--- title: 2021 June url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june --- # [2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june "2021 June") [![Advo Jun21 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2021/06-june/Advo-Jun21-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2021/June2021/html5/Advocate-June21-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Common evidentiary issues in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/common-evidentiary-issues-in-auto-cases "Common evidentiary issues in auto cases") What to get in and how to keep everything else out [Lauren Horwitz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-horwitz "Lauren Horwitz") ## [Gathering and preserving evidence in car crash cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/gathering-and-preserving-evidence-in-car-crash-cases "Gathering and preserving evidence in car crash cases") The Traffic Collision Report is just the beginning of your crusade for evidence [Karina Lallande](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/karina-lallande "Karina Lallande") ## [Finding employer liability to unearth maximum case value](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/finding-employer-liability-to-unearth-maximum-case-value "Finding employer liability to unearth maximum case value") When the defendant driver’s policy is inadequate, a critical analysis of employment status is necessary [Laura F. Sedrish](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/laura-f-sedrish "Laura F. Sedrish") [Randi Thompson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randi-thompson "Randi Thompson") ## [The “ABC’s” of UM/UIM cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/the-abc-s-of-um-uim-cases "The “ABC’s” of UM/UIM cases") Breaking down the UIM claim to its basic rules and authorities along with procedural steps [Oscar Rene Gutierrez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/oscar-rene-gutierrez "Oscar Rene Gutierrez") ## [Dealing with the dark side](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/dealing-with-the-dark-side "Dealing with the dark side") Some perspective from an auto-insurance adjuster turned plaintiff attorney ## [Putting the employer on the hook in an auto case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/putting-the-employer-on-the-hook-in-an-auto-case "Putting the employer on the hook in an auto case") Finding the commercial policy and opening it up with vicarious liability imputed to the employer through course-and-scope issues [Gene Sullivan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gene-sullivan "Gene Sullivan") ## [When does a special relationship through a contract give rise to a tort duty?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/when-does-a-special-relationship-through-a-contract-give-rise-to-a-tort-duty "When does a special relationship through a contract give rise to a tort duty?") A recent appellate decision sheds some light on the answer [Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore") ## [When your civil case has a companion criminal case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/when-your-civil-case-has-a-companion-criminal-case "When your civil case has a companion criminal case") Settlement can often move forward despite the pending criminal matter, and the victim may be entitled to restitution in addition to the civil settlement [Christopher Montes de Oca](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-montes-de-oca "Christopher Montes de Oca") ## [Proposition 22 and Transportation Network Carriers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/proposition-22-and-transportation-network-carriers "Proposition 22 and Transportation Network Carriers") The effect of Prop 22 on TNCs’ liability for the negligence of their drivers [Christopher Dolan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-dolan "Christopher Dolan") ## [Pre-existing conditions: Keep it simple](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/pre-existing-conditions-keep-it-simple "Pre-existing conditions: Keep it simple") Let the evidence tell your client’s story of life before and after the crash when dealing with pre-existing injuries [Ese Omofoma](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ese-omofoma "Ese Omofoma") ## [Welcome back!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/welcome-back "Welcome back!") The 2021 CAALA Convention will be September 2-5 at the Bellagio Resort [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/appellate-reports-40 "Appellate Reports") U.S. Supreme Court affirms state jurisdiction over alleged defective vehicles [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [AAJ convinces Health and Human Services to rescind bad rulemaking on vaccine-injury policy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/aaj-convinces-health-and-human-services-to-rescind-bad-rulemaking-on-vaccine-injury-policy "AAJ convinces Health and Human Services to rescind bad rulemaking on vaccine-injury policy") Fends off Trump-era attack on Vaccine Injury Compensation Program [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [Ending the death discount](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/ending-the-death-discount "Ending the death discount") Working to pass SB 447 so that human suffering damages don’t die with the victim ## [Roaring back!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/roaring-back "Roaring back!") In-person events to begin in September [Cynthia Craig](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-craig "Cynthia Craig") ## [LA Superior and CAALA take positive steps owing to the pandemic](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/la-superior-and-caala-take-positive-steps-owing-to-the-pandemic "LA Superior and CAALA take positive steps owing to the pandemic") A terrible, tragic year has led to some important advances [Genie Harrison](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/genie-harrison "Genie Harrison")