2019 October

Advocate Oct19 cvr

Depositions: Use honey, not vinegar

Experience dictates the kinder approach usually wins with most deponents

Application of attorney-client and work-product privileges to corporate incident reports and employee-witness statements

The quest for clarity under California’s PAGA: recent rulings to help you value the case

Being prepared to present financial evidence regarding the defendant in the punitive-damages phase

It could change your auto-accident practice dramatically within three years

You can use PMK testimony in place of expert testimony to demonstrate how the employer failed to protect a disabled employee’s rights

Protecting your clients and their cases from improper examinations and interrogations during DMEs

A step-by-step approach to creating a discovery plan so you can tell your client's story at trial

Attorney’s potential liability under settlement signed by attorney with notation “approved as to form and content”

Take advantage of the plaintiff’s deposition to showcase the humanity of your client – so the defense sees it, too