The Anatomy of a Trucking-Traumatic Brain Injury Case: From Intake to Closing Argument

Seminar

Thursday, April 10, 2025

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Morning Session

Registration and Welcome Networking Breakfast

Continental Breakfast Provided

Welcome Announcements

Bigger Impact: Understanding the Distinctions Between Truck and Car Crash Cases

The Impact of Injury: TBI Vs. Orthopedic Cases and Their Unique Challenges

Blueprint for Success: Building Your Truck and TBI Injury Case

  • Interviewing/Finding B&A Witnesses to Prove Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
  • Understanding Crash Dynamics with Your Reconstructionist
  • Establishing TBI Causation Based on Accepted TBI Criteria
  • Analyzing the New 2023 Definition for MTBI by the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Task Force)
  • Simplifying Your TBI Case in Preparing for Trial

Morning Break & Sponsor Presentation

Staying Ahead: The Latest Precedents to Prepare for Your Case

12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch

Lunch Provided

1:00 - 5:00 PM
Networking Reception

Tech, Trauma, And Truth: Investigating TBI Claims and Third-Party Liability

  • Finding the Right Parties - Brokers, Hidden Motor Carrier
  • Dealing with Pre-Existing Medicals
  • Proper Technology For A TBI
  • Proving TBI
  • Proving the 3rd Party Liability

Precision in Practice: Drafting Directives for Treating TBI Specialists

  • Drafting/Developing Direct of Treating Physiatrist/Neurologist/TBI Doctor

Afternoon Break & Sponsor Presentation

Plaintiff’s Experts

  • Selecting and Prepping
  • Report
  • Making Them Daubert Proof

Expert Insights: Developing A Cross for TBI Defense Experts


5:00 - 6:30 PM
Networking Reception

Friday, April 11, 2025

8:00 am - 12:00 pm
Morning Session

Welcome Back Networking Breakfast

Continental Breakfast Provided

Welcome Announcements

Defense Experts

  • IME
  • Intel
  • Depositions
  • Daubert’s Bias
  • Method – Ipse Dixit

Gathering Insights: Essential Considerations for Focus Groups

  • Pertinent Topics
  • Considerations
  • Examples

Morning Break & Sponsor Presentation

The Jury’s First Impression: Navigating the Voir Dire Process


12:00 - 1:00 PM
Afternoon Session

Lunch Provided

1:00 - 5:00 PM
Afternoon Session

Setting The Stage: Crafting A Powerful Opening Statement

  • Selecting Witnesses
  • Evidence Order
  • Themes For Success

Shielding Success: Appellate-Proofing Your Trial Strategy

  • Crafting a Winning Jury Charge
  • Proper Objections
  • Proving the Elements – Economics; Pain and Impairment

Afternoon Break & Sponsor Presentation

Closing the Case: A Real-Life Look at Trucking and TBI Trial Arguments

  • Focus Group Deliberation

Narrative Anchors: Crafting Compelling Stories in TBI Cases

  • Themes
  • Analogies
  • Narrative Stories
  • Anchors For TBI Cases

Adjourn