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

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Articles in this issue:

## [Standard of care in residential care facilities for the elderly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/standard-of-care-in-residential-care-facilities-for-the-elderly "Standard of care in residential care facilities for the elderly")

Don’t confuse the non-medical RCFE facilities with skilled nursing facilities

[Tracy Albee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tracy-albee "Tracy Albee")

## [Subbed out or subbed in](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/subbed-out-or-subbed-in "Subbed out or subbed in")

Issues relating to liens for attorneys’ fees

[James R. Kristy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-r-kristy "James R. Kristy")

## [When a physician’s intentional misconduct is at issue](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/when-a-physician-s-intentional-misconduct-is-at-issue "When a physician’s intentional misconduct is at issue")

Holding a hospital responsible when doctors sexually assault patients

[Thomas A. Cifarelli](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/thomas-a-cifarelli "Thomas A. Cifarelli")

## [Navigating the red tape of med-mal suits against Kaiser and government hospitals](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/navigating-the-red-tape-of-med-mal-suits-against-kaiser-and-government-hospitals "Navigating the red tape of med-mal suits against Kaiser and government hospitals")

How to sue Kaiser, the VA, and California government-owned hospitals

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

## [Subbed out or subbed in](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/subbed-out-or-subbed-in-2 "Subbed out or subbed in")

Issues relating to liens for attorneys’ fees

[James R. Kristy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-r-kristy "James R. Kristy")

## [The negotiation campaign](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/the-negotiation-campaign "The negotiation campaign")

President Obama got elected twice because of his messaging. What’s your mediation message?

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

## [Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/lessons-for-the-future-from-40-years-of-med-mal-practice "Lessons for the future from 40 years of med-mal practice")

Screen your cases well and don’t be cowed by defense; they put up a good front no matter what the case

[Philip Michels](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/philip-michels "Philip Michels")

## [Proving a claim of low staffing against long-term care facilities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/proving-a-claim-of-low-staffing-against-long-term-care-facilities "Proving a claim of low staffing against long-term care facilities")

Elders are being neglected at an alarming rate in long-term care facilities in California. Staff is often cut to “make it work”

[George Kawamoto](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/george-kawamoto "George Kawamoto")
[Kathryn A. Stebner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kathryn-a-stebner "Kathryn A. Stebner")

## [The actual-injury provision and the statute of limitations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-november/the-actual-injury-provision-and-the-statute-of-limitations "The actual-injury provision and the statute of limitations")

Legal malpractice: Protecting clients from deals that take their time to go bad

[Alan Van Gelder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-van-gelder "Alan Van Gelder")
[Christian Nickerson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christian-nickerson "Christian Nickerson")