--- title: 2024 July url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july --- # [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july "2024 July") [![Advocate July24 cvr EZINE](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2024/07-july/Advocate-July24-cvr-EZINE.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2024/July2024/html5/Advocate-July24-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [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") ## [[[case]]Demer[[/case]]’s paradigm for assessing biased insurance experts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/case-demer-case-s-paradigm-for-assessing-biased-insurance-experts "[[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 [Christopher Dion](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-dion "Christopher Dion") ## [Litigating autopilot products-liability cases against Tesla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/litigating-autopilot-products-liability-cases-against-tesla "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 [Don Slavik](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/don-slavik "Don Slavik") [Elise Sanguinetti](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elise-sanguinetti "Elise Sanguinetti") ## [The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/the-roles-of-expert-witnesses-in-motor-vehicle-accident-litigation "The roles of expert witnesses in motor-vehicle-accident litigation") Understand what each type of expert witness brings to your motor-vehicle case [Daniel DeSantis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/daniel-desantis "Daniel DeSantis") [Lane Friedman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lane-friedman "Lane Friedman") ## [Dangerous condition of public roadways](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/dangerous-condition-of-public-roadways "Dangerous condition of public roadways") Overcoming government-immunity defenses [Lauren Vogt](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-vogt "Lauren Vogt") ## [Is there a recipe for success in trial?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/is-there-a-recipe-for-success-in-trial "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 [Thomas Steven Feher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/thomas-steven-feher "Thomas Steven Feher") ## [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") ## [Pre-litigation of vehicle accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/pre-litigation-of-vehicle-accidents "Pre-litigation of vehicle accidents") For new attorneys, an overview of the issues in the pre-litigation stage and how to address them [Rogelio Ruiz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rogelio-ruiz "Rogelio Ruiz") ## [Fatal attraction: Pedestrians and trains](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/fatal-attraction-pedestrians-and-trains "Fatal attraction: Pedestrians and trains") Protecting pedestrian rights; a look at railway accidents involving pedestrians [Joseph Sayler](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-sayler "Joseph Sayler") [Nathan Karlin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nathan-karlin "Nathan Karlin") ## [Medicine for attorneys: Spinal injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/medicine-for-attorneys-spinal-injuries "Medicine for attorneys: Spinal injuries") Understanding and presenting spinal/back And neck injuries at trial [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") [Olivia K. Leary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/olivia-k-leary "Olivia K. Leary") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/appellate-reports-51 "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 [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Who are you, what do you want and how do you make it happen?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/who-are-you-what-do-you-want-and-how-do-you-make-it-happen "Who are you, what do you want and how do you make it happen?") Building your brand, networking and keeping up [Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon") ## [Great tryke giveaway is coming July 27!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/great-tryke-giveaway-is-coming-july-27 "Great tryke giveaway is coming July 27!") Adaptive tricycles are financially out of reach for many families with special-needs children [Bradley S. Wallace](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bradley-s-wallace "Bradley S. Wallace") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Restoring Justice for Workers Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/restoring-justice-for-workers-act "Restoring Justice for Workers Act") Also: Chemical corporations push for nationwide immunity for pesticide claims [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") ## [900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/900-words-too-few-to-explain-what-is-happening-in-sacramento "900 words? Too few to explain what is happening in Sacramento") Uber and Lyft; also foster-child neglect, non-economic damages caps [Nancy Peverini](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nancy-peverini "Nancy Peverini") ## [Passing the torch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/passing-the-torch "Passing the torch") The legacy of OCTLA Executive Director Janet Thornton [Whit D. Bertch](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/whit-d-bertch "Whit D. Bertch") ## [Are we there yet?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/are-we-there-yet-2 "Are we there yet?") Why Dodd (Protecting California Drivers Act) matters [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")