2024 Annual Symposium Agenda
Wednesday
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Women's Caucus Luncheon Sponsored by The SPI Group
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Women's Caucus Luncheon Sponsored by The SPI Group
Wednesday
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
General Session
Welcome and Introduction
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM
General Session
Welcome and Introduction
Wednesday
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
General Session
The Diverse Mindset - Why it Matters so Much to Effective Lawyering
1:10 PM - 1:50 PM
General Session
The Diverse Mindset - Why it Matters so Much to Effective Lawyering
Wednesday
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
General Session
The "Amazon-ization" of the Trucking Industry-How the Industry is Changing and How to Spot Hidden Defendants
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
General Session
The "Amazon-ization" of the Trucking Industry-How the Industry is Changing and How to Spot Hidden Defendants
Wednesday
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
General Session
Why All This Matters - How Knowing the Trucking Rules Changes Everything From Liability to Damages
2:30 PM - 3:05 PM
General Session
Why All This Matters - How Knowing the Trucking Rules Changes Everything From Liability to Damages
Wednesday
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by CloudLex
3:05 PM - 3:25 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by CloudLex
Wednesday
3:25 PM - 4:05 PM
General Session
Key Updates and Emerging Trends in Trucking Litigation
3:25 PM - 4:05 PM
General Session
Key Updates and Emerging Trends in Trucking Litigation
Wednesday
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
General Session
How to Bring Financial Confidence to Clients Post Settlement
4:05 PM - 4:20 PM
General Session
How to Bring Financial Confidence to Clients Post Settlement
Wednesday
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
General Session
Dealing with the Latest Defense Obstructionist Tactics
4:20 PM - 4:50 PM
General Session
Dealing with the Latest Defense Obstructionist Tactics
Wednesday
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
General Session
Building Cases Around What Makes Us Alike, While Honoring What Makes Us Different
4:50 PM - 5:20 PM
General Session
Building Cases Around What Makes Us Alike, While Honoring What Makes Us Different
Wednesday
5:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by The Forge Companies
5:20 PM - 6:20 PM
Welcome Reception Sponsored by The Forge Companies
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Thursday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by The SPI Group
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by The SPI Group
Thursday
8:30 AM - 9:05 AM
General Session
When Product Safety Systems Fail: Liability of Manufacturers for Failure of Forward Collision Avoidance and Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
8:30 AM - 9:05 AM
General Session
When Product Safety Systems Fail: Liability of Manufacturers for Failure of Forward Collision Avoidance and Automatic Emergency Braking Systems
Thursday
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
General Session
Can You Hold a Trucking Company Liable for Failure to Incorporate Advanced Safety Systems Like Collision Avoidance, Automatic Emergency Braking and Driver Safety Monitoring
9:05 AM - 9:35 AM
General Session
Can You Hold a Trucking Company Liable for Failure to Incorporate Advanced Safety Systems Like Collision Avoidance, Automatic Emergency Braking and Driver Safety Monitoring
Thursday
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
General Session
Using "Other Similar Incident" Evidence in Trucking Cases
9:35 AM - 10:05 AM
General Session
Using "Other Similar Incident" Evidence in Trucking Cases
Thursday
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Forensic Human Factors
10:05 AM - 10:25 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Forensic Human Factors
Thursday
10:25 AM - 11:20 AM
General Session
Telematics: What You Need to Know, the Data and How to Get it!
10:25 AM - 11:20 AM
General Session
Telematics: What You Need to Know, the Data and How to Get it!
