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title: Jeffrey I. Ehrlich
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# Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich is the principal of the *Ehrlich Law Firm* in Claremont. He is a cum laude graduate of the Harvard Law School, an appellate specialist certified by the California Board of Legal Specialization, and an emeritus member of the CAALA Board of Governors. He is the editor-in-chief of Advocate magazine, a two-time recipient of the CAALA Appellate Attorney of the Year award, and in 2019 received CAOC’s Streetfighter of the Year award. Jeff* *received the Orange County Trial Lawyer’s Association Trial Lawyer of the Year award for “Distinguished Achievement” in 2023.

### Articles written by this author:

## [The basics of advertising-injury coverage](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august/the-basics-of-advertising-injury-coverage "The basics of advertising-injury coverage")

The basic concepts of this somewhat obscure and often mystifying area of insurance law

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2014 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-august)

[![Eight tips to keep your case in the ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-thinkstock-181441404_88c235742f01f14452126e9ddf27243b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/eight-tips-to-keep-your-case-in-the-ring "Eight tips to keep your case in the ring")

## [Eight tips to keep your case in the ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december/eight-tips-to-keep-your-case-in-the-ring "Eight tips to keep your case in the ring")

Plaintiffs seldom move for summary judgment but the defense sees it as a knockout round

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2014 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-december)

[![Health insurance: The coverage for prosthetics in group health plans](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-thinkstock-503209761_13fdd8a572f2fe0e14cc67965918dec2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/health-insurance-the-coverage-for-prosthetics-in-group-health-plans-2 "Health insurance: The coverage for prosthetics in group health plans")

## [Health insurance: The coverage for prosthetics in group health plans](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/health-insurance-the-coverage-for-prosthetics-in-group-health-plans-2 "Health insurance: The coverage for prosthetics in group health plans")

How the Ninth Circuit, in Garcia v. Pacificare, gutted California Health & Safety Code section 1367.18 — and how you can fix it

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2015 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august)

## [Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august/appellate-reports-and-cases-in-brief-6 "Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief")

[[case]]Bermudez v. Ciolek[[/case]] — Logical discussion of [[case]]Howell[[/case]] issues concerning proof of medical expenses for an uninsured client

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2015 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-august)

## [Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-november/appellate-reports-and-cases-in-brief-3 "Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief")

[[case]]U.S. v. Moser[[/case]] — Holds that the reasons relied on by the district judge to cut the prevailing party’s fee award constituted an abuse of discretion

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2015 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-november)

## [Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december/appellate-reports-and-cases-in-brief-2 "Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief")

[[case]]Uspenskaya v. Meline[[/case]] — The amount a factoring company pays to purchase a medical lien is not evidence of the reasonable value of the debt

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2015 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-december)

## [Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january/appellate-reports-and-cases-in-brief "Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief")

Assumption of the risk: If you buy tickets to a haunted house, expect to be scared ([[case]]Griffin v. The Haunted Hotel[[/case]])

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-january)

## [Appellate Reports and Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march/appellate-reports-and-briefs-4 "Appellate Reports and Briefs")

[[case]]Montanile v. Board of Trustees of the National Elevator Industry Health Benefit Plan[[/case]]

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-march)

## [Appellate Reports and Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april/appellate-reports-and-briefs-3 "Appellate Reports and Briefs")

[[case]]Gaines v. Fidelity National Title Insurance[[/case]] makes avoiding dismissal under the 5-year rule more difficult and analyzes the rules about which periods during a lawsuit are excluded

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-april)

## [Appellate Reports and Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may/appellate-reports-and-briefs-2 "Appellate Reports and Briefs")

[[case]]Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo[[/case]] — The U.S Supreme Court allows statistical evidence to fill evidentiary gaps in class actions

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-may)

## [Appellate Reports and Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june/appellate-reports-and-briefs "Appellate Reports and Briefs")

[[case]]Flores v. Presbyterian[[/case]] − Negligence in the use and maintenance of equipment used to implement a doctor’s order constitutes “professional negligence” under MICRA and subject to MICRA statute of limitations

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-june)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-july/appellate-review-2 "Appellate Review")

Supreme Court eliminates automatic depublication of appellate opinion upon grant of review

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-july)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-6 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

[[case]]Ramos v. Brenntag Specialties, Inc.[[/case]] narrows components parts doctrine

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/appellate-reports-13 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Baral v. Schnitt[[/case]] substantially broadens the scope of the anti-SLAPP statute by holding that it can be used to attack allegations of constitutionally protected activity

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september)

## [How could this happen in Los Angeles?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/how-could-this-happen-in-los-angeles "How could this happen in Los Angeles?")

