--- title: 2016 October url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october --- # [2016 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october "2016 October") [![Advocate Oct16 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2016/10-october/Advocate-Oct16-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2016/October2016/html5/Advocate-October2016-Issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Dog bites and pet-related injuries](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/dog-bites-and-pet-related-injuries "Dog bites and pet-related injuries") How the defense will try to keep your dog-bite case on a short leash [Ron Berman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ron-berman "Ron Berman") ## [Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/legal-malpractice-experts-choosing-using-or-losing "Legal-malpractice experts: Choosing, using or losing") Your expert will explain the law to the jury, setting the stage for your “case within a case” [John P. Blumberg](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/john-p-blumberg "John P. Blumberg") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/appellate-reports-12 "Appellate Reports") [[case]]Barickman v. Mercury Cas. Co.[[/case]] — Court rejects the insurer’s argument that it acted in good faith as a matter of law by making an early tender of policy limits [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Pleading the Fifth in civil cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/pleading-the-fifth-in-civil-cases "Pleading the Fifth in civil cases") Using the defendant’s shield as your sword [Tobin Ellis](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tobin-ellis "Tobin Ellis") ## [Obtaining surveillance videos of premises-liability accidents](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/obtaining-surveillance-videos-of-premises-liability-accidents "Obtaining surveillance videos of premises-liability accidents") It can be a tricky game, but doing it early and correctly can produce great results for your client [Jeffrey Greenman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-greenman "Jeffrey Greenman") ## [Celebrating Orange County’s Top Gun Trial Lawyers](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/celebrating-orange-county-s-top-gun-trial-lawyers "Celebrating Orange County’s Top Gun Trial Lawyers") Honoring five deserving lawyers for their exceptional trial advocacy skills [Vincent D. Howard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vincent-d-howard "Vincent D. Howard") ## [Experts in slip-and-fall and auto-accident cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/experts-in-slip-and-fall-and-auto-accident-cases "Experts in slip-and-fall and auto-accident cases") Guidelines for using your experts to prove liability and causation in two common types of PI cases [Dan Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/dan-kramer "Dan Kramer") [Teresa Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/teresa-johnson "Teresa Johnson") ## [Make your experts understandable at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/make-your-experts-understandable-at-trial "Make your experts understandable at trial") Hire experts early in the case and be certain they’re prepared to tell your story in a style that engages the jury [Christa Ramey](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/christa-ramey "Christa Ramey") ## [Fighting onerous confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/fighting-onerous-confidentiality-clauses-in-settlement-agreements "Fighting onerous confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements") Many proposed confidentiality clauses conflict with counsel’s right to practice and the public’s right to know [Anne Richardson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/anne-richardson "Anne Richardson") ## [Vote Smart](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/vote-smart "Vote Smart") It’s not enough just to vote: A list of candidates that support a robust civil justice system [David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring") ## [Using video-recorded expert depositions at trial](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/using-video-recorded-expert-depositions-at-trial "Using video-recorded expert depositions at trial") Best practices and authorities for the use of video-recorded expert deposition testimony, especially the importance of identifying all non-retained “expert” witnesses [Alyssa Kim Schabloski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alyssa-kim-schabloski "Alyssa Kim Schabloski") ## [Structuring a catastrophic-injury settlement](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/structuring-a-catastrophic-injury-settlement "Structuring a catastrophic-injury settlement") A structured settlement can offer financial protection for a lifetime as compared to a lump-sum cash settlement [Patrick Farber](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/patrick-farber "Patrick Farber") [Robert T. Simon](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-t-simon "Robert T. Simon") [William E. Lindahl, MBA, CLPF](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/william-e-lindahl-mba-clpf "William E. Lindahl, MBA, CLPF") ## [Roadway and vehicle evidence in rollover collisions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/roadway-and-vehicle-evidence-in-rollover-collisions "Roadway and vehicle evidence in rollover collisions") Reconstructing a rollover involves examining frequently observed physical evidence on the vehicle and the roadway [Kurt D. Weiss](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kurt-d-weiss "Kurt D. Weiss") ## [The rhetoric of the 2016 Presidential election](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/the-rhetoric-of-the-2016-presidential-election "The rhetoric of the 2016 Presidential election") Words matter! Anti-rhetoric [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Orange County Trial Lawyers support Veterans Legal Institute](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-october/orange-county-trial-lawyers-support-veterans-legal-institute "Orange County Trial Lawyers support Veterans Legal Institute")