--- title: 2016 September url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september --- # [2016 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september "2016 September") [![Advocate Sept16 cvr ezine](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/images/issues/2016/09-september/Advocate-Sept16-cvr-ezine.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/ezines/2016/September2016/html5/Advocate-September2016-Issue.html) Articles in this issue: ## [Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/questions-in-coverage-intentional-tort-by-an-employee "Questions in coverage: Intentional tort by an employee") Do claims of negligent supervision, hiring, and retention of an employee who commits an intentional tort trigger an occurrence under a standard CGL Policy? [Matthew Clark](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-clark "Matthew Clark") [Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria") ## [Appellate Reports](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/appellate-reports-13 "Appellate Reports") [[case]]Baral v. Schnitt[[/case]] substantially broadens the scope of the anti-SLAPP statute by holding that it can be used to attack allegations of constitutionally protected activity [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [How could this happen in Los Angeles?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/how-could-this-happen-in-los-angeles "How could this happen in Los Angeles?") A first-person account of the wrongful murder conviction of Ray Jennings, and what it took to free him [Jeffrey I. Ehrlich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jeffrey-i-ehrlich "Jeffrey I. Ehrlich") ## [Insurance class action: Addressing the defenses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/insurance-class-action-addressing-the-defenses "Insurance class action: Addressing the defenses") Abstention, Primary Jurisdiction and Exclusive Jurisdiction in insurance class [Robert S. Gianelli](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/robert-s-gianelli "Robert S. Gianelli") ## [Water-damage claims: “Sudden and accidental”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/water-damage-claims-sudden-and-accidental "Water-damage claims: “Sudden and accidental”") Insurers frequently deny such claims, but they have a duty to investigate and identify evidence that supports coverage [Cynthia Goodman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/cynthia-goodman "Cynthia Goodman") [Meagan Melanson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/meagan-melanson "Meagan Melanson") ## [The loss-settlement provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy: It matters](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/the-loss-settlement-provision-in-a-homeowner-s-insurance-policy-it-matters "The loss-settlement provision in a homeowner’s insurance policy: It matters") A look at claims payments for loss of dwellings and personal property, including calculations for replacement cost, actual-cash-value and depreciation [Evangeline Fisher Grossman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/evangeline-fisher-grossman "Evangeline Fisher Grossman") ## [“Insurance Matters”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/insurance-matters "“Insurance Matters”") Insurance issues find their way into 60% of all California civil suits, in all manner of disputes [Rex Heeseman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/rex-heeseman "Rex Heeseman") ## [Let’s stand with those that stood for us](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/let-s-stand-with-those-that-stood-for-us "Let’s stand with those that stood for us") Supporting VLI is our chance to stand with those who stood for us [Vincent D. Howard](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/vincent-d-howard "Vincent D. Howard") ## [Liability of health clubs for failure to use an automated external defibrillator (“AED”)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/liability-of-health-clubs-for-failure-to-use-an-automated-external-defibrillator-aed "Liability of health clubs for failure to use an automated external defibrillator (“AED”)") California mandates that health clubs have the life-saving devices and train employees to use them [Charles S. LiMandri](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-s-limandri "Charles S. LiMandri") [Paul M. Jonna](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/paul-m-jonna "Paul M. Jonna") ## [Bad faith: Revisiting an insurer’s affirmative duty to settle](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/bad-faith-revisiting-an-insurer-s-affirmative-duty-to-settle "Bad faith: Revisiting an insurer’s affirmative duty to settle") Absent a settlement demand, insurers have no duty to present a settlement offer where a verdict is likely to exceed the policy limit [Charles Miller](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-miller "Charles Miller") ## [Now you see it, now you don’t](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/now-you-see-it-now-you-don-t "Now you see it, now you don’t") Insurer advertisements and website marketing claims vs. their policies and performance [Kirk Pasich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/kirk-pasich "Kirk Pasich") ## [CAALA’S All-Star Lineup](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/caala-s-all-star-lineup "CAALA’S All-Star Lineup") If you are a CAALA Member, this is a must-read [David M. Ring](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/david-m-ring "David M. Ring") ## [Five commandments of successful mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/five-commandments-of-successful-mediation "Five commandments of successful mediation") Five rather simple suggestions for your consideration in all negotiated settlements [James A. Steele](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/james-a-steele "James A. Steele") ## [CAALA Vegas and civility](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/caala-vegas-and-civility "CAALA Vegas and civility") Even a Presidential candidate could learn some lessons [Stuart Zanville](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-zanville "Stuart Zanville") ## [Yes, you can mediate bad-faith cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-september/yes-you-can-mediate-bad-faith-cases "Yes, you can mediate bad-faith cases") Understanding the level of misconduct and making an appropriate demand when the case is ripe for settlement [Arnold Levinson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/arnold-levinson "Arnold Levinson")