Thursday
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
General Session
Unlimited Coverage: Insurance Company Direct Negligence in Approving Red Flag Drivers
11:55 AM - 12:25 PM
General Session
Unlimited Coverage: Insurance Company Direct Negligence in Approving Red Flag Drivers
Thursday
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
Thursday
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
General Session
Panel on Mediating Trucking Cases - What Works, What Doesn't and How Decisions are Being Made. The View in the Other Room
1:30 PM - 2:10 PM
General Session
Panel on Mediating Trucking Cases - What Works, What Doesn't and How Decisions are Being Made. The View in the Other Room
Thursday
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
General Session
Tales From the Dark Side: Learning From a Recovering Defense Lawyer - What We Can All Do Better
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
General Session
Tales From the Dark Side: Learning From a Recovering Defense Lawyer - What We Can All Do Better
Thursday
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
General Session
Ethical Considerations in Trucking Cases - From Discovery to Mediation and Trial
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
General Session
Ethical Considerations in Trucking Cases - From Discovery to Mediation and Trial
Thursday
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Hona
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Hona
Thursday
3:30 PM - 4:05 PM
General Session
The Modern Motor Carrier: Compartmentalization and Outsourcing; the Assetless Motor Carrier
3:30 PM - 4:05 PM
General Session
The Modern Motor Carrier: Compartmentalization and Outsourcing; the Assetless Motor Carrier
Thursday
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
General Session
How Plaintiffs Can Avoid Tax Hell in Taxable Damage Cases
4:05 PM - 4:15 PM
General Session
How Plaintiffs Can Avoid Tax Hell in Taxable Damage Cases
Thursday
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
General Session
Using Systems to Successfully Manage a Volume of Trucking Cases
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM
General Session
Using Systems to Successfully Manage a Volume of Trucking Cases
Thursday
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Open to lawyers who are new to trucking litigation
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Open to lawyers who are new to trucking litigation
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
Thursday
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing at City Winery Nashville, Sponsored by:
Scherr Law Firm, Trial Lawyer Nation & Preferred Capital Funding
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing at City Winery Nashville, Sponsored by:
Scherr Law Firm, Trial Lawyer Nation & Preferred Capital Funding
Thursday
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Board Certification in Truck Accident Law: Overview on What You Need to Know and Workshop Through the Process and Qualifications
8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Board Certification in Truck Accident Law: Overview on What You Need to Know and Workshop Through the Process and Qualifications
Thursday
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Forensic Human Factors
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Forensic Human Factors
Thursday
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
From Data to Dollars: Maximizing Case Value with Predictive Analytics
11:20 AM - 11:30 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
From Data to Dollars: Maximizing Case Value with Predictive Analytics
Thursday
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Proving Liability: Wheel Off and Mechanical Failure Cases
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Proving Liability: Wheel Off and Mechanical Failure Cases
Thursday
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
The Non-Catastrophic Truck Crash Case: Best Practices
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
The Non-Catastrophic Truck Crash Case: Best Practices
Thursday
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Physician Life Care Planning
Thursday
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Intro to the Transportation Cycle-Identifying Potential Defendants and Claims Within Trucking Litigation
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Intro to the Transportation Cycle-Identifying Potential Defendants and Claims Within Trucking Litigation
Thursday
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Important First Steps When the Trucking Case Comes in the Door-Carrier Identification, Spoliation, Case Evaluation
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Important First Steps When the Trucking Case Comes in the Door-Carrier Identification, Spoliation, Case Evaluation
Thursday
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Trucking Standards of Care: Where to Find Them and How to Apply to Claims in Your Case
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Trucking Standards of Care: Where to Find Them and How to Apply to Claims in Your Case
Thursday
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Rapid Fire Rules: Hazardous Conditions, Nighttime Driving, Conspicuity, Visual Search/Hazard Perception
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Rapid Fire Rules: Hazardous Conditions, Nighttime Driving, Conspicuity, Visual Search/Hazard Perception
Thursday
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Hona
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Hona
Thursday
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Key Discovery in Trucking Cases-Documents and How to Interpret and Organize Them
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Key Discovery in Trucking Cases-Documents and How to Interpret and Organize Them
Thursday
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Taking the 30(b)(6) or Safety Director Deposition Using Trucking Rules of the Road
3:50 PM - 4:15 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Taking the 30(b)(6) or Safety Director Deposition Using Trucking Rules of the Road
Thursday
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Rapid Fire Rules: Turns (Left, Right, U), Shoulder Parking, Hours of Service/Route Planning
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Rapid Fire Rules: Turns (Left, Right, U), Shoulder Parking, Hours of Service/Route Planning
Thursday
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Open to lawyers who are new to trucking litigation
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
5:15 PM - 6:15 PM
New Trucking Lawyers Division Meeting & Reception
Open to lawyers who are new to trucking litigation
Sponsored by RGK Consultants
Thursday
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing at City Winery Nashville, Sponsored By:
Scherr Law Firm, Trial Lawyer Nation & Preferred Capital Funding
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Group Outing at City Winery Nashville, Sponsored By:
Scherr Law Firm, Trial Lawyer Nation & Preferred Capital Funding
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
Friday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by Evidence Solutions
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Breakfast sponsored by Evidence Solutions
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
General Session
Building the Direct Punitive Damage Claim Against a Motor Carrier
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
General Session
Building the Direct Punitive Damage Claim Against a Motor Carrier
Friday
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
General Session
Void Dire: Getting the Best Jury for Your Commercial Truck Case in a Diverse and Divided World
9:35 AM - 10:15 AM
General Session
Void Dire: Getting the Best Jury for Your Commercial Truck Case in a Diverse and Divided World
Friday
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
General Session
Trucks-Rolling Treasure Troves of Data: ECMs, Cell Phones, ELDs and Other Digital Evidence Critical to Your Case
10:15 AM - 10:25 AM
General Session
Trucks-Rolling Treasure Troves of Data: ECMs, Cell Phones, ELDs and Other Digital Evidence Critical to Your Case
Friday
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Dynamic Safety
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Dynamic Safety
Friday
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Legacy International
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Legacy International
Friday
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
General Session
Trial Panel: Lessons Learned
2:50 PM - 3:50 PM
General Session
Trial Panel: Lessons Learned
Friday
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Data Dive: What Metrics Does Amazon Monitor and Analyze?
