Personal Injury & Negligence

WA Specific

Advanced Auto Injury Litigation

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 52 minutes
Steven Shaw
Shaun Huppert
Benjamin Nivison
Alfred Donohue
With Steven L. Shaw from Shaw Legal Solutions + 3 others
Recorded October 04, 2022
Product ID 95378

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Overview

Troubleshoot Problems in Auto Injury Cases with Tips From Experienced Litigators

UM/UIM coverage, medical bill disagreements, subrogation hassles...the auto injury litigation process is packed with problems for both sides. Do you know how to power past these pain points and come out ahead? In this full-day program, seasoned attorneys will provide pointers for overcoming common challenges and gaining the advantage when the odds seem stacked against you. Get the best auto injury settlement or judgment for your client - register today!

  • Detangle the complexities of UM/UIM claims and coverage.
  • Apply the collateral source and reasonable value rules to your advantage.
  • Gain tips for handling sticky government claims against the settlement.
  • Delve into bad faith dilemmas for auto insurers, including time-limited policy limits demands.
  • Explore top legal ethics challenges in auto injury litigation.
  • Unveil and overcome unfavorable juror biases with practical trial techniques.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. UM/UIM Coverage Conundrums and Negotiating with Difficult Adjusters
  2. Text Messages, Doctors, Collateral Sources and More: Discovery and Evidence Snags
  3. Liens, Subrogation and Damages: Troubleshooting Key Problems
  4. Bad Faith Quandaries in Auto Injury Litigation
  5. Legal Ethics Dilemmas
  6. Jury Trial Complexities

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Product ID 95378

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Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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Agenda

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  1. UM/UIM Coverage Conundrums and Negotiating with Difficult Adjusters

    1. UM/UIM Coverage Complexities
    2. Multiple Policies, Stacking and Set-Offs
    3. Conflict of Laws: PIP, UM, UIM, etc.
    4. Low Limits
    5. Coverage Denials
    6. Lowball Offers by Adjusters
    7. Insurance Adjusters Discounting Medical Bills
    8. Intentional Delay Tactics

  2. Text Messages, Doctors, Collateral Sources and More: Discovery and Evidence Snags

    1. Getting all Needed Medical Records and Bills in a Timely Manner
    2. IME Problems
    3. Preexisting Conditions: Causation Proof and Doctor Testimony
    4. Causation Proof in Low/Moderate Impact Cases
    5. Counteracting Biomechanical Expert Testimony
    6. Medical Bills: Evidence of Reasonable Value and Admissibility of Collateral Sources
    7. Evidence of Drug/Alcohol/Prescription Drug Use

  3. Liens, Subrogation and Damages: Troubleshooting Key Problems

    1. Uncertain Law When Dealing with Third-Party Claims
    2. Hassles with Medical Care Providers’ Liens
    3. Subrogation Interests/Negotiation Difficulties
    4. Medicaid Lien, Medicare Lien and MSA Headaches
    5. Future Medical Cost Disagreements
    6. Diminished Future Earning Capacity Complications
    7. The Problem of Proving Pain and Suffering
    8. Monies in Excess of the Policy Limits

  4. Bad Faith Quandaries in Auto Injury Litigation

    1. The Blurred Line Between Negligence and Intentional/Reckless Conduct
    2. Time-Limited Policy Limits Demands
    3. Unusual Acceptance Conditions in the Demand
    4. Investigation Problems: Too Far vs. Not Far Enough
    5. Delays and Low Settlement Offers: Defining "Unreasonable"
    6. Multiple Claimants, Minimal Limits
    7. Hotly-Contested Claims and Case Law

  5. Legal Ethics Dilemmas

    1. Conflicts of Interest Predicaments
    2. Insurance Defense Counsel Relationship with the Insured and Insurer
    3. Ethical Problems in Litigation and Settlements
    4. Attorney Fees and Client Trust Accounts
    5. Challenges of Preserving Client Confidentiality
    6. Legal Marketing and Advertising

  6. Jury Trial Complexities

    1. Jury Selection/Voir Dire: Unraveling Juror Bias
    2. CRPS, TBI, etc.: Explaining Complex and Controversial Injuries
    3. Juror Attitudes in Soft Tissue or Minimum Impact Cases
    4. Exhibit Quandaries
    5. Cross-Examining the Difficult Witness
    6. Addressing Damages at Trial: Dilemmas for Both Sides

Who Should Attend

This intermediate-to-advanced level seminar is designed for attorneys. Claims representatives and paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Steven L Shaw
Steven L.
Shaw
Shaw Legal Solutions
Shaun Huppert
Shaun
Huppert
Goldberg & Loren, Attorneys at Law
Benjamin T Nivison
Benjamin T.
Nivison
Rossi Vucinovich PC
Alfred E Donohue
Alfred E.
Donohue
Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson PS
Speaker bio
Steven L Shaw

Steven L. Shaw

Shaw Legal Solutions
Steven Shaw

is the founder of Shaw Legal Solutions in Seattle. Mr. Shaw practices in the areas of personal injury, insurance bad faith, and Medicare compliance. Mr. Shaw earned his B.A. degree from San Jose State University in California and his J.D. degree from Seattle University. He is a member of the King County Bar Association, the Washington State Bar Association, the Washington State Association for Justice, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association, the Consumer Attorneys of California, and the American Association for Justice.

 

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Shaun Huppert

Shaun Huppert

Goldberg & Loren, Attorneys at Law
Shaun Huppert

is an attorney in private practice at Huppert Law Firm, PLLC. Mr. Huppert practices in the areas of insurance litigation and personal injury throughout the states of Washington and Oregon. He primarily represents plaintiffs in personal injury claims. Mr. Huppert earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from Seattle University School of Law.

 

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Benjamin T Nivison

Benjamin T. Nivison

Rossi Vucinovich PC
Benjamin Nivison

is a shareholder and trial lawyer at the Seattle law firm of Rossi Vucinovich PC. He focuses his practice on the resolution of catastrophic personal injury cases, wrongful death claims, and medical malpractice matters on behalf of individual plaintiffs and their families. Mr. Nivison earned his B.A. degree from the University of Southern California and his J.D. degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association, where he has held multiple committee appointments and chairs. He is a past Washington Membership chairman for the American Bar Association, and currently is an active member of the King County Bar Association and the Washington State Association for Justice. He also serves periodically as special assistant attorney general for the state of Washington on select catastrophic injury cases on behalf of the Department of Labor & Industries and injured workers.

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Alfred E Donohue

Alfred E. Donohue

Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson PS
Alfred Donohue

is an attorney with the law firm of Wilson Smith Cochran Dickerson in Seattle. Mr. Donohue’s practice focuses on commercial litigation, insurance extra-contractual claims and coverage, complex personal injury, and products liability. He is licensed to practice in the state and federal courts of Washington and Oregon. Mr. Donohue has tried cases on behalf of plaintiffs and defendants concerning the Washington Product Liability Act, Washington Consumer Protection Act, breach of contract, trademark infringement, and negligence. He earned his B.A. degree from the University of Washington and his J.D. degree from the University of Washington School of Law.

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