Spencer Fane attorney Kristen O’Neal presented at the October 14-16 Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA) Annual Seminar in San Diego.
In its 34th year, the event continues to set records as a premier educational and networking forum for over 800 trucking industry professionals. For her “TIDA Talk,” Kristen led the session, FMCSA: Reinforcing Existing Rules and Introducing New Standards. She explored the steps the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is taking to improve safety, accountability, and compliance across the trucking industry. She reviewed key regulatory changes, enforcement priorities, and what carriers and drivers need to know moving forward.
At Spencer Fane, Kristen leverages her extensive medical malpractice experience to defend trucking and transportation claims involving complex medical and causation issues. She quickly evaluates medical evidence, challenges damages theories, and draws on a trusted network of medical experts to strengthen the defense of catastrophic injury and wrongful death cases. Kristen represents motor carriers, owner-operators, shippers, freight forwarders, and brokers nationwide in litigation, claim investigations, contract matters, regulatory compliance, safety and training issues, and other transportation-related operations.