--- title: 2026 July url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july --- # [2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july "2026 July") [![Advocate July26 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2026/07-july/Advocate-Jul26-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2026/July2026/html5/Advocate-July26-issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Uber and Lyft’s other limitation on injured parties’ rights to recover damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/uber-and-lyft-s-other-limitation-on-injured-parties-rights-to-recover-damages "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 [Edwin S. Salguero](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/edwin-s-salguero "Edwin S. Salguero") [Ryan Casey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-casey "Ryan Casey") ## [After Montgomery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/after-montgomery "After Montgomery") The end of the FAAAA preemption defense in truck-accident cases [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [From records to admissions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/from-records-to-admissions "From records to admissions") A deposition toolbox for commercial-vehicle cases [Jon Davidi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jon-davidi "Jon Davidi") [Tyler Paboojian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tyler-paboojian "Tyler Paboojian") ## [GPS evidence in collision cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/gps-evidence-in-collision-cases "GPS evidence in collision cases") Used properly, it answers comparative-fault theories before they reach the jury [Gabrielle Booth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gabrielle-booth "Gabrielle Booth") [Kristopher Peerali](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kristopher-peerali "Kristopher Peerali") ## [Discovery goals with truck driver behavior-monitoring systems](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/discovery-goals-with-truck-driver-behavior-monitoring-systems "Discovery goals with truck driver behavior-monitoring systems") What evidence to get from telematics monitoring systems and how to use it [Mike Chaloupka](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-chaloupka "Mike Chaloupka") ## [Get way more money on your Waymo cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/get-way-more-money-on-your-waymo-cases "Get way more money on your Waymo cases") Critical aspects of litigation in autonomous-driving cases [Ryan Cowan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-cowan "Ryan Cowan") ## [Recovering costs in UIM cases without the need for an arbitration award](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/recovering-costs-in-uim-cases-without-the-need-for-an-arbitration-award "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 [Kieran Doherty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kieran-doherty "Kieran Doherty") ## [Telematics, AI, and the new driver-data frontier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/telematics-ai-and-the-new-driver-data-frontier "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 [Andrew T. Haling](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-t-haling "Andrew T. Haling") ## [Beyond the truck driver and motor carrier](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/beyond-the-truck-driver-and-motor-carrier "Beyond the truck driver and motor carrier") From governmental entities to road contractors, pursuing additional defendants in work-zone truck crashes [Alexander Kemp](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexander-kemp "Alexander Kemp") ## [Using technology to investigate truck crashes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/using-technology-to-investigate-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 [Katie Nealon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/katie-nealon "Katie Nealon") ## [The trucking lawyer’s hidden weapon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/the-trucking-lawyer-s-hidden-weapon "The trucking lawyer’s hidden weapon") How the federal MCS-90 and California MC-65/ C-67 filings can save your case [Diana Diskin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/diana-diskin "Diana Diskin") [Jordan Jones](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jordan-jones "Jordan Jones") ## [FMCSA’s forthcoming Safety Measurement System overhaul](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/fmcsa-s-forthcoming-safety-measurement-system-overhaul "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 [Burgess Williams](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/burgess-williams "Burgess Williams") ## [Play ball!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/play-ball-3 "Play ball!") Trial Lawyers’ Charities hosts their first pickleball tournament on August 2 in El Segundo [Griselda S. Rodriguez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/griselda-s-rodriguez "Griselda S. Rodriguez") [Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West") ## [Our character was tested](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/our-character-was-tested "Our character was tested") …and we passed [Lea-Ann Tratten](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lea-ann-tratten "Lea-Ann Tratten") ## [Independence and the pursuit of justice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/independence-and-the-pursuit-of-justice "Independence and the pursuit of justice") …and we passed [Clare Lucich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/clare-lucich "Clare Lucich") ## [CAALA’s partnership with CAOC](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/caala-s-partnership-with-caoc "CAALA’s partnership with CAOC") Essential to protecting justice in California [Elizabeth A. Hernandez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-a-hernandez "Elizabeth A. Hernandez")