Advocate July24 cvr EZINE

Articles in this issue:

E-scooter accidents

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


[[case]]Demer[[/case]]’s paradigm for assessing biased insurance experts

[[case]]Demer[[/case]] provides a well-developed roadmap for courts and practitioners to eliminate expert bias in disputes over insurance coverage


Litigating autopilot products-liability cases against Tesla

Legal issues surrounding Tesla’s Autopilot systems are multifaceted, involving consumer protection, safety and liability, regulatory compliance, and driver responsibility


The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation

Understand what each type of expert witness brings to your motor-vehicle case


Dangerous condition of public roadways

Overcoming government-immunity defenses


Is there a recipe for success in trial?

A large verdict may be less about what you did and more about what the defendant and the defense team did and didn’t do


Liability issues in motorcycle collisions

Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists


Pre-litigation of vehicle accidents

For new attorneys, an overview of the issues in the pre-litigation stage and how to address them


Fatal attraction: Pedestrians and trains

Protecting pedestrian rights; a look at railway accidents involving pedestrians


Medicine for attorneys: Spinal injuries

Understanding and presenting spinal/back And neck injuries at trial


Appellate Reports

Medical-expense damages and the collateral-source rule/Medicare; also, handwritten vs. electronic signatures on arbitration agreements, and scam ads on Facebook, binding arbitration agreements and wrongful-death heirs


Who are you, what do you want and how do you make it happen?

Building your brand, networking and keeping up


Great tryke giveaway is coming July 27!

Adaptive tricycles are financially out of reach for many families with special-needs children


Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Also: Chemical corporations push for nationwide immunity for pesticide claims


900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento

Uber and Lyft; also foster-child neglect, non-economic damages caps


Passing the torch

The legacy of OCTLA Executive Director Janet Thornton


Are we there yet?

Why Dodd (Protecting California Drivers Act) matters