Motor Vehicle Accidents

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Using Paniagua to discover the names and contact information for witnesses listed in traffic-collision reports of similar prior incidents

Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists

From Issue: 2024 July

How a Pitchess motion can be used to obtain crucial evidence in motor-vehicle collision cases where one or more defendants is in law enforcement

From Issue: 2018 April

Issue spotting past the collision to find deeper pockets

From Issue: 2022 August

Making sense of “who ran the red light?”

From Issue: 2017 May

What you don’t learn from a police report may be just what you need to prove liability and identify other defendants

Understanding the critical role of helmets in motorcycle accident cases

From Issue: 2025 May

The judge’s review of a large jury verdict that opened up an auto policy, and an analysis of why other trials end up in low/defense verdicts

From Issue: 2022 August

A guide to what information you need in written discovery and how to get it

From Issue: 2023 August

EDRs record and store data that can be used to prove both liability and severity of the impact for injury causation

From Issue: 2023 August

Newly filed MV accident cases are being assigned to independent calendar courts; judges may have different protocols for handling these cases

From Issue: 2023 August

How to handle the challenges arising from a plaintiff involved in multiple collisions

From Issue: 2025 May