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IN!
Peter Bobchin, Esq., partner of the Lane Law Firm,
recently volunteered his time as a Judge in a National Moot
Court Competition held at Pace University School of Law, in
White Plains, New York. The competition was sponsored by the
American Mock Trial Association and involved teams of
undergraduates from colleges throughout the United States. The
students had to prepare for both sides of a mock criminal trial,
and not told whether they would be representing the defense or
prosecution until moments before the trial was to begin.
Peter found judging the competition to be rewarding, and a way
to share with the students some of his experience and knowledge
as a trial attorney. He was also impressed with poise and the
level of professionalism displayed by the students during the
competition.
EVENTS
- John Lane has been selected to participate in the
Trucking Industry Defense Association annual meeting in San
Diego in October, 2008.
John will work with a group of
technology-industry representatives and TIDA attorneys to
present up-to-date onboard safety technologies and to address
legal issues that arise in trucking claims regarding these
technological advances.
- John Lane attended the Winter 2008 meeting of the
Conference of Freight Counsel, a group of attorneys
throughout the country who handle freight loss and damage claims
in all modes of transportation. John's case of Travelers a/s/o
Summit Transportation, involving an important decision on the
use of "course of dealing" to provide details of an agreement to
limit liability in a cargo claim, was featured at the
conference. See the Articles page for further details of this
case.
- Peter Bobchin and John Lane attended the October
2007 annual meeting of the Trucking Industry
Defense Association in Atlanta. The program emphasized
such topics as jury selection in trucking
cases, defending drivers and company representatives at
deposition, in-truck technology, and much
more.
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UPDATE to the New York State Law
Survey to the Trucking Industry Defense Association:
Our firm has just issued the 2007 update of the New York State
Law Survey to the Trucking Industry Defense Association
website. We have had the privilege of authoring and maintaining
the New York Law Survey since its inception, more than ten years
ago. For members of TIDA, we urge that you visit the TIDA
website (www.tida.org/tida/)
to review the Law Survey for states of importance to you.
- John Lane attended the recent biennial Transportation
Mega conference sponsored by the American Bar Association in
March 2007.
This educational program in New Orleans, was especially
well-planned and provided valuable topic segments, ranging from
an in-depth presentation on closed-head injuries to a lively
discussion on the early settlement of catastrophic casualty
claims, and many topics in between. John also had the
opportunity to visit with peers and friends from places far and
wide.
- John Lane and Peter Bobchin Win Successful Defense of Trucker Through
Summary Judge Motion, Appeal
view the case
- Peter Bobchin Granted Summary Judgment for Lessor in Claim by
Warehouse Dockworker
View the case
- John Lane attended the recent annual conference of the
Trucking Industry Defense Association,
a group of trucking and insurance claims professionals and
trucking attorneys, held in October 2006, in Memphis, Tennessee. The
conference conducted educational sessions on diverse topics such
as electronic discovery, workers compensation, media relations
in major accident investigations, and driver retention and
firing issues following an accident.
- John Lane attended the Summer 2006 meeting of the
Conference of Freight Counsel
in Kansas City.
This is a prestigious group (they let John attend, anyway)
of attorneys with significant experience and expertise in the
defense of freight claims on behalf of motor carriers,
railroads, and airlines. The Conference meets twice per year to
discuss in depth the noteworthy legal developments of the past
half-year, and to compare the varying treatment of similar types
of claims by courts throughout the country.
- John Lane attended the recent DRI Trucking Law Seminar in
Chicago in March 2006.
The Defense Research Institute seminar centered on issues of
importance to the trucking and insurance industries, with an
emphasis upon technology, safety reviews, and the emerging arena
of brokers' liability for alleged negligence in hiring of unsafe
motor carriers.
Newsletters
- The Lane
Law Firm Newsletter
(In Acrobat pdf)
-
Autumn
2009
- America's Cup Decided by New Yorek Court
of Appeals
- Commercial Landlord Not Liable for Injury Caused
by Roof Leak
- Forum Non Conveniens - What's It All About?
