2024 July

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Articles in this issue:
E-scooter accidents

E-scooter accidents

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

Catherine Lerer

2024 July


Medicine for attorneys: Spinal injuries

Understanding and presenting spinal/back And neck injuries at trial

Olivia K. Leary
Eustace de Saint Phalle

2024 July


Passing the torch

The legacy of OCTLA Executive Director Janet Thornton

Whit D. Bertch

2024 July


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

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

Nancy Peverini

2024 July


Restoring Justice for Workers Act

Also: Chemical corporations push for nationwide immunity for pesticide claims

Linda A. Lipsen

2024 July


Great tryke giveaway is coming July 27!

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

Bradley S. Wallace
Michelle M. West

2024 July



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

2024 July


Fatal attraction: Pedestrians and trains

Protecting pedestrian rights; a look at railway accidents involving pedestrians

Joseph Sayler
Nathan Karlin

2024 July


<em>Demer</em>’s paradigm for assessing biased insurance experts

Demer’s paradigm for assessing biased insurance experts

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

Christopher Dion

2024 July


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

2024 July


Liability issues in motorcycle collisions

Liability issues in motorcycle collisions

Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists

Scott Adrian

2024 July


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

2024 July


Dangerous condition of public roadways

Dangerous condition of public roadways

Overcoming government-immunity defenses

Lauren Vogt

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
Lane Friedman

2024 July


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

Elise Sanguinetti
Don Slavik

2024 July


Are we there yet?

Why Dodd (Protecting California Drivers Act) matters

Ibiere N. Seck

2024 July

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