A first-person account of the wrongful murder conviction of Ray Jennings, and what it took to free him

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/appellate-reports-12 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Barickman v. Mercury Cas. Co.[[/case]] — Court rejects the insurer’s argument that it acted in good faith as a matter of law by making an early tender of policy limits

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/appellate-reports-11 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Markow v. Rosner[[/case]] — Appellate court isn’t buying hospital’s vicarious liability based upon ostensible agency of a physician associated with the hospital

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-5 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

[[case]]Nickerson v. Stonebridge Ins. Co.[[/case]] — Affirms a punitive-damage award that is 10 times the amount of compensatory damages; holds that insurer’s claims handling was highly reprehensible

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2016 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december)

## [“Reptile” under attack](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december/reptile-under-attack "“Reptile” under attack")

Responding to defense motions to foreclose plaintiffs’ counsel from making “Reptile” arguments to the jury

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")
[Steven B. Stevens](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-b-stevens "Steven B. Stevens")

[2016 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january/appellate-reports-3 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Kesner v. Superior Court[[/case]] — The most comprehensive discussion of the analysis of legal duty in California negligence law, specifically as regards asbestos but applicable to all negligence claims where duty is an issue

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february/appellate-reports-4 "Appellate Reports")

Cal Supreme Court rules in [[case]]Augustus v. ABM[[/case]] that the [[case]]Brinker[[/case]] standard applies to rest breaks and that “on call” rest breaks are not compliant with the law

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march/appellate-reports-5 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Okafor v. United States of America[[/case]] – Holds that a lawyer’s reliance on FedEx to timely deliver a document constitutes “routine negligence”

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-march)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-2 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

Claim against public entity is barred where the plaintiff failed to file a timely late-claim petition after his initial claim was deemed denied

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may/appellate-reports-6 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]McGill v. Citibank NA[[/case]] — Allows an individual plaintiff to seek a public injunction under the UCL and FAL – relief whose primary purpose is to benefit the public generally – without the need to pursue the claim as a class action

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june/appellate-reports-7 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Cuevas v. Contra Costa County[[/case]] – Defendant entitled to introduce evidence of future insurance benefits available under ACA

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-june)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-july/appellate-review "Appellate Review")

[[case]]Garcia v. Pexco[[/case]] — Defendant may enforce arbitration agreement when plaintiff alleges a defendant acted as an agent of a party to an arbitration agreement

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-july)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/appellate-reports "Appellate Reports")

Cal Supreme Court says discovery in PAGA actions is governed by normal standards of civil litigation; supports broad view of the right to discovery in all civil cases

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august)

## [Be an insurance Myth Buster!](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september/be-an-insurance-myth-buster "Be an insurance Myth Buster!")

Four myths — or soon to be myths — of insurance law in California

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-september)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

Interim adverse judgment bars malicious-prosecution claim, even if trial court later finds action was brought in bad faith

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november/appellate-reports-2 "Appellate Reports")

Appellate Court holds that hospital’s substantial impairment of an elderly patient’s right to autonomy can constitute actionable “neglect” within the Elder Abuse Act

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-november)

## [Don’t let self-inflicted errors on the verdict form torpedo your verdict](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/don-t-let-self-inflicted-errors-on-the-verdict-form-torpedo-your-verdict "Don’t let self-inflicted errors on the verdict form torpedo your verdict")

Six tips from an appellate lawyer about how to minimize the risk of inconsistent verdicts

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december/appellate-reports-8 "Appellate Reports")

The dangers and difficulties of trying to put “teeth” into a settlement by including provisions that increase the amount the settling defendant must pay if it fails to perform

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2017 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-december)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-3 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

Duty-of-care issues, particularly involving premises-liability cases where the premises abut a public street

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-february)

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-4 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

FAA does not apply when son with power of attorney signs arbitration agreement with hospital, later sues for elder abuse in father’s death

