Tentative Schedule

Registration & Breakfast

Anatomy of a Complex Cargo Claim—From Loss to Verdict

Spend the day working through a complex cargo claim hypothetical involving multiple parties and issues.  Each speaker will address a particular component of the claim, from the initial investigation to final resolution.  Attendees will receive practical, theoretical, tactical and strategic advice on how to analyze, address and respond to each and every aspect of the claim and lawsuit, including discovery, motion practice, settlement considerations and the insured/insurer relationship.

In today’s world of complex shipper-broker-carrier transactions, broker liability disputes and contractual considerations, you will not want to miss the information offered at this seminar.

Morning and afternoon coffee networking breaks and lunch will be provided.

Networking Reception with All Cargo Skills & Liability Skills Seminar Attendees

Dinner on Your Own

Registration and Breakfast

Liability Skills Welcome & Opening Remarks;
Fact Pattern & Introductions
Presented by: Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Truck Inspection: Trucks and Trucking Parts
Presented by: Jim Hrycay and Matt Arbor, HRYCAY Consulting Engineers

Break

Rapid Response - Who? What? Where? When?
Presented by: Libby Block, Roehl Transportation, Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International, and Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Break and Working Lunch

Preservation Letters and Adjuster's Perspective on Retention
Presented by: Libby Block, Roehl Transportation, Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International, Sophia Bernard, Taylor Nelson PL, and Christina Kooiman, TFI International

Driver Training - Equipment, Response, Preventability, and Technology
Presented by: Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International and Rob Boroff, Gallagher Sharp, LLP

DOT/FMCSA Regulation & Compliance - What is NOT a Regulation? Hours of Service Implications and Pitfalls
Presented by: Jim Hrycay, HRYCAY Consulting Engineers and Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC

Expert Selection and Retention - Cross Examination of Reconstructionist
Presented by: Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC, Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International, and Kelly Milam, Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP

Negotiation Strategies Rountable - Interactive Session
Facilitated by: Rob Boroff, Gallagher Sharp, LLP and Christina Kooiman, TFI International

Break and Working Lunch

Rule 30(b)(6) Presentation - How to Prep and Mock 30(b)(6) When the Safety Director is Not Always the 30(b)(6)
Presented by: Rob Boroff, Gallagher Sharp, LLP

Closing Remarks