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title: 2015 March
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march
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# [2015 March](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march "2015 March")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Sports and recreational activities](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/sports-and-recreational-activities "Sports and recreational activities")

Overcoming exculpatory clauses and assumption of risk arguments

[Tal Rubin](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tal-rubin "Tal Rubin")

## [Third-party criminal acts and a non-delegable duty](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/third-party-criminal-acts-and-a-non-delegable-duty "Third-party criminal acts and a non-delegable duty")

Lessons from [[case]]Bryan Stow v. Los Angeles Dodgers[[/case]]

[Nicole DeVanon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/nicole-devanon "Nicole DeVanon")

## [Don’t turn away that skylight case just yet](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/don-t-turn-away-that-skylight-case-just-yet "Don’t turn away that skylight case just yet")

A skylight often constitutes a dangerous condition; here’s how to prove it

[Michelle M. West](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michelle-m-west "Michelle M. West")

## [The expert witnesses for your premises-liability case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/the-expert-witnesses-for-your-premises-liability-case "The expert witnesses for your premises-liability case")

Finding the right expert for a specific type of case

[Elizabeth McElwee Janss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/elizabeth-mcelwee-janss "Elizabeth McElwee Janss")

## [Silence is golden](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/silence-is-golden "Silence is golden")

The best defense against the [[case]]Verdugo v. Target[[/case]] ruling on a business’s duty to patrons who suffer a medical emergency on its premises

[Janet R. Gusdorff](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/janet-r-gusdorff "Janet R. Gusdorff")

## [If I can be successful with slip and falls, so can you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/if-i-can-be-successful-with-slip-and-falls-so-can-you "If I can be successful with slip and falls, so can you")

Insurer’s denial of liability is just a starting point for any premises case

[Mauro Fiore](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mauro-fiore "Mauro Fiore")

## [The case of the missing evidence](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/the-case-of-the-missing-evidence "The case of the missing evidence")

Shifting the burden of proof in premises-liability cases

[Amy Vahdat](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/amy-vahdat "Amy Vahdat")

## [Ups and downs of stairway cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2015-march/ups-and-downs-of-stairway-cases "Ups and downs of stairway cases")

Overview of the primary laws involved in stairway-fall lawsuits

[Anthony Label](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anthony-label "Anthony Label")