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title: 2016 November
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november
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# [2016 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november "2016 November")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Immunities for California public entities and their employees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/immunities-for-california-public-entities-and-their-employees "Immunities for California public entities and their employees")

How to analyze your case for potential governmental immunities

[Arash Arjang](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arash-arjang "Arash Arjang")
[Joanna R. Allen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joanna-r-allen "Joanna R. Allen")

## [Proving a condition of public property is dangerous](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/proving-a-condition-of-public-property-is-dangerous "Proving a condition of public property is dangerous")

Understanding the statutory basis of liability and the governmental immunities that may apply when prosecuting a personal-injury case

[Scott E. Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/scott-e-boyer "Scott E. Boyer")

## [How far is California from Ferguson?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/how-far-is-california-from-ferguson "How far is California from Ferguson?")

The struggle continues, and California leads the nation with a new law that addresses fundamental fairness

[Carl E. Douglas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/carl-e-douglas "Carl E. Douglas")

## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/appellate-reports-11 "Appellate Reports")

[[case]]Markow v. Rosner[[/case]] — Appellate court isn’t buying hospital’s vicarious liability based upon ostensible agency of a physician associated with the hospital

[Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich")

## [Health care plan lien claim negotiation — Section 3040](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/health-care-plan-lien-claim-negotiation-section-3040 "Health care plan lien claim negotiation — Section 3040")

Simplification of Civil Code section 3040: A “five Cs” negotiation guide

[Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields")

## [Qualified immunity in police cases … For dummies … like me](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/qualified-immunity-in-police-cases-for-dummies-like-me "Qualified immunity in police cases … For dummies … like me")

How and when police officers are shielded by immunity from lawsuits for alleged misconduct

[Shane Hapuarachy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shane-hapuarachy "Shane Hapuarachy")

## [Recruitment: The key to our success](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/recruitment-the-key-to-our-success "Recruitment: The key to our success")

Don’t just be a member…come, particpate, and take no challenge alone!

[Vincent D. Howard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vincent-d-howard "Vincent D. Howard")

## [The Rule of Six when suing a California public or governmental entity](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/the-rule-of-six-when-suing-a-california-public-or-governmental-entity "The Rule of Six when suing a California public or governmental entity")

The deadlines are different and you don’t want to be left searching for an excusable error to keep your claim alive

[Anna Lisa Knafo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anna-lisa-knafo "Anna Lisa Knafo")

## [When religion gets in the way of health care](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/when-religion-gets-in-the-way-of-health-care "When religion gets in the way of health care")

Health Care Sharing Ministries still exist owing to a religious exception to Obamacare, but when it is time to pay claims they swear they are not insurers

[David Lilienstein](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-lilienstein "David Lilienstein")
[Jessica Cho](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jessica-cho "Jessica Cho")

## [Suing a federal governmental entity under the Federal Tort Claims Act](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/suing-a-federal-governmental-entity-under-the-federal-tort-claims-act "Suing a federal governmental entity under the Federal Tort Claims Act")

Under the FTCA, administrative remedies must be exhausted prior to filing a personal injury lawsuit against any agency of the U.S. government

[Gerald S. Ohn](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/gerald-s-ohn "Gerald S. Ohn")

## [Changing of the Guard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/changing-of-the-guard "Changing of the Guard")

Meet the new CAALA officers for 2017

[David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring")

## [2016: The beginning of the end for forced arbitration?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-november/2016-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-forced-arbitration "2016: The beginning of the end for forced arbitration?")

Medicare bans arbitration in nursing homes it funds, while Wells Fargo scandal promises to focus light on ills of consumer arbitration clauses

[Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville")