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

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Articles in this issue:

## [Alternate legal universes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/alternate-legal-universes "Alternate legal universes")

Personal injury, workers’ compensation and Social Security disability claims. Do you need a hug?

[George Aaron](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/george-aaron "George Aaron")

## [Handling requests for EDD records in employment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/handling-requests-for-edd-records-in-employment-cases "Handling requests for EDD records in employment cases")

A primer on discovery and admissibility of EDD records regarding claims of unemployment and state disability

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

## [The air bag myth and the GM recall](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/the-air-bag-myth-and-the-gm-recall "The air bag myth and the GM recall")

GM may find itself in a quandary over its use of air bags as a sales tool

[Larry Booth](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/larry-booth "Larry Booth")

## [Developing a detailed discovery plan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/developing-a-detailed-discovery-plan "Developing a detailed discovery plan")

A roadmap with practical tips on developing your discovery plan for both employment and PI cases

## [Evidence presentation at trial — know when and how to wow ‘em](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/evidence-presentation-at-trial-know-when-and-how-to-wow-em "Evidence presentation at trial — know when and how to wow ‘em")

The perks and pitfalls of using too much or too little technology at trial, with a do-it-yourself guide

[Britany M. Engelman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/britany-m-engelman "Britany M. Engelman")

## [Are you competent to handle discovery of electronically stored information?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/are-you-competent-to-handle-discovery-of-electronically-stored-information "Are you competent to handle discovery of electronically stored information?")

The California Bar now says e-discovery matters, and you must be competent to handle it

[Paymon Khatibi](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paymon-khatibi "Paymon Khatibi")

## [Stranger in a strange land](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/stranger-in-a-strange-land "Stranger in a strange land")

Arizona and Nevada may be our neighbors, but their bar members aren’t very neighborly when California lawyers step over the line. So, just where is the line?

[Aimee Kirby](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/aimee-kirby "Aimee Kirby")

## [What [[case]]Nazir[[/case]] has meant for summary judgment in employment-discrimination cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/what-case-nazir-case-has-meant-for-summary-judgment-in-employment-discrimination-cases "What [[case]]Nazir[[/case]] has meant for summary judgment in employment-discrimination cases")

Who gets the last word? A guide to countering defendant’s reply evidence

[Eugene D. Lee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/eugene-d-lee "Eugene D. Lee")

## [iPads for jurors](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/ipads-for-jurors "iPads for jurors")

Replacing the exhibit binders, iPads appear to help jurors better connect with the case

[William Mitchell Margolin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/william-mitchell-margolin "William Mitchell Margolin")

## [The challenge of celebrity clients](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/the-challenge-of-celebrity-clients "The challenge of celebrity clients")

The plaintiff attorney’s challenge is to have the jury focus on the facts, not the celebrity

[Noelle C. Nelson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/noelle-c-nelson "Noelle C. Nelson")

## [“Halt and Catch Fire” in deposition](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2014-october/halt-and-catch-fire-in-deposition "“Halt and Catch Fire” in deposition")

Discovery abuse and sanctions, [[case]]Security National Bank v. Abbott Labs[[/case]]

[Barbara J. Peters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barbara-j-peters "Barbara J. Peters")