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

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Articles in this issue:

## [Ten things I’ve learned in my auto-accident trials](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/ten-things-i-ve-learned-in-my-auto-accident-trials "Ten things I’ve learned in my auto-accident trials")

The fundamentals of taking an auto case to trial

[Joseph M. Barrett](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-barrett "Joseph M. Barrett")

## [Was your client wearing a seatbelt?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/was-your-client-wearing-a-seatbelt "Was your client wearing a seatbelt?")

Well-known seatbelt defects that may prove the answer is yes!

[Brian Chase](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brian-chase "Brian Chase")

## [The “Sharing Economy”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/the-sharing-economy "The “Sharing Economy”")

I take the money – you take the risk

[Christopher Dolan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christopher-dolan "Christopher Dolan")

## [Deposing the adverse witness in an automobile case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/deposing-the-adverse-witness-in-an-automobile-case "Deposing the adverse witness in an automobile case")

A look at structuring the deposition to exploit the weaknesses of an adverse witness

[John F. Gerard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-f-gerard "John F. Gerard")

## [Preparing the plaintiff for their deposition in the automobile case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/preparing-the-plaintiff-for-their-deposition-in-the-automobile-case "Preparing the plaintiff for their deposition in the automobile case")

“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”— Patrick Henry

[Steven P. Goldberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-p-goldberg "Steven P. Goldberg")

## [Breaking down the 5-Star safety rating and how this affects your auto case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/breaking-down-the-5-star-safety-rating-and-how-this-affects-your-auto-case "Breaking down the 5-Star safety rating and how this affects your auto case")

Safety ratings are not in any way indicative of the injury a plaintiff can sustain in a particular car

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

## [The defense radiologist](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/the-defense-radiologist "The defense radiologist")

Undermining the opinions of defense radiologists in spinal-injury cases

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")
[Mike Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mike-karns "Mike Karns")

## [Trial Diary](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/trial-diary "Trial Diary")

Trying the not so big and glamorous cases

[Nicholas C. Rowley](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicholas-c-rowley "Nicholas C. Rowley")

## [Trying the admitted liability auto case: The art of villainizing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-may/trying-the-admitted-liability-auto-case-the-art-of-villainizing "Trying the admitted liability auto case: The art of villainizing")

Mr. Von Doom, Mr. Magneto and The Green Goblin

[Brandon Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/brandon-simon "Brandon Simon")
[Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon")