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title: 2017 April
url: https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april
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# [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april "2017 April")

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Articles in this issue:

## [Proving the mild traumatic-brain injury](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/proving-the-mild-traumatic-brain-injury "Proving the mild traumatic-brain injury")

Mild TBI can be difficult to diagnose because the acute symptoms and signs resolve quickly

[Santo Riccobono](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/santo-riccobono "Santo Riccobono")
[Sean Banafsheh](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/sean-banafsheh "Sean Banafsheh")

## [Avoiding arbitration costs and arbitrator fees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/avoiding-arbitration-costs-and-arbitrator-fees "Avoiding arbitration costs and arbitrator fees")

Must the consumer pay for required arbitration? A guide to the Code of Civil Procedure section 1284.3, subd. (b)(1)

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

## [The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-power-of-prejudgment-interest-as-damages "The power of prejudgment “Interest as Damages”")

A very powerful but underutilized law on our books is Civil Code section 3288

[Joseph M. Kar](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-kar "Joseph M. Kar")

## [Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/unique-injuries-preparing-and-proving-your-case "Unique injuries: Preparing and proving your case")

Before you walk away, determine if that unique injury has substantial value

[Bill Karns](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/bill-karns "Bill Karns")

## [Loss of consortium](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/loss-of-consortium "Loss of consortium")

The one claim you [[case]]must[[/case]] discuss with your clients, but may strategically choose not to maintain through trial

[Ian Samson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ian-samson "Ian Samson")
[Steven Lipscomb](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/steven-lipscomb "Steven Lipscomb")

## [The Bane Act and beyond](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-bane-act-and-beyond "The Bane Act and beyond")

California’s civil rights statutes, especially The Tom Bane Act, are an untapped resource that extends far beyond the usual police misconduct cases

[Holly Boyer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/holly-boyer "Holly Boyer")
[Matthew S. McNicholas](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/matthew-s-mcnicholas "Matthew S. McNicholas")

## [Recovery of damages from the fear of cancer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/recovery-of-damages-from-the-fear-of-cancer "Recovery of damages from the fear of cancer")

[[case]]Potter[[/case]] says it’s possible. Here are the hoops you will be jumping through

[Hovik Oganesyan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/hovik-oganesyan "Hovik Oganesyan")

## [Distracted drivers: Seeking punitive damages](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/distracted-drivers-seeking-punitive-damages "Distracted drivers: Seeking punitive damages")

Combatting the common defenses when you seek punitive damages against the distracted driver

[Alan Van Gelder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/alan-van-gelder "Alan Van Gelder")

## [Avoiding the transformation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/avoiding-the-transformation "Avoiding the transformation")

Be careful not to inadvertently transform your treating-physician witness into a retained medical expert

[Austin G. Ward](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/austin-g-ward "Austin G. Ward")

## [Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/appellate-reports-and-shorter-takes-2 "Appellate Reports and Shorter Takes")

Claim against public entity is barred where the plaintiff failed to file a timely late-claim petition after his initial claim was deemed denied

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

## [Ask not what CAALA can do for you](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/ask-not-what-caala-can-do-for-you "Ask not what CAALA can do for you")

Ask what you can do for CAALA

[Ricardo Echeverria](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ricardo-echeverria "Ricardo Echeverria")

## [OCTLA: Justice & giving back](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/octla-justice-giving-back "OCTLA: Justice & giving back")

Justice Day in Sacramento

[Shaina Colover](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/shaina-colover "Shaina Colover")

## [The President’s administration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/the-president-s-administration "The President’s administration")

Shiny objects, distractions and dangers

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