Program Details
2026-08-21 13:00:00
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Course Overview
2026-08-21 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session covers how to plead and survive a motion to dismiss negligent selection and vicarious liability claims against freight brokers following the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC (May 14, 2026), which resolved a 2-2 circuit split and confirmed that FAAAA preemption does not bar state-law negligent-hiring claims against brokers. Attorneys will learn how to use publicly available FMCSA data to allege breach, how to distinguish negligent selection from agency-based vicarious liability, and how to anticipate the defenses that remain viable post-Montgomery. Attendees will leave able to evaluate broker liability exposure, structure initial pleadings, and identify the factual record needed to survive early dispositive motions.
Matthew E. Wright
Michael Leizerman
Rena M. Leizerman 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session equips plaintiffs’ attorneys with the discovery framework, standard-of-care proof structure, and damages strategy needed to litigate negligent-selection claims against freight brokers in the wake of Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II. Attendees will learn how to identify and preserve broker-held records before suit, build the causation bridge between carrier selection and the crash, and exploit the structural insurance gaps that make the broker the case’s most solvent defendant. Attorneys will leave with actionable document request categories, deposition targets, expert witness criteria, and a damages narrative calibrated to the nuclear verdict environment.
Matthew E. WrightMichael LeizermanRena M. LeizermanMatthew E. Wright is the Managing Partner of The Law Firm for Truck Safety’s Tennessee office and a third-generation Tennessee lawyer. He began his career defending large insurance companies before moving to the plaintiffs’ side, where he now represents people catastrophically injured in truck crashes across the country. He serves as the 2025 to 2026 Chair of the American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.
Michael Leizerman is a founder of The Law Firm for Truck Safety and handles truck accident litigation across the United States, concentrating his practice in select catastrophic injury truck collision cases. He founded the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group in 2002 and served as its first Chair, and he is a co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Rena M. Leizerman concentrates her practice in trial and appellate litigation involving serious personal injury and wrongful death arising from commercial motor vehicle collisions. She obtained the first punitive damage verdict against a freight broker for negligent selection, has successfully opposed petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, and has litigated numerous issues of first impression in courts across the country. She also drafts and submits amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Matthew E. Wright is the Managing Partner of The Law Firm for Truck Safety’s Tennessee office and a third-generation Tennessee lawyer. He began his career defending large insurance companies before moving to the plaintiffs’ side, where he now represents people catastrophically injured in truck crashes across the country. He serves as the 2025 to 2026 Chair of the American Association for Justice Interstate Trucking Litigation Group.
Michael Leizerman is a founder of The Law Firm for Truck Safety and handles truck accident litigation across the United States, concentrating his practice in select catastrophic injury truck collision cases. He founded the American Association for Justice Trucking Litigation Group in 2002 and served as its first Chair, and he is a co-founder of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Rena M. Leizerman concentrates her practice in trial and appellate litigation involving serious personal injury and wrongful death arising from commercial motor vehicle collisions. She obtained the first punitive damage verdict against a freight broker for negligent selection, has successfully opposed petitions for certiorari to the United States Supreme Court, and has litigated numerous issues of first impression in courts across the country. She also drafts and submits amicus curiae briefs on behalf of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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