--- title: Evidence description: Advocate Magazine articles on Evidence, from the Subject Matter Index. --- ## [Full investigation of the accident scene can reveal other responsible parties](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/full-investigation-of-the-accident-scene-can-reveal-other-responsible-parties "Full investigation of the accident scene can reveal other responsible parties") When the primary defendant is underinsured, a thorough investigation of the accident scene can yield surprising evidence of negligence by other parties [Casey A. Kaufman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/casey-a-kaufman "Casey A. Kaufman") From Issue: [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) ## [Finding and using evidence to win your employment case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/finding-and-using-evidence-to-win-your-employment-case "Finding and using evidence to win your employment case") Evidence can be testimony about what someone saw or heard or smelled. Even someone’s opinion [Carmen Sabater](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carmen-sabater "Carmen Sabater") From Issue: [2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march) [![Evidence preservation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Owen-istock-2196613795_ba719ca93de686228c58b843507f0838.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/evidence-preservation "Evidence preservation") ## [Evidence preservation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/evidence-preservation "Evidence preservation") An update to your evidence preservation demands and how to advise your clients of their own preservation obligations [Andrew Owen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-owen "Andrew Owen") From Issue: [2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august) ## [Don’t let the defense misuse social media to depict your client](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/don-t-let-the-defense-misuse-social-media-to-depict-your-client "Don’t let the defense misuse social media to depict your client") How defendants misrepresent a plaintiff’s condition through social media [Eustace de Saint Phalle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eustace-de-saint-phalle "Eustace de Saint Phalle") [Shana M. Nazarian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shana-m-nazarian "Shana M. Nazarian") From Issue: [2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january) ## [Collecting the pieces of the premises-liability puzzle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/collecting-the-pieces-of-the-premises-liability-puzzle "Collecting the pieces of the premises-liability puzzle") Initiate a powerful plan of attack for investigation and discovery from the get-go [Alexis Domb](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alexis-domb "Alexis Domb") [Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck") From Issue: [2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november) ## [Building the record that survives summary judgment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/building-the-record-that-survives-summary-judgment "Building the record that survives summary judgment") How discovery, evidence, and expert opinions combine to create triable issues of fact on employer liability and related derivative claims [Brigitta Railla](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brigitta-railla "Brigitta Railla") [Erika Contreras](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erika-contreras "Erika Contreras") From Issue: [2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october) ## [Four underutilized rules of evidence at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january/four-underutilized-rules-of-evidence-at-trial "Four underutilized rules of evidence at trial") Dealing with experts’ wild scenarios of causation, the disappearing plaintiff, impeachment documents and publications referred to at trial [Khail A. Parris](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/khail-a-parris "Khail A. Parris") From Issue: [2025 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-january) ## [Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june/excluding-what-the-officer-didn-t-know-at-the-time-of-the-shooting "Excluding what the officer didn’t know at the time of the shooting") Effective use of motions in limine can ensure the jury sees only the relevant facts in an excessive-use-of-force case [Michael S. Carrillo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-carrillo "Michael S. Carrillo") From Issue: [2026 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-june) ## [Evidence Code mediation rules](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/evidence-code-mediation-rules "Evidence Code mediation rules") Know the official rules for mediation and keep yourself out of avoidable predicaments [Rita Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rita-miller "Rita Miller") From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september) [![Common evidentiary issues in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Horwitz_istock-1150667056_d39137d1fab405f9e3f9b178ef0188c1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/common-evidentiary-issues-in-auto-cases "Common evidentiary issues in auto cases") ## [Common evidentiary issues in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/common-evidentiary-issues-in-auto-cases "Common evidentiary issues in auto cases") What to get in and how to keep everything else out [Lauren Horwitz](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lauren-horwitz "Lauren Horwitz") From Issue: [2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june) ## [Caught on camera](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/caught-on-camera "Caught on camera") How California’s speed cameras and AB Bill 645 are reshaping car-accident cases [Lem Garcia](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lem-garcia "Lem Garcia") From Issue: [2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august) ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may/appellate-reports-30 "Appellate Reports") [[case]]In People v. Veamatahau[[/case]], Cal Supreme Court clarifies and restricts the meaning of “case-specific hearsay” that must be excluded under [[case]]People v. Sanchez[[/case]] [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") From Issue: [2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)