WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024

Verdicts From The Plaintiff’s Perspective

Hear from USLAW veterans as they discuss some recent “nuclear verdicts” with the other side! Nationally respected plaintiff’s attorney, Tim Dollar of Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC, will join us for this very candid post-mortem on these recent verdicts.

Facilitators:

• Douglas Betkowski, Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. (Phoenix, AZ)
• Tim Dollar, Dollar, Burns, Becker & Hershewe, LC (Kansas City, MO)
• Patrick E. Foppe, Lashly & Baer, P.C. (St. Louis, MO)

Issues with Coverage Layers

Dealing with a tower of insurance carriers creates unique issues that are often whispered in our industry. Let’s bring the issues to light and have a fruitful conversation about how we can establish healthier, more productive relationships between the layers.

Facilitators:

• • Charles E. Baxter, United Road Services (Saline, MI)
  • Lew R.C. Bricker, Amundsen Davis LLC (Chicago, IL)

THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2024

Corporate Representative for Rule 30(b)(6) Deposition

Once your corporate representative is sworn in, the game is over. Whom you select, when you select your witness, and how you prepare your witness is how you win the game! Our discussion will involve strategic considerations that you can take home and put to use internally.

Facilitators:

• Tamara B. Goorevitz, Franklin & Prokopik, P.C. (Baltimore, MD)
• Jennifer D. Tricker, Baird Holm LLP (Omaha, NE)

Changing the Perception of the Industry and Sharing Information

Changing the perception of the industry is, no doubt, an important piece in our collective effort to avoid nuclear verdicts. As a group, we will identify ways to change the public perception of the industry, both before and after the “big accident,” and will discuss the hurdles that sometimes arise in the implementation of those ideas.

Facilitators:

• Christopher E. Cotter, Roetzel & Andress (Cleveland, OH)
• Mark A. Solheim, Larson King, LLP (St. Paul, MN)
• Brian Wymer, The Kenan Advantage Group, Inc. (North Canton, OH)

Unique Issues in Evaluating Cases in Today’s World

The legal arena has witnessed an upsurge in high-value verdicts and settlements across various practice areas, but specifically in the transportation industry. Transportation risk and claims professionals discuss with their outside counsel approaches to recalibrate case evaluations in light of the recent verdicts trend.

Facilitators:

• Eric McConnell, J.B. Hunt Transport Inc. (Lowell, AR)
• Thomas L. Oliver, II, Carr Allison (Birmingham, AL)
• Keith C. Pounds, IMS Legal Strategies (Chicago, IL)