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Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.Share Holder
Timothy S. Groustra
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Timothy S. Groustra

4.9
12 reviews

89 Kercheval Avenue, Suite 200, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 48236

Corporate and Transactional Services, Insurance Law and Litigation, Product Liability and 1 more

About Timothy S. Groustra

Timothy S. Groustra is a shareholder of Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C., serves as an elected member of the firm’s Executive Committee, and is the Managing Attorney of the Detroit office . He concentrates his practice in the areas of auto/no-fault, general liability, wrongful death, and other complex claims, with a particular emphasis in transportation law.

Prior to joining Dickie McCamey, Mr. Groustra practiced with a local firm in Detroit.

Outside of the office, Mr. Groustra is active in yacht racing, having competed in several World and National Championship regattas, including crewing for Terry Hutchinson in winning the One-Design 35 North American Championship in San Francisco in 2003.

Professional Accomplishments

•AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating for ethical standards and legal ability) since 2011
•International Association of Defense Counsel
•Chief Operations Officer for Report Anyplace, LLC, a company that seeks to reduce risk and improve underwriting of risk potential in the trucking space (2012-2016)
•General Counsel for Energy Independence Systems, LLC, which provides comprehensive solutions for the conversion of small- and medium-sized fleets from petroleum-based fuels to economical, clean, domestic and abundant natural gas (2013-2016)
•Involved in multiple published Michigan Court of Appeals decisions, creating new law in the state
•Team Leader for Michigan Rapid Response Team, an on-scene motor vehicle accident investigation loss mitigation service

Speaking Engagements

•“Transportation Insurance Claims - From the ISO form, to the Motor Carrier, to the Claims Handling” (Moderator), Transportation Lawyers Association Chicago Regional, 1/18/2024
•“Yellow Trucking Bankruptcy - What Does It Mean for the U.S. Economy?” (Speaker), Transportation Law Podcast, The DMC Report Podcast Series, 8/25/2023
•“Truck Safety and Driving for Growth” (Speaker), Transportation Law Podcast, The DMC Report Podcast Series, 10/24/2022
•“Michigan Trucking Law Update ” (Speaker), The Gap Podcast featuring Shaun E. Carr, Logistics Insurance Advisory, 8/23/2022
•“Transportation Attorney Addresses Supply Chain Issues Facing Trucking Industry” (Speaker), Transportation Law Podcast, The DMC Report Podcast Series, 3/9/2022
•“Developing a Crisis Management Plan” (Co-Presenter with Doug Childs of Corrigan Oil and Eric Kreiger of HNI Insurance), BP Annual Conference, Feb. 2016
•“Federal Regulations, Negligent Entrustment/ Hiring Theories, and Piercing/ Alter Ego Theory - The Perfect Storm” (Presenter), Transportation Lawyers Association Annual Conference, May 2014
•“The Evolving Issue of Social Media: How Technology Can Help You to Read Between the Lines - Or Not” (Panelist), TIDA Advanced Seminar, Jan. 2014
•“Cyber Reality in 2014 and Beyond (Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid)” (Co-Panelist with John Merchant, Lead Cyber Specialist for AIG in North America, and Bill Hardin of Navigant Consulting), Transportation Lawyers Association Chicago Regional Conference, Jan. 2014
•“Best Practices for Post-Accident Response Teams and Discussion of In-House Counsel Management of Legal Pitfalls Associated with a Large Loss” (Co-Presenter with Rod Fracassi of Con-way, Inc.; Dorothy Capers of U.S. Foods; and Sandra Hiller of Dart Transit Company), Transportation Lawyers Association Chicago Regional Conference, Jan. 2013

Publications

•“Motor City litigator weighs in on big rig driving technologies,” VehicleServicePros.com, April 2021
•“Michigan’s Massive No-Fault Reform: What It Means for Commercial Fleets Domiciled Both In and Outside of the State” (Author), The Transportation Lawyer, Feb. 2020
•“The Electronic On-Board Recorder Mandate for Tractor-Trailers and Its Potential Impact on Safety, Claims Handling, and Underwriting” (Co-Author with Jim Rodi, Vice President, Mobile Communications Group of Rand McNally, and Kaitlin Brown), Michigan Defense Quarterly, Oct. 2013
•“The EOBR Mandate and Its Potential Impact on Safety, Claims Handling and Underwriting” (Co-Author with Jim Rodi, Vice President, Mobile Communications Group of Rand McNally, and Kaitlin Brown), The Transportation Lawyer, July 2013
•“Is Natural Gas the Future for Your Fleet? What Fracking and Shale Formations May Mean for the Trucking Industry” (Author), The Transportation Lawyer, Feb. 2014
•“Can Data Analytics Make a Zero Claim Goal a Reality?” (Co-Author with Shimon Kahan and Deborah Metzger-Mulvey), Michigan Defense Quarterly, Vol. 31, No. 3, Jan. 2015
•“Michigan No-Fault Made Easy“ (Co-Author with Albert B. Addis), 1996

Community

•Clark University Alumni Admissions Recruiter (2001-2015)
•Grosse Pointe Youth Nautical Education Foundation (Committee Member 2008-2021)
•The One Hundred Club of Detroit
•Transportation Club of Detroit Scholarship Committee

Articles

8/6/2024 Articles Insights Transportation Law Insights

Michigan Supreme Court delivers significant ruling in Wrongful Death Act

Multi Media

8/25/2023 Multi Media

Yellow Trucking Bankruptcy - What Does It Mean for the U.S. Economy?

