6/23/2021 - 6/26/2021

The Resort at Squaw Creek
Olympic Valley, CA


Thursday, June 24, 2021

Friday, June 25, 2021

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Cross-Border Insolvency as it Relates to International ‎Trade and Transportation: Chapter 15 of the U.S. ‎Bankruptcy Code - CLE Credit
The topic of the program will be cross-border insolvency proceedings as they relate to international trade and transportation, with a focus on Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Presenter(s): Rick A. Steinberg, Of Counsel, Price Meese Shulman & D’Arminio, P.C., Woodcliff Lake, NJ
 
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Federal Regulation Committee
Presenter(s): Mark Andrews, Partner, Clark Hill PLC, Washington, DC
Hank Seaton, Partner, Law Offices of Seaton & Husk, Nashville, TN
Patrick Foppe, Member, Lashly & Baer, P.C., St. Louis, MO
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
International Trade and Transportation Committee
The pandemic has affected international supply chains by air, ocean, and overland truck and rail. Federal law enforcement agencies have issued new regulations and guidance. Courts have issued decisions on the Presidential authority of controlling trade with China. 
Moderator: Peter Quinter, Chair, U.S. Customs and International Trade Law Group, GrayRobinson, Miami, FL
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Labor and human resources committee check-in and discussion of hot topics
Presenter(s): Paul Mello, Hanson Bridgett LLP, Walnut Creek, CA
Matt Austin, Austin Legal LLC, Columbus, OH
 
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Rail Committee
Moderator: Jameson Rice, Holland & Knight LLP, Tampa, FL
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Winner takes all…or nothing: What’s the deal with attorneys’ fees on cargo claims? - CLE Credit

The TLA Freight Claims Committee will be joined by Wes Chused, Clark Monroe, and Cameron Roberts to discuss the interplay of the Carmack Amendment and claims for attorneys’ fees. The statute does not have a fee provision. But the statute may be modified by contract. Intermediaries and brokers frequently bring claims for fees in cargo claims based upon their contracts. Our discussion will include the viewpoint of shippers, brokers, and motor carriers, and we will weigh the impact that these types of claims have on the settlement and litigation of cargo claims. We will discuss the key cases of the Eleventh Circuit’s decision in UPS Supply Chain Solutions, Inc. v. Megatrux Transportation, Inc., the Southern District of Ohio’s decision in Exel, Inc. v. Southern Refrigerated Transport, Inc., and the case law that has developed from there.  Several district courts differ in their views. What are the successful theories? How are carriers defending?

Moderator: Kristen M.J. Johnson, Partner, Taylor & Associates, Attorneys at Law, P.L., Clearwater, FL
Presenter(s): Wesley Chused, Director, Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, Chartered, LLP, Boston, MA
G. Clark Monroe II, Member, DunbarMonroe, P.A., Jackson, MS
Cameron Roberts, Partner, Roberts & Kehagiaras, LLP, Long Beach, CA
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Casualty Committee
Presenter(s): David B. Hall, Regional Managing Partner, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP, Birmingham, AL
Jonathan Abramson, Vice President, Kissinger & Fellman, P.C., Denver, CO
Michael Judy, Director/Shareholder, Dysart Taylor Cotter McMonigle & Brumitt, P.C., Kansas City, MO
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
ADR Committee
Presenter(s): John C. Lane, Founder, Law Offices of John C. Lane, Sparta, NJ and New York, NY
Daniel Fulkerson, Lorance & Thompson, PC, Houston, TX
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Young Lawyers Committee
Evaluating needs of membership group, including what we can help them with in their practice and what they can do to help support the goals of TLA.
Presenter(s): Bridgette Blitch, Partner, Blitch Westley Barrette, Windermere, FL
Melissa Richardson, Member, Walters Richardson, PLLC, Lexington, KY
4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Motor Carrier Transportation Committee Meeting
The Motor Carrier Transportation Committee will conduct a business meeting.  Included in the meeting will be a call for articles for the TTL and presentations for the events in the upcoming year.  Planning for the 2022 Annual Conference and a guest speaker will also take place during this meeting.

 
Moderator: William B. Pentecost Jr., Partner, Cipriani & Werner, P.C., Pittsburgh, PA and J. Stephen Kennedy, Regional Managing Partner, Wilson Elser, Jackson, MS