Alabama Auto Injury Litigation From Start to Finish

Agenda / Content Covered

1. Case Intake, Pre-Suit Investigation
   9:00 - 10:00, Angela G. Caine
   1. Case Screening
   2. Initial Client Interview/Questionnaire
   3. What You Can Find Out before the Claim
   4. Funding Auto Litigation
2. Initial Filing and Discovery, Experts, and Evidence
   10:15 - 11:00, Angela G. Caine
   1. Filing Procedure and Case Scheduling
   2. Anatomy of Common Injuries
   3. Witness Depositions
   4. Obtaining Medical Records
   5. Selecting and Working With Experts
   6. Evidence Preservation
3. Arbitration and Litigation: Preparation Tips and Hearing Strategies
   11:00 - 11:30, Angela G. Caine
   1. Arbitration Procedure and Tactics
   2. Evidence Strategies
   3. Preparing Witnesses for Testimony
   4. Jury Selection Tips
   5. Case Presentation Tactics
   6. Preserving Issues for Appeal
4. Insurance Coverage Research and Negotiations With the Claims Representatives
   12:30 - 1:45, Nancy L. Eady
   1. Auto Insurance Policies: Interpretation, Issues, and Hidden Treasures
      1. Auto Liability Coverage
      2. UM/UIM
      3. PIP/ Med Pay
      4. Multiple Policyholders
      5. Stacking of Coverage
      6. Available Limits
   2. Demand Packages
   3. Negotiating With the Adjuster
5. Damages, Liens, and Subrogation in Settlement Negotiations
   1:45 - 3:15, Nancy L. Eady
   1. Assessing and Allocating Damages
      1. Vehicle Damage and Diminished Value
      2. Paid vs. Billed Medical Services
      3. Future Medical Bills
      4. Loss of Earning Capacity
      5. Pain and Suffering
   2. Medical Provider Liens
   3. ERISA Subrogation Liens
   4. Mandatory Insurer Reporting, Medicare Recovery Act, and Medicare Set-Asides
   5. Tips for Successful Mediation
   6. Addressing Pending Liens in Settlement Negotiations
   7. Subrogation
   8. Practical Tips for Restarting Stalled Negotiations
   9. Structuring Settlements
6. Ethics
   3:30 - 4:30, Nancy L. Eady
   1. Preventing Conflicts of Interest
   2. Setting and Collecting Attorney Fees
   3. Maintaining Client Confidentiality
   4. Work-Product Doctrine as it Applies to Expert Witness Reports in Progress
   5. Insurance Defense Counsel Relationship with the Insured and Insurer
   6. Communicating with Represented Parties
      1. "CC," "Reply All," and Other E-mail Traps of Inadvertent Communication
      2. Plaintiff Attorneys' Communication With Represented Insurance Adjusters
      3. Investigators' Contact With the Opposing Party

Accreditation Details:

Angela G. Caine is the owner of Grace Caine Law in Foley, Alabama. Ms. Caine's main areas of practice include civil litigation and personal injury. She is admitted to practice in Alabama, and is an experienced trial lawyer who has tried many cases. Ms. Caine earned her B.A. degree from Vanderbilt University and her J.D. degree from Samford University Cumberland School of Law.

Nancy L. Eady is a partner at Morris, Haynes Attorneys at Law. Ms. Eady heads the firm's legal research department and has successfully defended many of the verdicts and rulings obtained by the firm’s trial attorneys. She is an active member of the American Bar Association, the Alabama State Bar and serves on the executive committee of the Alabama Association for Justice. Ms. Eady earned her B.S.Ed. degree, highest honors, from Auburn University and her J.D. degree from Jones School of Law.