MG+M The Law Firm Partner Stephanie Chesney will speak on the American Trucking Associations Law Review: Defending Transportation Claims with a Focused and Coordinated Defense from Day One webinar.
The webinar will focus on lessons learned from defending high exposure and catastrophic claims and what tools can be successfully implemented to coordinate discovery efforts and prepare transportation entities for a successful defense, including during trial. Additional topics covered include:
- Benefits of coordinated discovery efforts nation-wide
- Consistent implementation of policies and procedures
- Detailed preparation (and associated dangers) of both driver and 30(b)(6) depositions
- Strategies to defeat claims for negligent hiring and retention
- The need to identify a consistent defense story
- Make suggestions on how to handle the judgmental eye of the public
- How to balance the competing needs of drivers with the need for skilled professionals
