The Transportation Lawyers Association 57th Transportation Law Institute is scheduled for Friday, November 8 at the Omni William Penn Hotel located in the heart of downtown Pittsburgh, PA. The educational program will cover a deep dive into FMCSA, NTSB, NHTSA, PSHA, CBD and other audits, practical advice on warehousing from accessorials and bonds to contracts, the proliferation in use of online forums such as Carrier 411 and how to deal with them, updates on independent contractor laws and regulations, technology and its impact on litigation, and a debate on international trade policy with a focus on the transportation and importation of steel. An ethics panel will focus on conflicts, with a specific focus on the tripartite relationship between insurer, its insured and counsel. The TLI conference will also include multiple social and networking events including an opening reception, dine-arounds, and a Saturday event.
The TLA has contracted a room rate of $229 per night for our members at the Omni William Penn Hotel. Deadline to book your reservations and take advantage of this room rate is October 16, 2024. The beauty and history of Pittsburgh, PA is perhaps most on display overlooking the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers from Point State Park. It is no surprise, then, that our conference at the Omni is just steps from these iconic landmarks. The navigable waterways surrounding Pittsburgh and Point State Park, itself previously home to four critical forts – Fort Prince George, Fort Pitt, Fort Duquesne and Mercer’s Fort – all bastions that once stood on the Point during the French and Indian War of 1754-1763, were integral to Pittsburgh’s development as the industrial center of a growing nation. Today, this Point serves as an overlook to the legendary Acrisure Stadium and PNC Park, just across the Allegheny River to the North, and the Duquesne Incline and Mt. Washington neighborhood to the South. Opening in March of 1916, the Omni has lived through some of Pittsburgh’s most prosperous days, a realization anyone stepping into the hotel’s three-story marble and chandelier-adorned lobby is quick to realize.