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may/appellate-reports-9 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Regents of the Univ. of California v. Superior Court (Rosen)[[/case]] — Holding that universities have a special relationship with their students, and therefore owe them a limited duty of care to protect them during “curricular” activities

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june/appellate-reports-10 "Appellate Reports")

In [[case]]Dynamex Operations[[/case]] Cal. Supreme Court adopts new test for “employee” vs. “independent contractor.” In [[case]]Pebley v. Santa Clara Organics[[/case]], appellate court oks medical care on a lien, even for plaintiffs with insurance

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-june)

[![There but for the grace of God go you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-629186252_4f5846e5be5ee96a4b8310d5eab313c2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-you "There but for the grace of God go you")

## [There but for the grace of God go you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/there-but-for-the-grace-of-god-go-you "There but for the grace of God go you")

A local plaintiff’s lawyer gets ensnared in a “BEC” scam

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/appellate-reports-14 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Troester v. Starbucks Corp.[[/case]] – The California Supreme Court rejects the use of the de minimus doctrine to allow employers to demand small amounts of uncompensated work for employees

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)

[![“We meant it when we said it”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-1011906290_ab94bc199e0372faf59720cae4e35e3f.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/we-meant-it-when-we-said-it "“We meant it when we said it”")

## [“We meant it when we said it”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september/we-meant-it-when-we-said-it "“We meant it when we said it”")

In [[case]]Liberty Surplus v. Ledesma & Meyer Construction Co.[[/case]], the California Supreme Court reaffirms that an “accident” can be the unintended consequence of the insured’s deliberate acts

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october/appellate-reports-15 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Brady v. Bayer Corp.[[/case]] — Don’t call it “One A Day” vitamins and then in small print tell us we must take two; or if you prefer: one gummie a day won’t keep the rickets away

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-november/appellate-reports-16 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Ayon v. Esquire Deposition Solutions[[/case]] — Provides guidance on when credibility issues can create triable issues of fact

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-november)

[![It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-922171778_25f54cc950904dd525b299f2bff423bf.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/it-s-case-still-case-not-over "It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?")

## [It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/it-s-case-still-case-not-over "It’s [[case]]still[[/case]] not over?")

A short guide to petitions for rehearing, review, depublication, and post-appeal proceedings in the trial court

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december/appellate-reports-17 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Brown v. Ralph’s Grocery Co.[[/case]] clarifies the requirements under PAGA for what constitutes a sufficient notice by the employee

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2018 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january/appellate-reports-18 "Appellate Reports")

Court looks at standard of care that governs university’s duty to protect its students from violence. Also, primary assumption of risk in school sports

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february/appellate-reports-19 "Appellate Reports")

Ruling in med-mal case sets makes new law for making or responding to CCP 998 offers

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-february)

[![ADP screwed up your pay check?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich_istock-182760257_753a94f6acb04ff8484a8fda8e7b3ed2.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/adp-screwed-up-your-pay-check "ADP screwed up your pay check?")

## [ADP screwed up your pay check?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march/adp-screwed-up-your-pay-check "ADP screwed up your pay check?")

Look to the employer, not the payroll processor

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april/appellate-reports-20 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Guernsey v. City of Salinas[[/case]] — When juror affidavits concerning deliberations are admissible for new-trial motions or appeal

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may/appellate-reports-21 "Appellate Reports")

Retroactive application of arbitration agreements in employment actions

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june/appellate-reports-32 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Mazik v. Geico[[/case]] affirms punitive damages finding a regional manager qualified as a “managing agent”

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-june)

[![Buying immunity](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-171286088_42a87a42df9cb217530942d532a2a8ff.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/buying-immunity "Buying immunity")

## [Buying immunity](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/buying-immunity "Buying immunity")

The lid is off the policy! Can insurers immunize themselves from their bad-faith failure to settle by buying the bad-faith claim from their own policyholder?

