Schedule

Registration & Breakfast
Breakfast sponsored by Stokes & Associates

8:30 am - 8:40 am
8:40 am - 9:00 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks and
Presentation of the Fact Pattern for the Lawsuit
James A. Wescoe, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP

Discussion of the Jurisdictional Issues and Overview of the Different Cargo Law Regimes (Motor, Rail, Ocean, Air) that Govern the Claim, Including a Discussion of Removal and Responsive Pleadings
Daniel R. Sonneborn, Preti Flaherty Beliveau & Pachios, LLP

Break 
Sponsored by Hodson P.I. Investigative Solutions

Discussion of Intermediaries and their Potential Liabilities for the Claim
C. Fred Marcinak, III, Moseley Marcinak Law Group

Defending the Motor Carrier in Cargo Claims
Katie Tenzinger, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP

Lunch

Analyzing Specific Defenses in Cargo Claims  
Dirk Beckwith, Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC

Break

Insurance-Related Issues in Cargo Claims
Marc Blubaugh, Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff, LLP

Resolution Strategies for Cargo Claims        
Julie Maurer, Husch Blackwell LLP

Closing Remarks/Questions and Answers
Julie Maurer, Katie Tenzinger, Daniel Sonneborn, James A. Wescoe, Dirk Beckwith, Fred Marcinak and Marc Blubaugh

Networking Reception with All Cargo Skills & Liability Skills Seminar Attendees

Dinner on Your Own

Registration and Breakfast
Breakfast sponsored by InQuis Global

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

Truck Inspection: Trucks and Trucking Parts
Jim Hrycay and Matt Arbour, HRYCAY Consulting Engineers

Break
Sponsored by Hodson P.I. Investigative Solutions

Rapid Response - Who? What? Where? When?
Libby Block, Roehl Transportation, Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International, and Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC

Break and Working Lunch
Break sponsored by Husch Blackwell LLP

Broker Liability in Cargo and Bi Claims: An Update
Libby Block, Roehl Transportation, Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International, Sophia Bernard, Taylor Nelson PL, and Christina Kooiman, TFI International

Beware Of Post-Accident Issues: Technology, Preventability Determinations, and Company Handbooks Sherri Edgecombe, TFI International and Rob Boroff, Gallagher Sharp, LLP

Networking Reception

DOT/FMCSA Regulation & Compliance Hours of Service 
Libby Block, Roehl Transportation and Charles Albrecht, Kopka Pinkus Dolin PC

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

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

Break and Working Lunch

On the Road to Deposition Success: Preparing the Corporate Representative for Deposition and Countering the "Reptile"
Rob Boroff, Gallagher Sharp, LLP

Closing Remarks