--- title: 2023 August url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august --- # [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august "2023 August") [![Advocate Aug22 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2023/08-august/Advocate-Aug22-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2023/August2023/html5/Advocate-Aug23-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Prop 22 and vicarious liability](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/prop-22-and-vicarious-liability "Prop 22 and vicarious liability") An appellate update and an explanation of why Prop 22 does not and cannot control vicarious liability for companies such as Uber and Lyft [Christopher Dolan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-dolan "Christopher Dolan") ## [Dealing with Workers’ Comp credits in UM and UIM arbitrations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/dealing-with-workers-comp-credits-in-um-and-uim-arbitrations "Dealing with Workers’ Comp credits in UM and UIM arbitrations") The UM carrier wants credit for workers’ comp benefits “paid” or “payable” [Barry P. Goldberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barry-p-goldberg "Barry P. Goldberg") ## [What seems to be the problem, officer?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/what-seems-to-be-the-problem-officer "What seems to be the problem, officer?") Establishing the foundation for police officers’ expert opinions in motor-vehicle cases [Christopher P. Orlando](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-p-orlando "Christopher P. Orlando") ## [Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/using-event-data-recorders-in-your-vehicle-accident-cases "Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases") EDRs record and store data that can be used to prove both liability and severity of the impact for injury causation [Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") [Talayeh Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/talayeh-goody "Talayeh Goody") ## [Don’t overlook [[case]]any[[/case]] of your client’s injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/don-t-overlook-case-any-case-of-your-client-s-injuries "Don’t overlook [[case]]any[[/case]] of your client’s injuries") Common, uncommon and commonly overlooked injuries in car crashes [Alex Zeesman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alex-zeesman "Alex Zeesman") ## [Written discovery in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/written-discovery-in-auto-cases "Written discovery in auto cases") A guide to what information you need in written discovery and how to get it [Diana Zeesman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/diana-zeesman "Diana Zeesman") ## [Government tort claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/government-tort-claims-2 "Government tort claims") An overview of the process from filing a claim to the beginning of litigation [Travis M. Daniels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/travis-m-daniels "Travis M. Daniels") ## [An introduction to mediating an auto case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/an-introduction-to-mediating-an-auto-case "An introduction to mediating an auto case") Which cases should you mediate, and how do you prepare for mediation? [Brian Poulter](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-poulter "Brian Poulter") ## [Don’t wait! Today’s technology can revolutionize your practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/don-t-wait-today-s-technology-can-revolutionize-your-practice "Don’t wait! Today’s technology can revolutionize your practice") Forget waiting on “AI”, here’s the technology you can put to work today to automate your PI practice, motor vehicle cases in particular [Timothy Gauthier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/timothy-gauthier "Timothy Gauthier") ## [The new CCP section 999 and policy-limit demands in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/the-new-ccp-section-999-and-policy-limit-demands-in-auto-cases "The new CCP section 999 and policy-limit demands in auto cases") Newly enacted CCP section 999 changes the landscape of pre-litigation settlement demands by better defining what is a “reasonable” offer to settle [Ritsa Gountoumas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ritsa-gountoumas "Ritsa Gountoumas") ## [Tips from the bench for handling motor-vehicle cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/tips-from-the-bench-for-handling-motor-vehicle-cases "Tips from the bench for handling motor-vehicle cases") Newly filed MV accident cases are being assigned to independent calendar courts; judges may have different protocols for handling these cases [Elaine Mandel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elaine-mandel "Elaine Mandel") ## [They’re not paying your pre-litigation policy-limit demand. Now what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/they-re-not-paying-your-pre-litigation-policy-limit-demand-now-what "They’re not paying your pre-litigation policy-limit demand. Now what?") Use the litigation process to give insurers every possible chance to do the right thing, and to force them when they don’t want to [Gene Sullivan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gene-sullivan "Gene Sullivan") [Ryan Medler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-medler "Ryan Medler") ## [Justice in the courtroom. Service in the community](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/justice-in-the-courtroom-service-in-the-community "Justice in the courtroom. Service in the community") Working close with plaintiff-bar associations [Karina Lallande](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/karina-lallande "Karina Lallande") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Supreme Court wrapped up a busy and controversial term](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/supreme-court-wrapped-up-a-busy-and-controversial-term "Supreme Court wrapped up a busy and controversial term") AAJ filed amicus curiae briefs on arbitration, consent jurisdiction, Private right of action for FNHRA violations and Section 230 immunity [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [“Kill Bill(s)”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/kill-bill-s "“Kill Bill(s)”") That’s part of the job at CAOC [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") ## [Summer may be winding down but OCTLA is not](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/summer-may-be-winding-down-but-octla-is-not "Summer may be winding down but OCTLA is not") Charity auction donations needed for support of OC advocates for foster children [Lindsey Aitken](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-aitken "Lindsey Aitken") ## [So many events!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/so-many-events "So many events!") CAALA Vegas highlights a program that offers something for everyone