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september/appellate-reports-22 "Appellate Reports")

Court says methodology of identifying class members who purchased an inflatable pool from chain store need not be shown in order to certify class. Also, decisions on choice of law and waiver of right to compel arbitration

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october/appellate-reports-23 "Appellate Reports")

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

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november/appellate-reports-24 "Appellate Reports")

Defendant claims excessive verdict and that plaintiff counsel improperly pre-conditioned and engaged the passions of the jury, but Court affirms wrongful death awards totaling $45 million

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-november)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december/appellate-reports-25 "Appellate Reports")

Plaintiffs’ law firm sues client for defamation in website reviews, trial court grants anti-SLAPP motion against firm, upheld on appeal

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2019 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january/appellate-reports-26 "Appellate Reports")

Under PAGA, employees may not seek penalties for Labor Code § 558 penalties

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february/appellate-reports-27 "Appellate Reports")

Path across park leading to restrooms is a “trail” for the purpose of trail immunity defense even if only occasionally used for recreational purposes

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march/appellate-reports-28 "Appellate Reports")

Court sees triable issue of fact as to “intolerable conditions” in constructive-termination case brought by gay CHP officer

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april/appellate-reports-29 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court holds that plaintiffs do not lose standing to pursue PAGA claims against their employer by settling their individual claims

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-april)

## [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")

[2020 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june/appellate-reports-31 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court holds no right to jury trial under either Unfair Competition Law or False Advertising Law

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july/appellate-reports-33 "Appellate Reports")

Decision looks at bad faith in landlord’s insurance policy

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-july)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september/appellate-reports-34 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme Court resolves split of authority about the standard of review when standard of proof is clear-and-convincing evidence

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october/appellate-reports-35 "Appellate Reports")

A look at Prop 51, battery versus med mal, the sudden-emergency doctrine in auto accidents, and genuine-dispute doctrine in health insurance

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2020 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january/appellate-reports-36 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Daubert[[/case]] error no longer requires new trial as sole remedy

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february/appellate-reports-37 "Appellate Reports")

Court says a jury should hear claim of hostile work environment created by a customer

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march/appellate-reports-38 "Appellate Reports")

Courts look at negligent infliction of emotional distress in the digital age; also design immunity and “home protection plans” as insurance

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april/appellate-reports-39 "Appellate Reports")

Court of Appeal rejects CACI 2334 formulation of what constitutes a bad-faith failure to settle

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june/appellate-reports-40 "Appellate Reports")

U.S. Supreme Court affirms state jurisdiction over alleged defective vehicles

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-june)

[![Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich_istock-184115265_cd087305a952e5c607cc4c68a424cf98.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/appellate-reports-41 "Appellate Reports")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july/appellate-reports-41 "Appellate Reports")

Court publishes contempt order after attorney uses rehearing petition to rant about the legal system

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-july)

[![Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-1322785322_d3fa70f3a2503c7fdae3fe61101c3ffd.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/appellate-reports-42 "Appellate Reports")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october/appellate-reports-42 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Privette[[/case]]: The Supreme Court clarifies and narrows its exceptions

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-october)

## [Court looks at [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] and case-specific hearsay](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november/court-looks-at-case-sanchez-case-and-case-specific-hearsay "Court looks at [[case]]Sanchez[[/case]] and case-specific hearsay")

Also, non-English speakers and English-language contracts; contingency-fee agreements

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-november)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december/appellate-reports-43 "Appellate Reports")

Court looks at Medi-Cal liens and the published-compilation exception to the hearsay rule for evidence

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2021 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-december)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/appellate-reports-44 "Appellate Reports")

Bad-faith failure to settle examined based on contract law principle; also, COVID business interruption coverage

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january)

## [[[case]]Persuasion Science for Trial Lawyers[[/case]]](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january/case-persuasion-science-for-trial-lawyers-case "[[case]]Persuasion Science for Trial Lawyers[[/case]]")

It deserves to join the Pantheon of trial-practice texts

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march/appellate-reports-45 "Appellate Reports")

Cal Supreme Court addresses whistleblowing and consequent adverse employment actions; also, Court looks at extortion by settlement demand under [[case]]Flatley v. Mauro[[/case]]

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-march)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may/appellate-review-3 "Appellate Review")

Arbitration agreements in health-care settings; also, the “baseball rule” on assumption of the risk; legal malpractice, causation and anti-SLAPP

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-may)

## [Appellate Review - Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june/appellate-review-can-duress-induced-by-a-party-s-own-counsel-void-a-settlement-agreement "Appellate Review - Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement?")

Can duress induced by a party’s own counsel void a settlement agreement?

