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JUST
IN!
Peter Bobchin Obtains Federal Court Victory Transferring Venue to
New Jersey
To view the
decision, click here
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.
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