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Articles in this issue:

Uber and Lyft’s other limitation on injured parties’ rights to recover damages

How the 2026 $60,000 UM/UIM cap instituted by SB 371 impacts California consumers’ access to compensation


After Montgomery

The end of the FAAAA preemption defense in truck-accident cases


From records to admissions

A deposition toolbox for commercial-vehicle cases


GPS evidence in collision cases

Used properly, it answers comparative-fault theories before they reach the jury


Discovery goals with truck driver behavior-monitoring systems

What evidence to get from telematics monitoring systems and how to use it


Get way more money on your Waymo cases

Critical aspects of litigation in autonomous-driving cases


Recovering costs in UIM cases without the need for an arbitration award

Madrigal v. Hyundai Motor Am. makes clear that cost-shifting provisions of § 998 can apply even if a case resolves in settlement


Telematics, AI, and the new driver-data frontier

Producing a machine-generated record of the employer’s knowledge of the driver and the decisions the company made


Beyond the truck driver and motor carrier

From governmental entities to road contractors, pursuing additional defendants in work-zone truck crashes


Using technology to investigate truck crashes

Be prepared to conduct a comprehensive search of all technology and online data, especially the driver’s cell phone, in addition to traditional truck-crash discovery


The trucking lawyer’s hidden weapon

How the federal MCS-90 and California MC-65/ C-67 filings can save your case


FMCSA’s forthcoming Safety Measurement System overhaul

What to expect from the federal website’s update and how to use its data to plead theories of negligent entrustment, negligent hiring, and negligent retention


Play ball!

Trial Lawyers’ Charities hosts their first pickleball tournament on August 2 in El Segundo




CAALA’s partnership with CAOC

Essential to protecting justice in California