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title: 2014 March
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march
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# [2014 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march "2014 March")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Evaluating liability at the outset of your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/evaluating-liability-at-the-outset-of-your-case "Evaluating liability at the outset of your case")

Spend time on the informal but crucial case evaluation before you run off to file a case

[Martin I. Aarons](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/martin-i-aarons "Martin I. Aarons")

## [“There should have been a stop sign”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/there-should-have-been-a-stop-sign "“There should have been a stop sign”")

The tools to defeat defendant’s motions based on statutory defenses for a dangerous condition of public property

[Greg Bentley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/greg-bentley "Greg Bentley")
[Steven M. Schuetze](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-m-schuetze "Steven M. Schuetze")

## [Litigating slips, trips and falls: Don’t fall on your face](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/litigating-slips-trips-and-falls-don-t-fall-on-your-face "Litigating slips, trips and falls: Don’t fall on your face")

If you have a credible client, the elements of liability and have taken steps to preserve the evidence, this can be a rewarding case

[Jeffrey Greenman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-greenman "Jeffrey Greenman")

## [Medical-care issues that can kill your personal-injury case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/medical-care-issues-that-can-kill-your-personal-injury-case "Medical-care issues that can kill your personal-injury case")

Don’t let defendants try to use malpractice as a shield to defeat your case

[Steven Heimberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-heimberg "Steven Heimberg")

## [Third-party criminal activity and premises liability](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/third-party-criminal-activity-and-premises-liability "Third-party criminal activity and premises liability")

Foreseeability and safety precautions are keys to liability

[Katherine Hight](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/katherine-hight "Katherine Hight")
[Randy McMurray](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/randy-mcmurray "Randy McMurray")

## [Building blocks: Construction defects 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/building-blocks-construction-defects-101 "Building blocks: Construction defects 101")

The complexity, statute-of-limitation issues and high cost may explain why defect cases have become such a specialty

[Alan I. Schimmel](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-i-schimmel "Alan I. Schimmel")

## [The odyssey of [[case]]Soule v. General Motors[[/case]]: The untold story](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/the-odyssey-of-case-soule-v-general-motors-case-the-untold-story "The odyssey of [[case]]Soule v. General Motors[[/case]]: The untold story")

It has been 20 years since this landmark case in products liability. The author was part of it and now looks back

[Douglas A. Scott](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/douglas-a-scott "Douglas A. Scott")

## [Proving your premises case before trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-march/proving-your-premises-case-before-trial "Proving your premises case before trial")

Evaluating the client and the case from intake through discovery

[Ibiere N. Seck](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ibiere-n-seck "Ibiere N. Seck")