👋 Good morning. Chris Dreyer here. A well-known lawyer once looked at a crash case and missed the auto defect issue behind it. Brian Chase took that case and won a $25 million verdict.
Brian is managing partner at Bisnar Chase in Newport Beach, California, and he's been trying cases for 33 years. His specialty? Auto defect cases.
He says even seasoned firms miss these cases, so much so he teaches high-volume firms how to spot them. And it all comes down to one rule:
 Car crash, catastrophic injury, look for an auto defect case.
Bisnar Chase |
Here's our full conversation
In this episode
 | 🔍 How to spot an auto defect case before you settle for the policy limits. Brian can usually tell from three things he asks for at intake. You'll hear what they are and the defects he looks for. |
 | 🚗 Why the tech built to stop crashes is bringing in new cases. He's screening cases on self-driving, automatic braking and collision avoidance tech every week, including a new one against Mercedes. He says the technology is "not ready for prime time." |
 | 📉 What to do before automatic braking cuts into your routine car crash cases. He expects a federal rule to require it on all cars around 2029. You'll hear what he'd do with your marketing and what he's already added at his own firm. |
 | ⚖️ How a trial record gets automakers to settle sooner. Early in his career, he'd take 30 depositions and wait two or three years for a trial date. Now he says many of his cases resolve in a fraction of that time. |
 | 🤝 Why small car crash cases can pay off long after they close. He says they aren't mainly about the money. You'll want to hear why he has a dedicated team on them. |
Stick around for the case that made it easier to sue automakers in California. Brian says he's almost prouder of that than any single case.
Meet Brian Chase
Brian is managing partner and senior trial attorney at Bisnar Chase, a Newport Beach, California, firm that handles personal injury, auto defect, mass tort and employment class action cases nationwide. He has been lead attorney on four precedent-setting California appellate opinions and wrote Still Unsafe at Any Speed and The Second Collision.
Connect with Brian on LinkedIn or at bestattorney.com.
If you're signing catastrophic crash cases, this is a great listen.
Chris Dreyer
Host, PIM Podcast
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