Conference Agenda

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Voir Dire in a CMV Case
Rich Newsome

Going on the Offensive Early – New Strategies for Opening Statement in a Truck Case
Bobby DiCello

Building a Bullet Proof Driver Fatigue Case
Jeff Burns

Combating the Emergency Medical Event and Preexisting Medical Condition Defenses
Mike Kelly and George Cybulski, MD

Tackling NTSB Reports, Legal Defenses and Other Obstacles in Catastrophic Truck Crash Trials. A Case Study
Chris Spagnoli

Using Satellite Based Onboard Tracking Technology To Help Prove Your Case
Larry Rogers, Jr.

What you Need to Show to Prove Negligent Retention/Hiring
Sheila Donnelly-Coyne

Dismantling the Broker Defense – Proving Agency
Tim Tomasik

Asleep at the Wheel: Sleep Deprivation and Fatigue in Commercial Truck Driving
Nancy Grugle, Ph.D and Jeff Boesger

Monday, February 25, 2019

The Application of State of the Art Technologies to Truck Crash Reconstructions
Craig Brown and Andy Irwin

From the Bench – Decisions Made by the Plaintiff and Defense Lawyers in Trucking Cases: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Judge Clare McWilliams and Retired Judge Kay Hanlon

Bad Weather Truck Crashes: Using the Safety Regs & Industry Standards at Trial to Prove (the Trucker’s) Standard of Care
Tim Semelroth

Litigating the Side Underride Case
Rob Ammons