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-june)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july/appellate-report "Appellate Report")

U.S. Supreme Court holds that [[case]]Iskanian[[/case]]’s rule that PAGA actions cannot be divided into individual and non-individual claims is preempted by the FAA

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-july)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august/appellate-report-2 "Appellate Report")

Courts look at expert concessions on causation; also personal jurisdiction

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-august)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october/appellate-report-3 "Appellate Report")

Court reviews [[case]]Privette[[/case]] rule on retained control of job site

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-october)

[![“Accidents” and intentional conduct](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-1177752016_9029bbfca656c84846e5c9aacf21bcf6.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/accidents-and-intentional-conduct "“Accidents” and intentional conduct")

## [“Accidents” and intentional conduct](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/accidents-and-intentional-conduct "“Accidents” and intentional conduct")

Must an “accident” result from an unintentional act? Does negligence equate to “accident?” Strategies for dealing with “no accident, hence no coverage”

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november/appellate-report-4 "Appellate Report")

Conditional acceptance of a 998 offer invalidates the offer as to prejudgment interest

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-november)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december/appellate-report-5 "Appellate Report")

Court refines the trivial defect doctrine, rejects strict tape measure approach to determine whether a sidewalk defect is trivial. Also, 998 offers and peremptory challenges

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2022 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-december)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february/appellate-report-6 "Appellate Report")

Aggregated statutory damages “so severe and oppressive” held to violate due process

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-february)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march/appellate-report-7 "Appellate Report")

Limits on trial court’s ability to impose sanctions for misuse of discovery

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-march)

## [Appellate Report](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april/appellate-report-8 "Appellate Report")

Warning labels on generic drugs; also, refusal to pay arbitration fees, and HOAs suing for construction defects

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-april)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june/appellate-reports-46 "Appellate Reports")

Supreme court rules governmental design immunity for dangerous roads does not categorically preclude failure-to-warn claims; also, public liability for dangerous sidewalks

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/appellate-reports-47 "Appellate Reports")

In [[case]]Adolph[[/case]], California Supreme Court declines to follow High Court on arbitration of PAGA actions

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/appellate-reports-48 "Appellate Reports")

Cal Supreme court rules on an employer’s agent’s liability in FEHA cases; also, products liability claims based on absence of a safety feature that would have prevented the accident

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

[![A first-hand experience with AI legal software](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-istock-1462024468_4e475efb5289ad59fc61b18de5323bc3.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/a-first-hand-experience-with-ai-legal-software "A first-hand experience with AI legal software")

## [A first-hand experience with AI legal software](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/a-first-hand-experience-with-ai-legal-software "A first-hand experience with AI legal software")

An appellate lawyer’s review of Casetext’s CoCounsel

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november/appellate-reports-49 "Appellate Reports")

Legal malpractice complaints and the statute of limitations; also, WC as exclusive remedy for school volunteers

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-november)

## [How to save your neck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december/how-to-save-your-neck "How to save your neck")

Tips for a neck-friendly ergonomic workstation

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2023 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-december)

## [Appellate Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january/appellate-briefs "Appellate Briefs")

Contractors hired by DOD and removal of their complaints to federal court. Also, premises liability and the negligent undertaking theory; and, reduction of attorney fees based on incivility of counsel

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-january)

## [Appellate Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february/appellate-briefs-2 "Appellate Briefs")

MICRA and ambulances involved in auto accidents; also, PAGA waivers, the trivial-defect doctrine

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june/appellate-reports-50 "Appellate Reports")

Relief from waiver of jury trial; also Labor Code and pay stubs, hotels and premises liability

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-june)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july/appellate-reports-51 "Appellate Reports")

Medical-expense damages and the collateral-source rule/Medicare; also, handwritten vs. electronic signatures on arbitration agreements, and scam ads on Facebook, binding arbitration agreements and wrongful-death heirs

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-july)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october/appellate-reports-52 "Appellate Reports")

After State Farm denies homeowner’s claim, contract and bad-faith suit is barred by statute of limitations, but suit for unfair business practice under UCL can go forward

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-october)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november/appellate-review-4 "Appellate Review")

Claim for COVID virus coverage based on illusory promise is denied

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-november)

## [The law-of-the-case doctrine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/the-law-of-the-case-doctrine "The law-of-the-case doctrine")

What is it and when does it apply?