- Federal Court Denies Request for Spoilation
Inference
-
Winter 2008-2009 The Holiday Issue
In This Issue:
- Carrier Protection Limited in Carmack Amendment
Claim
- A Christmas Wish
- No Jurisdiction in New Jersey over Upstate New
York Trucker
- New Jersey Court Expands Role of Chiropractor
- Graves Amendment Constitutionally Upheld
- Federal Maritime Limitation of Liability Act
Applies to a Boating Accident
- A Boiler Room Brokerage Firm
- Spring 2008
In This Issue:
- No Negligent Spoliation Claim in New York
- Personal and Personnel
- No Jurisdiction over CaliforniaGrower
- New York Law Applied in New Jersey Trucking
Accident Case
- New Jersey’s Governor Vetoes Expansion of
Wrongful Death Damages
- NYU Not Liable to Student Injured in Jell-O
Wrestling Incident
-
Fall 2007
n This Issue:
- New York Federal Court Clarifies What Pleading
Triggers Removal From State Court
- Loading and Unloading Coverage Is Back: New
Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Protenzone
- Injury at a Minor LEague Ballgame: "Get over
it," say New Jersey Courts
- Choice of Law Really Does Matter
- New Jersey Considers Wrongful Death Damages
- Spring 2007
In This Issue:
- New York Court of Appeals Expands Tort of
Conversion to Include Electronic Data
- The Firefighters' Rule is Really Dead in New
Jersey!
- Punitive Damages in the Workplace, As Elswhere,
Must Fit the Offense
- "Illicit Transportation" is More Than Just
Carrying Illegal Cargo
- An Admiralty Case About a Train Robbery in
Denver
- Ferry Ticket Resriction Cannot BE Enforcd
- Holiday
Issue 2006 [Winter 2006 - 2007]
In This Issue:
- New Jersey Appellate Court Limits Loading and Unloading
Coverage to $15,000
- Latin May Lose Its Place in New Jersey Courts
- Res Ipsa Loquitor can support Summary Judgment - But Only in
Exceptional Cases
- New York and New Jersey Limit Application of New York Law
- The NFL Beats Vigilant Insurance Co. - In Overtime
- Products Liability: No Duty to Warn of the Danger of
Sleeping in the Upper Bunk in College
- Summer 2006
In this issue:
- New York Federal Court Adheres to State's Harsh "No
Prejudice: Rule
- The Fireman's Rule in Jew Jersey: Is It Really Dead?
- New Jersey Appellate Court Addresses Measures of Damages in
Construction Defect Claims
- New York Appellate Division Takes Cooper Tire to Task for
Over-Use of Trade Secret Claim to Thwart Discovery
- A Terrible Injury and No Liability: A Motion for
Summary Judgment is Worth the Effort
- New Jersey Legislature Saves Baseball
- Winter 2006
In this issue:
- New Jersey Beware: Appellate Court Orders Employers to
Monitor Employee's use of Inappropriate Website
- New Highway Bill Ends State-Law Vicarious Liability for
Equipment Lessors
- New York Labor Law Does Not Apply to Injuries on
Flat-Bed Trucks
- Can an Injured Plaintiff bring a Declaratory Judgment
Action to Contest a Disclaimer of Coverage by Defendant's
Insurer?
- TIDA Lawyers put "List-Serve" Network to Great Use in
Upstate New York Trucking Defense Case
- "God Knows You Don't Go There for the Food" Does not
Subject Zagat's Restaurant Survey to Defamation Action
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Summer/Fall 2005
In this issue:
- Defense Experts' Attack on Plaintiff Opens Door to
Character Evidence
- New York Federal Court Ruling on Carmack Amendment
- New Jersey Auto Insurance
- Punitive Damages Denied in New York Trucking Accident
- New York Adheres to No Prejudice Rule for Liability
Claims
- New Jersey: No Lawsuit for the Criminally Stupid
- It's Just Horse Sense.
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