10/24/2022 Multi Media

Truck Safety and Driving for Growth

3/9/2022 Multi Media

Transportation Attorney Addresses Supply Chain Issues Facing Trucking Industry

Press Releases

11/4/2022 Press Releases

Michigan Court of Appeals Grants Last Minute Emergency Stay of Trial, Prompting a Significant Reduction of the Exposure to DMC’s Client

2/5/2019 Press Releases

DMC Opens New Law Offices in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley and Detroit, Michigan

Transportation Law Insights

8/6/2024 Articles Insights Transportation Law Insights

Michigan Supreme Court delivers significant ruling in Wrongful Death Act

11/21/2022 Insights Transportation Law Insights

The Importance of a Formal Denial in a Post No-Fault Reform World

5/11/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights

FMCSA Launches Crash Preventability Determination Program

3/26/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights

FMCSA Responds to COVID-19 National Emergency

1/2/2020 Insights Transportation Law Insights

Random Drug Testing Percentage Doubles in the New Year

12/11/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights

Major Trucking Company Shutting Down After Filing for Liquidation Bankruptcy

8/30/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights

Negligent Driver Training and Discipline Prove Costly in Record $280M Verdict from Fatal Trucking Accident

8/19/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights

FMCSA Proposes Flexible, Safe Hours of Service Regulations

6/10/2019 Insights Transportation Law Insights

Michigan’s Massive No-Fault Reform - How The Changes May Affect your Business

 

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Areas of Law

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    • Corporate and Transactional Services
    • Insurance Law and Litigation
    • Product Liability
    • Transportation Law

Practice Details

  • Languages
    Spanish
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C.
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Defended a robotics integrator in a wrongful death product liability trial in which a maintenance technician was killed when a material h
    ling robot activated to place a trailer hitch assembly in a fixture in order to be welded. A favorable resolution was obtained after five days of the jury trial in Federal Court in October of 2021. The matter had received national media attention as the 'rogue robot' story. An additional two days of trial were required to defend a cross-claim for contractual indemnity, in which the purchaser of the automated robotic welding line sought over $1.5 million in damages, before that claim was amicably resolved on the eve of closing arguments.
    Serves as transportation counsel for local trucking companies
    Tanker truck explosion fatal rapid response assignment
    the accident closed I-75 in metro Detroit for four days, requiring partial repavement,
    was the subject of national media attention
    193 vehicle pile-up rapid response assignment which closed both directions of I-94 near Kalamazoo, Michigan, for three days
    Mr. Groustra's client was involved with the sole fatality, prompting regular reports direct to the trucking company's Board of Directors
    a fire broke out as a result of the impacts, causing a container of fireworks to ignite, adding to the national media interest
    Defended a $2 million PIP/workers' compensation subrogation claim which received national media attention
    resulted in an amendment to Michigan's no-fault act
    Defended a fire suppression company in a $15 million fire property loss claim
    Responded to five rapid response assignments within two months at the end of 2016, all of which were either multiple vehicle or multiple fatal incidents, or both
    Represented a witness, a 'John Doe' defendant, in a $6 billion claim against several large hedge funds for allegedly conspiring to devalue a company's stock in order to benefit from short selling positions
    Represented the third largest city in Michigan in multiple lawsuits involving the insurance coverages provided
    retrospectively rated premiums charged
    Prosecuted a fraud
    breach of contract matter against the former director of European operations for an auto manufacturer, which also required the deposition of the Chief Financial Officer of one of the largest private equity firms,
    caused a United Kingdom court to issue a 'world-wide freezing order' of assets
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    Arkansas Bar Admission
    Michigan Bar Admission
    United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    United States District Court for Eastern District of Arkansas
    United States District Court for Eastern District of Michigan
    United States District Court for Western District of Arkansas
    United States District Court for Western District of Michigan
    Memberships

    Memberships

    •Arkansas Bar Association
    •Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance
    •Defense Research Institute
    •Michigan Trucking Association
    •Transportation Club of Detroit (President 2023
    Executive Board 2018-2023)
    •Transportation Lawyers Association (58th Transportation Law Institute Co-Chair
    Executive Committee Representative at Large 2017-2019
    Chicago Regional Seminar Co-Chair 2014-2019)
    •Trucking Industry Defense Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
    Class of 1993
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Clark University
    Class of 1990
    B.A.
    History and Spanish
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1968
    Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, September 3, 1968

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