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Data Dive: What Metrics Does Amazon Monitor and Analyze?
Friday
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Discovery Obstructions: How to Persuasively Argue Against Confidentiality and Protective Orders
9:00 AM - 9:40 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Discovery Obstructions: How to Persuasively Argue Against Confidentiality and Protective Orders
Friday
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Usual, Customary and Reasonable Charges - The Debate Over Medical Prices
9:40 AM - 9:50 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Usual, Customary and Reasonable Charges - The Debate Over Medical Prices
Friday
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
What Changed for Last Mile Delivery: Key Distinctions Then and Now
9:50 AM - 10:25 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
What Changed for Last Mile Delivery: Key Distinctions Then and Now
Friday
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Dynamic Safety
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Refreshment Break sponsored by Dynamic Safety
Thursday
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Lessons Learned from a Recent Amazon Delivery Service Partner (DSP) Jury Verdict
10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Attorney Breakout Session
Lessons Learned from a Recent Amazon Delivery Service Partner (DSP) Jury Verdict
Friday
11:45 AM - 12:25 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Move Fast and Break Things: Middle Mile and Amazon Trailers
11:45 AM - 12:25 PM
Attorney Breakout Session
Move Fast and Break Things: Middle Mile and Amazon Trailers
Friday
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Legacy International
12:25 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch Sponsored by Legacy International
PRINTABLE GENERAL SESSION AGENDA
PRINTABLE ATTORNEY BREAKOUT AGENDA
Terms and Conditions for Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) Continuing Legal Education Programs:
By registering and agreeing to the terms and conditions of this program, I affirm that:
- I am a licensed attorney engaged in active law practice at a plaintiff's only law firm or a paralegal engaged in working for a plaintiff's only law firm.
- Attorney registrant must be in good standing of each State Bar in which the attorney is a member.
- I do not represent any insurance company, individual, corporation, or any other entity in the defense of any injury or wrongful death matters.
- I do not work within a firm where any of the attorneys in the firm represent an insurance company, individual, corporation, or any other entity in the defense of any injury or wrongful death matters.
- I do not subscribe to any defense only bar or organizations and/or listservs.
I additionally affirm:
- I will not disclose any information and/or materials obtained through attendance at any ATAA program with any person who is not an ATAA member; unless the materials are used in furtherance of a case on behalf of a client or to help educate other plaintiffs' attorneys (e.g., demand package, litigation exhibit, PowerPoint presentation);
- I will not sell or distribute for profit any information and/or materials obtained through attendance at any ATAA program;
- I will not distribute or share ATAA resources or ATAA program materials to any non ATAA members.
Registered attendees who must cancel their attendance at this program will be refunded 100% of their registration fee if cancelation is received 30 days in advance of the start of the program. Attendees who cancel two calendar weeks in advance of the start of the program will be refunded 50% of their registration fee. No registration fee refund will be made for cancelations received less than two calendar weeks prior to the start of the program. Cancelation notices must be sent in writing to info@trucklawacademy.org and attendee must receive confirmation that said request was received. For questions related to cancelation, you may also call ATAA at 800-997-2822.