--- title: Motor Vehicle Accidents description: Advocate Magazine articles on Motor Vehicle Accidents, from the Subject Matter Index. url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/tag/Motor%20Vehicle%20Accidents --- [![Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Whitehill-istock-543692034_087c64845bb7b1d8ebc40a43dd6f74e5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/redacted-sorry-but-i-d-like-the-names-please "Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please") ## [Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/redacted-sorry-but-i-d-like-the-names-please "Redacted! Sorry, but I’d like the names, please") Using [[case]]Paniagua[[/case]] to discover the names and contact information for witnesses listed in traffic-collision reports of similar prior incidents [Lucas A. Whitehill](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lucas-a-whitehill "Lucas A. Whitehill") From Issue: [2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october) [![Liability issues in motorcycle collisions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Adrian-istock-497288812_ca9c119611fddcda8c12a3badc658488.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/liability-issues-in-motorcycle-collisions "Liability issues in motorcycle collisions") ## [Liability issues in motorcycle collisions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/liability-issues-in-motorcycle-collisions "Liability issues in motorcycle collisions") Key issues and tips on overcoming juror bias against motorcyclists [Scott Adrian](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-adrian "Scott Adrian") From Issue: [2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july) [![Pitch-ing for the win](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/casey_istock_157284612_3ae676e11ee127553b5b5f1206a415f3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/pitch-ing-for-the-win "Pitch-ing for the win") ## [Pitch-ing for the win](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/pitch-ing-for-the-win "Pitch-ing for the win") How a [[case]]Pitchess[[/case]] motion can be used to obtain crucial evidence in motor-vehicle collision cases where one or more defendants is in law enforcement [Ryan Casey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ryan-casey "Ryan Casey") From Issue: [2018 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april) ## [Who’s at fault?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/who-s-at-fault "Who’s at fault?") Issue spotting past the collision to find deeper pockets [Santo Riccobono](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/santo-riccobono "Santo Riccobono") [Tobin Ellis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tobin-ellis "Tobin Ellis") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) [![Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Goody-istock-629722056_d5f47a98b367e48299c0b9621b9a0f97.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/using-event-data-recorders-in-your-vehicle-accident-cases "Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases") ## [Using event-data recorders in your vehicle-accident cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/using-event-data-recorders-in-your-vehicle-accident-cases "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 [Greyson M. Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greyson-m-goody "Greyson M. Goody") [Talayeh Goody](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/talayeh-goody "Talayeh Goody") From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) ## [Tips from the bench for handling motor-vehicle cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/tips-from-the-bench-for-handling-motor-vehicle-cases "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elaine-mandel "Elaine Mandel") From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) [![Motorcycle helmets 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Berjis-istock-_872028e716dc85f11b83db1d2218b371.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may/motorcycle-helmets-101 "Motorcycle helmets 101") ## [Motorcycle helmets 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may/motorcycle-helmets-101 "Motorcycle helmets 101") Understanding the critical role of helmets in motorcycle accident cases [Malosack Berjis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/malosack-berjis "Malosack Berjis") From Issue: [2025 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-may) [![[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: Much to learn from one case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Rosenberg-iStock-108348460_1c75df3f4abe36d9624ed4939f2c3882.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/case-jones-v-smith-case-much-to-learn-from-one-case "[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: Much to learn from one case") ## [[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: Much to learn from one case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/case-jones-v-smith-case-much-to-learn-from-one-case "[[case]]Jones v. Smith[[/case]]: 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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-rosenberg "Gerald Rosenberg") From Issue: [2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august) ## [Written discovery in auto cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august/written-discovery-in-auto-cases "Written discovery in auto cases") A guide to what information you need in written discovery and how to get it [Diana Zeesman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/diana-zeesman "Diana Zeesman") From Issue: [2023 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-august) ## [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") From Issue: [2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july) ## [To stop or to go?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/to-stop-or-to-go "To stop or to go?") Making sense of “who ran the red light?” [Allen Bourgeois](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/allen-bourgeois "Allen Bourgeois") [Matthew Manjarrez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-manjarrez "Matthew Manjarrez") From Issue: [2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may) ## [The added value of a private investigator in a motor-vehicle case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/the-added-value-of-a-private-investigator-in-a-motor-vehicle-case "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](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/harry-kazakian "Harry Kazakian") From Issue: [2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january)