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

Lucas A. Whitehill

From Issue: 2025 October

Liability issues in motorcycle collisions

Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists

Scott Adrian

From Issue: 2024 July

Pitch-ing for the win

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

Ryan Casey

From Issue: 2018 April

Who’s at fault?

Issue spotting past the collision to find deeper pockets

Santo Riccobono
Tobin Ellis

From Issue: 2022 August

Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases

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

Talayeh Goody
Greyson M. Goody

From Issue: 2023 August

Tips from the bench for handling motor-vehicle cases

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

Elaine Mandel

From Issue: 2023 August

Motorcycle helmets 101

Understanding the critical role of helmets in motorcycle accident cases

Malosack Berjis

From Issue: 2025 May

Jones v. Smith: Much to learn from one case

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

Gerald Rosenberg

From Issue: 2022 August

Written discovery in auto cases

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

Diana Zeesman

From Issue: 2023 August

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

From Issue: 2026 July

To stop or to go?

Making sense of “who ran the red light?”

Allen Bourgeois
Matthew Manjarrez

From Issue: 2017 May

The added value of a private investigator in a motor-vehicle case

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

Harry Kazakian

From Issue: 2021 January