonality, typicality, predominance or other third parties – when is it viable? • Conducting a consolidation analysis to determine whether • Handling upstream and downstream litigation it is best to MDL or remove the case to another jurisdiction while protecting the brand 4:00 Where Food Regulation & Litigation Meet: Ensuring 2:15 Understanding the Criminal Implications Raised Compliance with Regulatory Requirements without by Food-Borne Illness Litigation Creating a Litigation Roadmap Thomas J. Bondurant Jr. Brad Sullivan Partner Managing Attorney Gentry Locke Rakes & Moore LLP Lombardo & Gilles (Roanoke, VA) (Salinas, CA) Counsel to Stewart Parnell, President & CEO • Handling warning letters and government investigations Peanut Corporation of America – managing the liability risk associated with increased • An overview of the applicable federal criminal statutes government access to company records and fi llings in food-borne illness prosecutions • Inspections – know what the government can/can’t do when • Understanding how the federal criminal justice system conducting an inspection at your facility works in the context of food-borne illness prosecutions • Creating a food safety plan that won’t later act as a roadmap - the Players – who does what and when, scope of authority for regulators - case referrals • Understanding what types of behavior can trigger negative - investigatory powers attention from the government that could lead - indictments and trial to downstream litigation • Special issues concerning attorney-client privilege in the context of criminal investigations 4:45 Conference Concludes - ensuring your management is clear about when attorney- client privilege is triggered as well as what the limitations of the privilege are

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Understanding the Science behind the Claims: Selecting Specialty Insurance Coverage & What Every Product Liability Attorney Needs Negotiating Policy Terms for Food-Borne A to Know about E.Coli and Salmonella Illness Outbreaks and Recalls 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (Registration Begins at 8:30 am) B 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm (Registration Begins at 1:00 pm)

Arthur P. Liang, MD, MPH Stephen A. Weisbrod Director, Food Safety Offi ce Partner National Center for Emerging & Zoonotic Infectious Gilbert LLP (Washington, DC) Diseases (proposed) Center for Disease Control (Atlanta, GA) Florian Beerli Vice President, Crisis Management Stephanie Meyer, MPH Crum & Forster (North Haven, CT) Epidemiologist Senior, Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section As cases of food contamination and related illness continue to Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention, rise, companies all along the food chain are wondering – what and Control Division additional protection is available to ensure against liability Minnesota Department of Health (Minneapolis, MN) in the context of a large-scale food contamination or recall event? Often times, it is not until after disaster strikes that a According to the CDC’s April 2010 Morbidity and Mortality company actually realizes how much a single food-borne illness Weekly Report on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens outbreak can cost – from product recall, shipping costs and Transmitted Commonly Through Food, “to optimally prevent re-stocking fees to the unending costs associated with litigation food-borne illness, the routes of exposure to these pathogens and settlement – and many of these costs are not covered under must be understood better so that additional targeted control general commercial liability coverage. measures can be developed …” In direct response to the sharp increase in food outbreaks and As a product liability attorney it is critical to ensuring the the associated costs companies must bear, this popular master best representation of your client that you fully understand class session has been specifi cally designed to provide you with the science underlying the food-borne illness claims your a comprehensive overview of what additional coverage may be clients are confronted with. A thorough understanding available and how covered risks are assessed and underwritten. of the technical, medical and scientifi c terms will enable you to better attack the causal link between your client and the Topics will include: alleged contaminated food if you possess a full grasp of how • Making certain your company has the best insurance various pathogens manifest themselves in food, are transmitted coverage available for food-borne illness litigation and even eventually isolated. • Conducting a gap analysis to determine what you have vs. During this interactive and practical working session, learn what you need - identifying the availability of coverage to from a panel of epidemiologists and scientists experienced in address product recalls, contamination and food tampering investigating the causes of food-borne illness and infectious • Identifying potential exposures in order to determine disease and as they provide you with a comprehensive overview potential areas of loss of how key pathogens are transmitted through food. • Knowing which types of risks and costs are/are not covered Topics of discussion will include: • Conducting an analysis of benefi ts provided • Recalls v. warnings – knowing what needs to be built into • Microbiology and epidemiology 101 – what are e.coli the policy to accommodate this distinction and salmonella? • Exclusions to watch out for – what do they really mean? • Understanding how diseases are transmitted • Detecting – and clarifying – uncertainties in the contract • Delineating which types of salmonella and e.coli are found language in which foods • When submitting claims, what areas tend to cause disputes • Distinguishing how various types of diseases are investigated and how to avoid them – incubation periods, preservation of evidence, conclusive vs. inconclusive symptoms • Food manufacturing processes and identifying contaminants - irradiation, detectionability

© American Conference Institute, 2010 Register now: 888-224-2480 • Fax: 877-927-1563 • AmericanConference.com/FoodLit th Gain fi rsthand insights from American Conference Institute’s 4 National Forum on key government agencies involved in public health investigations of food-borne illness outbreaks: FOOD‐BORNE ILLNESS Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA Food and Drug Administration Center for Disease Control LITIGATION Minnesota Department of Agriculture Minnesota Department of Health Advanced Strategies for Tackling the Underlying Science Oregon Public Health Division and Defending Against Complex Food Contamination Claims Also, a new feature for this year, witness a live mock direct and cross October 27-28, 2010 | Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel | Chicago, IL examination of a testifying epidemiologist.

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