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2024 The Car Crash eConference

Contains material from Oct 2024
2024 The Car Crash eConference
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The Car Crash Seminar is the ultimate program for practitioners of all experience levels. In-depth fundamentals take you from initial client contact through trial or settlement, and come away with a definitive set of resource materials and sample forms.

Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides

  • Total Credit Hours:
  • 11.00 | 3.00 ethics
  • Credit Info
  • TX, CA, PA
  • Specialization: Insurance Law | Civil Trial Law | Personal Injury Trial Law
  • TX MCLE credit expires: 9/30/2026

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1. Non-Economic Damages, Post-Gregory (Oct 2024)

Quentin Brogdon, Mitzi S. Mayfield

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Session 1 —49 mins 0.75

Non-Economic Damages, Post-Gregory (Oct 2024)

In June of 2023, the Texas Supreme Court issued Gregory v. Chohan, a blockbuster new opinion on non-economic damages that raised as many questions as it provided answers. Where do we now stand in the wake of Gregory

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Quentin Brogdon, Crain Brogdon LLP - Dallas, TX
Mitzi S. Mayfield, Underwood - Amarillo, TX

2. Commercial Vehicle Accidents 101 (Oct 2024)

Greta M. Braker, William M. Toles

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Session 2 —50 mins 0.75

Commercial Vehicle Accidents 101 (Oct 2024)

Learn about commercial vehicle litigation from the plaintiff and defense perspective. The presentation includes litigation involving tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, and commercial buses.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Greta M. Braker, Braker White - Odessa, TX
William M. Toles, Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. - Dallas, TX

3. Pre-Suit Negotiation Strategies: Working with your Adjuster (Oct 2024)

Jennifer Mauer Lee

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Pre-Suit Negotiation Strategies: Working with your Adjuster (Oct 2024)

Learn how to ensure you have properly prepared your adjuster, and the insurance company, to get the case settled for your client before mediation or negotiations.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Jennifer Mauer Lee, Fee Smith & Sharp, LLP - Dallas, TX

4. Important Cases in the Prosecution and Defense of UM / UIM Cases Session (Oct 2024)

Thomas A. Herald, Robert E. Valdez

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Important Cases in the Prosecution and Defense of UM / UIM Cases Session (Oct 2024)

This presentation addresses recent cases impacting UM/UIM cases, as well as strategies and tips for prosecuting and for defending uninsured and under-insured motorist claims and bad faith litigation.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Thomas A. Herald, Thomas A. Herald, P.C. - Dallas, TX
Robert E. Valdez, Valdez & Treviño - San Antonio, TX

5. Low Property Damage Cases (Oct 2024)

Kathryn P. Anderson, Brian L. Mincher

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Session 5 —45 mins 0.75

Low Property Damage Cases (Oct 2024)

Prosecuting and defending personal injury cases with minor property damage can present challenges. This presentation discusses the experiences and strategies from the plaintiff and defense perspectives.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Kathryn P. Anderson, Anderson & Truitt - Houston, TX
Brian L. Mincher, Burress Law PLLC - McKinney, TX

6. Anatomy of a Police Report (Oct 2024)

Damian N. Williams

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Session 6 —28 mins 0.50

Anatomy of a Police Report (Oct 2024)

Police reports are often the beginning of your case, not the end.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Damian N. Williams, Hamilton Wingo, LLP - Dallas, TX

7. Medical Bills in Car Crash Cases (Oct 2024)

Morgan A. McPheeters

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Session 7 —29 mins 0.50

Medical Bills in Car Crash Cases (Oct 2024)

Whether you’re an experienced trial lawyer or tackling your first car crash case, proving and challenging medical expenses can be daunting. Break down the nuts and bolts of this critical damages element, as well as more advanced strategies and recent case law impacting this ever-evolving area of the law.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Morgan A. McPheeters, McPheeters Law, PLLC - Dallas, TX

8. Stowers, Soriano, and Dealing with Policy Limits (Oct 2024)

Mark A. Ticer

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Stowers, Soriano, and Dealing with Policy Limits (Oct 2024)

Stowers and Soriano are well-recognized cases dealing with the payment of policy limits, but other case authorities have impacted those decisions including in bankruptcy. This presentation addresses Stowers and Soriano principles, recent decisions involving policy limits, and dealing with excess policies in the context of policy limits.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Mark A. Ticer, Law Office of Mark A. Ticer - Dallas, TX

9. What Happens After the Counter Affidavit? (Oct 2024)

Garrett Wilson

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What Happens After the Counter Affidavit? (Oct 2024)

Pulling back the curtain on the pros and cons of filing and fighting a defense counter affidavit.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Garrett Wilson, Lorenz & Lorenz LLP - Austin, TX

10. Serving Two Masters (Oct 2024)

Gayla Corley

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Serving Two Masters (Oct 2024)

Discuss conflicts that arise between “clients,” the tripartite relationship, Tilley and its aftermath, the ethical dilemmas lawyers face, and knowing who you really represent.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Gayla Corley, MehaffyWeber, P.C. - San Antonio, TX

11. Subrogation and Liens: Medicare, Medicaid, and Hospitals (Oct 2024)

Guy D. Choate

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Subrogation and Liens: Medicare, Medicaid, and Hospitals (Oct 2024)

It’s not what they pay, it’s what your client keeps that matters.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Guy D. Choate, Webb, Stokes & Sparks, L.L.P. - San Angelo, TX

12. How to Use Your Expert Witness as a Fact Witness and Find Other Valuable Damages Testimony (Oct 2024)

Michael Ray Clinton

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Session 12 —26 mins 0.50

How to Use Your Expert Witness as a Fact Witness and Find Other Valuable Damages Testimony (Oct 2024)

Get the most out of the plaintiff’s healthcare providers by changing your approach to which ones you use and how you use them. Develop a stronger damages model by getting creative with how you mine the case for witnesses and testimony.  

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Michael Ray Clinton, Perdue & Kidd - Houston, TX

13. Proving Causation and Sufficiency of Evidence (Oct 2024)

Judy Kostura, Hon. Manpreet Singh, Hon. Gisela D. Triana

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Proving Causation and Sufficiency of Evidence (Oct 2024)

Ever wonder why great verdicts get reversed and rendered? Don't learn the hard way: we'll show how to meet your burden of proof, present your expert, when to object, and what ipse dixit means!  

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Judy Kostura, Sorrels Law - Austin, TX
Hon. Manpreet Singh, Harris County Civil Courthouse - Houston, TX
Hon. Gisela D. Triana, Third Court of Appeals of Texas - Austin, TX

14. How to Defend a Corporate Representative (Oct 2024)

Joseph Cuellar

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Session 14 —43 mins 0.75 | 0.25 ethics

How to Defend a Corporate Representative (Oct 2024)

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Joseph Cuellar, Valdez & Trevino, Attorneys at Law, P.C. - San Antonio, TX

15. Texas Auto Policies (Oct 2024)

Henry L. Moore

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Session 15 —33 mins 0.50 | 0.25 ethics

Texas Auto Policies (Oct 2024)

Statutory and case law that impact different coverage under Texas automobile policies. 

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Henry L. Moore, Moore Bomben - Austin, TX

16. Storytelling and Themes (Oct 2024)

Steven C. Laird

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Session 16 —39 mins 0.75

Storytelling and Themes (Oct 2024)

This presentation includes real-world, trial-tested stories and story techniques that have been successfully used for car wreck verdicts big and (relatively) small.

Originally presented: Aug 2024 The Car Crash Seminar

Steven C. Laird, Attorney at Law - Fort Worth, TX