WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2024 |
6:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Bahia Beach Golf Club |
TIDA Golf Outing *Additional cost applies. Registration is required and is included as an option on the seminar registration form.
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8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
TIDA Board of Directors Meeting |
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. TBD |
TIDA Service Project *RSVP is required and is included as an option on the seminar registration form. |
12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
IDEA Committee Meeting |
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballroom Foyer
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Annual Seminar Registration Desk Open |
1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Exhibitor Set-up & Video Recordings |
2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. |
Judicial Fairness Roundtable Discussion *RSVP is required and is included as an option on the seminar registration form.
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3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Young Professionals Symposium *RSVP is required and is included as an option on the seminar registration form. |
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Exhibit Hall Open |
5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Welcome Reception Sponsored by Cox PLLC
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2024 |
7:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballroom Foyer
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Annual Seminar Registration Desk Open |
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballroom Foyer
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Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. - 6:15 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Exhibit Hall Open |
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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State of the Industry Speaker Pamela Bracher, Deputy General Counsel, American Trucking Associations
Pam has 18 years of experience in the transportation industry, specializing in defending truck drivers and motor carriers in highway accident and cargo litigation. She has held leadership positions, managed claims teams, coached high-level claims examiners and paralegals for major transportation companies, and represented and defended trucking companies and drivers in tort litigation in most of the lower 48.
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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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Opening Remarks & Awards Andrew Stephenson, TIDA President
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9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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Stop Arguing and Start Negotiating Presented by: William McKenzie, Norman Wood Kendrick & Turner
Join us for a transformative journey with "Stop Arguing, Start Negotiating," where national trial attorney William H. McKenzie, IV, unravels the secrets of effective negotiation strategies. This presentation will guide you through the nuances of persuading both logically and emotionally, emphasizing the importance of EQ over IQ in negotiations. Drawing from a wealth of resources including behavioral economics studies, this session offers practical insights into human psychology and cognitive biases. Whether you're resolving conflicts, steering through complex legal negotiations, or enhancing interpersonal communications, these principles are universally applicable. Prepare to 100% flip your perspective and embrace negotiation as a pivotal skill for professional and personal growth.
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10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Talk: I Just Gave the Plaintiff What They Really Wanted Presented by: Jeanne Givner, FedEx Freight, Inc.
This session will give you an opportunity to think through how you can lead the plaintiff to think they have won their objective in settling their claim. Through various methods of creative thinking, emotional intelligence, and communication strategies, you can leave the plaintiff thinking they “won”, while at the same time walking away from a case knowing that you won too.
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10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Talk: A Postmortem of the Dalal v. Brown Trial: The $16M Verdict Presented by: Michael Johnson, McMickle, Kurey & Branch, LLP
Join Michael Johnson as he discusses a $16M Verdict to a Plaintiff who Rear-ended a Tractor-Trailer. Michael will take you through the wreck from every angle. He will discuss the Trial - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. What were the lessons to be learned.
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11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Morning Networking Break |
11:20 a.m. - 12:10 p.m. |
Plaintiff's Perspective: A Wide Open Dialog About How We Win Cases Presented by: Joe Fried, Fried Goldberg
In this interactive session, Joe Fried will provide his unvarnished position on why the plaintiff bar has been succeeding as it has, including his perspective nuclear verdicts, what the plaintiff side is doing right, and what the defense could be doing better (case handling, mediation, and trial). Joe promises to be an open book, so bring your tough questions!
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12:10 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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Lunch Attendees will grab lunch and head back into room for keynote speaker presentation. Sponsored by YA |
12:40 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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Keynote Speaker: Melissa Villaseñor
Melissa Villasenor broke barriers by becoming the first-ever Latina cast member of Saturday Night Live. A comedic impressions expert, she got her start as a semifinalist on America’s Got Talent. Learn more.
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1:40 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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Trial Ready? Building Comfort in Trying Cases Presented by: Karla Eaves, Cardinal Logistics and Matt Hefflefinger, Chartwell Law
An interactive discussion of the do’s and don’ts associated with trial practice, the value of going to trial, thinking outside the box, and developing the skills of tomorrow’s trucking trial lawyers.
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2:30 p.m. - 2:50 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Talk: Lessons from A Legend Presented by: Virginia Price, Price Pelletier, LLP
Virginia will talk about the litigation change over 25 years and a case handling philosophy (SPEAR) she developed to address clients’ and attorneys’ needs today in one of the toughest venues in the country leading to the best deal for the least cost to our clients, better trained and mentored younger attorneys, and a longer, healthier, more fulfilled life for attorneys.
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2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Membership Meeting & Board of Director Elections *TIDA Members only |
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Afternoon Networking Break |
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Talk: How Drive Analytics Can Make or Break You Presented by: Misti Ramirez, EMA Risk Services
It is important for carriers to identify at-risk drivers before they become a liability, but will driver analytics designed to help the industry instead help plaintiffs in building their case? It is a guarantee that the plaintiffs’ bar will know your driver data, so this presentation will discuss how knowledge and proactive steps in litigation can be the key to prevent a nuclear verdict.
