Program Details
2026-09-24 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-09-24 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis session examines the digital evidence embedded in modern passenger vehicles — event data recorders, infotainment systems, and telematics platforms — and the legal and practical steps attorneys must take to identify, preserve, and produce that evidence in crash litigation. Attendees will learn the current and forthcoming federal regulatory framework under 49 CFR Part 563, the state-by-state patchwork governing data ownership and access, and the spoliation risks that arise when vehicles are repaired, traded in, or updated over-the-air before litigation holds are issued. Attorneys leave with a working framework for early preservation demands, third-party subpoena strategy against OEMs, and a litigation-ready understanding of what each data source captures and what it does not.
Grant Lawson 2:10 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThis session covers the three principal digital evidence systems in commercial vehicle crash litigation— Engine Control Modules (ECM/HVEDR), Electronic Logging Devices (ELD), and video telematics— addressing what each system records, how quickly data disappears, and how to preserve and deploy it in litigation. Attorneys will learn the controlling federal regulations, the Fourth Amendment framework governing ECM downloads, and the emerging risks posed by AI-powered dashcam platforms. Participants leave with a working preservation protocol, cross-examination strategies for fatigued-driving claims, and an understanding of spoliation exposure in a nuclear-verdict environment.
Joe ChencharGrant Lawson is the Managing Partner of the Wyoming and Colorado offices of The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP. Over more than 19 years of practice, he has represented victims of catastrophic collisions and secured hundreds of seven- and eight-figure settlements in trucking, product liability, and oilfield cases. He began his career working alongside trial lawyer Gerry Spence and has taught at the Trial Lawyers College for the past decade. A frequent national presenter on trucking litigation and telematics evidence, he also works at the federal and state levels on legislation to improve highway safety.
Joe Chenchar is a Litigation Attorney at The Law Firm for Truck Safety, where he represents families and truck crash survivors across Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon. A fourth-generation Wyoming native and a double graduate of the University of Wyoming, he served four years as a Deputy County Attorney and Assistant City Attorney before entering private practice, and he brings that motorist safety regulation background to every trucking case he handles. He writes and speaks nationally on telematics discovery and ELD metadata in commercial motor vehicle litigation.
Grant Lawson is the Managing Partner of the Wyoming and Colorado offices of The Law Firm for Truck Safety, LLP. Over more than 19 years of practice, he has represented victims of catastrophic collisions and secured hundreds of seven- and eight-figure settlements in trucking, product liability, and oilfield cases. He began his career working alongside trial lawyer Gerry Spence and has taught at the Trial Lawyers College for the past decade. A frequent national presenter on trucking litigation and telematics evidence, he also works at the federal and state levels on legislation to improve highway safety.
Joe Chenchar is a Litigation Attorney at The Law Firm for Truck Safety, where he represents families and truck crash survivors across Wyoming, Colorado, and Oregon. A fourth-generation Wyoming native and a double graduate of the University of Wyoming, he served four years as a Deputy County Attorney and Assistant City Attorney before entering private practice, and he brings that motorist safety regulation background to every trucking case he handles. He writes and speaks nationally on telematics discovery and ELD metadata in commercial motor vehicle litigation.
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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