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december/appellate-review-5 "Appellate Review")

Lemon Law: a “new motor vehicle” means a vehicle sold by a new-car dealer for the first time, not just one sold with an unexpired manufacturer’s warranty. Also, the sophisticated-user defense in products liability

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2024 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-december)

[![A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Advocate-Feb25-cvr-web_e2751daff788f7c66bcd44b5943eba6c.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/a-primer-on-fire-insurance-coverage-in-california "A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California")

## [A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/a-primer-on-fire-insurance-coverage-in-california "A primer on fire-insurance coverage in California")

The issues consumers will face as they try to rebuild their homes and lives

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february/appellate-reports-53 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Privette[[/case]] and its applicability to indirect owner of hirer. Also, sports and assumption of the risk; “headless” PAGA claims; dangers alongside high-speed roadways

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march/appellate-reports-54 "Appellate Reports")

Insurance coverage for cleaning-up smoke and debris when premises do not burn; also, head injury in football and assumption of the risk doctrine

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-march)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june/appellate-reports-55 "Appellate Reports")

Decisions involving legal malpractice, waiver of arbitration, medical malpractice and insurance bad faith

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 June](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-june)

## [Appellate Review](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july/appellate-review-6 "Appellate Review")

FEHA attorney’s fees; also, discovery abuse

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-july)

[![A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-LLM-istock-2212850840_d3b6bbee7f000dddbddaa9c1206ddb25.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/a-guide-for-lawyers-to-understanding-how-llms-work "A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work")

## [A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/a-guide-for-lawyers-to-understanding-how-llms-work "A guide for lawyers to understanding how LLMs work")

Large Language Models are revolutionizing the legal profession, offering transformative potential when used safely and ethically

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august)

[![AI in the courts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich-AI-istock-87300695_43b20de521f5d69c2c30f349d1ddce17.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/ai-in-the-courts "AI in the courts")

## [AI in the courts](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august/ai-in-the-courts "AI in the courts")

Judicial decisions dealing with AI-related issues

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-august)

## [Appellate Briefs](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october/appellate-briefs-3 "Appellate Briefs")

MICRA and claims based on generally applicable duties of care, as opposed to “professional negligence”

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-october)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november/appellate-reports-56 "Appellate Reports")

Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preemption; also arbitration of wrongful death claims and attorney’s failure to verify accuracy of citations

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-november)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december/appellate-reports-57 "Appellate Reports")

Trial judge is the best judge of reasonable hourly rates for trial attorneys. Arbitration: the need to show signed arbitration agreement defendant relies on. Also, good faith settlement findings and motions to amend judgment

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2025 December](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-december)

[![Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Ehrlich_art_ruling-2179769652_4506c717f57fa23446b366f0f8ff0bfe.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?")

## [Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january/courts-will-use-ai-to-decide-cases-then-what "Courts will use AI to decide cases. Then what?")

We want the machine and we want the conscience

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 January](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-january)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february/appellate-reports-59 "Appellate Reports")

Contingency fees after client termination; also, The Construction-Related Accessibility Standards Compliance Act and Prohibited Retaliation Against Whistle Blowers

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 February](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-february)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march/appellate-reports-58 "Appellate Reports")

How Berk v. Choy validates 25 years of Ninth Circuit dissents

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-march)

## [How AI introduces errors into your documents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/how-ai-introduces-errors-into-your-documents "How AI introduces errors into your documents")

And why catching them demands a new skill

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may/appellate-reports-60 "Appellate Reports")

Attorney fee disputes and declaratory relief; also, do contracts that specify the arbitration forum as JAMS unmistakenly delegate the right to determine the enforceability of the arbitration clause?

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-may)

## [After Montgomery](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july/after-montgomery "After Montgomery")

The end of the FAAAA preemption defense in truck-accident cases

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-july)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august/appellate-reports-61 "Appellate Reports")

The “two dismissal rule” is not a rule of claim preclusion; also, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault/Harassment Act; and, self-represented plaintiffs can get mandatory sanction for defendant’s discovery abuse

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-august)

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october/appellate-reports-62 "Appellate Reports")

Duty of care in drug development; also, insurance policy-limit demandS and summary judgment

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

[2026 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-october)