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4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Navigating Autonomous Trucking Commercialization in an Uncertain Regulatory Environment Presented by: Michelle Chaka
Torc Robotics, an autonomous vehicle leader since 2007, is commercializing self-driving trucks for safe, sustained, long-haul innovation in the freight industry. As Torc works towards commercialization,it is navigating an uncertain regulatory landscape.This presentation will provide an overview of the current regulatory landscape for autonomous trucking and the collaborative efforts by industry and government to shape the future of autonomous regulation. Ms. Chaka will discuss Torc’s approach to compliance and how we are establishing certainty anchoring in the waves of uncertainty.
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4:20 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Collision Avoidance Systems Presented by: Shawn Harrington
You have heard of them, you may even have cases involving them, but how are collision mitigation systems influencing cases involving heavy trucks? What are they designed to do and what foundation are they providing in the trucking industry? Comparisons, real world testing and case studies will be provided to the attendee.
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4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Positive Disruption: AI in the Trucking Industry Presented by: Myra Blanco, Ph.D., Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
New technologies disrupt the trucking industry for the positive –including AI. More than just “ChatGPT,” Artificial Intelligence can be used to complement human labor and improve productivity. From automated driving to dispatch and fuel impacts, AI has practical solutions and is a current factor in claims and litigation considerations.
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5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Cocktail Reception
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2024 |
7:45 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. San Geronimo Ballroom ABC Foyer
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Breakfast
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7:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Exhibit Hall Open |
8:30 a.m. - 8:50 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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TIDA Talk: Building Your Bunker: Drafting a Driver Manual that Cannot Be Used Against You Presented by: Pam Hallford, Carr Allison
In this TIDA Talk we will explore how to safeguard your driver manual from being a nuclear weapon in litigation. Join Pam to gain valuable insights into upholding the integrity of your training while mitigating the risk of your driver manual turning into the smoking gun aimed squarely at your defense. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore practical strategies for drafting denuclearized manuals.
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8:50 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Damned if You Preserve, Damned if You Don't Presented by: Yaron Shaham, Kahana & Feld, LLP
This presentation will deal with how the trucking industry can respond to burdensome, oppressive, and disproportionate requests for production of documents pre-suit and during litigation. As much as the industry may wish it away, a proactive discovery posture is critical to dispel plaintiffs’ misconceptions that the industry only knows how to play defense and cannot be offensive minded while conducting itself lawfully and ethically.
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9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Highway Robbery: Predatory Towing Practices and How to Combat Them Presented by: Renee Bowen, Franklin & Prokopik
With increasing frequency, towing and recovery companies engaged by law enforcement are sticking motor carriers with inflated, excessive, and sometimes fraudulent invoices for these police-initiated towing and recovery services. Worse, oftentimes the towing and recovery companies are holding tractors, trailers, and cargo hostage unless and until excessive invoices are paid, all while continuing to increase the invoices by adding daily storage charges. We will explore strategies and best practices for both avoiding and combatting predatory towing practices.
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9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
Fight or Flight: Strategies for Early Exits of The Long Haul Presented by: Lindsay Gorbach, Mayer LLP and Danielle Foster-Smith, Ruan Transportation Management Systems
This discussion will explore rationale and strategies for mapping the outcome of cases, in both pre-litigated and litigated matters.This presentation will discuss strategies for case file handling to assist in developing a case-specific, early exit strategy for a particular file, including, but not limited to, utilizing targeted discovery and motion practice.
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10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. San Cristóbal Ballroom
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Morning Networking Break |
10:40 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC
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A Strategy for "Self-Anchoring" as an Antidote for Nuclear Verdicts Presented by: Charli Morris, Trial Prep and Noelle Natoli, Kahana & Feld, LLP
What if we had a data-driven approach to getting jurors anchored on damages before opening statements even begin? It's possible. Based on 30 years of jury research, Charli Morris recently conducted a pilot test of her hypothesis that getting jurors grounded in their own experiences and attitudes toward money could be the key to winning arguments about what is "fair and reasonable" in civil litigation. She'll share her initial results and some of the tools she developed as the basis for on-going research that could establish whether self-anchoring questions in voir dire are indeed effective for mitigating against nuclear verdicts. The "financial literacy" of prospective jurors may one day be a measurable trait with predictive potential.
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11:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: NTSB Investigations: What to Expect When You Haven't Expected It
Presented by: Darren Mulford, Gallagher Basset
Most MVAs involving commercial vehicles are not a question of if, they are a question of when. And, if there are enough miles on the road, involvement with federal agencies is also a question of when. When the NTSB shows up to investigate a loss, be prepared to expect what you haven't expected, the pros and cons of a partnership with the agency, and what the investigation might mean for claims and litigation.
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11:50 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. San Gerónimo Ballrooms ABC |
TIDA Talk: Jurisdictional Jigsaw: Solving the Problem of Multi-Jurisdictional Accident Litigation from the Workers' Compensation Perspective Presented by: Mary Beth Hughes, Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary
It’s an all-too-common scenario. Driver lives in one state, operates out of anotherand is involved in an accident in yet another state. Which state decides the workers’ compensation benefits or even whether the driver is an employee? How can a company ensure it settles all possible workers’ compensation claims while also maximizing the third party reimbursement? We’ll examine some common issues and give you the tools to be sure your company comes out ahead.
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Closing Remarks & Exhibitor Breakdown |
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