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title: Advocate Magazine
description: "Advocate is the largest magazine in the United States for plaintiffs' trial attorneys. Advocate is owned by the Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles (CAALA) and published for the benefit of plaintiffs' trial attorneys in Southern California."
---

[![Liability issues in motorcycle collisions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Adrian-istock-497288812_ca9c119611fddcda8c12a3badc658488.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/liability-issues-in-motorcycle-collisions "Liability issues in motorcycle collisions")

## [Liability issues in motorcycle collisions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/liability-issues-in-motorcycle-collisions "Liability issues in motorcycle collisions")

Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists

[Scott Adrian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-adrian "Scott Adrian")

From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

[![Photo credit:  Framestock at stock.adobe.com](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Carrillo-AdobeStock-440479012_535db5b908b14f766dfa970df651ba24.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "Photo credit:  Framestock at stock.adobe.com")

## [“Hold him down!”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/hold-him-down "“Hold him down!”")

Litigating deaths caused by restraint and/or positional asphyxia while in law-enforcement custody

[Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo")

From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

[![Boot camp for civil lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Joel-Carillet-istock-514515813_469b5152e4edc8ca78ea649fad919c2e.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/boot-camp-for-civil-lawyers "Boot camp for civil lawyers")

## [Boot camp for civil lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/boot-camp-for-civil-lawyers "Boot camp for civil lawyers")

Did your client ever serve in the military? A look at laws impacting veterans

[Eileen C. Moore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eileen-c-moore "Eileen C. Moore")

From Issue: [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may)

[![E-scooter accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/escooter-iStock-1420783660_5c28232167a46fb6e166a6028a92fcc0.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/e-scooter-accidents "E-scooter accidents")

## [E-scooter accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/e-scooter-accidents "E-scooter accidents")

Scooter laws, scooter malfunctions, rider injuries and issues associated with scooter collisions with pedestrians and vehicles

[Catherine Lerer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/catherine-lerer "Catherine Lerer")

From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

[![Police shootings: A guide to winning justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Contreras-istock-1481901203_0eaa0608c0a1144ac58648fd8427094c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/police-shootings-a-guide-to-winning-justice "Police shootings: A guide to winning justice")

## [Police shootings: A guide to winning justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/police-shootings-a-guide-to-winning-justice "Police shootings: A guide to winning justice")

A look at the legal process and the proven strategies for winning an excessive-force case

[Christian Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-contreras "Christian Contreras")

From Issue: [2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

[![Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fiore-istock-1205217071_a6a792b18ff270f360d306af5a95a7e9.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/fighting-back-when-big-box-stores-remove-your-state-court-lawsuit-to-federal-court "Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court")

## [Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may/fighting-back-when-big-box-stores-remove-your-state-court-lawsuit-to-federal-court "Fighting back when big-box stores remove your state-court lawsuit to federal court")

They want to try these cases without any meaningful voir dire and where you need a unanimous jury verdict

[Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore")

From Issue: [2024 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-may)